The Verona Arena Festival events have been announced with some exceptional Toscas, including the one on 30 August 2024 featuring Elena Stikhina, Jonas Kaufmann and Ludovic Tézier in the role of the horrible Barone Scarpia. The superstar baritone has a surprise in store for lucky festival-goers where he performs as Amonasro in a deluxe Aida the day before. Anna Pirozzi, Gregory Kunde and Ekaterina Semenchuk all feature in the revival of the original 1913 production. The Verona story doesn’t end there, however, as Tézier will also be taking to the arena stage at the beginning of August to perform as Escamillo, the most French of bullfighters, in a Carmen extravaganza.
 
Discover Ludovic Tézier in Tosca

 
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