An audience seated on risers and tables watching a performance on the Pritzker stage with the Millennium Park and city skyline at night as the backdrop.

Harris Theater Presents

Beyond the Aria: Anthony León, Ian Rucker, Emily Richter

Beyond the Aria

Performances

Feb 11 Wed 07:30PM

Artist Lineup
Anthony León, tenor
Ian Rucker, baritone
Emily Richter, soprano
Craig Terry, piano

Known for “beauty, freedom of tone, and outstanding breath control” (Stage and Cinema), tenor Anthony León performs with baritone Ian Rucker, with his “big, warm-toned baritone, natural ease, and charismatic stage presence” (Chicago Classical Review). The two are joined also by soprano Emily Richter and Series Artistic Director Craig Terry.

As always, Beyond the Aria features opera luminaries and emerging stars performing repertoire of their choosing in an intimate and interactive setting, against the backdrop of Millennium Park.

Presented in partnership with Lyric Opera of Chicago, the series pairs some the most celebrated voices in opera today with budding artists from the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center — now celebrating its 50th anniversary. Each concert is enjoyed cabaret-style with special one-night-only programs performed on the iconic Pritzker Pavilion stage.

A limited number of cabaret-style table seating with dining options are also available. To reserve a table seat, please contact Madison Jones, Manager of Events and Communications, at mjones @harristheaterchicago.org or by calling 872.245.3753.

About Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago is committed to redefining what it means to experience great opera. The company is driven to deliver consistently excellent artistry through innovative, relevant, celebratory programming that engages and energizes new and traditional audiences.

Under the leadership of General Director, President & CEO Anthony Freud, Music Director Enrique Mazzola, and Special Projects Advisor Renée Fleming, Lyric is dedicated to reflecting, and drawing strength from, the diversity of Chicago. Lyric offers, through innovation, collaboration, and evolving learning opportunities, ever-more exciting, accessible, and thought-provoking audience and community experiences. We also stand committed to training the artists of the future, through The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center; and to becoming increasingly diverse across our audiences, staff, programming, and artists—magnifying the welcoming pull of our art form, our company, and our city.

Through the timeless power of voice, the splendor of a great orchestra and chorus, theater, dance, design, and truly magnificent stagecraft, Lyric is devoted to immersing audiences in worlds both familiar and unexpected, creating shared experiences that resonate long after the curtain comes down.