OperaFestivalChicago

Sunset at #Dulles Washington DC, sunrise in #Zurich and straight into auditions online in #Chicago @opera_chicago. Lucky to call both these extraordinary places home but after a day of parking I know where I’m most at home driving 😂…

Coming up this week @WFMTclassical #IlCorsaro from #OFC2022 festival season! Catch the performance on October 15 here… wfmt.com/programs/opera…

First opera in I-don't-even-know-how-long. Il Corsaro with @opera_chicago (ft. my buddy Phil on the cello!) So great to be back

An eclectic month of performances culminates with the Broadway-bound "The Devil Wears Prada" Featuring performances at @Chi_MagicLounge, Haven, @opera_chicago, @TheDenTheatre and @broadwaychicago. #NewcityStage newcitystage.com/2022/06/24/sta…

Director of #Opera @ellamarchment is currently directing Rossini’s ‘L’Inganno Felice’ at Opera Festival of Chicago with performances on July 8 and 10! She also serves as the artistic director at Opera Festival of Chicago. su.edu/blog/2022/06/0…

4 days of rehearsal in Chicago done! @opera_chicago!!!

Day 2 @opera_chicago

Rehearsal day 1 @opera_chicago

#Rossini L’Inganno Felice was the final opera I directed pre Covid @wexfordopera. Can’t believe I’m off to revive it on another continent 3 years later…😱😱😱

This has been a literal godsend for us and the team…

@opera_chicago New role, new operas: I chat to Ella Marchment about her new role as Director of Opera at Shenandoah Conservatory, directing Mark Adamo's Little Women for Opera Holland Park and more. My interview: planethugill.com/2022/04/from-s…

I love audition day. Can't wait to announce the 2022 @opera_chicago Festival in March!!

7. Launched the inaugural @opera_chicago with amazing colleagues!

Happy Christmas from us to you! Thank you for joining us in 2021 and we cannot wait to share out plans for 2022 @masseyrm @EllaMarchment @timcorpus @eandrizzi #FrancoPponi

Back on #zoom from #Zurich. My face from @opera_chicago last summer says it all 😂

That's a wrap. Three @opera_chicago productions in 13 days! Thank you to all our donors and patrons who made our inaugural festival possible. Bravi to an amazing cast and crew. Looking forward to season 2. @eandrizzi @1Pomponi @EllaMarchment @timcorpus operafestivalchicago.org

Come è difficile esser felici! What a learning experience to cover Giorgetta in Il Tabarro for @opera_chicago inaugural season. Seeing @1Pomponi @eandrizzi (and the non twitter ppl cast) in their element and working alongside them was an absolute pleasure. In bocca al lupo!

It’s the final night of our inaugural season tonight! Congratulations and thanks to all of those who helped make this dream a reality @timcorpus @eandrizzi @EllaMarchment @1Pomponi

After 12 months of working from Zurich and Berlin online (apart from 5 weeks in Chicago) I can finally say I’m nearly free of this desk... Is this really real? Are we actually going back to work?

The inaugural season of @opera_chicago is currently in full swing—the festival prides itself on presenting world-class productions of Italian classics that are rarely performed in the United States! Learn more at their website. buff.ly/2V1lnr8