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Tosca by Puccini – Postponed
Also on November 1 (2:00pm), 5 and 7
Role: Baron Scarpia, Chief of police
Tosca is a melodrama set in Rome in June 1800. Napoleons forces are threatening to overpower Rome, causing great concern in Naples.
Blue – Postponed
Blue – Postponed
Jeanine Tesori, composer (Tazewell Thompson, librettist)
Role: The Reverend
Blue – Postponed
Blue – Postponed
Jeanine Tesori, composer (Tazewell Thompson, librettist)
Role: The Reverend
Dead Man Walking
Jake Heggie, composer (Terrence McNally, librettist)
Role: George Benton
Performance Dates: November 2,6,10,13, 16, 22
Chicago Lyric Opera
Aida by Verdi
Role: Amonasro, King of Ethopia
Aida, an Ethiopian princess, is captured and brought into slavery in Egypt. A military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the Pharaoh.
Elijah by Mendelssohn
Role: Elijah
Internationally celebrated baritone Gordon Hawkins joins the Chorale in the majestic role of the troubled prophet Elijah.
Celebrating FIFTY YEARS of Magnificant Music in a Magnificent Place:
Aida by Verdi
Also on May 5, 11, 13, 16 & 19, 2018
Role: Amonasro, King of Ethopia
Aida, an Ethiopian princess, is captured and brought into slavery in Egypt. A military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the Pharaoh.
Tosca by Puccini
Also on November 17 and 19, 2017
Role: Baron Scarpia, Chief of police
Tosca is a melodrama set in Rome in June 1800. Napoleons forces are threatening to overpower Rome, causing great concern in Naples.
Aida by Verdi
During September 9 – 24, 2017
“WNO to Open New Season with AIDA” (BroadwayWorld)
Role: Amonasro, King of Ethopia
Aida, an Ethiopian princess, is captured and brought into slavery in Egypt. A military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the Pharaoh.