The Chicago Opera Theater, despite being forced to cancel several performances due to Coronavirus, will still honor its agreed upon fees, regardless of the Force Majeure clause. Per The Middle-Class Artist, “despite the financial hardship, Chicago Opera Theatre is ignoring the #Forcemajeure clause and paying its artist the full fee. One singer involved told me, she’s ‘grateful they’re in a {…}

The Chicago Opera Theater has been given a $30,000 grant from the National Endowment for Arts and a $15,000 civic practice grant from Opera America’s Opera Fund. The grant from the National Endowment is for the company’s upcoming production of “Moby Dick,” which opens on April 25, 2019. The grant was one of 972 that were award from 1,605 applicants. {…}