Bella Voce Unveils 2026-27 Season

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Bella Voce has announced its 2026-27 season, celebrating Artistic Director Andrew Lewis’s 20th season. The season opens with “How to Fold the Wind,” a program of contemporary works featured throughout Lewis’s tenure, including Caroline Shaw’s “How to Fold the Wind,” a Bella Voce co-commission, and Veljo Tormis’s “Curse Upon Iron,” alongside new works by Ed Frazier Davis, Matthew Recio, and {…}

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Bella Voce to Present ‘Star of the Sea: Music for Mary from Colonial Guatemala’

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Bella Voce will present “Star of the Sea: Music for Mary from Colonial Guatemala” on May 2 in Chicago and May 3 in Evanston. The program, which is presented as part of the “Expanding the Canon” series, features Tomás Luis de Victoria’s “Missa Ave maris stella,” alongside “Marian motets” by Francisco Guerrero, Hernando Franco, and Pedro Bermúdez. Audiences will also {…}

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Merola Opera Program Announces Gala ‘La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola’

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The Merola Opera Program is set to present an evening of Italian splendor at its 2026 Benefit Gala, “La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola.” The evening will be held on March 7, 2026 at the San Francisco City Club. Chaired by Robert Beadle and exclusively sponsored by Diane B. Wilsey, the gala will celebrate “la dolce vita” with gourmet {…}

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Bella Voce & Madison Bach Musicians to Present ‘Christmas With the Baroque Masters’

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Bella Voce will present Christmas with the “Baroque Masters,” a two-city collaboration with Madison Bach Musicians on Dec. 13 and 14, 2025. The concert features choral works by Heinrich Schütz and Guillaume Bouzignac, Isabella Leonarda’s Magnificat, Arcangelo Corelli’s Concerto Grosso “Christmas Night,” and Handel’s Concerto in B-flat Major for Organ and Strings with Trevor Stephenson as soloist. The centerpiece will {…}

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Bella Voce to Present ‘Messiah’ in Milwaukee & Evanston

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Chicago’s Bella Voce will feature complete performances of Händel’s “Messiah” in Milwaukee on Nov. 22 and Evanston on Nov. 23, 2025. The showcases will be led by Artistic Director Andrew Lewis. Joining the 24-voice Bella Voce will be the 20-player period-instrument Bella Voce Sinfonia. Soloists include Orna Arania, Anna Joy Buegel, Oliver Camacho, Mark Haddad, Kimberly Jones, Amanda Koopman, Luke {…}

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Bella Voce Names New Managing Director

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Bella Voce has named Matthew Recio to the position of managing director. Recio, who takes over for Betsy Hoats, is a vocal composer whose works include the opera “The Puppy Episode.” That work was the winner of the American Prize Award for Opera. He has also worked with such organizations as LYNX Project, Rush Hour Concert Series, Stare at the {…}

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Bella Voce Announces 2024-25 Season

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Chicago-based Bella Voce has announced its 2024–2025 season: Odysseys, a musical expedition of evocative and enduring works of the early music repertoire. The season opens with “Iberia and the Americas.” The program is a sacred polyphony from new-world peninsulares as well as composers indigenous to the Americas. The a cappella program features works by Vicente Lusitano, Francisco López Capillas, and {…}

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Frost School of Music’s 2026-27 Season to Feature New work by Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer

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The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami announces its 2026-27 season. This article only features classical vocal works. Matthew Brady and Gene Peterson direct the The Frost Chorale in a concert of works by Shawn Kirchner, who will join as guest performer. Performance Dates: Oct, 30, 2026 Puccini’s “La Rondine” will be performed. Jenny Renee Synder directs. {…}

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Merola Opera Program Raises $380,000 at 2026 Benefit Gala

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(Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography) The Merola Opera Program raised over $380,000 at its 2026 Benefit Gala, “La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola,” on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at the City Club of San Francisco. The evening honored Bernice Lindstrom with the Exemplary Service Award, recognizing her long-standing support of artist sponsorships and her profound impact {…}

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Bella Voce Unveils 2026-27 Season

Bella Voce to Present ‘Star of the Sea: Music for Mary from Colonial Guatemala’

Merola Opera Program Announces Gala ‘La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola’

Bella Voce & Madison Bach Musicians to Present ‘Christmas With the Baroque Masters’

Bella Voce to Present ‘Messiah’ in Milwaukee & Evanston

Bella Voce Names New Managing Director

Bella Voce Announces 2024-25 Season

Frost School of Music’s 2026-27 Season to Feature New work by Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer

Merola Opera Program Raises $380,000 at 2026 Benefit Gala