American composer Jake Heggie continues his ‘Year in Chicago’ with the Chicago premiere of his latest opera (created with librettist Gene Scheer) Two Remain. The opera delves into the lives of two Holocaust survivors, Krystyna Zywulska & Gad Beck, sharing their intimate insights and incredible struggles.
Sounds of Pride
A celebration of Pride benefiting Chicago Fringe Opera & United Pride
Returning for a third year, Chicago Fringe Opera will celebrate the immeasurable contributions of the LGBTQ+ community with a pride party featuring specialty cocktails & a brief, intimate musical program composed and performed by members of the LGBTQ+ community.
world Premiere
The Widows Will
The Heros Project
“The Widow’s Will” highlights Johnson’s struggle against the City of Chicago to bring attention to the toxic pollution of the Altgeld Gardens community. The film considers her legacy today, as well the effects of politics and racism on her work, ending with a call to action for audiences to continue her environmental activism.
Songs From Letters
Ear Taxi Festival, Spotlight Concert
Chicago Fringe Opera presents a spotlight series concert as part of the Ear Taxi Festival featuring song cycles of Gwyneth Walker, Libby Larsen. The program is inspired by the letter scene in opera used to express heightened inner emotion or key plot twists.
Moods + Foods
Chicago Fringe Opera will once again be featured in the Moods + Foods outdoor Performance Series at Woodard Plaza, which will be transformed into a community gathering spot for food and entertainment.
The Rosina Project
An Immersive Hip-Hopera
'The Rosina Project' is a contemporary adaptation of Rossini’s 19th-century comedy 'The Barber of Seville', remixed by Chicago-based Hip-Hop and opera artists who perform an original, female-driven story of empowerment as an immersive, 21st-century house party.
Open Run
A City of Works
Micro-operas for Chicago
A site-specific digital experience
A series of site-specific digital experiences. Evoking the ethereal nature of theatre itself, audiences embark on individual journeys to landmarks throughout our city, unlocking audio and video content, and joining a collective experience to watch performances through individual personal devices.
Past Seasons
opera
Corsair
2020
20201030 / 20210729
community
Sounds of Pride 2020
2020
20200923 / 20210729
community
Arts in the Dark
2019
20191019 / 20210729
opera
Woyzeck
2019
20191123 / 20210729
community
Sounds of Pride
2019
20190629 / 20210729
opera
Love Wounds
2019
20190525 / 20210729
concert
The Rosina Project
2019
20190602 / 20210729
opera
The Long Christmas Dinner
2018
20181201 / 20210729
community
Arts in the Dark
2018
20181020 / 20210729
concert
The Rossini Project
2018
20180610 / 20210729
opera
The Great God Pan
2018
20180318 / 20210729
opera
As One
2017
20171119 / 20210729
opera
Lucrezia
2017
20170513 / 20210729
opera
Song from the Uproar
2016
20161103 / 20210729
concert
2016-17 Season Opening Gala
2016
20160925 / 20210729
opera
In the Penal Colony
2016
20160522 / 20210729
concert
Fringe’s Holiday House Party
2015
20151218 / 20210729
opera
The Turn of the Screw
2015
20151024 / 20210729
concert
Chicago Fringe Opera’s Lakeside Soiree
2015
20150529 / 20210729
recital
Far Off Light
2015
20150123 / 20210729
concert
2014 Christmas Celebration
2014
20141221 / 20210729
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