Organization

Conductor

Jane Glover

Stage director

Bill Barclay

Costume designer

Charles Schoonmaker

Lighting designer

Rachael Levy

Sound designer

Christopher Willis

Associate Producer

Kimberly Schuette

Singer

RJ Foster

Joseph Bologne le Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Merritt Janson

Marie Antoinette

Tenor

David Joseph

W.A. Mozart

Brendon Elliott

Solo Violin

Captain Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

Orchestra

Music of the Baroque Orchestra

Chicago Symphony Orchestra

The Chevalier

Chicago

United States

Symphony Center Chicago

Skokie

North Shore Center

Kehrein Center for the Arts

Public

Approved

Known as “The Chevalier de Saint-Georges,” 18th-century Black composer Joseph Bologne was a virtuoso violinist, a friend of Mozart and Marie Antoinette, the finest fencer in Europe, general of Europe’s first Black regiment, and a crusader for the abolishment of slavery. Weaving together Bologne’s own music with semi-staged dialogue, The Chevalier ultimately offers a thoughtful meditation on the true nature of equality.

 

Written and directed by Bill Barclay
Music by Joseph Bologne
Additional music by Mozart & Glück
Music arranged by Bill Barclay

Music of the Baroque Orchestra
Dame Jane Glover, conductor
Brendon Elliott, violin

 

The Midwest premiere of this concert theater work written and directed by Bill Barclay took place in partnership with the Kehrein Center for the Arts (Austin), the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association, the North Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, and Concert Theatre Works on February 18, 19, and 20, 2022.

English

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble

Co-Producer