Handel’s Alcina
Handel’s Alcina

Handel’s Alcina

starring Nicole Cabell
with Haymarket Opera Company

Sun, Aug 24, 2025 1:00 PM Tickets

Know Before You Go

Getting to Ravinia: Parking, Rideshare & Train

Free Parking OnsiteFree Metra UP-N Train

  Park in the West Parking Lot at 201 Ravinia Park Rd. The lot opens 1 hour before the listed “Public Gates” time.

 The South and North Parking Lots will only accommodate guests with Ravinia Priority Parking Passes due to anticipated traffic for other events today.

Park and Ride shuttles are not in service for this event.

 Alert your driver: Uber, Lyft, and other car services must use one of the following parking lots to drop off and pick up guests.

  • West Parking Lot (201 Ravinia Park Rd) — inbound access allowed up to 30 minutes before the end of the performance
  • Braeside Train Station (10 N. St. Johns Ave) — ¼ mile walk from Ravinia
  • Ravinia Train Station (680 St. Johns Ave) — ½ mile walk from Ravinia
  • No drop-offs or pick-ups are allowed on public streets. If Highland Park Police or Ravinia staff redirect traffic, please follow those instructions.

  Ride the Metra Union Pacific North Line train to and from our main entrance for free with your Ravinia ticket.
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Views of the Stage

The Martin Theatre is an indoor venue. While live audio from the performance is broadcast outside* for Lawn ticketholders, the stage is not visible from any location on the Lawn.

* Kids Concert Series performances are not broadcast to the Lawn, and Lawn tickets are not available for purchase.

Prohibited Items

Any item deemed harmful or unsafe by Ravinia staff is prohibited.

While comfort and enjoyment of a night out at Ravinia are our top priorities, guests are prohibited from bringing the following items into the park:

  • Firearms or explosives (including those possessed by off-duty officers or concealed carry license holders)
  • Professional photographic and video or audio recording equipment
  • Grills, firepits, or large open flames
  • Chafing fuel or other canned heating products (e.g., Sterno)
  • Beer kegs
  • Athletic equipment (e.g., balls and flying discs)
  • Bicycles, scooters, or skates (bike racks can be found outside the west and south entrances)
  • Animals, except for service animals trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities
  • Tents or canopies
  • Umbrellas over six feet in diameter
  • Anything that needs to be staked into the ground
  • Drones or other flying apparatus
  • Items intended for protest, solicitation, or promotion not related to the event

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Performance Content

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About the Performance

Cast, Artistic, and Production

Haymarket Opera Company

Craig Trompeter, conductor

Nicole Cabell, Alcina
Elizabeth DeShong, Bradamante
Emily Fons, Ruggiero
Erica Schuller, Morgana
Eric Ferring, Oronte
David Govertsen, Melisso

Chase Hopkins, Director
Adrienne Bader, Stage Manager
Alycia Martin, Assistant Stage Manager

Program

George Frideric Handel: Alcina

There will be one intermission in this performance.