With Chicago Presents and The Poetry Foundation, Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago kicks off its 2013 Collaborative Works Festival with a salon concert featuring works by Benjamin Britten that were inspired by two poets who had a profound impact on his life and work, Edith Sitwell and W.H. Auden. The evening will include a discussion about Britten's relationship with these two poets, hosted by Nicholas Phan.

Program to include Britten's On This Island, Cabaret Songs and The Heart of the Matter