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Another Pittsburgh First Made for a Wonderful Afternoon

            This Sunday afternoon, Pittsburgh scored yet another first event of its kind. An the credit goes to Pittsburgh Festival Opera.              Thank opera star and Pittsburgh area native, Marianne Cornetti, for organizing the town’s very first Three Tenors Concert, and what a wonderful idea it was. On stage at the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland, three world renowned tenors – Victor Cardamone, Gregory Kunde and John Osborn riveted the audience with a repertoire of opera arias, classic songs like O Solo Mio, Be My Love (made popular by Mario Lanza) and Funiculi, Funicula, and American musical theater selections including Maria from West Side Story.’ One special selection, My Way was dedicated to James Agras, a close friend of Cornetti’s, who passed in April of this year. What made the tribute even more meaningful was the fact that Agras’ wife and daughter were present in the audience. Cornetti, dazzlin...
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TODAY IS THE DAY!

  Three tenors. One incredible performance.     The Three Tenors Sunday, June 28th 3:00pm Carnegie Music Hall, Oakland 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh For tickets and more information: CLICK   Thank you to our 2026 Season Sponsors!      2026 Media Sponsor Visit us online at PittsburghFestivalOpera.org ! Questions? Contact Marianne Cornetti, General Manager/Artistic Director at mcornetti@pittsburghfestivalopera.org . We hope to see you in 2026!