Opera in the Neighborhoods returns for both school and public performances in the 2025/26 Season with Katie: The Strongest of the Strong. This powerful opera for young audiences is inspired by the true story of Katie Sandwina, a circus strongwoman who – beyond earning the title “the strongest woman in the world," and being a wife and mother – also helped to lead the women’s suffrage movement in the early 1900s. With an all-female cast, Katie: The Strongest of the Strong is a wonderful way to introduce young people to opera and the important history of women’s rights.

Dr. Charlene Lotz

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2 - 3 May, 2026

Katie: The Strongest of the Strong · Lyric Opera of Chicago

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Katie: The Strongest of the Strong by Chiao

Lyric Opera of Chicago

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