In celebration of National Opera Week, Chicago Opera Theater presented "Pop-Up Opera," Opera Underground's "Beers and Baritones" and A Double Bill of At the Statue of Venus and Susanna’s Secret at Preston Bradley Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center. |
"Pop-Up Opera” Performances Anyone who included #popupopera in a tweet on Twitter when they witnessed a “Pop-Up Opera” performance were entered in a contest that included Subscriptions to the 2010 Season! Congrats to our 3 winners: @jsg1976 @sage @beth1170 |
"Beers & Baritones” |
A Double Bill: On November 20th the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presented a free performace of Chicago Opera Theater’s double bill of two-one act operas starring COT Young Artists: Jake Heggie's At the Statue of Venus featuring soprano Leila Bowie and Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's Susanna’s Secret featuring soprano Catalina Cuervo and baritone Martin Woods in Preston Bradley Hall in the Chicago Cultural Center. |
National Opera Week is organized by OPERA America, the national service organization for opera (www.operaamerica.org/now), with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts. The National Opera Week celebration will reach from coast to coast with over 90 opera companies from 32 states and will offer a range of free programs for the public that demonstrate the allure and accessibility of this most multi-media of the arts and will be accessible to both opera lovers and newcomers to the art form.
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