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Haymarket presents Alessandro Scarlatti’s dramatic 1693 oratorio La Giuditta. In a gripping tale of bravery in the face of tyranny, the beautiful widow Judith saves the people of Israel from the clutches of the oppressor Holofernes by seducing and then beheading him. Haymarket’s vocal and instrumental virtuoso soloists bring this searing and rarely performed seventeenth-century musical masterpiece to life. A head will roll.

Pre-performance lecture: Presented at 6:45pm prior to the performance.

Performance runtime: Two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.

Radiant soprano Emily Birsan, known to Chicago audiences for her riveting performances as Violetta in Lyric Opera’s La Traviata, stars as the courageous heroine Judith who seduces the tyrant Holofernes, murdering him to save her people. In their Haymarket debuts, French mezzo-soprano Sophie Michaux portrays the arrogant general Holofernes and soprano Sarah Brailey appears in the trouser role of the Prince Ozias. Tenor William Dwyer and bass-baritone David Govertsen, well known to Chicago audiences, return to Haymarket as Achior, the Assyrian captain who defies Holofernes, and the High Priest of Bethulia respectively. 

Cellist Craig Trompeter, Haymarket’s founder and artistic director, leads a chamber ensemble of strings, continuo, trumpet, and recorders drawn from Haymarket’s acclaimed orchestra of period instruments. La Giuditta marks the return of lute legend Nigel North to Haymarket.

For more information on this Haymarket Opera Company production, please visit their website

While masks are not required inside the Holtschneider Performance Center concert halls, DePaul University continues to be a mask-friendly campus and wearing a mask will be highly recommended for all indoor spaces. Proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test will no longer be required upon entry.  Details found here.

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