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The Saturday opera presents Bellini's La sonnambula, Sat 8/12 @ 1pm

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https://www.operaliege.be/en/spectacle/la-sonnambula/

In a Swiss village in the 19th century, Amina and Elvino are in love and are to be married. However, the young woman is found asleep in the bed of Count Rodolfo who is staying at an inn. She is accused of adultery, but fiercely defends her honour. Will there be a happy ending for Amina and Elvino?

8/5 Britten: Turn of the Screw (Budapest Festival Orchestra)

CAST:
Governess - Miah Persson
Mrs. Grose, the Housekeeper - Laura Aikin
Peter Quint, former Manservant - Andrew Staples
Miss Jessel, former Governess - Allison Cook
Miles - Benjamin Fletcher
Flora - Lucy Barlow

8/12 Bellini: La sonnambula (Opéra Royal de Wallonie)

CAST:
Amina - Jessica Pratt
Elvino - René Barbera
Il Conte Rodolfo (Count Rodolfo) - Marko Mimica
Lisa - Marina Monzó
Teresa - Julie Bailly
Alessio - Ugo Rabec
Un Notaro (Solicitor) - Benoît Delvaux

8/19 Massenet: Manon (Gran Teatre del Liceu Opera, Barcelona)

CAST:
Manon Lescault - Amina Edris
Le Chevalier des Grieux - Pene Pati
Lescaut, Manon’s Cousin - Jarrett Ott
Le Comte des Grieux - Jean-Vincent Blot
Guillot de Morfontaine - Albert Casals
Monsieur de Brétigny - Tomeu Bibiloni
Innkeeper - Pau Armengol

8/26 Monteverdi: L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Gran Teatre del Liceu Opera, Barcelona)

CAST:
Nerone - David Hansen
Poppea - Julie Fuchs
Ottone - Xavier Sabata
Seneca - Nahuel Di Pierro
Liberto Josep - Ramon Olivé
Lucano - Thobela Ntshanyana
Valetto - Natalia Labourdette
Littore - Milan Perišic
Ottavia - Magdalena Kožená
Drusilla - Deanna Breiwick
La Fortuna (Fortune)/Lady-in-Waiting to the Empress/Pallade - Rita Morais
Nutrice - Marcel Beekman
Arnalta Emiliano - Gonzales Toro
La Virtù (Virtue) - Irene Mas Salom
Amore/Florie - Jake Arditti