Chicago Opera Theater (COT) is kicking off its 50th-anniversary season with David T. Little's Grammy-nominated Soldier Songsdescribed as "a haunting, heavy-metal infused theatrical cantata about the psychological impact of war."
The one-man showtaking place one night only, on Thursday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. at the Epiphany Center for the Arts, 201 S. Ashland Ave.will feature acclaimed baritone David Adam Moore as Nameless Soldier. (Moore joins the production one week before the performance, filling in for previously announced baritone Nathan Gunn, who has withdrawn due to a family emergency.)
Audience members can enhance the experience with a VIP ticket that includes access to premium reserved cabaret table seating during the performance, and an exclusive post-show reception with Gunn and Little. Proceeds from the sale of VIP tickets directly support COT's mission to develop and present new opera.
Chicago Opera Theater Elizabeth Morse and Genius Music Director Lidiya Yankovskaya is conducting this event. Tickets are available at chicagooperatheater.org.
Andrew Davis