Clayton Steps Down at Chicago Opera Theater, Magnus Promoted to General Director

Clayton Steps Down at Chicago Opera Theater, Magnus Promoted to General Director

Formerly General Manager, Magnus Joins Music Director Lidiya Yankovskaya to Lead Opera Company

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Chicago Opera Theater Welcomes New Music Director

Chicago Opera Theater Welcomes New Music Director

Pictured: Lidiya Yankovskaya. Photo courtesy of Chicago Opera Theater.  Chicago Opera Theater has announced the appointment of Lidiya Yankovskaya as the company’s new Music Director. Yankovskaya joins COT after extensive work on the East Coast, where she currently serves as Artistic Director of Juventas New Music Ensemble, the Music Director...

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Chicago Opera Theater Has Its Cast and Creatives for THE PERFECT AMERICAN by Philip Glass

Chicago Opera Theater Has Its Cast and Creatives for THE PERFECT AMERICAN by Philip Glass

Chicago Opera Theatre has announced the cast for the Chicago premiere of Phillip Glass’ THE PERFECT AMERICAN based on American novelist Peter Stephan Jungk’s 2001 novel, “Der König von Amerika.”

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Chicago Opera Theater to Perform at Southport’s Historic Music Box

Chicago Opera Theater to Perform at Southport’s Historic Music Box

Music Box Theatre  For the first time, Chicago’s iconic Music Box Theatre—located in the Southport Corridor—will host a classical live performance when Chicago Opera Theater debuts the Chicago premiere of Frank Martin’s 1942 THE LOVE POTION (LE VIN HERBE). Martin’s adaptation of the medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde chronicles the...

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