Portage Public Library Presents: Lyric Opera Lecture Series 
All lectures will be held at 7:00 pm at the Portage Public Library, located at 2665 Irving St in Portage. Each program, presented by a Lyric Opera Corps member, will include background information on the opera and composer, plus musical excerpts. For more information, call 763.1508.
Lecture schedule:
- September 20: Macbeth composed by Giuseppe Verdi presented by Charlie DeWitt
- October 18: Carmen composed by George Bizet presented by Carol Winston
- November 1: A Midsummer Night's Dream composed by Benjamin Britten presented by Joan Krengel
- November 15: A Masked Ball composed by Giuseppe Verdi presented by George Meschel
- December 6: The Mikado composed by Gilbert & Sullivan presented by Belinda Potoma
- January 10: The Girls of the Golden West composed by Giacomo Puccini presented by Barbara DeBolt
- January 31: Lohengrin composed by Robert Wagner presented by Michael Fish
- January 25: Hercules composed by George Frideric Handel presented by Carl DiNello