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International Women's Day Concert 2023

International Women’s Day

Premiering a vocal quartet
“Will They Remember Life Was Beautiful?”
— holding space for young lives lost to gun violence.
by Elizabeth Doyle and Mary Grace Bertulfo.

Featuring sopranos Sarah Kropski, Susan Nelson, Christine Steyer, mezzo-soprano Anna Tonna

Open to be licensed by professional and university companies

Open to be licensed by professional and university companies

On Call: COVID-19 World Premiere Cast for On Call wins 3rd in The American Prize Opera Competition. Virtual performance streams free here

Western Michigan University performance of On Call: Covid-19 wins 1st Place in the National Opera Association Opera Production competition.

November 5–6, students at CCPA perform the live version of On Call: Covid-19

Future Perfect opera poster

Future Perfect

Check out our modern fairytale opera co-created with 1300 youths that premiered June, 2022.

International Women’s Day Concert Extravaganza—A Tribute to Women in the Arts by Women in the Arts

Read about our Inaugural International Women’s Day Concert in 2022.

On Call: Covid-19 Opera

Watch a free viewing of our multi award-winning opera honoring global healthcare workers.

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In the Classroom

Bring Bellissima Opera Outreach into your classroom.

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Outside the Ring Opera

Learn about the Joe Louis and Max Schmeling boxing rivalry and ultimate friendship.

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Reconciliation Opera

Learn about the power of restorative justice in today’s world.

Unmasking our 2023 season at the Oak Park home of Mila Tellez and Nile Wendorf

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Christine Steyer: 773-531-7927, President of Working In Concert, Bellissima Opera Artistic Director, christine@workinginconcert.org
Claudia Hommel: 773-509-9360, Executive Director of Working In Concert, Cabaret Connexion Artistic Director, claudia@workinginconcert.org

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