November 8, 2026 – August 2, 2026
Nov 2026
Solemn High Mass for All Saints' Day
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) Missa O quam gloriosum est regnum
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Justorum animae à5
Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) O quam gloriosum est regnum
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum
Oct 2026
Verdi's La traviata - Chorus Master
Florentine Opera Company • Milwaukee
COMPOSED BY Giuseppe Verdi
LIBRETTO BY Francesco Maria Piave
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
CONDUCTED BY Kensho Watanabe
STAGE DIRECTED BY Katherine M. Carter
WITH THE Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
FEATURING The Florentine Opera Chorus,
Dr. Benjamin Rivera, Chorus Master
Performers
Violetta Valéry (Amanda Woodbury*)
Alfredo Germont (Dominick Valdés Chenes*)
Giorgio Germont (Ethan Vincent*)
Gastone de Letorieres (Zachary Taylor+)
Baron Douphol (Michael Segura+)
Flora Bervoix (Danielle Casós+)
Dr. Grenville (Sam Handley*)
Marchese D'Obigny (Andrew Simpson*)
Annina (Claire Griffin+)
Oct 2026
Verdi's La traviata - Chorus Master
Florentine Opera Company • Milwaukee
COMPOSED BY Giuseppe Verdi
LIBRETTO BY Francesco Maria Piave
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
CONDUCTED BY Kensho Watanabe
STAGE DIRECTED BY Katherine M. Carter
WITH THE Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
FEATURING The Florentine Opera Chorus,
Dr. Benjamin Rivera, Chorus Master
Performers
Violetta Valéry (Amanda Woodbury*)
Alfredo Germont (Dominick Valdés Chenes*)
Giorgio Germont (Ethan Vincent*)
Gastone de Letorieres (Zachary Taylor+)
Baron Douphol (Michael Segura+)
Flora Bervoix (Danielle Casós+)
Dr. Grenville (Sam Handley*)
Marchese D'Obigny (Andrew Simpson*)
Annina (Claire Griffin+)
Aug 2026
Solemn High Mass
Church of the Ascension • Chicago
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623) Mass for Four Voices
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) Beati quorum via (c. 1892)
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) Love bade me welcome, from Five Mystical Songs (pub. 1911)
Te Deum laudamus S205
The Gregorian Chant Propers from Graduale Romanum