2020/21 Season
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. Recently this Season
Sounds of Pride
Returning for a second year in a new format, Chicago Fringe Opera will celebrate pride and the immeasurable contributions of the LGBTQ community with a Virtual Pride Celebration. Featuring the world premiere of a piece by composer/conductor, Brandon Williams.Corsair
You have everything you need. Then you double it. Then you lose it all. How do you get it back? Where do you end up?
You have everything you need. Then you double it. Then you lose it all. How do you get it back? Where do you end up? “Corsair” is one man’s journey from greed to humility, from isolation to community, all told through the epic form of hip-hopera.Past Seasons
opera |
A City of Works |
| 1970 |
community |
Arts in the Dark |
| 2019 |
opera |
Woyzeck |
| 2019 |
community |
Sounds of Pride |
| 2019 |
opera |
Love Wounds |
| 2019 |
concert |
The Rosina Project |
| 2019 |
opera |
The Long Christmas Dinner |
| 2018 |
community |
Arts in the Dark |
| 2018 |
concert |
The Rossini Project |
| 2018 |
opera |
The Great God Pan |
| 2018 |
opera |
As One |
| 2017 |
opera |
Lucrezia |
| 2017 |
opera |
Song from the Uproar |
| 2016 |
concert |
2016-17 Season Opening Gala |
| 2016 |
opera |
In the Penal Colony |
| 2016 |
concert |
Fringe’s Holiday House Party |
| 2015 |
opera |
The Turn of the Screw |
| 2015 |
concert |
Chicago Fringe Opera’s Lakeside Soiree |
| 2015 |
recital |
Far Off Light |
| 2015 |
concert |
2014 Christmas Celebration |
| 2014 |
Supported by The MacArthur Funds for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation