American tenor Russell Thomas returns to Deutsche Oper Berlin this week to make his role debut as Turiddu in David Pountney’s production of Cavalleria rusticana. Performances open on 13 September under Ivan Repušić.

Russell previously appeared in Berlin for his role debut as Don Carlo, and continues to expand his repertoire this season, adding the roles of Stiffelio at Oper Frankfurt and Florestan (Fidelio) at Cincinnati Opera.