BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Chicago X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VEVENT UID:241@workinginconcert.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250717T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250718T220000 DTSTAMP:20250630T201448Z URL:https://workinginconcert.org/events/summerdream/ SUMMARY:Midsummer Dream Fairies &\; Fables DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin our cast of 34 Fairies and Elves\, Queen s 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\n\n\n\nCa rl Ratner &\; Christine Steyer\, directorsPaul Geiger &\; Claudia Ho mmel\, narratorsNina Brewer-Davis\, choreographerPaul Lindblad\, conductor Peter Stigdon\, pianist\n\n\n\n\nPerformances at the 19th Century Club\, 1 78 Forest Ave\, Oak Park\n\n\n\nLow-cost parking lot next to venue\n\n\n\n Venue is mobility accessible\n\n\n\nAppropriate for ages 7+\n\n\n\nIn Engl ish and French with English supertitles\n\n\n\nLast year’s summer produc tion was sold out\n\n\n\nAdvanced ticket purchase is advised\n\n\n\nTicket s: $10-$60\n\n\n\n\nThe evening features the \;The Last Sorcerer \ ;by rediscovered Romantic French composer Pauline Viardot Garcia (libretto by Ivan Turgenev) which tells of a once-powerful sorcerer bested by cleve r forest fairies and elves. When his daughter falls for a visiting suitor\ , he resists—until the suitor’s true identity is revealed. The music i s ethereal\, moving\, comic\, and always melodic. Highlights from Benjamin Britten’s \;A Midsummer Night’s Dream \;and other magical wor ks will complete the evening.\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://workinginconcert.org/wp-content/uploads/ 2025/06/Bellissima-Opera-2025-Graphic-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Bellissima Opera,Working In Concert concerts LOCATION:19th Century Club Grand Ballroom\, 178 Forest Ave\, Oak Park\, IL\ , 60301\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=178 Forest Ave\, Oak Park\, IL\, 60301\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=19th Century Club G rand Ballroom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR