Renée Fleming is stopping by WFMT’s studios Tuesday afternoon around 2:30 pm to speak with Lisa Flynn about her new CD, Christmas in New York. With dozens of recordings to her credit, this is her first holiday record. The popular diva used the project as an opportunity to reach across genres to some of her favorite artists. Chris Botti, Kurt Elling
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Next Up at Lyric: Capriccio
Monday, October 6, 2014 by Noel Morris
Two rivals, a poet and a musician, clamor for the affections of a capricious Countess in Richard Strauss’s 1942 opera “Capriccio.”
Each according to his talents, the suitors offer gestures of undying love (a Sonnet and the opening String Sextet); which Strauss parlays into a heated debate
Lyric Opera Opening Night
Friday, September 26, 2014 by Noel Morris
The 60th season at Lyric Opera of Chicago begins on Saturday with a bit of nostalgia: Mozart’s Don Giovanni, the same opera that launched the company 60 years ago.
Lyric Opera’s new production won’t look much like the original, however. It is directed by Goodman Theatre Artistic Director Robert Falls, who is putting a more modern spin on the classic tale.
Lyric’s New Opera (Just a Peek)
Friday, July 25, 2014 by Noel Morris
Getting beyond “The book was better” – Last week, when Lyric Opera presented a sneak peek at the opera based on Ann Patchett’s bestselling novel “Bel Canto,” general director Anthony Freud quickly closed the door on comparisons to the book.
Addressing a gathering of patrons and members of the media, Mr. Freud shared some of
Ryan Opera Center Sings Puccini, Bizet (video)
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 by Noel Morris
Lyric Opera of Chicago dispatched two of its rising stars to join a worldwide chorus of music-lovers celebrating music on June 21.
June 21 is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year – and for the past 4 years, a day of music in Chicago. Locally the festival is known as Make Music Chicago, though the summer solstice tradition of taking instruments to the streets started in Paris as the Fête de la Musique
Make Music Chicago 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014 by Noel Morris
Join WFMT for Make Music Chicago 2014. We will be posting videos from around the city and broadcasting live from the Music Institute of Chicago and from St. James Cathedral. Make Music Chicago is part of a worldwide celebration of music on June 21, the summer solstice
Lyric Opera Takes It to the Neighborhoods
Thursday, June 12, 2014 by Noel Morris
On Thursday Lyric Opera of Chicago unveiled four new productions with one objective: community. Part of the Lyric Unlimited initiative for 2015 these shows reach beyond Lyric’s mainstage appealing to diverse age and ethnic groups.
Lyric announced plans to produce a klezmer opera based on a graphic novel
Exclusive with Lyric’s Mother Abbess Christine Brewer
Friday, May 16, 2014 by Noel Morris
Web Exclusive with Christine Brewer – Home for Christine Brewer is a Mississippi River town, not far from the corn fields she picked as a girl. Even as she jets around the world for roles like Isolde, or the Mother Abbess in Lyric Opera’s The Sound of Music, Ms. Brewer keeps southern Illinois close
Opera Singers As Motivational Speakers?
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 by Noel Morris
Lyric Opera’s new ambassadors are delivering a message that goes deeper than listening to music: art can heal a community. On their first day, Lyric Opera’s newly named community ambassadors burned the script on typical in-school performances, and the kids are listening.
Postcard: Renée Fleming at WFMT
Tuesday, September 17, 2013 by Noel Morris
“The people’s diva,” Renée Fleming paid WFMT a visit on Tuesday, which also happened to coincide with the release of her latest recording, Guilty Pleasures. Ms. Fleming chatted with Lisa Flynn and discussed the new recording (hear the interview)
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