The September 11 free concert will feature a superb selection of overtures, arias, and ensembles from Donizetti’s La favorita, Verdi’s Macbeth, Un ballo in maschera, Simon Boccanegra, and La forza del destino, Puccini’s La bohème, La rondine, and Preludio sinfonico in A major, Op.1, and Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni, Così fan tutte, and Die Entführung aus dem Serail.

The “Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park” free concert will be carried live on 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com by The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts. George Preston, 98.7WFMT’s afternoon drive-time program host, and Roger Pines, Lyric’s dramaturg, will host the “Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park” concert broadcast beginning at 7:15 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 11.

Additionally, Lyric will post live photos and video clips of the audience and the artists behind the scenes via Facebook and Twitter throughout the evening. 

This event is sponsored by lead sponsor Deutsche Bank, co-sponsors an Anonymous Donor, AT&T, the Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, and the Audrey Love Charitable Foundation, with additional funding by the Searle Funds at The Chicago Community Trust and the Music Performance and Film Funds.

NOTE: The Jay Pritzker Pavilion seating bowl will open at 5:30PM. Once we reach capacity in the seating area, lawn seats only will be available.

Location:

Added by Millennium Park Chicago on May 6, 2010

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Category: Music

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