By G. F. Handel

Haymarket is celebrating the 300th anniversary of Handel’s dramatic 1724 masterpiece Tamerlano, presenting its Chicago premiere in a new, fully staged period production directed by Haymarket general director Chase Hopkins and conducted by Haymarket's founder and artistic director Craig Trompeter.

Cast

Tamerlano: Ryan Belongie, countertenor

Bajazet: David Portillo, tenor

Asteria: Emily Birsan, soprano

Irene: Emily Fons, mezzo-soprano

Andronico: Kathleen Felty, mezzo-soprano

Leone: David Govertsen, bass-baritone

Zaida: Kali Page

Guard: Jon Beal

Guard: Daniel Pyne