Windy City Operafest

Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️

If you’re interested in applying for a chance to perform in Puccini’s “La Bohème” in The Windy City this Spring, head over to our website, or to the link below , and apply by TOMORROW, FEBRUARY 15

http://www.yaptracker.com/dashboard/opportunity/edit/1778442

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Applications are now open for the Youth Chorus of “La Bohème”! 📣

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Please welcome our newest ambassador, Zachary Mendenhall, who has left a message with us, to you! ⬇️

“I have worked with Opera Aeterna for four different runs and have found the experience to be truly enriching. My personal favorite is, of course, when I played the title of Don Giovanni. Opera Aeterna has the two truly wonderful qualities of having stellar faculty who are authorities in the repertoire that gets chosen, and being the best experience of a professional environment for the beginning singer.

If you’re interested in applying for the next production, I have a limited-time discount code available. Feel free to reach out before submitting your application!”

🎉 Congratulations to Zachary as well on receiving the Encouragement Award at the IL District Laffont Competition! We are so proud of his continued success and thrilled to have him as an Opera Aeterna ambassador.

🎶 Interested in applying for our 2026 Spring production of “La Bohème”? Get in touch with Zachary before you submit your application on YAP Tracker, to use his one-time only discount code, while it lasts!

Opportunity Alert! 🚨

‼️ Apply for our upcoming production of “La Bohème” to work with world-renowned Bass Opera Singer, Andrea Silvestrelli!

http://www.yaptracker.com/dashboard/opportunity/edit/1778442

Design by Carmen Vizin-Esquivel
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Which quote resonates with you the most this year? 🤗
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Meet Jie Lee, one of our ambassadors, who has written a message for you:

“When I saw Iolanta’s libretto for the first time, I was interested in this opera. ‘You didn’t touch my eyes. How do you know about these tears?’ I was so stunned by the lyrics. The lyric poked my heart so directly. It’s why I auditioned for this program.

As an international student, Windy City Operafest is the second training program I attended in the US. This program is intensive but good for international students. December is a busy month and holiday for American people, but this month is lonely for international students. It is a good time to learn some new repertoire! In this program, we used the shortest time for rehearsal and staging. I didn’t think I could learn one opera in that short period. I was so nervous before I came here, but we all did it! The most precious things were the two masterclasses. Students usually don’t have many masterclasses to sing during the semester. Working with these amazing faculties in OA gave me new angles to rebuild and refine my repertoire again.

If you’re interested in applying for their next production, I have one discount code available
for a limited time.”

📨 Interested in applying for our 2026 Spring production of “La Bohème”? Get in touch with Jie Lee before you submit your application on YAP Tracker, to use her one-time only discount code, while it lasts!

http://www.yaptracker.com/dashboard/opportunity/edit/1778442

Thank you, 2025 ❤️ Hello, 2026…and see you soon, Puccini…

Speaking of Puccini, have you applied for our upcoming production of “La Bohème”? Link is here: http://www.yaptracker.com/dashboard/opportunity/edit/1778442

Design by Carmen Vizin-Esquivel
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Meet our ambassador, Frank, through a heartfelt message directly written by him, to you ⬇️

“I have truly had such a wonderful and fulfilling time with Opera Aeterna: Windy City Operafest. I first joined Opera Aeterna in December 2024, and have sung in four productions with them in total.

Throughout each of these productions, the OA team provided expert and thoughtful guidance in helping all of us prepare for each production, and I have developed strong relationships with each of the faculty and other singers I got to know as colleagues and close friends. Dr. Viktoria Vizin led each production with clear, strong, and thoughtful dedication and offered thoughtful and helpful guidance in helping us prepare our roles, and Irina Feoktistova gave us detailed and dedicated instruction and diction coachings for the Russian productions and gave us thoughtful guidance in musical preparation for each production.

Additional opportunities we had included masterclasses led by the OA faculty including Viktoria Vizin and Franco Pomponi, and singing in opera gala concerts and Russian music recitals.

I strongly recommend Opera Aeterna to other singers who are looking for opportunities to grow as artists and learn roles for their repertoire. If you’re interested in applying, I have one discount code available. Feel free to reach out to me while you’re applying, to use the discount code.”

📩 Interested in applying for our 2026 Spring production of “La Bohème”? Get in touch with Frank before you submit your application on YAP Tracker, to use his one-time only discount code, while it lasts!

http://www.yaptracker.com/dashboard/opportunity/edit/1778442

Planning your 2026 Season? Let us be a part of it!

📢 We are excited to announce our next production, coming to you in Spring of 2026: Puccini’s “La Bohème”!

🔗 Apply today through Yap Tracker via the link: http://www.yaptracker.com/dashboard/opportunity/edit/1778442

Design by Carmen Vizin-Esquivel