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Opera Festival of Chicago Announces 2026 Season

By Francisco Salazar
The Opera Festival of Chicago has announced its sixth season with the theme Bohemian Tragedy from June 13  to July 5, 2026.
“The 2026 Festival, our sixth season, is going to be a season dedicated to the everyday struggles of art and love. The Opera Festival of Chicago began forging a path in the opera world in 2021 with the mission of presenting Italian opera masterworks, some of which rarely, if ever, grace the stage in the United States,” said General Director Sasha Gerritson. “These fully-staged productions featured star-studded casts backed by the Opera Festival of Chicago orchestra and chorus and have included several United States and Chicago premieres. We look forward to welcoming audiences from all over the world to our latest season, which is built around a powerful theme, Bohemian Tragedy, and continues our mission with an unforgettable concert and two fantastic Italian masterworks.”

The season will open with “Very Verismo!” which will feature Verismo composers, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Boito, Cilea, Ponchielli and others.

Performance Date: June 13, 2026 at the Jarvis Opera Hall at DePaul University

Puccini’s “La Bohème” will star Alexandra Razskazoff (Mimi), Nathan Granner (Rodolfo), Joe Lodato (Marcello), Catherine Antonia Samartin (Musetta), Jonathan Wilson (Schaunard) and Anthony Reed (Colline). Maestro Emanuele Andrizzi conducts the production by Sasha Gerritson.

Performance Dates: June 26-July 5, 2026 at the George Van Dusen Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

Cilea’s “Adriana Lecouvreur” will be performed in a production by Shifra Werch and conducted by Maestro Emanuele Andrizzi. The cast will star Zhanna Alkhazova (Adriana), Franco Pomponi (Michonnet), Viktoria Vizin (Principessa di Bouillon),David Cangelosi (L’Abate di Chazeuil), and Chris Filipowicz (Principe di Bouillion).

Performance Dates: June 28 & July 3, 2026 at the George Van Dusen Theatre at the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts

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By Francisco Salazar

FRANCISCO SALAZAR, (Publisher) has worked as a journalist for over 10 years with such companies as Latin Post, and freelanced for Remezcla. He has also published for El Diario and La Opinion. He is a media producer and a classically trained cellist who has performed in the New York area.

With OperaWire he has lectured at Bard College and been featured on Fred Plotkin, Jennifer Rowley and Angel Blue's programs.

He holds a Masters in Media Management from the New School and a Bachelor's in Film Production and Italian studies from Hofstra University.

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