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Breaking Barriers Festival: Women Composers in Film at Ravinia Festival
Dates: 7/24/2026 - 7/25/2026
📍 Theatre: Ravinia Festival
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Now in its fifth year, the Breaking Barriers Festival is co-curated by Marin Alsop and Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning composer Laura Karpman, focusing on women composers in film. The program features music by Shirley Walker, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Rachel Portman, and Chanda Dancy, alongside Karpman's new work Unsung. Taki Alsop Conducting Fellow Chi-Yuan Lin guest conducts, making her CSO and Ravinia debuts, with Star Wars themes by John Williams and Natalie Holt. A panel discussion precedes the July 24 performance, and an extended live demonstration precedes the July 25 concert.
Cast and Creative Team for Breaking Barriers Festival: Women Composers in Film at Ravinia Festival
Cast
Lizzo
Ensemble
Konstanze
Miles Mykkanen
Belmonte
Sarah Dufresne
Blonde
Brenton Ryan
Pedrillo
Osmin
Pasha and narrator
María Dueñas
Ensemble
Kymberli Joye
Ensemble
Zebulon Ellis
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Noah J. Ricketts
Ensemble
Daniel Lozakovich
Ensemble
Stella Chen
Ensemble
Sheléa
Ensemble
Darrel Walls
Ensemble
Kéren Tayar
Ensemble
Will Post
Ensemble
Andrew Lipke
Ensemble
Earl Lee
Ensemble
Creative Team
Conductor
Carlos Simon
Composer
Conductor
Klaus Mäkelä
Conductor
Conductor
Chi-Yuan Lin
Guest Conductor
Co-Curator
Jules Buckley
Conductor
Steve Hackman
Conductor and Creator
Harry Silverstein
Stage Director
Adrienne Bader
Stage Manager
Melina Matsoukas
Visual Artist
Marc Bamuthi Joseph
Librettist and Spoken Word Artist
Earl Lee
Conductor
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