South Shore Opera Company of Chicago 10th Anniversary Concert & Gala Sunday

Maestro Leslie B. Dunner

SOUTH SHORE OPERA COMPANY OF CHICAGO
CELEBRATES ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY THIS SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 27, 2019 WITH CONCERT AND GALA

Supporters can choose between attending the concert only for $25
or a full VIP Gala package for $150 that includes
a pre-concert reception and dinner with the artists.

CHICAGO (10/21/2019) - South Shore Opera Company of Chicago brings together a family of extraordinary Chicago artists who have amazed audiences throughout the company’s 10 years.

Maestro Leslie B. Dunner will lead this impressive roster of classical singers which includes Carl Alexander, Warnell Berry, Jeffrey Burish, Brandon Brown, Dana Campbell, Leah Dexter, Adrian Dunn, Cornelius Johnson, Kimberly Jones, Joelle Lamarre, Luther Lewis, Elizabeth Norman, Adrienne Price, Robert Sims and Vince Wallace in a musical chronicle of the company’s history of performances, with pianist Paul Hamilton and a chamber orchestra. The Company’s founder Dr. Marvin Lynn returns as a special guest to perform and to celebrate the organization’s many accomplishments. The concert will also feature Shannon Washington of South Chicago Dance Theatre, in choreography by SCDT Artistic Director Kia Smith. 

Highlights of the concert will feature selections from William Grant Still’s Troubled Island, Rated #1 by the Chicago Sun-Times for “Chicago’s best classical music/opera moments of 2013,” Nkeiru Okoye’s Harriet Tubman, Steven M. Allen’s The Poet, as well as a piece by Shawn Okpebholo and selections by Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Bizet, Gershwin and more. There will be special memorial tributes to opera legend Jessye Norman and to André Previn and Toni Morrison from their collaboration Honey and Rue.

Michelle Boone, Chief Program and Civic Engagement Officer of Navy Pier and champion of Chicago’s vibrant arts and cultural scene, is the Honorary Chair of the event, which is South Shore Opera’s annual fundraiser.

For information, to purchase tickets or become a sponsor, visit: www.southshoreopera.org or contact bgreer@southshoreopera.org or call 773‑667‑0241.

WHAT:      South Shore Opera Company’s 10^th Anniversary Concert & Gala
WHEN:     Sunday, October 27, 2019
                  VIP Reception 3PM
                  Performance 4PM
                  Dinner and Entertainment 6PM
WHERE:   South Shore Cultural Center - Robeson Theater & Solarium
                  7059 South Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60649
HOW:         Visit www.southshoreopera.org, contact      bgreer@southshoreopera.org or call 773‑667‑0241.

About South Shore Opera Company of Chicago:

Now celebrating its 10th Anniversary, South Shore Opera Company (SSOCC) has been serving the South Shore community and Greater Chicago since 2009. SSOCC is committed to building community through music and presenting the works of rarely-performed composers whose contributions to music deserve recognition in the history of classical music and the arts. The company is Arts Partner in Residence at the South Shore Cultural Center, performing in its historic Paul Robeson Theatre, presenting performances of the highest caliber by the brightest and best professional classical singers in Chicago and providing free music education programs to students in Chicago Public Schools.