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Bellissima Opera

  • Two Concerts with Christine Steyer

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    Christine Steyer

    Oct 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm – Working In Concert President Christine Steyer will be offering two concerts this month. Steyer will be joined by Michael Finlay on piano and cellist Brian Hoffman in a unique program of seldom performed works. Click the link below to get tickets. October 27 in Schaumburg

  • Cabaret Connexion 2023 conference and festival in Paris

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    Claudia

    Aug 28, 2023 – Sep 4, 2023 @ All Day – TRAVEL with us to FRANCE in 2023 The fifth Chicago Paris Cabaret Connexion exchange takes place in Paris from August 28 to September 4, 2023. Our mission is to “advance together the art of cabaret”. The itinerary includes 20 hours of workshops and master…

  • Birds, Bees, And Other Beasts

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    Lydia Stux

    Jul 30, 2023 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Join us for our second summer friendraiser at a private garden in Albany Park. Swingin’ Sisters leads the pack with singers from SongShop and the Cabaret Connexion travelers including David Hoffman, the Swingin’ Sisters (Barbara, Carolyn and Tirzah), René Lara, Christian Halvorsen, Ruth Fuerst, Staci Kelley,…

  • Blooming Opera and Cabaret

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    Lydia Stux

    Jul 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – ‘Opera Comes to the Cabaret’ al fresco fest and feast Fest: Music Direction by Carl Ratner, Howie Pfiefer, and Dana Brown featuring Susan Arjmand, Jessie Bolger, Susan Lewis Friedman, Dominique Frigo, Rose Guccione, Sean Harris, Claudia Hommel, Elisabeth Howard, Rosalind Hurwitz, Carl Ratner, Katie Rub,…

  • International Women’s Day 2023 Concert

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    Claudia

    Mar 5, 2023 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm – This all-female concert celebrates the contributions of women in the arts in song! Premiering a new vocal quartet: “Will They Remember Life Was Beautiful?”

  • Healthy Singing––Our New Year’s Resolution for Vocal Health

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    Claudia

    Jan 15, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm – Christine Steyer offers a special session on Healthy Singing––A New Year’s Resolution for Vocal Health Register Today! Join award-winning soprano and voice teacher Christine Steyer for a fun-filled session on maintaining a healthy singing voice. We will explore body parts involved in producing a powerful and…

  • On Call: COVID-19 at OperaFestXV

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    Claudia

    Nov 5, 2022 – Nov 6, 2022 @ 2:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Our award-winning opera is live for the first time! Come see the Roosevelt University Chicago College of Performing Arts production up close and personal at OperaFest XV. On Call: COVID-19, a one-hour opera honoring the healthcare workers who braved harrowing days of…

  • Un ballo in maschera —a Bellissima friendraiser

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    Claudia

    Oct 22, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm – Just in time for Halloween and World Opera Day, be inspired by masked balls of yore. Spend an exclusive evening with Bellissima Opera Artistic Director Christine Steyer, pianist Peter Storms, and 38 of your best new friends. Come unmask our 2023 season and upcoming commissioned…

  • World Premiere of Future Perfect – A Modern Tale of Curiosity

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    Dave DeGooyer

    Jun 23, 2022 – Jun 26, 2022 @ 12:00 am – TICKETS AND DETAILS at workinginconcert.org/futureperfect

  • Garden Party Friendraiser for Future Perfect

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    Claudia

    May 28, 2022 @ 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Support the Future Perfect Opera premiere through this delicious musical event on Saturday, May 28.

  • International Women’s Day Concert Extravaganza

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    Claudia

    Mar 8, 2022 @ 7:00 pm – 8:45 pm – — A Tribute to Women in the Arts by Women in the Arts Tickets NOW! Award-winning female singers are centerstage for our 2022 International Women’s Day (IWD) concert celebrating this year’s IWD theme, “Break the Bias.” The concert is presented by Good Shepherd Lutheran Church…

  • Women Hold Up Half The Sky

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    Dave DeGooyer

    Jan 16, 2022 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Christine Steyer and Peter Storms: Women Hold Up Half The Sky, Oak Park Church of Beethoven, Oak Park, presents Women Hold Up Half the Sky, a recital with soprano Christine Steyer, with collaborative pianist Peter Storms. Sunday, January 16th – 3:00pm Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 611…