NewsCarousel, Starring Laura Osnes and Steven Pasquale, Broadcast TodayThe Lyric Opera of Chicago's recent production of Richard Rodgers' and Oscar Hammerstein II's Carousel is broadcast internationally by The WFMT Radio Network and heard locally in Chicago on 98.7 WFMT June 13 at noon.
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Andrew Gans
June 13, 2015
Directed and choreographed by Tony, Emmy and Olivier Award winner Rob Ashford, the Carousel cast was headed by two-time Tony nominee Laura Osnes as Julie Jordan, Steven Pasquale as Billy Bigelow, Jenn Gambatese as Carrie Pipperidge and opera singer Denyce Graves as Nettie Fowler.
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Just In! See Laura Osnes, Steven Pasquale, Jenn Gambatese, Matthew Hydzik in Lyric Opera's Gorgeous Carousel!
Carousel was conducted by Broadway veteran David Chase. The production also had set design by Paolo Ventura, costume design by Tony winner Catherine Zuber and lighting design by Neil Austin. Michael Black was the chorus master.
WFMT’s Suzanne Nance and Lyric Opera of Chicago’s dramaturg Roger Pines host the following opening-night broadcasts of the Lyric Opera's 2014-15 season. The Saturday broadcast season, which began May 16 and continues through July 11, follows:
Don Giovanni/Mozart (in Italian)
May 16 – 3 hrs 30 mins
Capriccio/R. Strauss (in German)
May 23 – 3 hrs
Il Trovatore/Verdi (in Italian)
May 30 – 3 hrs
Anna Bolena/Donizetti (in Italian)
June 6 – 3 hrs 30 mins
Carousel/Rodgers & Hammerstein (in English)
June 13 – 3 hrs
Tannhäuser/Wagner (in German)
June 20 – 5 hrs
The Passenger/Weinberg (in multiple languages)
June 27 – 3 hrs
Porgy and Bess/Gershwin (in English)
July 4 – 3 hrs 30 mins
Tosca/Puccini (in Italian)
July 11 – 3 hrs
Chicago-area broadcasts are on 98.7 WFMT. Check local listings for exact times and dates outside the Chicago area. The broadcasts can also be heard anywhere in the world on WFMT.com.