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Since the beginning of the 2002 season Ikaia-Purdy has been adopted into a "second operatic home"- the Baden State Theater in Karlsruhe. Here, in a well managed company of exceptional singing actors, Ikaia-Purdy has been delighted to appear in celebrated new productions of LUISA MILLER, MEFISTOFELE, HOFFMANN and ELISIR, as well as revivals of LUCIA, CARMEN, BOHÈME, BUTTERFLY and TOSCA. The enthusiastic press and warmly appreciative public have made this new cooperation a source of great pleasure for the tenor -who has now accepted reengagement through at least the 2007-08 season. Last season he has added BOCCANEGRA; and just last week he did his first stage performances of 
TURANDOT. Future Karlsruhe plans include premieres as WERTHER, DON CARLO and as Alfano's rarely seen CYRANO de BERGERAC.