History
Chiesa Nuova was founded by Robert M. Hutmacher, O.F.M., in 1995. He named the performing arts ministry after the church in Assisi, Italy where he lived and studied over the course of 15 years.
Chiesa Nuova’s first public event was a mounting of the musical, Songs of Mother Earth, by Robert Hutmacher, began the first-ever public event, followed by a benefit concert by bass-baritone, Alan Held, at the Chicago Cultural Center in 1996.
Chiesa Nuova moved to its present location at 230 South Laflin, Chicago, in January 1999. The building is an 1881 carriage house and part of the Jackson Historic District.
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