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  • Marriage of Figaro – Opera

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    Lydia Stux

    Jul 30, 2026 – Jul 31, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – One of opera’s most beloved comedies. faced a serious challenge: convincing Emperor Joseph II to approve a work that questioned inherited privilege, social hierarchy, and rights of the ruling class. We’ve brought Mozart, his librettist Da Ponte, the playwright Beaumarchais and…

  • Lecture of Marriage of Figaro

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    Lydia Stux

    Jul 20, 2026 @ 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm – The Lecture is Bellissima’s sneak peak of our newly adapted Marriage of Figaro, the masterpiece that almost wasn’t FREE EVENT Nineteenth Century Charitable Association178 Forest Ave, Oak Park

  • Elisabeth Howard’s MasterClass

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    Katie Rub

    Apr 25, 2026 @ 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm – This class is now booked for singers, but there is room for auditors to watch or you can join the wait list! This workshop is a special 3-in-1 masterclass! You will get your choice: Do you want to work on Stage Presence, Vocal Technique or…

  • Under 30 Showcase

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    Katie Rub

    Mar 29, 2026 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 2026 at 4 PM (rescheduled from January) PianoForte Chicago, 1335 S. Michigan Ave, ChicagoOn-site reception to follow. Showcasing 8 of Chicago’s rising young performers from Classical to Cabaret. Our singers have been coached by Carl Ratner, Christine Steyer and Claudia Hommel to…

  • International Women’s Day 2026

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    Katie Rub

    Mar 8, 2026 @ 7:00 pm – Bellissima’s IWD 2026 tribute with an award-winning female roster showcasing women in the arts. Centerstage are singers Dominique Frigo, Marissa Howard, Jennifer Kosharsky, Christine Steyer and Lauren Sutherland, joined by violinist Becky Coffman, and pianists Alyssa Arrigo and Jennifer McCabe. The concert features music of Ritika Bhattacharjee, Ashley Eyre, Pauline Viardot Garcia, Liza Lehmann, Dodie Morris, set to words of rachel e. morris, Christine Steyer, Sara Teasdale and others. Set to a backdrop of images by…

  • Popera Pairings – a River Forest garden concert

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    Claudia

    Aug 24, 2025 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm – In this friend-raiser we challenge ourselves to bridge the gap from classical to contemporary, and match up themes that have touched our lives. We’ll have songs from Puccini to Porter, Gounod to Gershwin, Mozart to the Music Man.  With Susan Dennis, Sheri Flanders, Kenneth Fobs,…

  • Midsummer Dream Fairies & Fables

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    Claudia

    Jul 17, 2025 – Jul 18, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm – Join our cast of 34 Fairies and Elves, Queens and Sorcerers for the Chicago premiere of Pauline Viardot Garcia’s Le dernier sorcier (The Last Sorcerer) and Other Magical WorksCo-produced by Working In Concert and Chamber Opera Chicago Carl Ratner & Christine Steyer, directorsPaul Geiger…

  • Classical From Chicago to Paris with Love

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    Claudia

    Apr 11, 2025 @ 8:00 pm – 10:00 pm – Carl Ratner and Christine Steyer join pianist Dana Brown for a classical date “From Chicago to Paris with Love” at Davenport’s Cabaret

  • International Women’s Day 2025

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    Katie Rub

    Mar 8, 2025 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Come Celebrate Women in the Arts! Join us for our fourth annual International Women’s Day concert extravaganza on Saturday, March 8 at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. Doors open at 7 pm. Stay for the afterglow reception with the artists. Bellissima’s IWD 2025 Concert features an…

  • Spoon River House Festival

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    Claudia

    Sep 13, 2024 – Sep 22, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame and Working In Concert invite you to the Hyde Park house where Edgar Lee Masters wrote the classic Spoon River Anthology. Three different shows take place in a 2-weekend festival celebrating this iconic work from…

  • A musical tribute to Carol Weston

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    Claudia

    Aug 4, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – The Old Town School of Folk Music and Working In Concert invite her legion of friends, colleagues and fans to honor the late Carol Weston on Sunday, August 4, 2024, 3pm to 6pm at the Szold Hall of Old Town School. RSVP’s are appreciated, but…

  • An operatic double-header

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    Claudia

    Jul 20, 2024 – Jul 21, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Save the date for “Speed Dating” and get ringside seats for “Outside the Ring” as Bellissima Opera brings us a double bill of the often poignant, sometimes outrageous, and always spectacular sports of dating and boxing. Speed Dating Tonight!, libretto and music…