Oronte, son of the ruler of Antioch, doesn't appear until the second of four acts, and by Act 3 he's been mortally wounded.
WSJ: Rising tenor Fabiano tackles early Verdi
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But on Monday night, he makes his highest-profile New York appearance yet, singing the role of Oronte in Verdi's "I Lombardi" in concert with the Opera Orchestra of New York at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.