Matthew Polenzani + Kevin Murphy

American tenor Matthew Polenzani, who boasts a “wonderfully fresh and robust voice, with clarion top notes and a gift for sweet phrasing,” (San Francisco Chronicle), returns to Ravinia with pianist Kevin Murphy. Polenzani’s 2023/24 season includes starring as the title character in Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito at the Wiener Staatsoper, a role debut as Orombello in Bellini’s rarely performed Beatrice di Tenda at Teatro di San Carlo, a return to the Metropolitan Opera as Rodolfo in La Bohème, and another role debut as Florestan in Fidelio at Staatsoper Hamburg. He frequently performs with premier ensembles in the United States and Europe, including the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic.