Alan Turing: The Opera is almost ready

The life of the Enigma genius has already been a movie – The Imitation Game, with Benedict Cumberbatch.

Now it’s about to be an opera in Chicago – two nights only.

The world premiere of composer Justine F. Chen and librettist David Simpatico’s The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing can be seen at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance, 205 E Randolph St., on Thursday, March 23, at 7:30pm & Saturday, March 25 at 3:00pm.

Music Director Lidiya Yankovskaya says, ‘I’ve been a part of this opera’s development for nearly a decade,” said Yankovskaya. “It’s been so gratifying to see Justine’s unique voice and David’s dynamic storytelling evolve to bring this powerful work to its full potential. I can’t wait for audiences to finally experience this long-awaited premiere.’