Harris Theater Presents

Beyond the Aria: Sasha Cooke, Alejandro Luévanos, Wm. Clay Thompson, and Craig Terry

Beyond the Aria

Performances

Apr 23

Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Alejandro Luévanos, tenor
Wm. Clay Thompson, bass

All programs curated and accompanied by Artistic Director and pianist Craig Terry.

We are thrilled to announce that Beyond the Aria will return to the Pritzker Pavilion stage with four intimate performances this 2023-24 season.

There is something magical that happens on the stage at Beyond the Aria, between the irreplicable combination of the Millennium Park backdrop, the intimate cabaret setting on the Pritzker Pavilion stage, and the brilliantly engaging repertoire curated by each artist. Each performance is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Operatic luminaries Tomasz Konieczny, Tamara Wilson, Ronnita Miller, Whitney Morrison, and Sasha Cooke will be joined by artists from the Lyric's Ryan Opera Center in four celebratory evenings exploring what opera singers sing on their night off!

A limited number of cabaret-style table seating with dining options are also available. To reserve a table seat, please contact Madison Jones, Development Manager, at mjones @harristheaterchicago.org or by calling 872.245.3753.

Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago is committed to redefining what it means to experience great opera. The company is driven to deliver consistently excellent artistry through innovative, relevant, celebratory programming that engages and energizes new and traditional audiences.

Under the leadership of General Director, President & CEO Anthony Freud, Music Director Enrique Mazzola, and Special Projects Advisor Renée Fleming, Lyric is dedicated to reflecting, and drawing strength from, the diversity of Chicago. Lyric offers, through innovation, collaboration, and evolving learning opportunities, ever-more exciting, accessible, and thought-provoking audience and community experiences. We also stand committed to training the artists of the future, through The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center; and to becoming increasingly diverse across our audiences, staff, programming, and artists—magnifying the welcoming pull of our art form, our company, and our city.

Through the timeless power of voice, the splendor of a great orchestra and chorus, theater, dance, design, and truly magnificent stagecraft, Lyric is devoted to immersing audiences in worlds both familiar and unexpected, creating shared experiences that resonate long after the curtain comes down.