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Lyric Opera Preview

For the third consecutive year, GSU’s Opera Up Close series opens with the celebrated quartet of singers from the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Rose Guccione (soprano), Janet
Mensen Reynolds (mezzo soprano), Ken Donovan (tenor), and Keven Keys (baritone) will perform highlights of the 2012-13 season at Lyric Opera.


Selections will
include arias and ensembles from:



  • Elektra (R. Strauss)  

  • Simon Boccanegra (G. Verdi)  

  • Werther (J. Massenet)  

  • Don Pasquale (G. Donizetti)  

  • Hansel & Gretel (E. Humperdink)  

  • Rigoletto (G. Verdi)  

  • La Boheme (G. Puccini) 


Host and narrator John Concepcion will, once again, provide insight into each opera and its highlights, taking the audience on a musical journey across the world and
through the ages. Don’t miss this audience favorite event!

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