The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts of the 2010/11 Lyric Opera of Chicago season

May 1, 2011 by admin

The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts of the 2010/11 Lyric Opera of Chicago season
will be rebroadcast internationally by
The WFMT Radio Network May 21 – July 9

Beginning on Saturday, May 21, and continuing every Saturday through July 9, The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts of the 2010/11 Lyric Opera of Chicago season will be rebroadcast internationally by The WFMT Radio Network and heard locally on 98.7WFMT. The broadcasts are on the following Saturdays:

*Macbeth/Verdi                                        May 21 / 3 hrs
Carmen /Bizet (2nd cast)                                May 28 / 3 hrs 40 min.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream /Britten                June 4/  3 hrs
A Masked Ball / Verdi                                June 11 / 3 hrs. 20 min.
The Mikado /Gilbert & Sullivan                        June 18 / 3 hrs
The Girl of the Golden West/ Puccini                June 25 / 3 hrs 5 min.
Lohengrin /Wagner                                        July 2 / 4 hrs 35 min.
Hercules /Handel                                         July 9 / 3 hrs 30 min.

Chicago-area broadcasts on 98.7WFMT begin at 12:00 p.m/noon except for the May 21 broadcast of *Macbeth, which will begin at 1:30 p.m.. Check local listings for exact times and dates outside the Chicago area. The broadcasts can also be heard anywhere in the world on www.wfmt.com

The Matthew Bucksbaum Family is the generous sponsor of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Bucksbaum Family Broadcasts, with matching funding provided by The Crown Family and Richard P. and Susan Kiphart.

Ed. Note: Normally we would not promote another radio station, but we feel that the Lyric Opera broadcasts offer an important archive of performances not readily available elsewhere. (we also used to live in Chicago, yea!)