Enhance your enjoyment and understanding of operas performed in the 2007-2008 season at the Civic Opera House by attending free preview lectures at the Newberry Library by the Lyric Opera Lecture Corps. The Newberry Library will host lectures on six of the season's eight operas.
Admission is free. No reservation is required.
La Bohème
By Giacomo Puccini
Tuesday, October 2, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Lillian Celic
Julius Caesar
By George Frideric Handel
Tuesday, October 23, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Kip Kelley
Die Frau ohne Schatten
By Richard Strauss
Tuesday, November 20, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Larry Lapidus
Dr. Atomic
By John Adams
Tuesday, December 4, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Hank Tausend
Falstaff
By Giuseppe Verdi
Tuesday, January 29, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Sue McCandless
The Barber of Seville
By Gioachino Rossini
Tuesday, February 26, 6:00 pm
Speaker: Marion Goldberg
The Newberry Library
Center for Public Programs
60 West Walton Street
Chicago, IL 60610-7324
telephone: (312) 255-3700
fax: (312) 255-3680
e-mail: programs@newberry.org