Okay, the summer doldrums are moving in. Money is tight. What could be better than a bigger than life melodramatic performance with costumes, music by one the greatest composers (Handel), and some singers who can hit the high and low notes. The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs presents its 11th year of free summer opera with a production of Acis & Galatea. You can see the performance indoors at the fantastic Preston Bradley hall in the Cultural Center OR see it outside in Millenium Park. Don’t miss your chance to see pagentry, emotion, music and drama all rolled into one.
Chicago Cultural Center
FREE! (Reservations required)
Tuesday, July 28 at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, August 1 at 3 p.m. FREE ENCORE PERFORMANCE in Millennium Park on Monday, August 3 at 6:30 p.m.
Handel‘s most popular dramatic work, Acis & Galatea offers a feast of melodic music and an escape into a mythological world. Directed by Joanie Schultz, the fully costumed and staged opera will be performed in English in the jewel-like setting of the Chicago Cultural Center’s Preston Bradley Hall, with an encore performance in Millennium Park. Francesco Milioto directs the New Millennium Orchestra of Chicago.
Admission is FREE but tickets are required for Chicago Cultural Center performances. Starting Wednesday, July 8 at noon, tickets can be obtained in person at the Storefront Theater Box Office, 66 E Randolph Street, 312.742.TIXS (8497). Limit four per person.
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11th Annual Summer Opera: Acis & Galatea | DCA Theater – Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs.
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