In 2005 Fosser received the President's Award from the Puppeteers of America. Opera in Focus has received a number of awards including the prestigious Dorothy Mullen Award from the National Parks and Recreation Association for Fine Arts Programming. William Fosser died of congestive heart failure and pneumonia on February 19, 2006, in Resurrection Hospital, in Chicago. He was buried at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.Fosser's Obituary The theater continues to present a stunning sampling of fully staged scenes from well-known operas musicals. Each hour-long performance may offer between three and five scenes, depending on the length of the individual segments. A narration of the action by the well-known actor, Tony Mockus, precedes each scene. The 16" puppets are manipulated from below the stage floor and are capable of very lifelike action and dramatic gestures for which opera singers are so famous.%DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% A demonstration of the puppet operation and a tour of the highly technical backstage area follow each performance. Despite the small stage (only five feet wide and two feet deep), the illusion of live opera prevails. The puppet opera performances are capable of charming a wide range of audiences - from the lovers of opera and musical theater to those simply fascinated by the fine art of puppetry. See also Puppetry Opera Phantom of the Opera Madame Butterfly External links The Official Opera in Focus Website William B Fosser on IMDB Opera in Focus - on YouTube Opera in Focus - on Facebook Time Out Chicago Center Stage Chicago Theater Mania
 William Fosser died of congestive heart failure and pneumonia on February 19, 2006, in Resurrection Hospital, in Chicago. He was buried at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.Fosser's Obituary %DIFDELCMD < %DIFDELCMD < %%% See also Puppetry Opera Phantom of the Opera Madame Butterfly External links The Official Opera in Focus Website William B Fosser on IMDB 
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In 2005 Fosser received the President's Award from the Puppeteers of America. Opera in Focus has received a number of awards including the prestigious Dorothy Mullen Award from the National Parks and Recreation Association for Fine Arts Programming.
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The theater continues to present a stunning sampling of fully staged scenes from well-known operas
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musicals. Each hour-long performance may offer between three and five scenes, depending on the length of the individual segments. A narration of the action by the well-known actor, Tony Mockus, precedes each scene. The 16" puppets are manipulated from below the stage floor and are capable of very lifelike action and dramatic gestures for which opera singers are so famous.
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A demonstration of the puppet operation and a tour of the highly technical backstage area follow each performance. Despite the small stage (only five feet wide and two feet deep), the illusion of live opera prevails. The puppet opera performances are capable of charming a wide range of audiences - from the lovers of opera and musical theater to those simply fascinated by the fine art of puppetry.
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Opera in Focus - on YouTube Opera in Focus - on Facebook Time Out Chicago Center Stage Chicago Theater Mania