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Photo Flash: Inside Lyric Opera of Chicago's Diamond Ball & Concert with Jane Lynch, Jenn Gambatese & More

By: Nov. 14, 2014
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Lyric Opera of Chicago celebrated its glorious history and future Saturday, November 1, with a star-studded 60th Anniversary Concert at the Civic Opera House beginning at 6:30pm - sixty years to the day after the company officially launched its very first season.

Jane Lynch, the force-of-nature comedic actress and Illinois native, rocked the house in her Lyric debut as master of ceremonies. Lynch mixed it up with an internationally acclaimed roster of musical artists including Lyric creative consultant Rene?e Fleming and jazz legend Ramsey Lewis, plus opera stars Stephanie Blythe, Johan Botha, Christine Goerke, Susan Graham, Jenn Gambatese, Quinn Kelsey, Ana Mari?a Marti?nez, Eric Owens, Marina Rebeka, and Amber Wagner.

Returning to wreak merry havoc on the opera-house stage were ensemble members from The Second City. Writer-performers Kate James and Tim Sniffen were joined by RaShawn Scott and Steve Waltien drew appreciative laughter from the near-capacity crowd. Sketches included a Sound of Music sendup featuring Rene?e Fleming and Jane Lynch.

Current artists and alumni of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, Lyric's premier artist-development program that is celebrating its 40th season, were also featured on the program. Sir Andrew Davis conducted the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus (Michael Black, chorus master).

Photos Courtesy of Lyric Opera of Chicago

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Dennis and Linda Myers

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Stephanie and Matthew Fisher

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Jenn Gambatese

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Susan Graham with Liz Stiffel

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ElizaBeth Cole, Jane Lynch

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Jenn Gambatese

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Jane Lynch

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Jana Schreuder

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Jane Lynch

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Marina Rebeka

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Sir Andrew Davis

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Susan Graham, Christine Goerke

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Sir Andrew Davis

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Jane Lynch

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Jane Lynch

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Ana María Martínez

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Renée Fleming

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Christina Goerke and Jamie Rigler

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Maria Green, Marina Rebeka, Oswald Lewis

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Jane Lynch with Christina Gidwitz

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Meredith Wood-Prince, Susan Canmann, ElizaBeth Cole, Stephanie Fisher, Jacky Ferro, and Eileen Murphy

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Eric and Jana Schreuder

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Susan Graham, Renee Fleming

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ElizaBeth Cole and James O'Connor

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Henri Barguirdjian, Jenn Gambatese, Eve Rogers

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Ann Jones, Jane Lynch, Stephanie Fisher, and Sara Crown Star

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Renée Fleming with Nancy W. Knowles

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Jenn Gambatese

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Jenn Gambatese

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Anthony Freud with Jenn Gambatese

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Jane Lynch

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Renée Fleming with Linda Myers

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Jenn Gambatese with Jane Lynch

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Ann Zif

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Renee and Lester Crown

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Patrick Wood Prince, ElizaBeth Cole, Jane Lynch, and Jacky Ferro

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Blythe McGarvie

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Paul Carbone

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