Organization

Opera Festival of Chicago

Conductor

Emanuele Andrizzi

Stage director

Amy Hutchison

Set designer

Eleanor Kahn

Lighting designer

Erik Watkins

Singer

Tenor

José Simerilla Romero

Corrado

Soprano

Christine Arand

Medora

Baritone

Franco Pomponi

Seid

Alejandra Sandoval

Gulnara

Bass

Frank DeVincentis

Giovanni

Matthew Lord

Un Eunuco

Reuben Lillie

Uno Schiavo

Italian

Il corsaro -  (The Corsair)

Evanston

United States

Verdi’s bombastic 1848 opera plunges us into the dashing world of seafaring pirates. While its popularity was overshadowed by his next operas: Rigoletto, Il Travatore, and La Traviata, this thrilling work is filled with Verdi’s characteristic melodies, rhythms, virtuosic vocal lines, choruses, and large orchestral score.  

Performed July 24, 2022 as part of the 2022 season of the Opera Festival of Chicago.
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Jose Simerilla Romero as Corrado
Christine Arand as Medora
Franco Pomponi as Seid
Alejandra Sandoval as Gulnara
Frank De Vincentis as Giovanni
Benjamin Burney as the Eunuch
André De Mesquita as Aga Selimo

Music by: Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto by: Francesco Maria Piave
Emanuele Andrizzi: Conductor
Amy Hutchison: Director
Eleanor Kahn: Scenic Design
Eric Watkins: Lighting Design
Reid Taylor: Chorus Master

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