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Chicago Symphony Orchestra
An Opera Night with Riccardo Muti
Mar 19-21, 2026
Overview
In a hallmark of his partnership with the CSO, Riccardo Muti takes center stage to conduct selections from Verdi’s enthralling, passion-filled operas. The program also features a lineup of treasured Italian opera repertoire performed by internationally acclaimed singers and the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
Program
Verdi
Sinfonia to La battaglia di Legnano
Verdi
Prelude to I Masnadieri
Giordano
Amor ti vieta from Fedora
Catalani
Ebben?...Ne andrò lontana from La Wally
Verdi
O Signore, dal tetto natio from I Lombardi
Verdi
Patria oppressa from Macbeth
Verdi
Overture to Nabucco
Verdi
Va, pensiero from Nabucco
Puccini
Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut
Puccini
Act IV from Manon Lescaut
Performers
Extras
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Preconcert Dining
Explore Symphony Center’s on-site dining options for a seamless preconcert experience. Preorder a Sound Bites meal to enjoy in the Rotunda before the concert — or make a reservation to dine at the Thomas Club, offering a prix fixe menu featuring traditional American fare and a spectacular view of Lake Michigan. View menus and learn more »
Preconcert Conversation
Explore the music in a free preconcert conversation featuring LaRob K. Rafael in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The talk will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets are needed.
Sponsors & Partners
The appearance of the Chicago Symphony Chorus has been made possible by a generous gift from The Grainger Foundation.
Leadership support is provided by Margot and Josef Lakonishok and William R. Jentes.
Major support is provided by the Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Family Fund for the Canon, the Dietrich Gross Endowed Concerts Fund in memory of Dietrich Gross, and the Nelson D. Cornelius Endowed Concert Fund.
Program support is provided by Nancy A. Abshire, Mr. and Mrs. William Gardner Brown, Vera Capp, Dr. Thomas H. Conner, Dr. Maija Freimanis and David A. Marshall, Merle L. Jacob, Ling Z. and Michael C. Markovitz, Drs. Bill* and Elaine Moor, Margo and Michael Oberman, Sargent Family Foundation, Gene and Jean Stark, and Barry Sears in memory of Ahla Sears.
Discover more on Experience CSO
Music by Giuseppe Verdi will be part of the mix when Maestro Muti returns, in his Music Emeritus for Life capacity, to lead the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in An Opera Night with Riccardo Muti.
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Few if any musical figures have figured more prominently in the career of Italian tenor Francesco Meli than conductor Riccardo Muti, who "taught me the way to understand the Verdi repertoire.”
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In April 2011, Riccardo Muti led the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and the Chicago Children’s Choir in Verdi’s Otello in Orchestra Hall and Carnegie Hall.
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