Thursday July 17 & Friday July 18 ONLY! Summer Opera featuring Chicago premiere of Pauline Viardot Garcia’s Last Sorcerer—Le dernier sorcier. An intergenerational cast of 34 brings this to life!
ADULT CAST: Elizabeth Fisher, Barbara Landis, Simon Kyung Lee, Maria Molter, Carl Ratner, Christine Steyer, Lauren Sutherland, Aaron Wardell.
ADULT ENSEMBLE: Hannah Cummins, Jasmine Doll, Miranda Flanagan, Judy Gaietto-Grace, Hannah Kennedy, Kelci Kosin, Lauren Lassen, Kunying Li, Norah Lougachi, Katie Rub-Villegas.
YOUTH CAST: Yzabella, Jasiel, Mack, Islay, Esmeralda, Lorena, Caleb, Ava, Shiloh, Gigi, Lucas, Marty, Xoaquin, Vick, Erin, Clara.
Director Carl Ratner, former Artistic Director of Chicago Opera Theater, directs Last Sorcerer.
With Paul Geiger and Claudia Hommel, narrators, Nina Brewer-Davis, choreographer, Paul Lindblad, conductor, and Peter Stigdon, pianist.
Last year’s production sold out. Advanced ticket purchase advised. Tickets from $10-$60. Discounts until July 12.
The evening features the Chicago premiere of Last Sorcerer by rediscovered Romantic French composer Viardot Garcia (libretto by Ivan Turgenev), alongside highlights from Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and other magical works.
Last Sorcerer 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.
Performances in English and French with English supertitles.
Low-cost parking next to venue. Venue is mobility accessible. Appropriate for ages 7+.
Produced by Bellissima Opera, Working In Concert & Chamber Opera Chicago
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