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A cabaret-like opera of fairies and fables
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About this event
Join our cast of 34 Fairies and Elves, Queens and Sorcerers for the Chicago premiere of Pauline Viardot Garcia’s Le dernier sorcier (The Last Sorcerer)
and Other Magical Works.
THURSDAY, JULY 17
FRIDAY, JULY 18
7:30 to 9:30 pm
Co-produced by Working In Concert and Chamber Opera Chicago
Carl Ratner & Christine Steyer, directors
Paul Geiger & Claudia Hommel, narrators
Nina Brewer-Davis, choreographer
Paul Lindblad, conductor
Peter Stigdon, pianist
Last year’s summer production was sold out
Advanced ticket purchase is advised
RESERVE at https://workinginconcert.org/SummerOpera25
Tickets: $10-$60
The evening features the The Last Sorcerer by rediscovered Romantic French composer Pauline Viardot Garcia (libretto by Ivan Turgenev) which tells of a once-powerful sorcerer bested by clever forest fairies and elves. When his daughter falls for a visiting suitor, he resists—until the suitor’s true identity is revealed. The music is ethereal, moving, comic, and always melodic. Highlights from Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and other magical works will complete the evening.
Performances at the 19th Century Club, 178 Forest Ave, Oak Park
Low-cost parking lot next to venue
Venue is mobility accessible
Appropriate for ages 7+
In English and French with English supertitles
RESERVE at https://workinginconcert.org/SummerOpera25
Registration Info
Registration is required