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Art can be an extremely effective path to understanding and
finding meaning in difficult subjects. Through these two events,
Lyric Unlimited and collaborating partners seek to deepen the
impact of
The Passenger
through discussion and music.
Saturday, February 14, 2015, 5:00 p.m.
Anthony Freud,
Lyric Opera
of Chicago general director
Katherine Syer,
associate
professor of musicology, University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Performance by the
Jupiter String Quartet
Nelson Lee, violin; Megan Freivogel, violin;
Liz Freivogel, viola; Daniel McDonough, cello
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
500 South Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
Free admission
Sponsored by the Office of the Chancellor,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
EXPLORATORY DISCUSSIONS
Sunday, February 15, 2015, 1:00 p.m.
Zofia Posmysz
, creator of the
Passenger
story and Holocaust survivor
David Pountney,
Passenger
stage director
Anthony Freud,
Lyric Opera of Chicago general director
Katherine Syer,
associate professor of musicology,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Performance by members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra
Weinberg: Piano Quintet, Op. 18
Robert Hanford, violin; Katie Brauer, violin; Melissa Kirk, viola;
Mark Brandfonbrener, cello; with Lori Kaufman, piano
Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center
78 East Washington Street, Chicago
Admission is free but reservations are required. Reserve seats online: lyricopera.org/memory or by phone: 312-827-5600Presented in partnership with the Chicago
Humanities Festival and the City of Chicago
Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events.