A commitment to musical excellence
Keaton Payne is a lyric baritone captivating audiences in Chicago, IL
“Has a gorgeous baritone…all swagger and confidence. Solid, rich sounding.”
Kathy D. Hey
Third Coast Review
Upcoming Performances
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Orfeo ed Euridice – Gluck
Sept. 14th, 15th
Dame Jane Glover leads the Chorus, Orchestra, and international stars Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen and Heidi Stober in our first performances of Gluck’s emotionally charged Orfeo ed Euridice. Follow Orpheus’s desperate journey to the Underworld as he tries to rescue his beloved Euridice, armed with nothing but his voice. Through stunning arias like “Che farò senza Euridice,” evocative choruses, and the famous “Dance of the Blessed Spirits,”
Carmen – Chicago City Opera (SOLD OUT)
Oct. 3rd-4th
As Carmen turns 150 this year, it continues to dazzle and delight audiences around the world. Chicago City Opera brings Carmen to you in a close-up, powerful experience! Join us on a journey through Spain as we meet a woman as ferocious as any bullfighter, as free as the wind, and as decisive as the pull of fate. Carmen is an outsider in a country that both loves and fears her. Join us and see the opera that has captivated the world for a century and a half!
Handel’s Messiah – Chicago
Nov. 30th, Dec. 1st
Celebrate the season with Messiah, Handel’s beloved homage to hope, faith, and triumph. From the soul-stirring “Comfort ye, my people” to the exhilarating “Hallelujah” Chorus, this glorious retelling of a timeless story is a thrilling dramatic experience. Dame Jane Glover leads the Chorus, Orchestra, and an illustrious cast featuring the Music of the Baroque debuts of GRAMMY-nominated mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and Will Liverman.
Handel’s Messiah – New York
Dec. 10th-14th, 7PM
Join us for a favorite holiday tradition! Handel’s setting of Biblical texts reaches operatic heights and is full of iconic melodies. A stellar cast of soloists and the chorus of Music of the Baroque are conducted by Jane Glover, whose previous Messiah with the NY Phil was lauded as “superb” (The New York Times).
Holiday Brass and Choral Concerts
Dec. 18th-21st
Principal Guest Conductor Nicholas Kraemer directs this decades-long Chicago tradition for the very first time. The Chorus and Brass Ensemble bring to life festive music from the medieval era through the Baroque, including works by Gabrieli, Palestrina, Josquin, Praetorius, and many more.
Celestial Voices
May 17th-18th, 7:30PM
Machaut’s Kyrie and Andrieu’s Armes, amours, the Renaissance splendor of Ockeghem, Josquin, and Byrd, the evolution of choral music unfolds. Tallis’s breathtaking 40-part motet, Spem in alium (Hope in no other), soars alongside Monteverdi’s highly expressive madrigals and Bach’s deeply moving motets.
Recordings
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Chanson à boire, Don Quichotte à Dulcinée – Maurice Ravel
Mache dich, mein Herze rein, St. Matthew Passion – J.S. Bach
Honor and Arms, Samson – George Frideric Handel
Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne, Dichterliebe – Robert Schumann
Warm die Lüfte, 4 Songs – Alban Berg
Past Performances
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Carmen
The Marriage of Figaro
The Harbingers
Crean/Leonard
The Consul
Yeast Nation
Hollman/Kotis
Buried Alive
Myers/Long
“Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man’s faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.”
Giacomo Puccini
20th Century Italian Composer