Schedule

Experience a one-night-only recital showcasing world-renowned Black artists and members of the Black Leadership Arts Collective (B.L.A.C.). This powerful evening honors generations of vocal brilliance with performances from popular opera composers including Puccini, Verdi, Bellini, Massenet and Bizet, offered in tribute to legendary Black artists who have appeared on Lyric's stage, from Leontyne Price and Grace Bumbry, to Jessye Norman, Kathleen Battle, and more. The program will also feature spirituals and songs by some of America's most acclaimed Black composers. Don't miss this uplifting celebration of artistry and legacy.

Issachah joins the OSESP for their "The profound beauty between 'Pathetic' and 'Glory'" concert as one of two featured soloists for Puccini's Messa di Gloria

Issachah Savage, Tenor Sheyang, BassBartione                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
Thierry Fischer, conductor

Issachah returns to Sāo Paolo to join  OSESP for performances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9

Amanda Forsythe, soprano
Mei Gui Zhang, soprano
Harold Wilson, bass
North Carolina Master Chorale

Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor

Live - Love - Pray!

Songs that celebrate the love of life, the gift of love ,and the power of prayer!

in collaboartion with Matthew Bachman, piano

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Beethoven wrote his Missa solemnis to “awaken and permanently instill spiritual feelings … in singers and listeners alike.” Framed by the structure of the Catholic mass, the work becomes both a luminous testament of faith and a tribute to our shared humanity. This performance closes Music Director Ken-David Masur’s final season and marks the Milwaukee Symphony Chorus’ 50th anniversary. As Beethoven inscribed on the score’s first page: “From the heart—may it go to the heart.”