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Lyric Opera of Chicago Podcasts

Summary: Behind-the-scenes interviews from Lyric Opera of Chicago

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 Backstage at Lyric #100 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Erin Wall, Elizabeth Deshong, Shawn Mathey, and Lucas Meachem | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 14:18

The four exceptional young American artists who are portraying the lovers in A Midsummer Night's Dream are all enjoying highly successful careers throughout North America and with major European opera companies. Here they get together for a roundtable discussion about Britten's opera with WFMT's George Preston, host of the Lyric Opera broadcasts.

 Backstage at Lyric #99 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Anna Christy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:08

American soprano Anna Christy, memorable at Lyric in both A Wedding (world premiere) and Dialogues of the Carmelites (company premiere), is portraying Tytania in Lyric's first production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Lyric Opera dramaturg and broadcast commentator Roger Pines speaks with her about her role, this production, and other important career highlights.

 Backstage at Lyric #98 -- Discovery Series: A Masked Ball | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:17:21

A Swedish monarch flirts with his trusted friend's wife and soon enough, they're on the road to perdition. Join A Masked Ball's director, opera legend Renata Scotto and celebrated tenor Frank Lopardo (King Gustavo) as they explore duty, honor, and middle-period Verdi.

 Backstage at Lyric #97 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream: David Daniels | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 11:17

American countertenor David Daniels, the most renowned countertenor of our time, counts Oberon (his fourth Lyric Opera role) among his most acclaimed portrayals. Here he speaks about the music and his characterization of this formidable figure. Asking the questions is WFMT's George Preston, host of the Lyric Opera broadcasts.

 Backstage at Lyric #96 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream: Peter Rose | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:33

British bass Peter Rose is internationally acknowledged as today's most celebrated exponent of the role of Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream. Here, in conversation with Lyric dramaturg and broadcast commentator Roger Pines, Rose discusses important details regarding this portrayal, which has brought him enormous acclaim in major houses internationally.

 Backstage at Lyric #95 -- Symposium: Shakespeare Goes To The Opera | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:57:36

Shakespeare has inspired more than a few memorable operas, and this season Lyric is offering two of them -- Verdi's Macbeth (1847) and Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream (1960). This two-hour symposium features director Barbara Gaines (Macbeth) of Chicago Shakespeare Theater; singers David Daniels (A Midsummer Night's Dream), Thomas Hampson (Macbeth), and Nadja Michael (Macbeth); conductor Rory Macdonald (A Midsummer Night's Dream); and University of Chicago Shakespeare scholar David Bevington. Moderated by classical music critic Wynne Delacoma and Chicago Public Radio's Steve Edwards.

 Backstage at Lyric #92 -- Carmen: Elaine Alvarez | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 23:10

American soprano Elaine Alvarez has developed an impressive international career (Munich, Frankfurt, Leipzig, Genoa, Athens, and more) since she first appeared at Lyric three seasons ago. She's returning to Lyric this season as Micaela in Carmen. Here, speaking with Lyric dramaturg Roger Pines, she discusses that role, while also explaining what brought her to singing and reminiscing about the circumstances of her eleventh-hour Lyric debut as Mimi in La boheme.

 Backstage at Lyric #93 -- Carmen: Katharine Goeldner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:24

American mezzo-soprano Katharine Goeldner has triumphed in many major houses internationally (the Met, Dallas, Madrid, Paris, Toulouse, Salzburg, and many more). Having debuted at Lyric two seasons ago in Madama Butterfly, she's returning in 2010-11 for two enormously contrasting roles -- the heroine of Carmen and Pitti-Sing in The Mikado. Here Goeldner discusses both roles in a lively conversation with Lyric dramaturg Roger Pines.

 Backstage at Lyric #94 -- Carmen: Yonghoon Lee | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 16:52

The young Korean tenor Yonghoon Lee has enjoyed a spectacular rise to international prominence. This season alone includes his debuts at Lyric Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, and La Scala. In a conversation with Lyric dramaturg Roger Pines, he discusses Don Jose in Carmen, which introduces him to Lyric audiences this season after he triumphed in the role at Glyndebourne, Berlin, Hamburg, and Amsterdam.

 Backstage at Lyric #91 -- Carmen: Discovery Series | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:01:19

Acclaimed American bass-baritone Kyle Ketelsen, Escamillo in this season's Carmen, joins celebrated French conductor Alain Altinoglu for an illuminating discussion of Bizet's richly melodic and powerfully dramatic masterpiece.

 Backstage at Lyric #90 -- Macbeth: Nadja Michael | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 26:29

German dramatic soprano Nadja Michael, making her eagerly awaited debut as Lady Macbeth, is a star of La Scala, Covent Garden, the Vienna Staatsoper, Munich's Bayerische Staatsoper (where she recently premiered a new Macbeth). Here she speaks with Lyric dramaturg Roger Pines about all aspects of Lyric's production of Verdi's opera, and also discusses her own remarkable one-woman "theatrical recital," Orlando Misterioso.

 Backstage at Lyric #89 -- Macbeth: Harrison McEldowney | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 18:33

The brilliantly imaginative Chicago-based choreographer Harrison McEldowney, who is making his Lyric debut with Macbeth, speaks about his contribution to this new production and discusses other major highlights of his fascinatingly varied career. Lyric Opera dramaturg Roger Pines is host.

 Backstage at Lyric #88 -- Macbeth: Leonardo Capalbo | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 22:09

The young Italian-American tenor Leonardo Capalbo, whose portrayal of Macduff marks his Lyric debut, has won successes in major houses throughout Europe and America. Here he speaks with Lyric Opera dramaturg Roger Pines about his role in Macbeth, other experiences he's had singing Verdi, and the breadth of his repertoire.

 A STAR YOU SHOULD KNOW: JOHAN BOTHA | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:09

South African dramatic tenor Johan Botha, a true master-singer and hugely acclaimed worldwide portraying the heroes of Wagner, returns to Lyric Opera in the title role of Lohengrin.

 A STAR YOU SHOULD KNOW: ALICE COOTE | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 2:46

Handel's Hercules will mark the return to Lyric of the sensational English mezzo-soprano Alice Coote, who will star in the formidable role of Dejanira.

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