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Harris Theater: Beyond the Aria 18/19 Season

Michael Fabiano. Photo by Jiyang Chen.

Four Richard Tucker Award winners featured in this season's Beyond the Aria!

Subscriptions and single tickets for the fifth season of Beyond the Aria are on sale now! Produced by the Harris Theater, in association with Lyric Opera of Chicago, this unparalleled series brings opera luminaries to the Pritzker Pavilion stage in intimate, cabaret-style performances with repertoire hand-picked by the artists and spectacular evening views of Millennium Park.

The 2018-19 lineup boasts four Richard Tucker Award winners – Patricia Racette ('98), Michael Fabiano ('14), Jamie Barton ('15), and Tamara Wilson ('16) – along with other featured artists of Lyric Opera's blockbuster productions of Idomeneo, La bohème, and Ariodante. The marquee singers share the stage with ensemble members of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center – the next generation of leading talent – in an unscripted evening of arias, ensembles, and surprises curated and accompanied by pianist Craig Terry.

Learn more about this series below and reserve your tickets today – space is very limited!


Beyond the Aria; Craig Terry, Artistic Director
Soprano Erin Wall

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | 7:30PM

Two of the Ryan Opera Center’s most successful alumni, soprano Erin Wall and tenor David Portillo, star in Lyric’s Idomeneo and open the fifth season of Beyond the Aria with current ROC ensemble member bass-baritone Alan HiggsBuy Tickets

Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton

Wednesday, November 28, 2018 | 7:30PM
 
The stars of Lyric’s blockbuster cast for Il Trovatore, soprano Tamara Wilson and mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, will be joined by Ryan Opera Center ensemble member tenor Josh Lovell for one of the most thrilling evenings of arias, songs, and surprises. Buy Tickets

Soprano Danielle de Niese

Monday, January 14, 2019 | 7:30PM

Two of opera’s most in-demand stars, soprano Danielle de Niese and tenor Michael Fabiano, Musetta and Rodolfo in Lyric’s La bohème, take the Pritzker stage with ROC ensemble member contralto Lauren Decker for an unscripted evening of arias and songs. Buy Tickets

Bass-baritone Kyle Ketelson

Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | 7:30PM

Sterling lyric soprano and Beyond the Aria audience favorite Heidi Stober and her co-star in the Lyric premiere of Handel’s Ariodante, bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen, are joined by ROC ensemble member soprano Whitney MorrisonBuy Tickets

Soprano Patricia Racette

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | 7:30PM

Soprano Patricia Racette, “the most fearless woman in opera,” (LA Times) brings the season to a rousing finale. The star of the world’s major opera houses—and frequent recital collaborator of Beyond the Aria artistic director Craig Terry—is joined by Ryan Opera Center soprano Ann Toomey and tenor Mario RojasBuy Tickets 


To purchase table seating on the Pritzker Pavilion stage, please call 312.334.2482 or email support@harristheaterchicago.org.

Visit the Harris Theater website for more information or call 312.334.7777 during Box Office hours, Monday–Friday, 12–5 p.m.




Kenneth R. Norgan
Series Presenting Sponsor

Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Series Foundation Sponsor

Phil Lumpkin
Ensemble Member Sponsor


Opening Night Sponsor

Helen Hall Melchior
January 14 Evening Sponsor


Presenting Catering Sponsor

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