Folks Operetta

07/15/2026

Last night’s concert at Writers Theatre went beautifully and was totally packed! Huge thank you to Elizabeth Margolius, our Director; Anthony Barrese, our conductor; Clara Frantzen, our assistant conductor; Rasean Davonte Johnson, our Projectionist; Joseph Frantzen, our Stage Manager and supertitles projector; our singers
Rodell Rosel, Peter Drackley, Brian Hupp, Katherine Petersen, Gerald Frantzen, and Alison Kelly; our instrumentalists Rachel Brown on violin and drums, Brian Beach on violin, Traci Newhouse on viola, David Keller on cello and guitar, Doug Johnson on bass, Dan Williams on clarinet and saxophone, Alyssa Arrigo on piano; and finally to our narration writers and editors Gerald Frantzen, Hersh Glagov, and Joseph Frantzen. Thank you to Writers Theatre for hiring us to share this concert as a companion piece for their play LEOPOLDSTADT. Their space is gorgeous and they are wonderful hosts. Go see this play - it runs into August.

07/09/2026

It’s coming!!! Just a few days away…

06/10/2026

Join FOLKS OPERETTA for a special evening as we present our Operetta in Exile concert as part of The Stoppard Series at Writers Theatre on July 14. The concert will be in support of Writers Theatre's Chicago premiere of Leopoldstadt by Tom Stoppard. In this multi-media concert we tell the story of the Jewish artists who were exiled or perished during The Second World War. Featuring 6 singers and a small chamber orchestra.

July 14 at 7 PM
Writers Theatre
325 Tudor Court
Glencoe, IL 60022

Tickets/INFO: https://folksoperetta.org/event/operetta-in-exile-the-stoppard-series/

12/12/2025

We had a wonderful night - a heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful people who came out to support us! Pictures to come...now we sleep. See you again soon!

12/10/2025

It’s not too late to get your tickets for our concert Dec. 11th! We have room for a few more! Fabulous food, great music, fun games and prizes plus a silent auction which includes a gorgeous painting!

A little "plop, plop, fizz, fizz" to get through the year...

12/05/2025

WOO HOO!!! 6 days away from our concert!
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Located in Lakeview on Belmont (between Sheffield & Racine), we are: 2 blocks from the Red, Brown & Purple train lines Serviced by multiple 24/7 bus routes Near a parking lot (available for an extra charge) Street parking available

12/02/2025

Thank you from all of us to each of you for supporting us over the years! 2026 IS OUR 20th SEASON!!! 😀🥳🥳🥳🥳🤩
We are producing concerts this Spring, a Gala in May AND an operetta this Summer. Thank you for helping us make it amazing!
Here is a link to help us on this