Lyric Opera Lecture Series at the Portage Public Library

By: Portage Public Library Last Updated: September 3, 2010

Portage Public Library Presents: Lyric Opera Lecture Series opera

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