Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park September 10, 2011

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present a star-studded free outdoor concert at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park. Soprano superstar Renee Fleming, Lyric's creative consultant, will headline the performance, which annually attracts audiences upwards of 16,000. French conductor Emmanuel Villaume will lead the Lyric Opera Orchestra and an array of outstanding soloists including stars from the season tenor Matthew Polenzani, bass-baritone James Morris, sopranos Anna Christy and Susanna Phillips, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, and baritone Ljubomir Purkaric - joined by featured artists from Lyric's Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center (TBA). 'Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park' will feature a superb selection of overtures, arias, and ensembles from the upcoming season and from the general repertory, to be announced at a later date.