2014-06-16
It was a coincidence that word came out last Thursday about the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's $32 million gift bonanza—$15 million of it earmarked for education and outreach—while Lyric Opera was introducing its upcoming plan for its own outreach effort, Lyric Unlimited.
The CSO's big news dropped just as Lyric general director Anthony Freud, creative consultant Renee Fleming, and Lyric Unlimited director Cayenne Harris were explaining to a group of reporters that they've commissioned three short operas for community performances in 2015, along with a new family show that'll be produced at the Civic Opera House.…
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