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Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park

September 8, 2016, 7:15 pm

Preview Lyric’s upcoming season in the Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park concert. Sir Andrew Davis, Lyric’s music director, will lead the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus, and an array of outstanding soloists including Andriana Chuchman, Dmitry Korchak, Eric Owens, Matthew Polenzani, and others. The program includes highlights from Rigoletto, Turandot, Die Walküre, The Pearl Fishers, Orphée et Eurydice, Faust, and more. (Program subject to change.)

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The Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts are generously sponsored by the Caerus Foundation, Inc., with matching funding provided by the Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum Family, the John and Jacolyn Bucksbaum Foundation, and the Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family.

Meet the Hosts

Lead host and midday announcer Lisa Flynn has been with WFMT since 1991. She has hosted many programs for the WFMT Radio Network, including broadcasts from Salzburg for Mozart’s 250th birthday, the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, and the WFMT Opera Series. Before coming to Chicago, Lisa presented classical music in Columbus, Ohio, and Orlando, Florida. She holds a music degree from the University of Central Florida.

Roger Pines, co-host and co-producer of the Lyric Opera of Chicago broadcasts, is the company’s dramaturg. He also edits the company’s program books, is a frequent public speaker and moderator for Lyric events, and serves as special lecturer/consultant for the Ryan Opera Center. Roger previously held positions at San Diego Opera, the Dallas Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera. A regular contributor to many important American and European publications -- among them Opera News, Opera magazine, and The Times (London) – as well as for programs of leading opera companie. Roger has written program notes for CDs on seven major labels (including releases by Renée Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, Joyce DiDonato, Anna Netrebko, and Jonas Kaufmann). He has been a panelist on the Met broadcasts’ “Opera Quiz” annually since 2006.

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Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park