“a vocal powerhouse”

Ola Rafalo, a burgeoning Verdian Mezzosoprano of our time, has illuminated stages internationally over the past 10 years. She set the stage aflame as the title role of Carmen in numerous productions, and wowed the critics with her vocal mastery in all of the Verdi mezzo repertoire. Rafalo has consistently distinguished herself inside the opera house, as well as through the excellence of her students, cultivating the next generation of artists.

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November

Lyric Opera Chicago, chorus

A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness

Billy Corgan achieved stratospheric fame as the founder, frontman, and creative force behind the legendary Smashing Pumpkins. A Grammy winner whose powerful songwriting, commanding vocals, and inventive melodies were the foundation for the massive, decade-defining double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Corgan now teams up with Lyric Opera of Chicago, his hometown company, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this groundbreaking album with his signature boundary-pushing, innovation, and imagination. The result is A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness, a new commission inspired by one of the greatest alternative albums of all time.

Haendel’s epic Oratorio celebrating the King James Bible, performed every year to celebrate Christmas. Experience the wonderful soloists, the chorus and orchestra for this enchanting Christmas tradition that will heal your heart.

Soloist, Handel Messiah

Iliana Oratorio Society

December 7

A Chicagoland tradition! Eat, drink , and be merry, along with some of the country’s best opera singers performing for you close quarters! Holiday delights all around!

Holiday Opera Concerts

Chicago, Del Rio Restaurant

December 9, 15, 19

December 21

Lakeside Artists Guild Christmas Concert, Indiana

Tidings of Comfort and Joy! Songs, strings and sentiment all wrapped in a delightful musical package. Come celebrate Christmas with us as we play in historic Faith Church!

Ulrica/Un Ballo in Maschera

Winter Opera St.Louis

January 23, 25

Un ballo in maschera by Giuseppe Verdi

Reviews:

"Ola Rafalo is sensational in her introduction as the seer Ulrica, using her polished mezzosoprano to soaring effect!" -Ladue News, St.Louis

"Rafalo's Ulrica delivers prophecy with impassive authority, her restraint giving fate the calm weight of certainty" - PopLifeStl

"Ola Rafalo's Ulrica:

Fate without caricature."-stlstagesnaps

"Dramatic mezzo Ola Rafalo sounds impressive as the sorceress Ulrica. A Verdi specialist, she infuses this stock character with an impressive stage presence."-St.LouisArts

"Ola Rafalo captivates as the fortune teller and consort of demons; her clear, distinct voice and trance-like dance are almost hypnotic, and the audience is as easily caught up in her dark magic as the performers."-Mound city messenger

March 14- April 12

ensemble/Mother cover: Madama Butterfly

Lyric Opera Chicago

March 21- April 4

chorus Frida

Lyric Opera Chicago

March 27

alto soloist/ Pergolesi Stabat Mater and Mozart Sub tuum praesidium

Cantate Dominum Chorus and Orchestra, St. John Cantius Chicago

April 18

alto soloist/ Vivaldi Gloria