The Early Opera Cabaret
A cabaret-style benefit and concert of season highlights
Thursday, May 1, 2025 | The Arts Club of Chicago
Hannah De Priest at The Early Opera Cabaret (2024). Photo: Elliot Mandel
While you have cocktails with Calder and party with Picasso, mix and mingle with stars of Haymarket’s 2025 season and enjoy delicious food, gorgeous music, and great company!
The Early Opera Cabaret
Thursday, May 1, 2025
5:30-8:30pm
Tickets: $200
$100 of every ticket is a tax-deductible donation.
The Arts Club of Chicago
201 East Ontario Street, Chicago IL 60611
Complimentary valet parking available
About the cabaret
This annual cabaret-style evening of celebration—a favorite event for many Chicago music lovers—offers tantalizing peeks into upcoming Haymarket productions and a delicious informal dinner buffet in the intimate elegance of the Arts Club of Chicago. The beautiful arias and ensembles performed by our 2025 stars will highlight Haymarket’s season of Stradella, Vinci, Handel, and Peri. Come savor an evening of good company and Baroque musical magic with us!
Tickets
Click below to purchase online tickets for The Early Opera Cabaret through Haymarket Opera Company. If you need ticketing assistance, please contact the box office by email (info@haymarketopera.org).
The Salon at The Arts Club of Chicago. Photo: James Caulfield
Stars of the 2025 Season perform
Ryan Belongie, countertenor
Christine Boddicker, mezzo-soprano
Kimberly McCord, soprano
Michael St. Peter, tenor
Emily Birsan, soprano
Hannah De Priest, soprano
Erica Schuller, soprano
Featuring members of the Haymarket Opera Orchestra
Jeri-Lou Zike, violin
Marty Davids, violin
Elizabeth Hagen, viola
Craig Trompeter, cello
Jerry Fuller, bass
Brandon Acker, theorbo
Sun Chang, harpsichord
Support Haymarket’s 2025 season!
Can't attend the Early Opera Cabaret Gala Fundraiser this year? You can still help make our gala a smashing success with a tax-deductible donation.
Emily Fons at The Early Opera Cabaret (2024). Photo: Elliot Mandel