Program notes
Program notes
We invite you to learn more about the repertoire performed in Verdi Voices and explore each piece through the program notes.
February 06. 2022
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February 06. 2022
Verdi Voices
There's nothing more thrilling than the passion of Verdi as it pours forth in a stunning live performance. Join us at Lyric this February to warm up with an afternoon of thrilling vocal fireworks when Verdi Voices takes the stage. You'll hear beloved favorites from Aida, Otello, and more, plus some gorgeous and more rarely-performed Verdi duets and arias that are sure to become favorites. Soprano Tamara Wilson and tenor Russell Thomas, two Lyric Opera of Chicago stalwarts, team up with Music Director Enrique Mazzola at the podium for repertoire which is known as his specialty. With the full power of the Lyric Opera Orchestra, this is a one-date-only, tour-de-force concert experience that you won't want to miss.
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Articles
With a voice that’s big, warm, and full, with an emotional pull that draws any audience into his orbit whenever he’s onstage, Russell Thomas has made a strong impression on Lyric audiences.
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While most opera fans have seen Rigoletto, Il trovatore, La traviata, and Aida, Verdi's early work has long been neglected by opera companies. In this blog, learn more about the dozen or so titles that make up the composer's early period and see them onstage as part of Lyric's ongoing Early Verdi series.
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In everything Tamara Wilson sings, we hear someone who truly can do it all. Since her debut as Leonora in Il trovatore in Lyric's 2018/19 Season, her star has only continued to rise. Learn more about her life and career in this spotlight article.
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From the rousing choruses of Nabucco to the complex characters of La traviata, there's much more to Giuseppe Verdi than his greatest hits. In this blog, we'll take a look at ten of the celebrated composer's lesser known gems.
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