Aug 23rd
Tickets $25
Opera at the Acorn honors the great Lucciano Pavarotti with a tribute from The Three Other Tenors.
Since joining forces in 2001, the team of Warren Moulton, Franco Martorana and Simon Kyung Lee, a. k. a. The Other 3 Tenors, has been playing to capacity crowds in a variety of venues throughout the Chicago area. Drawing from their combined experience in opera, operetta, cabaret, radio and television, this tenorial trio presents a unique blend of music and humor like no other. “The 3 Tenors meet the 3 Stooges” was the way one recent concertgoer put it. Operatic arias, Neapolitan love songs, Broadway standards, Irish ballads and more find their way into the performances of The Other 3 Tenors. With their repertoire of songs from around the globe, you’re certain to enjoy The Other 3 Tenors in concert. An unforgettable evening of high notes and hijinks!
Warren Moulton, host
During the past two decades, tenor Warren Moulton has performed over 50 lead and character roles in Tosca, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, Lucia di Lammermoor, Don Giovanni, The Tales of Hoffmann, Die Fledermaus, The Desert Song and others for such companies as Chicago Opera Theater, Glimmerglass Opera, Madison Opera, Pamiro Opera, Light Opera Works, Du Page Opera, Chicago Chamber Opera and Lincoln Opera. A veteran of over 300 concert and recital performances, Mr. Moulton has soloed with Wheaton Symphony, Elgin Symphony, the Chicago Symphonic Pops, Waukegan Symphony, West Suburban Symphony, Illinois Valley Symphony and others. This former nightclub comic was also the host of the immensely popular “Wednesday Opera” and “Classical Cabaret” series at the Chicago Cultural Center and the “Summer Opera” concert series at Grant Park.
Franco Martorana
The son of a Sicilian tenor, Franco Martorana made his operatic stage debut as Camille in The Merry Widow for Lincoln Opera. Other favorite roles include Alfredo in La Traviata, Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly, Rodolfo in La Bohème, Cavaradossi in Tosca and Turiddu in Cavalleria Rusticana. In 1997, Mr. Martorana was invited to sing the roles of Alfredo and Turiddu in productions of La Traviata and Cavalleria Rusticana in Humbach , Germany . With Bellissima Productions, Mr. Martorana reprised the tenor roles in La Traviata and Madama Butterfly at the Arcada Theater. This golden voiced tenor has also gained a well deserved reputation for his interpretations of Neapolitan songs. Most recently, Mr. Martorana sang the role of Michele in The Saint of Bleecker Street during Chicago Chamber Opera’s gala tribute to the late Gian Carlo Menotti.
Simon Kyung Lee
This former Korean child star began his musical studies at Dong Eui University in his hometown of Busan. After migrating to the U. S. , Mr. Lee continued his studies at Roosevelt University . His solo debut came about during a 1994 production of La Bohème, when the tenor took on the role of Rodolfo for an indisposed colleague. Since this unexpected debut, Mr. Lee has made a great impression on public and critics alike in such roles as Radames in Aïda, Manrico in Il Trovatore, Ismaele in Nabucco, Arvino in I Lombardi, Cavaradossi in Tosca, Luigi in Il Tabarro, Rinuccio in Gianni Schicchi and Calaf in Turandot. Mr. Lee has been enjoying his association with Utah Festival Opera, Da Corneto Opera, Opera Carolina, Kansas City Puccini Festival, Sunstate Opera and others. In May of 2008, Mr. Lee will reprise his critically acclaimed Manrico for Chicago Festival Opera’s Il Trovatore.
