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2024

SPEED DATING TONIGHT! Music and Words by Michael Ching, based on a concept by Dean Anthony

Directed by Carl Ratner Conductor Brian Burkhardt Pianist Peter Stigdon

Ten hopefuls try their luck at a speed dating event. Sparks will fly and fizzle as our daters have encounters ranging from the comedic to the heartwarming. Watch the full opera here:

Cast in order of appearance:

Gwenna Kelley: Busgirl
Dorian McCall:  Bartender
Jules Furgal: Waitress
Olga Saad Karam: Dating Coordinator, Cat Lady Dater
Nicole Hoke: Cell Phone Dater
Russell Hoke: Cell Phone Dater
Maia Surace: Talkative Woman, Ex Duet Dater

Garrett Johannsen: Fragile Man Dater
Elizabeth Fisher: Fragile Woman Dater, Trio
Bill McMurray: Car Man, Ex Duet Dater
Ryan De Ryke: OMG Happy Birthday Dater
Christine Steyer: Dancer, UFO Watcher Dater, Trio
Carl Ratner: Bar Regular
Emily Mwila: Adjust to the Times Dater, Trio
Peter Stigdon: Crush Apples Dater

2024 

OUTSIDE THE RING by David Shenton & Christine Steyer Bellissima Opera 2024

Click here to read about this performance https://bellissimaopera.com/outside-the-ring/

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2025 Events

2024 Events

2023 Events

Live Music with Christine Steyer, noon-2pm, Saturday, October 28. Fundraiser at Happy Apple.
International Women's Day Concert, 2023.
Opera in the Classroom, March, 2023. The Catalyst School, Chicago.
Opera in the Classroom, January, 2023. Holy Trinity High School, Chicago.

2022 Events

Future Perfect, a modern tale of curiosity, from Bellissima Opera's Tales of Transcendence.
International Women's Day Concert, 2022.
"Un ballo in maschera," our Fall, 2022, friendraiser.

2021 Events

On Call: Covid-19, an award-winning opera, from Bellissima Opera's Tales of Transcendence. "Compelling." "Theater of the Moment."