The Italian Cultural Institute and Opera Festival of Chicago present an inspiring conversation about Giacomo Puccini, on the occasion of the 100th year anniversary of his passing. Specially, we will hear from world renowned tenor Jonathan Tetelman, who just finished singing the role of Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly at the Met, and Oliver Camacho, host on WFMT radio and opera expert.

The event will introduce the 2024 Season of Opera Festival of Chicago. The Festival returns with a season of celebration in its fourth season, June 21 to July 14, 2024 at venues across the greater Chicagoland area, and presents world-class standard productions of Italian opera masterpieces in Chicago that rarely grace the stage in the United States.