Lyric Opera 2018-2019 Issue 8 Elektra

MUTI CONDUCTS THE MOZART REQUIEM AND SCHUMAN’S SYMPHONY NO. 9 (LE FOSSE ARDEATINE) M DUAIN WOLFE SARA MINGARDO BENEDETTA TORRE SAIMIR PIRGU MIKA KARES Riccardo Muti conductor Benedetta Torre soprano Sara Mingardo contralto Saimir Pirgu tenor Mika Kares bass Chicago Symphony Chorus Duain Wolfe chorus director “Triumphant… full of power and drama” claimed the Chicago Sun-Times when Riccardo Muti last led the Orchestra and Chorus in Mozart’s Requiem. Experience the composer's magnificent final masterpiece as part of a season-long reflection on peace. The first CSO performance of American composer William Schuman’s Ninth Symphony, which was inspired by one of Italy’s most significant World War II memorial sites, opens the concert. CSO.ORG 312-294-3000 Global Sponsor of the CSO O icial Airline of the CSO Artists, prices and programs subject to change. These concerts are made possible with the generous sponsorship of Josef and Margot Lakonishok. The appearance of the Chicago Symphony Chorus is made possible by a generous gi… from Jim and Kay Mabie. This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. February 21–23