Chicago Summer Opera - 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.

Repertoire:

Coming Soon

Tuition:

$1,650 per session

Audition based scholarship available. Over $240,000 in scholarship was given for the 2025 season.

Financial aid available

Work study available

Housing is not included, more housing info here.

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: June 16 - July 12, 2026

Rinaldo, Handel

Turn of the Screw, Britten

Marriage of Figaro, Mozart

Session 2: July 14 - August 9, 2026

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).

Application is free!