Events: Opera Everywhere
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Chicago Opera Theater pops up in the most unexpected places…
Adults: Andrew Patner Lecture Series
Brilliant arts commentator and critic-at-large for 98.7 WFMT, Andrew Patner, explores each upcoming opera in a free lunchtime series at the Chicago Cultural Center. All lectures begin at 12:15pm and are held at the Chicago Cultural Center, 1st floor Garland room, 78 E Washington Chicago, IL 60602.
La clemenza di Tito |
Thursday, April 16, 2009 |
12:15pm |
La Tragedie de Carmen |
Thursday, April 30, 2009 |
12:15pm |
Owen Wingrave |
Thursday, May 14, 2009 |
12:15pm |
Adults: Pre-opera Lectures
Get insider insights into COT’s 2009 Spring Season through special events and pre-opera lectures at the Harris Theater
(All pre-opera lectures are free with opera ticket)
La clemenza di Tito |
Saturday |
April 18, 2009 |
6:30pm |
La clemenza di Tito |
Tuesday |
April 21, 2009 |
6:30pm |
La clemenza di Tito |
Sunday |
April 26, 2009 |
2:00pm |
La clemenza di Tito |
Wednesday |
April 29, 2009 |
6:30pm |
La clemenza di Tito |
Friday |
May 1, 2009 |
6:30pm |
La Tragedie de Carmen |
Saturday |
May 2, 2009 |
6:30pm |
La Tragedie de Carmen |
Tuesday |
May 5, 2009 |
6:30pm |
La Tragedie de Carmen |
Sunday |
May 10, 2009 |
2:00pm |
La Tragedie de Carmen |
Wednesday |
May 13, 2009 |
6:30pm |
La Tragedie de Carmen |
Friday |
May 15, 2009 |
6:30pm |
Owen Wingrave |
Saturday |
May 16, 2009 |
6:30pm |
Owen Wingrave |
Wednesday |
May 20, 2009 |
6:30pm |
Owen Wingrave |
Friday |
May 22, 2009 |
6:30pm |
Owen Wingrave |
Sunday |
May 24, 2009 |
2:00pm |
Owen Wingrave |
Tuesday |
May 26, 2009 |
6:30pm |
La clemenza di Tito
Mozart, Metastasio and the Enlightenment
when: Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 6:30pm
where: Italian Cultural Institute, 500 N Michigan Ave Suite 1450, Chicago IL
cost: FREE
Reservations requested at 312.704.8420 x23 or email education@chicagooperatheater.org.
Written for the coronation of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II as King of Bohemia, La clemenza di Tito exalts the Enlightenment traits of this incoming regime. Metastasio’s cosmopolitan grasp of these ideals find a new home in Mozart’s setting to provide another brilliant commentary on society and his times. Italian scholar Emanuel Rota (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign) and musicologist Francesco Izzo (University of Southampton, UK) are joined by Conductor Jane Glover to delve into the Enlightenment ideals championed by Mozart and Metastasio in this opera. (In partnership with Istituto Italiano di Cultura and the Austrian Consulate General)
Saturday Seminar with the University of Chicago
when: April 18, 2009, 1-5pm; 7:30pm performance
where: University of Chicago Gleacher Center
450 North Cityfront Plaza Drive, Chicago
COT performance and backstage tour at the
Harris Theater, 205 East Randolph, Chicago
cost: $110/$185 with opera ticket
Register online or call 773.834.2786 (Registration deadline March 20, 2009).
University of Chicago instructor John Gibbons leads an exploration of Mozart’s final operatic gem La clemenza di Tito. General Director, Brian Dickie, will add to this dialogue and a private performance by artists from Chicago Opera Theater will augment the experience. Afterwards, participants receive an exclusive backstage tour and will attend opening night of La clemenza di Tito at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance at Millennium Park.
Teacher Recertification CPDUs: 3
La Tragédie de Carmen
Carmen–The Infinite Wellspring
when: Roundtable:Carmen: New Renderings
Monday, April 20, 2009, 6pm
where: Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave,
Chicago, IL 60611
MCA Theater
cost: FREE
Reservations requested at 312.704.8420 x23 or education@chicagooperatheater.org.
One of the most unwavering classics in the operatic canon, the story of Carmen has provided interpretive fodder for many great thinkers and artists. Panelists will discuss why this piece fuels continued artistic development in such mediums as film, music and theater. COT Director Andrew Eggert and Conductor Alexander Platt delve into Carmen’s deconstructionist unraveling by Peter Brook and the 21st century realization of this piece in Chicago Opera Theater’s new production of La Tragédie de Carmen. They are joined by Professor Samuel Amago who will explore acclaimed film director Carlos Saura's projection of Carmen onto cinematic screens in his flamenco retelling of this story (Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art)
Film Screening: Carlos Saura'sCarmen
when: Tuesday, April 21, 2009, 4pm and 6pm
where: Museum of Contemporary Art, 220 E Chicago Ave,
Chicago, IL 60611
Kanter Meeting Center
cost: FREE
Reservations requested at 312.704.8420 x23 or education@chicagooperatheater.org.
A free showing of Saura’s Academy Award nominee for Best Foreign Film, Carmen, wil lbe held on April 21 at 4pm and 6pm in Kanter Meeting Center. For more information please visit mcachicago.org. (Presented in partnership with Instituto Cervantes of Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art)
Owen Wingrave
Listening to the Message
when: Thursday, May 21, 2009 at 6pm
where: Art Institute of Chicago, Fullerton Hall
111 South Michigan Ave, Chicago
cost: FREE
Reservations requested at 312.704.8420 x23 or education@chicagooperatheater.org.
The impact of action and inaction is examined in Britten’s courageous Owen Wingrave, in which a soldier, against the demands of legacy, chooses peace. Chicago Opera Theater artists join this Art Institute conversation examining pacifist expressions through art imagery and operatic vision. Members of COT’s Young Artists perform excerpts. Speakers include COT Conductor Steuart Bedford, one of Britten’s close collaborators who conducted the first staged performance of Owen Wingrave in 1973, John Evans, Britten scholar and author currently editing Britten’s early diaries for publication in spring 2009, and Mary Sue Glosser, Creative Director, Lectures and Performances, AIC. (Presented in partnership with the Art Institute of Chicago)
Library Lecture Series
when: 2:00pm Sunday, April 19, 2009 La Tragédie de Carmen
3:30pm Sunday, May 3, 2009 Owen Wingrave
where: Winnetka-Northfield Public Library
768 Oak Street, Winnetka
cost: FREE
Join a Chicago Opera Theater Opera Ambassador at the Winnetka-Northfield library for lectures on COT’s 2009 Festival Season.
