April 2021 Production at Field Museum
Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Composer’s Death

As COVID-19 restrictions continue, Chicago Opera Theater is changing the digital production slated for April 24 from the previously announced Il Postino to  La hija de Rappaccini, composed by  Daniel Catán (1949-2011), with a libretto by Juan Tovar, based on the play by Octavio Paz and the short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Starring  Levi Hernandez  as Rappaccini, alongside COT debutants  Daniel Montenegro  as Giovanni and  Megan Pachecano as Beatriz, this Chicago premiere is directed by Crystal Manich and conducted by Enrico Lopez-Yaí±ez both of whom make company debuts.

Remarkably, the timely plot threads scientific innovation and love at a distance La hija  will be live-streamed from  the  Field Museum, world-renowned for its work in the natural sciences. The stunning hanging gardens in the main hall will be lowered to create the setting for this tale of botanical experimentation.