He also edits the company’s program books, is a frequent public speaker and moderator for Lyric events, and serves as special lecturer/consultant for the Ryan Opera Center. Roger Pines, co-host and co-producer of the Lyric Opera of Chicago broadcasts, is the company’s dramaturg. She holds a music degree from the University of Central Florida. Before coming to Chicago, Lisa presented classical music in Columbus, Ohio, and Orlando, Florida.

She also co-hosts the Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts. She has hosted many programs for the WFMT Radio Network, including War Letters (2002 Peter Lisagor Award winner), as well as live broadcasts from Salzburg for Mozart’s 250th birthday and Warsaw for the International Chopin Piano Competition. As the midday weekday announcer, she presents The New Releases, hosts live studio performances and interviews guest artists, including Renée Fleming, John Adams, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, and Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Lisa Flynn has been a program host and producer for WFMT since 1991. The Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts are generously sponsored by the Caerus Foundation, Inc., with matching funding provided by the Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum Family, the John and Jacolyn Bucksbaum Foundation, and the Richard P. Learn more about advertising and sponsorship on WFMT.

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