Singer

Shostakovich’s absurdist masterpiece makes its long anticipated Chicago debut in a new production by legendary director Francesca Zambello. Kovalyov wakes up one morning to discover his nose has not only taken on a life of its own, but is a high-ranking government official. Kovalyov chases his nose around the streets of St. Petersburg in a hilarious series of events, encountering many quirky characters along the way. With an electrifying avant-garde score by legendary Russian composer Dmitiri Shostakovich, it is sure to appeal to your scents of humor.

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The Nose

Harris Theater

Rome, 1800. As political storms gather, the opera singer Floria Tosca risks everything to save her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, from sinister police chief Baron Scarpia.

Based on a French play that scandalized critics and was a smash hit with audiences, Puccini’s 1900 opera is theatrically sensational, musically thrilling, and justifiably renowned. Don’t miss this tour de force of soaring music and headlong drama.

Tosca

Overture Center for the Arts

No man can resist the fiery seductress, Carmen, who knows what she wants and knows how to get it. To live free and to die free is her credo. But be careful what you wish for when fate deals its final hand. Don José, obsessed with and possessed by Carmen, sacrifices everything to follow her into a life of crime, only to have her leave him for the dashing bullfighter, Escamillo. But in a realm where desire and hot-blooded passion reign supreme, blind love can turn to blind rage and love triangles can be deadly! One of the most popular operas of all time, Bizet’s flamenco-infused music overflows with famous melodies including the ‘Habanera’ and Toreador Song. With its themes of lust, violence and toxic masculinity, Carmen burns just as searingly as it did 150 years ago.

Alex Soare

Bass-baritone

Events

8 - 9 Dec, 2023

The Nose · Chicago Opera Theater

3 - 5 Nov, 2023

Tosca · Madison Opera

5 - 7 May, 2023

Carmen · Anchorage Opera

Future and recently performed repertoire

Escamillo in Carmen by Bizet

Anchorage Opera

6th Policeman in The Nose by Shostakovich

Chicago Opera Theater

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