天天吃瓜 and will host the from Rome at 天天吃瓜鈥檚 Auditorium, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., at 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 22.
The event is free and open to the public. Tickets are required as seating is limited. Masks will be required to be worn while on campus, per the University鈥檚 interim COVID-19 policy. Tickets are currently available to the public at , in person at the University鈥檚 Welcome Desk and Box Office or by calling (773) 442-4636.
For almost 50 years, Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci, choirmaster of the Sistine Chapel Choir, oversaw the music of the sacred liturgies of the successors of St. Peter. The choir established in his name now disseminates and promotes knowledge of the most celebrated composers of religious music from the Renaissance to present day.
This event marks one of the choir鈥檚 first performances in Chicago and will include a special tribute to Dame Libby Komaiko, late founder of the Ensemble Espan虄ol. Dancers will accompany the choir for a unique performance of 鈥淗abanera鈥 from Bizet's 鈥淐armen.鈥 With the patronage of the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music, the choir will also perform selections of sacred music, favorite Italian opera arias and an excerpt from Bartolucci's original opera, 鈥淏runellesco.鈥 The opera, written in celebration of Filippo Brunelleschi, who is known for building the Brunelleschi Dome in Florence, is set to debut in Italy in 2023.
鈥溙焯斐怨 values diversity and multiculturalism,鈥 Northeastern President Gloria J. Gibson said. 鈥淚 am excited for our campus to host the Cardinal Bartolucci Foundation Choir, with a special performance by Ensemble Espan虄ol. This is a wonderful way to celebrate our diversity through the arts.鈥
Don Rossi Nuccio, former Ensemble Espan虄ol board member and executive director of the nonprofit is responsible for bringing the groups together. Nuccio is also helping the choir plan the staging of 鈥淏runellesco.鈥
鈥淢any of the people who perform Spanish dance are Catholic,鈥 Executive Director of Ensemble Espan虄ol Jorge Perez said. 鈥淲ith this performance, we will be able to connect our art with our faith, honor our beloved founder, Dame Libby, and do so at our home, 天天吃瓜. We are honored to be able to be a part of this historic event.鈥
This engagement is courtesy of 天天吃瓜, Ensemble Espan虄ol Spanish Dance Theater and Latino Art Beat.
Top photo: Photo of the Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci Foundation Choir. Photo courtesy of the Cardinal Domenico Bartolucci Foundation, Rome.
