Franco Pomponi and David Cangelois in Opera Festival of Chicago’s 2024 ‘Il prigioniero’ (Photo: A.Deran Photography)
Opera Festival of Chicago, whose first season took place in 2021, is dedicated to presenting seldom-performed Italian opera titles. The 2025 season features two verismo masterpieces: Italo Montemezzi’s The Love of Three Kings starring Andrea Silvestrelli, and Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci with tenor Jonathan Burton as Canio. Music director Uff. Emanuele Andrizzi and artistic director Franco Pomponi join WFMT to preview the upcoming season. Find more information about the upcoming performances HERE.
Jonathan Burton sings an aria from one of his signature roles, Cavaradossi in Tosca.
Playlist
Selections from Italo Montemezzi’s L’amore dei tre re
Anna Moffo, soprano
Pablo Elvira, baritone
Cesare Siepi, bass
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
London Symphony Orchestra/Nello Santi
“Sono stanco” (aria of Archibaldo) from L’amore dei tre re
Samuel Ramey, bass
Adrian Martin, tenor
Philharmonia Orchestra/Donato Renzetti
Selections from Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano
Jussi Björling, tenor
Robert Merrill, baritone
Leonard Warren, baritone
RCA Victor Orchestra/Renato Cellini
Selections from Pagliacci
Maria Callas, soprano
Giuseppe di Stefano, tenor
Nicola Monti, tenor
Tito Gobbi, baritone
Rolando Panerai, baritone
La Scala Chorus and Orchestra/Tulio Serafin
