New-to-Chicago production of Giuseppe Verdi’s AIDA
Join HCC at Lyric Opera of Chicago for a fun evening of behind-the-scenes, special pre-opera talk, the Opera, and MORE!
Opera at its grandest! While Aida delights audiences with its visual splendor, it also captivates them with a score ranging from exquisitely intimate arias to deeply dramatic duets and trios, and the most thrilling choruses Verdi ever composed. At Lyric Opera of Chicago, each of the five principal artists boasts not only a sumptuously beautiful voice, but also the charismatic presence to bring these characters and the opera's story of a riveting love triangle vividly to life. Conducting Francesca Zambello’s striking production will be Music Director Enrique Mazzola, acknowledged internationally as an exceptionally authoritative Verdian.
Language: Sung in Italian with projected English titles
Running Time: 3 hours, including 1 intermission
Location: Lyric Opera House
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Pre-Opera Talk at 6pm with Colin Ure
Join us in the Ardis Krainik Theatre one hour before the opera performance begins for a free, 30-minute preview talk discussing that day’s production. Seating is unreserved. Talks begin one hour before each performance and doors open approximately 15 minutes before the start of the talks.
On Display in the Opera House: concrete, rose.
Join us for a new exhibit from celebrated Chicago artist and collector Patric McCoy in collaboration with the Chicago premiere of Champion. The exhibit, called "concrete, rose." is the fourth installment of Patric McCoy’s seminal collection of Black male vernacular photography, curated by Viktor L. Ewing-Givens of Southern Android productions. This archive of images gives a photojournalistic glimpse into both the personal and the political landscape of Chicago’s not-so-distant past.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Monday, April 1, 2024
Time: 5:30-10pm
5:30pm- Doors open to the theatre, arrive and gather in the lobby for a sneak- peak of the empty house and group photo (15 mins)
5:45pm- Exit the theater for pre-opera talk patrons to enter
6:00pm- Optional pre-opera talk (30 mins, see description below)
6:30pm- Optional self-guided tour of the Patric McCoy exhibit
7:00-10:00pm- Performance of Aida
Location: Lyric Opera House, 20 N Wacker Dr, Chicago IL 60606
Directions and Parking
TICKETS: TWO-PART REGISTRATION
Buy Tickets at Lyric Opera website with promo code HCCAIDA for 25% discount
TICKETS: TWO-PART REGISTRATION
Buy Tickets at Lyric Opera website with promo code HCCAIDA for 25% discount