THE EVENT:
The legendary Frederica von Stade makes her first appearance with Chicago Opera Theater in this opera written especially for her by Jake Heggie, of Dead Man Walking fame.
THE SHOCK:
A glamorous stage actress reveals a shocking secret of their family’s past to her two adult children facing dark challenges of their own. Based on a short play by Terrence McNally with a libretto by Gene Scheer.
THE SCORE:
Jake Heggie’s intimate score features just 11 musicians, and will be performed with Heggie himself at the piano. “Jake Heggie has a true gift for soaring and meaningful melody, a great ear for orchestral effects, a talent for picking good source material, and a knack for crafting affecting melodrama (in the best sense of that word) that can move an audience to tears.” —Opera Today (Sung in Englsh with English supertitles).   
 
 
Half-price subscriptions and tickets are available to youth (under 18) and full-time college students in sections B, C & D. 
Other performance dates are: May 8, 14, 16, 2010.
 
Call the Box Office at 312.704.8414 for tickets and more information.
Tickets: $30-$120
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