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April 14, 20, 22 ,25, 2012


THE PEOPLE'S OPERA!

Hear Shostakovich in a completely new way! This musical satire – and Chicago premiere - follows several young couples as they navigate the bureaucratic labyrinth of the Soviet housing system in their pursuit of domestic happiness.
Hilarious history with a Chicago Opera Theater twist!

Sung in English with English supertitles. Run time is approximately 2 hours, 45 minutes with an intermission.

 

Chicago Opera Theater performs at the


205 East Randolph Drive

 

 

 

 

 




More About the Opera
Synopsis & Suggested Recordings
(Boosey and Hawkes)

Composer Biography

“Communal Living in Russia”

"The Khrushchev Slums"

Shostakovichiania
(devoted to all things Shostakovich)

Cherrytown, the film (1963)


Production Staff

Conductor:
Alexander Platt
Director:

Mike Donahue
Set & Costume Designer:
Anya Klepikov
Lighting Designer:
Julian Pike
Choreographer:
Eric Sean Fogel

New English adaptation
by Meg Miroshnik


 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored In Part By:

National Endowment for the Arts

One World Foundation,
Scott & Nancy McLucas

Orli and Bill Staley