Jose Simerilla Romero, Il Corsaro, Act 1 scene 1: "Ah! si, ben ditte...Tutto parea sorridere"

“Il Corsaro” - Opera Festival Chicago
Performance: July 22nd & 24th, 2022
Act 1 Scene 1

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.  

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