The Oak Park Public Library and the River Forest Public Library have joined together to offer the complete Lyric Opera Lecture Series of eight programs. Three lectures will be presented at Oak Park Public Library and four lectures will be presented at the River Forest Public Library. The lectures are free and open to the public. All lectures have been scheduled to precede opening night performances at the Lyric Opera.

More about the Lyric Opera including music clips, sound files of interviews with artists and production photos on the Lyric Opera website.

Sunday, September 9, 2007
"La Traviata" by Verdi
2 p.m. at the Oak Park Public Library

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
" La Boheme" by Puccini
7 p.m. at River Forest Public Library

Sunday, October 14, 2007
"Julius Caesar" by Handel
2 p.m. at Oak Park Public Library

Wednesday, October 24, 2007
"Die Frau ohne Schatten"
by R. Strauss
7 p.m. at River Forest Public Library

Sunday, December 2, 2007
"Dr. Atomic" by Adams
2 p.m. at Oak Park Public Library

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
"Falstaff" by Verdi
7 p.m. at River Forest Public Library

Sunday, February 10, 2008
"The Barber of Seville"
2 p.m. at Oak Park Public Library

Wednesday, February 20, 2008
"Eugene Onegin" by Tchaikovsky
7 p.m. at River Forest Public Library