The Royal Opera has published two cast changes to Carmen on May 17, 20, and 23.
Ramona Zaharia comes in for Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in the title role and Adam Smith subs for Brandon Jovanovich as Don Jose.
Tickets are in plentiful supply.
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The much-loved instrument maker George Stoppani died over Christmas. Aside from making instruments he created a brand of ‘Real Guts Strings’ and was an international authority on instrumental acoustics. The post English luthier […]
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