Katie: The Strongest of the Strong

Name: Katie: The Strongest of the Strong
Start: 2026-05-03T15:00:00
Location: Merit School of Music

Lyric Opera of Chicago

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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...

Program

Faye Chiao - Katie: The Strongest of the Strong

Composer

Participants

Miya Higashiyama

Bernice Barbelle

Uma Singh

Beryl Barbelle

Hillary Watkins

Bebe Barbelle

Katy Lindhart

Marina

Dr. Charlene Lotz

Conductor

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2 dates (2 May - 3 May)

May

Sat

2:00 pm

Kennedy-King College

Chicago, IL, United States

Tickets available

May

Sun

3:00 pm

Merit School of Music

Chicago, IL, United States

Tickets available

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