Meet the Artists – Stephen Hobe

Stephen Hobe

Mr. Lindquist

1. Where were you born and raised?
   I was born and raised a Chicagoan.
2. If you weren’t a singer, what profession would you be in?
   When I am not singing opera, I am exercising my paleontology and museum muscles. I’m about to start an online certificate in Museum Studies.
3. The first opera I was ever in was…
   Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love in English at Carthage College in Kenosha.
4. My favorite opera is…
   I would say my favorite opera goes back and forth between Bernstein’s Candide and Rossini’s La Cenerentola.
5. My favorite food to cook is…
   Chicago-style Italian beef.
6. People would be surprised to know that…
   I have a fake front tooth! My brother knocked it out playing hockey.
7. If I could spend a ‘weekend in the country’ anywhere, real or fantasy, I would travel to…
   Iceland when the sun doesn’t set.
8. I like to binge-watch…
   Mythbusters with my Aunt Carol.
9. What four people (living or deceased) would you like to invite for a dinner party?
   Mary Anning, Mae C. Jemison, Leonard Bernstein, and Teddy Roosevelt.
10. Everyone should see A Little Night Music because….
    It shows Sondheim’s musical genius as an innovator of the future and curator of the past.
11. Bonus: One question you wish someone would ask you (and the answer).
    Ask me any question about dinosaurs and I may talk your ear off for hours.

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Find out more about Stephen and our other artists, and don’t miss the chance to see him perform Mr. Lindquist in A Little Night Music. Performances are February 8 and 10 in Capitol Theater.  Tickets start at $25!