433 search results for…

Business, News

Chicago Opera Theater Announces New General Director

https://operawire.com/chicago-opera-theater-announces-new-general-director/

Chicago Opera Theater has announced that Lawrence Edelson will be its next General Director. The announcement culminates a three-month search. He will commence his duties on July 1, 2023, taking over for Interim General Director Meaghan Stainback Smallwood, who will collaborate with Edelson until September 1, 2023. She will then revert to her previous position as Chicago Opera Theater’s Director {…}

News

Megan Marino, Ryan McKinny, Aleksey Bodanov, Nathan Gunn Headline Chicago Opera Theater’s 2023-24 Season

https://operawire.com/megan-marino-ryan-mckinny-aleksey-bodanov-nathan-gunn-headline-chicago-opera-theaters-2023-24-season/

The Chicago Opera Theater has announced its 50th anniversary season which will feature six productions. The company will kick things off with the Chicago premiere of David T. Little’s “Soldier Songs.” Nathan Gunn stars with Lidiya Yankovskaya conducting. Performance Date: Oct. 5, 2023 Next up is “The Nose,” also in its Chicago premiere. Yankovskaya conducts a production by Francesca Zambello {…}

News

Chicago Opera Theater to Showcase Unique Double Bill

https://operawire.com/chicago-opera-theater-to-showcase-unique-double-bill/

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), will present two major performances this May. First up will be “The Cook-Off,” by composer Shawn Okpebholo and librettist Mark Campbell on May 11, 2023. “The Cook-Off” will be the fourth world premiere that the company showcases as part of its Vanguard program, which is led by Elizabeth Morse and genius Music Director Lidiya Yankovskaya. The opera will be {…}

News

‘The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing’ to World Premiere at Chicago Opera Theater

https://operawire.com/the-life-and-deaths-of-alan-turing-to-world-premiere-at-chicago-opera-theater/

The Chicago Opera Theater is set to present the World Premiere of composer Justine F. Chen and librettist David Simpatico’s “The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing.” The opera, which is set to be presented at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance” on March 23 and 25, is a semi-biographical and sci-fi-infused retelling of the life and contested death {…}

News

Chicago Opera Theater General Director to Leave

https://operawire.com/chicago-opera-theater-general-director-to-leave/

The Board of Directors of Chicago Opera Theater announced it will launch a national search to replace Ashley Magnus, Stefan Edlis, and Gael Neeson General Director, who departs the company effective Friday, March 3, 2023. Magnus will be leaving the Chicago area to unite her family in Southwest Michigan where she and her husband opened the River Trade Brewing Company {…}

News

Chicago Opera Theater to Present ‘Albert Herring’

https://operawire.com/chicago-opera-theater-to-present-albert-herring/

The Chicago Opera Theater is set to present the comic opera “Albert Herring” on Jan. 26 – 29, 2023 at the Athenaeum Center. The Britten opera will be presented under the direction of Dame Jane Glover, and stars Miles Mykkanen, in his company debut as Albert Herring. Other cast members include Whitney Morrison as Lady Billows, Leah Dexter as Mrs. Herring, Justin Berkowitz as {…}

News

Chicago Opera Theater Opens New Season With Historic ‘King Roger’

https://operawire.com/chicago-opera-theater-opens-new-season-with-historic-king-roger/

The Chicago Opera Theatre will kick off its 2022-23 season with  Karol Szymanowski and Jaroslaw Iwaszkiewicz’s “King Roger.” The opera, which will be presented in Polish with English subtitles, will open on Nov. 18th with one additional showcase on the 20th. Presented at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, “King Roger” is the first opera in the company’s history {…}

News

Iwona Sobotka, Mariusz Godlewski, Miles Mykkanen, Jonathan Michie, Joseph Leppek Headline Chicago Opera Theater’s 2022-23 Season

https://operawire.com/iwona-sobotka-mariusz-godlewski-miles-mykkanen-jonathan-michie-joseph-leppek-headline-chicago-opera-theaters-2022-23-season/

Chicago Opera Theater has announced its 2022-23 season, which will celebrate the company’s 50th anniversary. The season opens with Szymanowski’s “King Roger.” The work will be presented in partnership with Lira Ensemble as well as Apollo Chorus. Lidiya Yankovskaya, who has extended her contract with the company through 2024, will conduct with Dylan Evans directing. The cast includes Iwona Sobotka, {…}

News

Chicago Opera Theater to World Premiere ‘Quamino’s Map’

https://operawire.com/chicago-opera-theater-to-world-premiere-quaminos-map/

Chicago Opera Theater is set to world premiere “Quamino’s Map” on April 23, 2022. The opera, which was composed by Errollyn Wallen and written by Deborah Brevoort, is inspired by S.I. Martin’s “Incomparable World.” The work tells the story of Juba Freeman who arrives in London after winning his freedom after fighting in the Revolutionary War. He meets Amelia Alumond, {…}