Chicago Opera Theater

Michael joins Chicago Opera Theater as Assistant Conductor and Répétiteur for their production of N. Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera Kashchej The Immortal (Кащей бессмертный). COT Music Director Lidiya Yankovskaya leads this Midwest premiere, which will be broadcast online by Valhalla Media Live on November 21, 2020 at 7:30pm (central time).

More details about this production as well as ticket purchases may be found at this link.

Creative Team

Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
with orchestral arrangement by Francis Griffin

Librettist: Sofia and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
based on Yevgeny Petrovsky

Conductor: Lidiya Yankovskaya
Assistant Conductor/Répétiteur: Michael Pecak

Production Stage Manager: Sandra Zamora
Assistant Stage Manager: Alaina Bartkowiak

Cast

Princess: Raquel González
Kashcheyevna: Annie Rosen
Kashchej: Tyrone Chambers II
Prince Ivan: Will Liverman
Wind Spirit: Wilbur Pauley