Midwest Premiere of "The Chevalier" at Multiple Venues Feb. 18-20

Chicago IL

18 February, 2022

2:23 PM

Description

In partnership with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association (CSOA), the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts and Concert Theater Works, Music of the Baroque presents the Midwest premiere of "The Chevalier," a new concert theater work written and directed by Bill Barclay. "The Chevalier" is about the life and music of 18th-century Black composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges, a master composer, virtuoso violinist, a friend of Mozart's, music teacher to Marie Antoinette, the finest fencer in Europe, general of Europe's first Black regiment and a crusader for the abolishment of slavery. Featuring the interplay of four actors with orchestral and chamber music excerpts, Barclay blends Bologne's remarkable history with his own compositions, ultimately conflating the French Revolution with the social and political unrest in society today. Performances are - 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18 at the Kehrein Center for the Arts; 5628 W. Washington Blvd. Tickets for this performance are free. For more information about this performance, visit baroque.org/chevalier-austin. - 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19, at the North Shore Center in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd. and 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Individual concert tickets are $25-$100 and are available now through the box offices of the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts (northshorecenter.org) and Symphony Center (cso.org). Masks and proof of vaccination with ID are required for all three venues. For more information about the Midwest Premiere of "The Chevalier" and Music of the Baroque, visit baroque.org.