Chicago Summer Opera and Orchestra

Dates
Session 1: June 16 - July 12, 2026
Session 2: July 14 - August 9, 2026
Participants are welcome to attend one or both sessions.

Tuition
$1,650 per session
Audition based scholarship available. Over $240,000 in scholarship was given last season.
Financial aid & Work study available
Housing is not included.

Deadline: January 15, 2026

Faculty
Alyce Johnson, Flute
Anne Bach, Oboe
Wagner Campos, Clarinet
Keith Buncke, Bassoon
David Griffin, Horn
Rebecca Oliverio, Trumpet
Mark Fisher, Trombone
Vadim Karpinos, Percussion
Liba Shacht, Violin
Ilana Setapen, Violin
Helen Callus, Viola
Eric Kutz, Cello
Michael Hovnanian, Bass

Session 1
Rinaldo, Handel
Turn of the Screw, Britten
Marriage of Figaro, Mozart

Session 2
L'incoronazione di Poppea, Monteverdi
Cendrillon, Massenet
Carmen, Bizet

Open to all instruments.
Please add at least two recordings of contrasting styles. (Excerpts and solo work are both welcome).
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