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pene pati

Sorrowful mystery

As tenor Pene Pati continues his Rodolfo-across-America tour, parterre box presents a snippet of his role debut as Werther from earlier this year.

By parterre box on April 04, 2025 at 9:00 AM

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Questo e Quello

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Pene Pati, originally scheduled to sing Romeo on October 1, will perform the role in all performances, replacing Bryan Hymel who has withdrawn for personal reasons.

By La Cieca on September 03, 2019 at 1:46 PM

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