Spotlight: 'The Impresario' & 'Bastien and Bastienne'
Opening Friday, August 14th, Chicago City Opera's The Impresario & Bastien and Bastienne is an impressively creative, comedic delight. The artistic collaboration between director Alannah Spencer and conductor Alexis Enyart yields a new translation and interpretation of these pieces, crafting an overarching narrative tying them together. The story is easy to follow, the characters are gregarious and engaging, and you'll catch yourself laughing out loud. Hats off to the creative team and cast for this one - an absolutely delightful performance.
A quick note - Friday's opening performance is almost sold out, so secure your seats in advance as best you can. And don't worry about the weather - the team is ready to move indoors if needs be.
You'll like this if:
- You love a good ensemble cast
- You're a fan of a little operatic "inside baseball"
- You enjoyed The Play That Goes Wrong
- You think subtlety is for cowards
The Impresario and Bastien and Bastienne
Chicago City Opera
August 14, 15 – 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Rosehill Cemetery Mausoleum (Outdoor)
5800 N Ravenswood Ave, Chicago, IL 60660
August 16 - 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Fulton Street Collective (Indoor)
6273, 1821 W Hubbard St Unit 307, Chicago, IL 60622
Chicago City Opera (CCO) presents an evening of two one-act Mozart operas, The Impresario and Bastien and Bastienne, combined into an overarching farce channeling the theatrical meta-comedies like Noises Off and The Play That Goes Wrong. When baritone-turned-director Oscar Buff decides to start his own opera company to put on a production of Mozart’s Bastien and Bastienne (starring himself, of course), he runs into one small problem: 900 sopranos have applied to audition, but not a single tenor! After the sopranos vie for supremacy and an unwitting tenor is secured, the troupe is set, but during opening night of the production, things mysteriously begin to go very, very wrong. In case of inclement weather, the outdoor performances will move inside the May Chapel at Rosehill Cemetery. The show is presented in English and runs 75 minutes with no intermission. General admission tickets are $30, with preferred seating for $40 and select VIP tickets for $100.
