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An intimate evening of cocktails, dinner, and music at the Arts Club of Chicago, offering tantalizing highlights of our 2026 performances with stars of the season and members of the Haymarket Opera Orchestra.

The Early Opera Cabaret

The Arts Club of Chicago

In an emotionally charged tale of courage in the face of tyranny, internationally acclaimed tenor David Portillo portrays the brave and tragic Turkish Emperor Bajazet, imprisoned by the Tartar Emperor Tamerlano sung by “exquisite” (Opera News) countertenor Ryan Belongie. Following her triumphant 2023 Haymarket debut in La Giuditta, luminescent soprano Emily Birsan sings the role of Asteria, Bajazet’s daughter, desired as wife by both Tamerlano and his Greek ally Andronico, sung by rising star mezzo-soprano Kathleen Felty. Mezzo Emily Fons makes her much-anticipated return to Haymarket as the Princess Irene, Tamerlano’s jilted bride-to-be. Bass-baritone David Govertsen brings his “thrilling bass” (Chicago Stage Style) to the role of Leone, confidant of Andronico.

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Tamerlano

DePaul University Welcome Center

It's closing weekend, and Carlos Kalmar conducts the barn-storming Night on Bald Mountain by Mussorgsky and the fiery Symphonic Dances by Rachmaninov. Also, the Grant Park Chorus performs a delicious rarity by Mendelssohn, The First Walpurgis Night.

Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

Millennium Park

Saul’s insane jealousy tests the loving bond between David and Jonathan, ending on the battlefield with suicide and heartbreak. Haymarket returns to French Baroque opulence with the Chicago premiere of Charpentier’s tragic David et Jonathas.

David et Jonathas

Holtschneider Performance Center

Orpheus dares to rescue his beloved Eurydice from the underworld, only to lose her forever with a fateful glance. More than 400 years after its premiere, Haymarket Opera Company and The Newberry Consort join forces to present Monteverdi’s timeless operatic masterpiece, L’Orfeo.

Bass-baritone

David Govertsen

Events

Upcoming events

Jun 21, 2026

David et Jonathas · Haymarket Opera Company

24 - 27 Sep, 2026

L’Orfeo · Haymarket Opera Company

Past events

Apr 30, 2026

The Early Opera Cabaret · Haymarket Opera Company

19 - 22 Sep, 2024

Tamerlano · Haymarket Opera Company

Future and recently performed repertoire

Singer in L'Orfeo by Monteverdi

Haymarket Opera Company

Saül in David et Jonathas by Charpentier

Haymarket Opera Company

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