 When he returned to America in the autumn it was to the completion of the Metropolitan Opera House, and there he sang in the performance of Faust on the opening night, 22 October 1883, with Christine Nilsson as Marguerite, Sofia Scalchi, Mme Lablache, Franco Novara and Ernesto del Puente.On December 5, 1883 he sang the other Faust (Boïto's) in "Mefistofele", with Christine Nilsson, Zelia Trebelli and Mdlle Mirabella filling out the cast.After 1883, Campanini lived primarily in New York City, serving as the Metropolitan's leading tenor.