Theatre & Performing Arts
Opera Festival of Chicago Opens the 2026 Season with Festival Artist Concert, “Very Verismo!,” June 13 June 13, 2026
The Opera Festival of Chicago announces Very Verismo!, a recital concert featuring works by leading Verismo composersat the Jarvis Opera Hall, Holtschneider Performance Center at DePaul University School of Music, 800 W. Belden Ave.
Celebrating the Opera Festival of Chicago’s sixth season’s theme, Bohemian Tragedy, Chicago’s leading artists gather for a recital concert featuring works by leading Verismo composers, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Boito, Cilea, Ponchielli and others highlighting the earthy reality of Italian opera at the onset of the 20th century.
The Very Verismo! performanceis Saturday, June 13 at 7:30 p.m.at Jarvis Opera Hall, 800 W. Belden Avenue. Single tickets are $150 with subscriptions available at OperaFestivalChicago.org.
