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Lillian Murphy is a lyric coloratura soprano with experience in musical theater, opera, oratorio and recital. Recent accomplishments include making the finals in the Bel Canto Soloist Competition (May 2006), a solo recital (March 2006), and Honorable Mention in the April 2005 Chicago Chapter NATS Auditions (Post-Grad/Professional Division). In February 2001, she sang in a master class with world-renowned soprano Deborah Voigt.
Lillian has performed as soprano soloist for Mozart’s Requiem, Poulenc’s Gloria, and Faure’s Requiem, among others. Favorite opera roles include Micaela in Bizet’s Carmen and Lauretta in Puccini’s Gianni Schicci. She has also appeared in Chicago productions of musicals Quilters and Ragtime, participated in a staged concert reading and demo recording of a new musical, The Ceiling., and appeared in a Chicago production of Noel Coward's Bitter Sweet.
To view/print Lillian’s resume, click here.
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Lillian regularly appears as a member of the Chicago Symphony Chorus and the Church of the Ascension Choir.
Fall and Winter 2008 Performances/Engagements
October 2008
Berlioz: Damnation of Faust
Charles Dutoit, Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
October 30 and Nov 1, 2008
November 2008
Mahler: Symphony No. 2
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
November 13-18, 2008
For more information, visit www.cso.org
An Afternoon with Friends -- Vocal Recital
Featuring Scott Dankert, Erika Lawson, Lillian Murphy, and Rachel Patterson
Jeffrey Peterson, Piano
Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 3:00pm
507 W. Roscoe, Chicago, IL (2nd floor)
Free Admission, free will donations accepted
Seating is Limited -- contact Lillian at lil@lilmurphy.com to confirm your attendance.
An Autumn Musical Menagerie
Naperville Chamber Players
Lillian Murphy, Soprano
Sunday, November 23, 2008 at 2:00pm
Wentz Concert Hall, North Central College, 171 E. Chicago Avenue, Naperville, IL
Free Admission
December 2008
Welcome Yule!
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Concerts begin Sunday, December 14
For more information and tickets, go to www.cso.org
Christmas Eve Service
Church of the Ascension Choir
Wednesday, December 24 at 11:30pm
Spring 2008 Performances/Engagements
Solo Recital: The Madonna, Mothers, and Ordinary Women
with Saori Chiba, piano
Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 5:00pm
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
1218 W. Addison St., Chicago
Preparation: Final in a Four-Part Series of Educational Events Sponsored by the Women's Association of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, March 13, 2008, 5:30-7:00pm
Buntrock Hall (Orchestra Hall, 2nd floor), 220 S. Michigan Avenue
Duain Wolfe, Music Director, Chicago Symphony Chorus
Open to the Public, Light Refreshments will be served
$60 Admission, call 312-294-3170 for more information
Proceeds to support the Education Programs of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Maundy Thursday and Easter Vigil Services
March 20 and 22, 2008
Church of the Ascension
1133 N. LaSalle St., Chicago
Easter Sunday Services
March 23, 2008
Christ the King Lutheran Church
1512 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago
Debussy: Nocturnes
Holst: The Planets
Charles Dutoit, Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
March 27-30, 2008
Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet
Valery Gergiev, Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
April 3 and 5, 2008
Chicago Symphony Chorus 50th Anniversary Tribute Concert
Duain Wolfe, CSC Music Director and Conductor
April 12, 2008
Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concert
Featuring members of the Chicago Symphony Chorus
Charles Ives, "Holiday Symphony"
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
May 29-31, 2008
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Highlights - Recent Performances
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January 2008
Stravinsky: Symphony of Psalms
Mozart: Mass in C Minor
Esa-Pekkan Salonen, Conductor
January 24-27, 2008
December 2007
Welcome Yule!
Duain Wolfe, Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
December 14-23, 2007
Christmas Vigil Services
December 24, 2007
Christ the King Lutheran Church and
Church of the Ascension
November 2007
Poulenc: Gloria
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
Bernard Haitink, Conductor
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
November 8-10, 2007
August 2007
Benefit Concert for Christ the King Lutheran Church
featuring the Kevin Cline Jazz Trio
Old St. Mary's, 1512 S. Michigan Ave.
Sunday, August 5, 2:00pm
Bitter Sweet, an operetta by Noel Coward
a production of Light Opera Works
Cahn Auditorium, Evanston, IL
August 18-26
April 2007
Via Crucis (Good Friday)
Members of the Chicago Symphony Chorus
St. Adalbert Parish
Friday, April 6
Holy Week Services
Church of the Ascension (Good Friday and Easter Vigil)
Christ the King Lutheran Church (Easter Sunday)
January 2007
Master class with David Smalley, DePaul University
Saturday, January 27
Sponsored by the Chicago Chapter of NATS
September 2006
Benefit Concert for the Rev. Clarence L. Hilliard Memorial Center
with Rae-Myra Hilliard, Soprano
Margo Schwartz Newton, Piano
Wrigleyville Worship Center, Chicago
March 2006
Solo Recital, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Chicago
with Marta Johnson, Piano
for full recital program, click here
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