Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park
Each year Lyric Opera of Chicago presents a star-studded free outdoor concert as its annual pre-season gift to the city. This free concert features a spectacular selection of overtures, arias, and ensembles. Enjoy this outdoor performance with the breathtaking backdrop of the Frank Gehry-designed Jay Pritzker Pavilion and the Chicago skyline at dusk and twilight.
This year's concert was a grand night of singing with some of opera's most famous stars — many of them featured in Lyric Opera's amazing 2009-10 season. Deborah Voigt, James Morris, and more in a glorious concert dedicated to the men and women of the United States Armed Services. Sir Andrew Davis conducted the Lyric Opera Orchestra!
Other performers included René Barbera, Vladimir Galouzine, Joseph Kaiser, Kyle Ketelsen, Katherine Lerner, Amanda Majeski, Ana María Martínez, and Lucas Meachem.
Music by Rossini, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini, Dvořák, Offenbach, Wagner, Bizet, and Gounod.
The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts aired this concert live on 98.7WFMT and WFMT.com.
Lead Sponsor: Deutsche Bank
Cosponsored by: The Chicago Community Trust, AT&T, Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson
Additional funding by An Anonymous Donor, The Music Performance and Film Funds, and Rhoda and Henry Frank.
The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts airs this concert live on 98.7 WFMT.
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Gioachino Rossini
(1792 – 1868)
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Semiramide
Overture
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Gioachino Rossini
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Il barbiere di Siviglia
Act One: Aria, "Largo al factotum"
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LUCAS MEACHEM (Figaro)
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Gaetano Donizetti
(1797 – 1848)
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La fille du régiment
Act One: Aria, "Ah, mes amis...Pour mon âme"
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RENÉ BARBERA
(Tonio)
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Antonin Dvořák(1841 – 1904)
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Rusalka
Act One: Song to the Moon, "Mesičku na nebi hlubokem"
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ANA MARÍA MARTÍNEZ
(Rusalka)
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Giacomo Puccini
(1858 – 1924)
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La bohème
Act Four: Recitative and duet, "In un coupé?...O Mimì, tu più non torni"
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RENÉ BARBERA
(Rodolfo)
LUCAS MEACHEM
(Marcello)
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Jacques Offenbach
(1819 – 1880)
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Les contes d'Hoffmann
Act Two: Trio, "Tu ne chanteras plus?"
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AMANDA MAJESKI
(Antonia)
KATHERINE LERNER
(Mother's Voice)
JAMES MORRIS
(Dr. Miracle)
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INTERMISSION
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Richard Wagner
(1813 – 1883)
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Tannhäser
Act Two: Aria, "Dich, teure Halle"
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DEBORAH VOIGT
(Elisabeth)
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Giacomo Puccini
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Tosca
Act Three: Aria, "E lucevan le stelle"
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VLADIMIR GALOUZINE
(Cavaradossi)
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Giuseppe Verdi
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Otello
Act Two: Recitative and aria, "Vanne! La tua meta già vedo...Credo in un Dio crudel"
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JAMES MORRIS
(Iago)
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Georges Bizet
(1838 – 1875)
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Excerpts from L'arlesienne Suite
Intermezzo, Farandole
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Georges Bizet
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Carmen
Act Two: Flower Song, "La fleur que tu m'avais jêtée"
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JOSEPH KAISER
(Don José)
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Jacques Offenbach
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Les contes d'Hoffmann
Act Three: Recitative and Diamond Aria, "Allez, te livrer au combat...Scintille, diamant"
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KYLE KETELSEN
(Dapertutto)
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Giacomo Puccini
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Tosca
Act One: Love Duet, "Perchè chiuso?"
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DEBORAH VOIGT
(Tosca)
VLADIMIR GALOUZINE
(Cavaradossi)
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Charles Gounod
(1818 – 1893)
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Faust
Act Five: Trio, "Alerte, alerte!"
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AMANDA MAJESKI
(Marguerite)
JOSEPH KAISER
(Faust)
KYLE KETELSEN
(Méphistophélès)
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