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Joachim Schamberger, director; Stephen Alltop, conductor
Poppea, the mistress of Emperor Nerone, is determined to ascend the throne—whatever the costs. In a world where gods influence mortal affairs, virtue doesn’t always triumph, and this story of love, deception, murder, and betrayal is as relevant today as it was in composer Claudio Monteverdi’s time.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
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Joachim Schamberger, director; Stephen Alltop, conductor
Poppea, the mistress of Emperor Nerone, is determined to ascend the throne—whatever the costs. In a world where gods influence mortal affairs, virtue doesn’t always triumph, and this story of love, deception, murder, and betrayal is as relevant today as it was in composer Claudio Monteverdi’s time.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
No Cahn Auditorium No OffJoachim Schamberger, director; Stephen Alltop, conductor
Poppea, the mistress of Emperor Nerone, is determined to ascend the throne—whatever the costs. In a world where gods influence mortal affairs, virtue doesn’t always triumph, and this story of love, deception, murder, and betrayal is as relevant today as it was in composer Claudio Monteverdi’s time.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
No Cahn Auditorium No OffJoachim Schamberger, director; Stephen Alltop, conductor
Poppea, the mistress of Emperor Nerone, is determined to ascend the throne—whatever the costs. In a world where gods influence mortal affairs, virtue doesn’t always triumph, and this story of love, deception, murder, and betrayal is as relevant today as it was in composer Claudio Monteverdi’s time.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
No Cahn Auditorium No OffJoachim Schamberger, director; Stephen Alltop, conductor
Poppea, the mistress of Emperor Nerone, is determined to ascend the throne—whatever the costs. In a world where gods influence mortal affairs, virtue doesn’t always triumph, and this story of love, deception, murder, and betrayal is as relevant today as it was in composer Claudio Monteverdi’s time.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
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Joachim Schamberger, moderator
The Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences’ Litowitz MFA+MA Program and the Bienen School of Music present author Sandra Cisneros in conversation with composer Derek Bermel. The event will include a reading of poetry by Cisneros, a discussion between Cisneros and Bermel, and a performance of select arias from The House on Mango Street, the new opera the two are writing together. Cisneros is the author of the acclaimed novel The House on Mango Street, winner of the Before Columbus Foundation’s American Book Award. Her most recent works are the Spanish and English story Martita, I Remember You/Martita te recuerdo and a poetry collection, Mujer sin vergüenza. Composer and clarinetist Derek Bermel has received the Alpert Award in the Arts, the Rome Prize, Guggenheim and Fulbright fellowships, and the Academy Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His recordings Intonations, Migrations, and Voices have been nominated for Grammy Awards.
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Jen Pitt, stage director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Joachim Schamberger, director of opera; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Count Danilo’s family had forbidden him to marry the beautiful but impoverished Hanna, although they adored each other. Now, circumstance has made her the richest widow in Pontevedro, but the Count hesitates to declare his love, fearing Hanna will think he is only interested in her new fortune. What’s a “Merry Widow” to do? This staging takes Franz Lehár’s ravishing melodies to a world of parties, fantasy, intrigue, and illusion in present-day Paris, where all is not as it seems.
Performed in German; new dialogues by Jen Pitt in English.
This production includes the use of strobe lights and haze.
Run time: Approximately 110 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
Is FeaturedJen Pitt, stage director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Joachim Schamberger, director of opera; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Count Danilo’s family had forbidden him to marry the beautiful but impoverished Hanna, although they adored each other. Now, circumstance has made her the richest widow in Pontevedro, but the Count hesitates to declare his love, fearing Hanna will think he is only interested in her new fortune. What’s a “Merry Widow” to do? This staging takes Franz Lehár’s ravishing melodies to a world of parties, fantasy, intrigue, and illusion in present-day Paris, where all is not as it seems.
Performed in German; new dialogues by Jen Pitt in English.
This production includes the use of strobe lights and haze.
Run time: Approximately 110 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
No Cahn Auditorium No OffJen Pitt, stage director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Joachim Schamberger, director of opera; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Count Danilo’s family had forbidden him to marry the beautiful but impoverished Hanna, although they adored each other. Now, circumstance has made her the richest widow in Pontevedro, but the Count hesitates to declare his love, fearing Hanna will think he is only interested in her new fortune. What’s a “Merry Widow” to do? This staging takes Franz Lehár’s ravishing melodies to a world of parties, fantasy, intrigue, and illusion in present-day Paris, where all is not as it seems.
Performed in German; new dialogues by Jen Pitt in English.
This production includes the use of strobe lights and haze.
Run time: Approximately 110 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
No Cahn Auditorium No OffJen Pitt, stage director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Joachim Schamberger, director of opera; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Count Danilo’s family had forbidden him to marry the beautiful but impoverished Hanna, although they adored each other. Now, circumstance has made her the richest widow in Pontevedro, but the Count hesitates to declare his love, fearing Hanna will think he is only interested in her new fortune. What’s a “Merry Widow” to do? This staging takes Franz Lehár’s ravishing melodies to a world of parties, fantasy, intrigue, and illusion in present-day Paris, where all is not as it seems.
Performed in German; new dialogues by Jen Pitt in English.
This production includes the use of strobe lights and haze.
Run time: Approximately 110 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
No Cahn Auditorium No OffJen Pitt, stage director; Diego Hernandez, assistant conductor; Joachim Schamberger, director of opera; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Count Danilo’s family had forbidden him to marry the beautiful but impoverished Hanna, although they adored each other. Now, circumstance has made her the richest widow in Pontevedro, but the Count hesitates to declare his love, fearing Hanna will think he is only interested in her new fortune. What’s a “Merry Widow” to do? This staging takes Franz Lehár’s ravishing melodies to a world of parties, fantasy, intrigue, and illusion in present-day Paris, where all is not as it seems.
Performed in German; new dialogues by Jen Pitt in English.
This production includes the use of strobe lights and haze.
Run time: Approximately 110 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
No Cahn Auditorium No OffComing-of-age comedy kicks off new season of opera
/sites/default/files/2024-10/albert_herring_web.jpgA comic tale of youthful liberation and a master class led by soprano Christine Goerke open the Bienen School's 2024-25 opera season.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/september/coming-of-age-comedy-kicks…Bienen Ensembles Opera /sites/default/files/styles/event_featured_image/public/2024-09/albert_herring_web.jpg?itok=5O_CUST8
Joachim Schamberger, director; Jason Gluck and Giang Vo, conductors
When none of the local girls in the village of Loxford are deemed virtuous enough to be crowned May Queen, the reticent young grocery clerk Albert Herring is chosen as May King instead. After imbibing a rum-laced lemonade at the May Day festival, Albert goes missing, and hilarious pandemonium ensues.
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Joachim Schamberger, director; Jason Gluck and Giang Vo, conductors
When none of the local girls in the village of Loxford are deemed virtuous enough to be crowned May Queen, the reticent young grocery clerk Albert Herring is chosen as May King instead. After imbibing a rum-laced lemonade at the May Day festival, Albert goes missing, and hilarious pandemonium ensues.
Yes Ryan Opera Theater No OffJoachim Schamberger, director; Jason Gluck and Giang Vo, conductors
When none of the local girls in the village of Loxford are deemed virtuous enough to be crowned May Queen, the reticent young grocery clerk Albert Herring is chosen as May King instead. After imbibing a rum-laced lemonade at the May Day festival, Albert goes missing, and hilarious pandemonium ensues.
Yes Ryan Opera Theater No OffJoachim Schamberger, director; Jason Gluck and Giang Vo, conductors
When none of the local girls in the village of Loxford are deemed virtuous enough to be crowned May Queen, the reticent young grocery clerk Albert Herring is chosen as May King instead. After imbibing a rum-laced lemonade at the May Day festival, Albert goes missing, and hilarious pandemonium ensues.
Yes Ryan Opera Theater No OffJoachim Schamberger, director; Jason Gluck and Giang Vo, conductors
When none of the local girls in the village of Loxford are deemed virtuous enough to be crowned May Queen, the reticent young grocery clerk Albert Herring is chosen as May King instead. After imbibing a rum-laced lemonade at the May Day festival, Albert goes missing, and hilarious pandemonium ensues.
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Joachim Schamberger, director; Benjamin Manis, conductor
With Mozart’s memorable melodies and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s comedic libretto, Così fan tutte has become an enduring audience favorite. In this present-day setting of the classic tale, Ferrando and Guglielmo agree to a wager with reality show producer Don Alfonso, who is confident he can prove that their fiancées, Dorabella and Fiordiligi, are fickle. The two young men pretend to have been called off to war, then visit their betrotheds in disguise—and thus begins the test of the women’s fidelity.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
Run time: Approximately 2.5 hours
This performance includes the use of flashing lights/strobes.
Joachim Schamberger, director; Benjamin Manis, conductor; Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra
With Mozart’s memorable melodies and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s comedic libretto, Così fan tutte has become an enduring audience favorite. In this present-day setting of the classic tale, Ferrando and Guglielmo agree to a wager with reality show producer Don Alfonso, who is confident he can prove that their fiancées, Dorabella and Fiordiligi, are fickle. The two young men pretend to have been called off to war, then visit their betrotheds in disguise—and thus begins the test of the women’s fidelity.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
Run time: Approximately 2.5 hours
This performance includes the use of flashing lights/strobes.
Joachim Schamberger, director; Benjamin Manis, conductor; Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra
With Mozart’s memorable melodies and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s comedic libretto, Così fan tutte has become an enduring audience favorite. In this present-day setting of the classic tale, Ferrando and Guglielmo agree to a wager with reality show producer Don Alfonso, who is confident he can prove that their fiancées, Dorabella and Fiordiligi, are fickle. The two young men pretend to have been called off to war, then visit their betrotheds in disguise—and thus begins the test of the women’s fidelity.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
Run time: Approximately 2.5 hours
This performance includes the use of flashing lights/strobes.
Joachim Schamberger, director; Benjamin Manis, conductor; Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra
With Mozart’s memorable melodies and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s comedic libretto, Così fan tutte has become an enduring audience favorite. In this present-day setting of the classic tale, Ferrando and Guglielmo agree to a wager with reality show producer Don Alfonso, who is confident he can prove that their fiancées, Dorabella and Fiordiligi, are fickle. The two young men pretend to have been called off to war, then visit their betrotheds in disguise—and thus begins the test of the women’s fidelity.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
Run time: Approximately 2.5 hours
This performance includes the use of flashing lights/strobes.
Joachim Schamberger, director; Benjamin Manis, conductor; Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra
With Mozart’s memorable melodies and Lorenzo Da Ponte’s comedic libretto, Così fan tutte has become an enduring audience favorite. In this present-day setting of the classic tale, Ferrando and Guglielmo agree to a wager with reality show producer Don Alfonso, who is confident he can prove that their fiancées, Dorabella and Fiordiligi, are fickle. The two young men pretend to have been called off to war, then visit their betrotheds in disguise—and thus begins the test of the women’s fidelity.
Performed in Italian with English supertitles.
Run time: Approximately 2.5 hours
This performance includes the use of flashing lights/strobes.
‘Hänsel und Gretel’ among winter opera and vocal offerings
/sites/default/files/2024-03/20240207_opera.jpgNorthwestern University Opera Theater's production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s “Hänsel und Gretel” will delight audiences of all ages.
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Joachim Schamberger, director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Premiered in 1893, Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Sent into the forest in search of strawberries to feed their hungry family, Hänsel and Gretel discover a gingerbread house inhabited by a wicked witch with an appetite for children. The siblings must rely on their wits, each other, and the benevolent beings watching over the forest in order to escape her clutches. With its charming folk music-inspired melodies and colorful storytelling, Humperdinck’s adaptation of the classic tale is sure to delight all ages.
Performed in German with English supertitles.
Run time: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
Joachim Schamberger, director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Premiered in 1893, Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Sent into the forest in search of strawberries to feed their hungry family, Hänsel and Gretel discover a gingerbread house inhabited by a wicked witch with an appetite for children. The siblings must rely on their wits, each other, and the benevolent beings watching over the forest in order to escape her clutches. With its charming folk music-inspired melodies and colorful storytelling, Humperdinck’s adaptation of the classic tale is sure to delight all ages.
Performed in German with English supertitles.
Run time: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
Joachim Schamberger, director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Premiered in 1893, Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Sent into the forest in search of strawberries to feed their hungry family, Hänsel and Gretel discover a gingerbread house inhabited by a wicked witch with an appetite for children. The siblings must rely on their wits, each other, and the benevolent beings watching over the forest in order to escape her clutches. With its charming folk music-inspired melodies and colorful storytelling, Humperdinck’s adaptation of the classic tale is sure to delight all ages.
Performed in German with English supertitles.
Run time: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
Joachim Schamberger, director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Premiered in 1893, Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Sent into the forest in search of strawberries to feed their hungry family, Hänsel and Gretel discover a gingerbread house inhabited by a wicked witch with an appetite for children. The siblings must rely on their wits, each other, and the benevolent beings watching over the forest in order to escape her clutches. With its charming folk music-inspired melodies and colorful storytelling, Humperdinck’s adaptation of the classic tale is sure to delight all ages.
Performed in German with English supertitles.
Run time: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
Joachim Schamberger, director; Patrick Furrer, conductor; Northwestern University Symphony Orchestra
Premiered in 1893, Engelbert Humperdinck’s Hänsel und Gretel is based on the Brothers Grimm fairy tale. Sent into the forest in search of strawberries to feed their hungry family, Hänsel and Gretel discover a gingerbread house inhabited by a wicked witch with an appetite for children. The siblings must rely on their wits, each other, and the benevolent beings watching over the forest in order to escape her clutches. With its charming folk music-inspired melodies and colorful storytelling, Humperdinck’s adaptation of the classic tale is sure to delight all ages.
Performed in German with English supertitles.
Run time: Approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission.
‘The Emperor of Atlantis’ gets a modern update
/sites/default/files/2023-11/20231030_opera.jpgA new staging of a classic opera and a master class lead by Grammy Award-winning American soprano Christine Brewer are among the highlights of the fall voice and opera season at the Bienen School of Music.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/10/opera-emperor-of-atlantis-gets-an…Looking Back at 10 Years of the Institute for New Music
/sites/default/files/2023-05/20230518_institute_letter_collage.jpgHans Thomalla, director of the Institute for New Music, reflects on the first 10 years of the institute's impact on the Bienen School of Music and greater Northwestern communities.
‘The Magic Flute’ among Bienen School winter opera and voice offerings
/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_opera.jpgA master class with one of America’s most sought-after young countertenors and an operatic fairy tale by Mozart are highlights of the Bienen School's winter voice and opera season.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2023/01/the-magic-flute-is-among-bienen-s…Bienen School presents the Midwest premiere of ‘In a Grove’
/sites/default/files/2022-11/20221104_grove.jpgNorthwestern University Opera Theater will present the regional premiere of composer Christopher Cerrone and librettist Stephanie Fleischmann’s opera “In a Grove,” Nov. 17 to 20.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/11/bienen-school-presents-the-midwes…Bienen School presents Puccini’s “La bohème”
/sites/default/files/2022-05/20220512_la_boheme.jpgThe Bienen School of Music will bring Giacomo Puccini’s “La bohème” to the stage May 26 through 29 at Cahn Auditorium.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/05/bienen-school-presents-puccinis-l…Bienen School presents Midwest premiere of Jake Heggie opera Feb. 24-27
/sites/default/files/2022-02/20220202_heggie_events.jpgAmerican composer Jake Heggie’s Faustian opera “If I Were You” will make its Midwest debut in Northwestern University Opera Theater’s Feb. 24-27 production at Cahn Auditorium.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2022/02/bienen-school-presents-midwest-pr…Northwestern Opera Theater launches ‘Orfeo remote’ mini-series
/sites/default/files/2020-12/20201214_orfeo_euidice.jpgThe pandemic could not stop Northwestern University Opera Theater from proceeding with plans for a fully realized production of Claudio Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo.”
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/12/northwestern-opera-theater-launch…Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo Goes Remote To Meet The Times
/sites/default/files/2020-11/20201109_orfeo_earlymusicamerica.jpgWhen COVID-19 restrictions were imposed in mid-March, Hanna Bingham thought her dreams of performing violin in the Bienen School’s planned production of Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo were over. But in a matter of days, the two faculty members leading the production decided L’Orfeo would go on, if in a very different form.
https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/web-articles/monteverdis-lorfeo-goes-remote-t…Orfeo Goes Remote
/sites/default/files/2020-09/20200917_orfeo_remote2.jpgWhen the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the Bienen School’s spring opera production, director of opera Joachim Schamberger reconceived Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo as an online project —an experimental opera film, Orfeo Remote.
Bienen School Represented at NATS Virtual Conference
/sites/default/files/2020-08/20200820_nats.jpgBienen School voice and opera faculty, students, and alumni played important roles in the National Association of Teachers of Singing’s 2020 National Virtual Conference in June.
Behind the Screens: 'Orfeo Remote' Artist Interviews
/sites/default/files/2020-12/orfeo_interviews.jpgJoachim Schamberger, Stephen Alltop, Kandise Le Blanc and Nicholas Lin share their various perspectives and insights on Orfeo Remote.
A Lot from Little
/sites/default/files/2020-04/20200417_lot_little.jpgIn its Chicago-area premiere, David T. Little's "Dog Days" gave Bienen School students an inside look at composing and mounting a contemporary opera.
Students, Faculty Staying Together While Kept Apart
/sites/default/files/2020-04/20200410_Schamberger.jpgBienen faculty and students are embracing remote instruction: “Now is the time for us to respond with creativity and courage to a challenging situation.”
https://classicalvoiceamerica.org/2020/04/07/students-faculty-staying-together-…Bienen School presents Strauss’ sparkling musical cocktail ‘Die Fledermaus’
/sites/default/files/2020-01/20200130_Die_Fledermaus.jpgThe Bienen School of Music presents Johann Strauss’ high-spirited operetta of frivolity, festivities and a practical joke gone awry, “Die Fledermaus,” from Feb. 27 to March 1 in Cahn Auditorium.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/01/bienen-school-presents-strauss-sp…Bienen School presents Chicago-area premiere of David T. Little's Dog Days
/sites/default/files/2019-10/dogdays_pressrelease.jpgThe Northwestern Opera Theater and Institute for New Music production runs November 21 to 24.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/10/bienen-school-presents-chicago-ar…Institute for New Music announces 2019-2020 season
/sites/default/files/2019-08/20190808_Alan-Pierson.jpgThe Institute for New Music will present the Chicago premiere of David T. Little’s powerful contemporary opera “Dog Days,” Nov. 21 to 24 at the Ryan Center for the Musical Arts.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/08/bienen-schools-institute-for-new-…Bienen School presents Berlioz’s ‘Béatrice et Bénédict’
/sites/default/files/2019-05/20190506_opera_poster.jpgThe Bienen School of Music will present Berlioz’s “Béatrice et Bénédict” -- based on Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing” -- from May 23-26
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/05/bienen-school-presents-berliozs-b…Bienen School presents Stravinsky’s ‘The Rake’s Progress’
/sites/default/files/2019-02/20190205_rakes_progress_0.jpgEqual parts tragedy and farce, Igor Stravinsky’s opera “The Rake’s Progress” follows the moral decline and fall of Tom Rakewell, who exchanges a simple life with sweetheart Anne Truelove for the worldly pleasures of London in the company of the devious Nick Shadow.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/02/bienen-school-presents-stravinsky…Schamberger Brings Modern Themes to Opera Stage
/sites/default/files/2018-10/20181005_joachim_coaching.jpgNorthwestern University Opera Theater’s most recent season demonstrated the breadth of human emotion under the creative leadership of Joachim Schamberger, Bienen School director of opera.
2018-19 opera season and vocal master classes announced
/sites/default/files/2018-10/Turn_screw.jpgUnder Joachim Schamberger’s direction, the 2018-19 opera lineup will include Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” and Stravinsky’s “The Rake’s Progress,” with a third production to be announced for May 2019.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/september/2018-19-opera-season-and-v…Handel festival and opera highlight spring season at Bienen School of Music
/sites/default/files/2018-05/20180419_spring_opera.jpgGeorge Frideric Handel (1685 – 1759) is the focus of the biennial Evelyn Dunbar Early Music Festival, hosted by Northwestern University’s Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music, May 17 to 20 on the Evanston campus. The 2017/2018 Robert M. and Maya L. Tichio Vocal Master Class Series concludes with baritone Dwayne Croft on May 2 at 7 p.m. in Galvin Recital Hall.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/april/handel-festival-and-opera-high…Schamberger uses modern technology to modernize Mozart’s Don Giovanni
/sites/default/files/2018-04/20180215_schamberger_0.JPGJoachim Schamberger's production of Don Giovanni at Northwestern University uses modern technology with themes of sexual assault and consent, including the #metoo movement.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2018/02/15/ae/joachim-schamberger-uses-modern-tec…Bienen School stages ‘Don Giovanni’
/sites/default/files/2018-02/20180206_don_giovanni.jpgNorthwestern Opera will present ‘Don Giovanni’ for the social media age and spotlight a rare Handel opera.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2018/february/bienen-school-stages-don-gi…Joachim Schamberger, Artist-in-Residence and Director of Opera, has gained great acclaim as an international stage director and video designer.
Learn More2017-18 opera season and vocal master classes announced
/sites/default/files/2017-11/20171016_Moments_of_Mortality.jpgThe Bienen School announces the inaugural season for its new Artist-in-Residence and Director of Opera Joachim Schamberger.
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2017/october/2017-18-opera-season-and-voc…