(Photo credit: Elliot Mandel) Haymarket Opera Company has announced its 2024 season. The season kicks off with “La decollazione di San Giovanni Battista.” Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron makes her Haymarket debut, along with bass-baritone Christian Pursell as Herod and tenor Eric Ferring. Sopranos Erica Schuller and Kristen Knutson return to Haymarket. Craig Trompeter leads the chamber ensemble. Performance Date: March 22, {…}
Haymarket Opera has announced its return to live performances in 2022. The Chicago-based company will kick things off with Stradella’s “La Susanna,” live from the Gannon Concert Hall. The oratorio will star Kaitlin Foley, Kristin Knutson, Quinn Middleman, Aaron Wardell and William Dwyer alongside such musicians as Craig Trompeter, Jeri-Lou Zike, Martin Davids, Brandon Acker, and Jason Moy. Performance Date: March {…}
(Credit: Anna Cillan) Following the halt on live performances due to COVID-19, opera houses and companies alike were forced to reform how they brought music to their traditionally in-person audiences. Via digital means, like prerecorded content, subscription-based videos, and online events, the traditional venues of opera were radically altered. But as lockdowns start to end, and restrictions begin to be {…}
(Photo: Anna Cillan) Coming back for more Haymarket performances, after the astonishing “Acis and Galatea” presented this late autumn, was both exciting and a little jittery. The concept of Haymarket season as announced was very integral. The audience would be presented with three filmed performances of Handel’s operas, produced in collaboration with Resolution Studios, in a set designed by Zuleyka {…}
In celebrating the 10th anniversary of its founding, Haymarket Opera Company has announced a special season of programming dedicated to Handel, featuring three new, cinematic productions. HOC has teamed up with Resolution Studios, Chicago’s leading movie production company, to ensure a high-quality and immersive experience for viewers at home. On this new endeavor, HOC General Director Chase Hopkins says in {…}
Third Coast Baroque, an early music ensemble from Chicago, has unveiled its 2019-20 season. For the purposes of this article, we will only focus on concerts related to opera and vocal performances. It all kicks off with “Wonder Women: Female Strength in Handel’s Cantatas.” The concert will star Nathalie Colas, Kaitlin Foley, Erica Schuller, and the TCB Chamber Ensemble. The {…}