A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
"...Join us on Thursday, May 11, 2023 for COT’s annual gala and concert premiere of a new opera by Vanguard Emerging Opera Composer Shawn E. Okpebholo and award-winning librettist Mark Campbell. The Cook-Off is a one act comedy following three contestants on a live cooking competition television show tasked with making the best mac & cheese. The evening includes performances by COT’s Opera for All students, delicious food and drink, and conversations with like-minded opera lovers. Toast the closing of Chicago Opera Theater’s 2022/23 season and celebrate all that places COT at the forefront of opera..."
