By Mark Colbert
Chattanooga, TN. – Due to tough economic circumstances,
WFMT Fine Arts Network has suspended The Lyric Opera Of Chicago 2003 season. However, the network is providing us with
nine European Opera's from the archives of the European Broadcasting Union. These world-class performances have been heard by millions of listeners throughout the world. The commentator for the broadcasts is Roger Pines, Editorial Dramaturg of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Below is a list of European Opera broadcasts.
5/3/03 - "Eugene Onegin" - Tchaikovsky
5/10/03 - "Gluck" - Iphigenie En Aulide
5/17/03 - "Donizetti" - Lucie De Lammermour
5/24/03 - "Cosi Fan Tuitte - W.A. Mozart
5/31/03 - "Edgar" - Puccini
6/7/03 - "Carmen" - Bizet
6/14/03 - "Alcina" - Handel
6/21/03 - "La Capricciosa Corretta -
Vincente Martin Y Soler
6/28/03 - "La Damnation De Faust - Berlioz