Iwona Sobotka, Mariusz Godlewski, Miles Mykkanen, Jonathan Michie, Joseph Leppek Headline Chicago Opera Theater’s 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, {…}

Roundtable With the Creators & Performers of Chicago Opera Theater’s ‘The Puppy Episode’

Four characters across generations come to terms with their identities as a major coming-out story was playing out on television. That is at the core of “The Puppy Episode,” a new work set to be showcased by Chicago Opera Theater as part of its Vanguard Emerging Opera Composer Residency. The work was composed by Matthew Recio in collaboration with librettist {…}

Justin Berkowitz

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

Roundtable With the Creators & Performers of Chicago Opera Theater’s ‘The Puppy Episode’