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chicagolyricoperao
- Oct 28, 2018
- 2 min
Strike Follow-Up Q&A
photo by Del Hall Question: Why did we go on strike? Answer: To preserve opera at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Our wonderful city has built, t...
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Melissa Trier Kirk, viola
- Oct 28, 2018
- 2 min
Thanks from the Picket Line
We were overwhelmed by the support we experienced on the picket line, from subscribers and patrons, members of our own union and other un...
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Teresa Fream, violin
- Oct 26, 2018
- 1 min
Thank You from the Pit
Our return to the pit on October 17 for our first post-strike opera, La Boheme, was an emotional time for all of us. But we needn’t have...
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chicagolyricoperao
- Oct 10, 2018
- 1 min
Strike Day One Recap
At 10am on Tuesday, October 9, the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra members hit the streets for Day One of our strike. Lyric musicians on st...
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chicagolyricoperao
- Oct 10, 2018
- 5 min
Why We're on Strike
Why are the Musicians of the Lyric Opera Orchestra on strike? Because a world-class opera company needs a world-class orchestra. That i...
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Teresa Fream, violin
- Sep 11, 2018
- 3 min
We are the Labor in Labor Day
Do you get told regularly how lucky you are to have the job you have? I do. Don’t get me wrong, I do feel fortunate…because anyone who d...
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Ann Palen, Violin
- Sep 7, 2018
- 1 min
Reaching Out
Cathy Dunn, Mike Cavalieri, and Bill Cernota perform at the Merion This summer, musicians from the orchestra and chorus of Lyric Opera of...
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Linda Baker, Co-Assistant Principal/Bass Clarinet
- Aug 1, 2018
- 2 min
Dallas Calling!
In late May I had another one of those "now we need you, now we don't " moments. On the Monday of the final week of Jesus Christ Supersta...
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Terri Van Valkinburgh, Assistant Principal Viola
- Jul 29, 2018
- 3 min
"Operating" is a Specialty
Most if not all of us in the Lyric Opera Orchestra went to a music school or conservatory, learning to play in a variety of ensembles. Bu...
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chicagolyricoperao
- Jul 25, 2018
- 1 min
Did you know?
The WFMT broadcasts were also an initiative from the orchestra. They began in 1972, when Ardash Marderosian, Lyric’s Principal Trombone ...
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