ABOUT COV:

MISSION:

Chicago Opera Vanguard is a collective of artists who explore the intersection of music, language, performance, and design to create new artistic experiences that are designed to be unexpected, immersive and transcendent in order to create excitement, engagement and community for fans of interdisciplinary art.

LEADERSHIP:

Eric Reda

Artistic Director
 

Dan Cox

Managing Director / Organizational Producer
 

Karen Yates

Associate Artistic Director / Head of Performance

ARTISTIC NETWORK:

Our extensive network of artistic collaborators consists of artists based in Chicago, New York, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Australia, and Northern Ireland working in the disciplines of music composition, acting, vocal performance, lighting and sound design, graphic design, playwrighting, poetry, devised theater, and performance art.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM:

“THE BEST EFFORT TO KEEP OPERA A LIVING ART FORM”

- The Chicago Reader's “Best of Chicago 2010”

"...an ambitious, forward-thinking new force in the city's music, dance, theater, art, and design scenes!"

- The Chicago Reader

"Venturesome music theater troupe!"

- Chicago Tribune

"Superb!"

- Chicago Sun-Times

"Highly Reccomended!"

- ChicagoCritic.com

"Opera on the Edge!"

- NewCity

AUDIENCE ACCLAIM:

"I’ve never been to an opera, but I’m so glad I came to this!"

- Morgan, 24, Andersonville