On Friday, May 9, opera history will be made for the city of Chicago. Millennium Park, in conjunction with the Harris Theater and the Chicago Opera Theater, will simulcast one of the most famous operas of all time, “Don Giovanni,” from the Harris Theater to the large screen at Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Brian Dickie, the general director at the Chicago Opera Theater, hopes to bring in new fans who may have never bared witness to an opera before. “There will be a proportionate amount of people coming in just because it’s free and there at Millennium Park,” Dickie says. “I would hope that some may be so thrilled that they become opera lovers forever.” For those worried about seeing their first opera on the big screen instead of on stage, the Harris Theater and Jay Pritzker Pavilion share the same backstage, so there will be a curtain call for both crowds. Dickie also says their crew and director have enough experience to make it look almost as good. “Opera translates quite well to the screen I would say,” Dickie says. “It’s obviously no substitute for seeing one in person, but it is still very exciting.”
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