Food, fun, and great music!

Music lovers!  Feel as if you are in a European bistro as outstanding singers from Elgin Opera perform while you enjoy sumptuous sustenance!

Elgin Opera’s Festival of Singers will again be presented from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on select Sunday nights from January through April at Villa Verone in Elgin. Enjoy opera and musical theatre favorites January 15th and 22nd, February 12th and 26th, March 18th and 25th, and April 15th (tax day!).

Admission is free, but reservations are recommended.  Call (847) 742-0263 for authentic Italian cuisine and a prime table.  Villa Verone is located at 13 Douglas Avenue in downtown Elgin.  To join the Elgin Opera Guild call (847) 695-5014.

Elgin Opera's April in Austria

(Excerpts from Viennese Operettas and Opera, including J. Strauss, Lehar and Mozart)

Show dates, April 27, 2012 @ 7:30pm and April 28, 2012@ 3:00pm

Sears Gallery at Elgin Academy

Elgin Opera Training Ensemble and Elgin Opera Performing Ensemble

Auditions will be held on Thursday January 26th, 2012 beginning at 7pm in the Rider Center on the campus of Elgin Academy.

Please email executive director Katherine Dalin at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for an audition slot (no walk ins), and indicate whether you are auditioning for the Training or Performing Ensemble. Please indicate time constraints in your request if needed.

Please bring resume, headshot, repertoire list and personal calendar to advise of any conflicts.