Episode Details

Pittsburgh Festival Opera presents The Three Tenors this weekend at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. General Manager/Artistic Director Marianne Cornetti, conductor Christopher Franklin, and the three tenors, John Osborn, Victor Cardamone, Greg Kunde, spoke with Anna Singer live on the QED Afternoon Show about the concert.

The program combines music by Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras for the first ever Three Tenors concert in Pittsburgh. John, Victor, and Greg talk about participating in this performance and share their favorite pieces. Christopher discusses the challenge of rehearsing this eclectic program, which includes 26 pieces. Marianne explains how the concert came together and invites concertgoers to the reception following the performance.

Join Pittsburgh Festival Opera for this magical performance this Sunday, June 28th at 3:00pm at Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland. More information and tickets are available on Pittsburgh Festival Opera's website.

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