We would like to inform all visitors that, due to illness, soprano Monica Zanettin will be replaced by Rebeka Lokar, who already performed as Cio-cio san at the 69th Ljubljana Festival in a successful production by SNG Opera Maribor, at the performance of Madama Butterfly  on Friday, 14 July, at 8.00 pm in the Gallus Hall of Cankarjev dom.

The soprano Rebeka Lokar, born in Maribor, studied under the Italian baritone Mauro Augustini. She began her career as a mezzo-soprano and made her debut at the Maribor Opera in 2005 as Clotilda (Norma). In autumn 2010 she switched to soprano roles and has since appeared in numerous concerts and recitals. In June 2012, she made her debut as Amelia (Un Ballo in Maschera) at the Teatro Regio in Turin under the baton of Renato Palumbo, and in August of the same year she made her debut as Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana) at the Terni Festival. Numerous operatic roles followed, including Abigaille (Nabucco), Medea (Medea), Amneris (Aida), Amelia (Un Ballo in Maschera), Helena (Les vêpres siciliennes), Turandot (Turandot), Leonora (La forza del destino), Leonora (Il trovatore) and Magdalena (Andrea Chénier), which she has performed in Slovenia, Italy (including at the renowned festivals in Torre del Lago and at the Arena in Verona), Germany, Zagreb, Spain and Japan.

Thank you for your understanding.