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Past performances 2022 — Yesterday
Assassinio nella cattedrale (Murder in the Cathedral), Pizzetti
Opera Festival of ChicagoFirst Knight/Tempter
View cast and crewAssassinio nella cattedrale (Murder in the Cathedral), Pizzetti
Opera Festival of ChicagoFirst Knight/Tempter
View cast and crewManon Lescaut, Puccini
Opera Festival of ChicagoEdmondo (Edmond)
View cast and crewIl Prigioniero” & “The Medium”., DallapiccolaMenotti
Opera Festival of ChicagoPrimo sacerdote (1. Priest)
View program, cast and crewKnown for his “virile sound” and “reliable technique,” Opera News exclaims Reuben L. Lillie “graces his music with an intrinsically attractive timbre.” The Pennsylvania-born, Chicago-based tenor produces a sound that is both “vibrant and penetrating,” according to Chicago Classical Review. Reuben’s 2023 season began with a return to Sugar Creek Opera for a concert of cherished love songs of the theater with fellow Danis Wilson alum, soprano Megan Brunning. Reuben also presented his first Turridu in a concert version of Cavalleria rusticana with West Suburban Symphony. Further season highlights include the Chicago premiere of Ildebrando Pizzetti’s Assassinio nella cattedrale with Opera Festival of Chicago as First Tempter/Knight, for which local critic M. L. Rantala praised Reuben’s tenor