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Transgressive Theatre-Opera, one of Chicago's premiere storefront opera companies, presents a Double Bill of Sullivan's Masque at Kenilworth and Gilbert & Sullivan's Trial by Jury, on September 21 and 22, 2018, 8:00 pm, in the auditorium space at the historic Ebenezer Lutheran Church, located at 1650 W. Foster Avenue on Chicago's northside.

Transgressive Theatre-Opera announces its fifth season, bringing Chicago a staged version of a little-heard Sullivan cantata, an updated gender-rollercoaster of a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta, a Count Ory transported to a new locale and time, and a concert of arias and ensembles revolving around letters of love and legal documents, the second half of which is Le Nozze di Figaro's Act II in its entirety, in the original Italian.

Sera este sabado 7 de julio a partir de las 21.30h, integrada dentro de la Semana de la Ópera

Perhaps it is coincidental that the collaboration between Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman has grown in popularity since its 1990 Off-Broadway debut as the rise of mass shootings in America has increased its grip on the American psyche.  Whether one has anything to do with the other matters little. It cannot be ignored that the nation has a preoccupation with violence and the ideal of the "American Dream."

Piano virtuoso Billy Childs and his quartet are coming to the Holland Performing Arts Center Friday, January 26, 2018 at 8:00 PM. Childs is presented as part of Omaha Performing Arts' 1200 Club series sponsored by C & A Industries and Mutual of Omaha. Even Hotels is a hospitality sponsor.

William Peace Theatre delves into the dark imagination of one of America's foremost authors in An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe, October 26 - 29 in the parlor of William Peace University's Main Building. This anthology work explores six of Poe's short stories, a collection of terrifying and mysterious tales dealing with madness, murder, and mayhem.

The Whispers will bring their timeless hits to Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel's Event Center on Saturday, Oct. 28.

William Peace Theatre delves into the dark imagination of one of America's foremost authors in An Evening with Edgar Allan Poe, October 26 - 29 in the parlor of William Peace University's Main Building. This anthology work explores six of Poe's short stories, a collection of terrifying and mysterious tales dealing with madness, murder, and mayhem.

The nonprofit AT&T Performing Arts Center and MEG Presents announced today that tickets for 70s Soul Jam featuring The Whispers, Delfonics and Chi-Lites will go on sale Friday, September 22 at 10 a.m. Three of R&B music's most beloved and consistently popular vocal groups, The Whispers, Delfonics and Chi-Lites, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, November 25, 2017 at the Majestic Theatre in downtown Dallas.

On July 21, 2017, Santa Fe Opera presented Ron Daniels' production of Gaetano Donizetti's bel canto work, LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR. Beginning with a storm and several huge rainbows, the open sides of Santa Fe Opera's Crosby Theatre allowed the audience to watch the sun set as the orchestra played the opera's overture. Based on Sir Walter Scott's novel, THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR, the opera tells the story of a young woman who loses her reason when forced to marry a man she does not love.

Brenda Rae, a fast rising opera star in Europe, is now spreading her wings across the United States. She has a sound reminiscent of molten silver, a wide range, and a great deal of flexibility. At Santa Fe this summer she will sing Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor, a romantic, bel canto opera about a real Scotswoman who lost her reason when forced to marry a man she did not love.

Perry T's latest New York Roundup includes six Broadway shows; NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET, HAMILTON, A BRONX TALE, IN TRANSIT, PARAMOUR, and ON YOUR FEET! plus three off-Broadway shows; PRUDENCIA HART, SPAMILTON, and CAGNEY

William Peace Theatre stages Michael Frayn's wild 1982 comedy, Noises Off.  This fast-paced farce takes audiences on and off stage through the tribulations and trysts of an increasingly beleaguered cast attempting to put on a play.  The production runs February 16-18 and 24-26, 2017 in Leggett Theatre.

In a musical tribute to the United Kingdom's northern most country, former assistant conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Danzmayr, makes his Pacific Symphony debut leading three different musical perspectives evoking the wild, romantic landscapes of Scotland.

In a musical tribute to the United Kingdom's northern most country, former assistant conductor of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, David Danzmayr, makes his Pacific Symphony debut leading three different musical perspectives evoking the wild, romantic landscapes of Scotland.

William Peace Theatre stages Michael Frayn's wild 1982 comedy, Noises Off.  This fast-paced farce takes audiences on and off stage through the tribulations and trysts of an increasingly beleaguered cast attempting to put on a play.  The production runs February 16-18 and 24-26, 2017 in Leggett Theatre.

The Israeli Opera will present 'Lucia di Lammermoor' by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, conducted by Daniele Callegari, directed by Emilio Sagi and performed by international and Israeli soloists, The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion and The Israeli Opera Chorus conducted by Ethan Schmeisser who will also alternate as the opera's conductor.

The Israeli Opera will present 'Lucia di Lammermoor' by the Italian composer Gaetano Donizetti, conducted by Daniele Callegari, directed by Emilio Sagi and performed by international and Israeli soloists, The Opera Orchestra - The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion and The Israeli Opera Chorus conducted by Ethan Schmeisser who will also alternate as the opera's conductor.  Check out a behind-the-scenes look below!