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  • Lyric Theatre’s “Viva Verdi!” to showcase highlights of Verdi’s operas

    Feb 22, 2017 2:45 pm by Jodi HeckelOutreach
    ShayLyssa Alexander sings the “Easter Hymn” from “Cavalleria Rusticana,” an opera by Pietro Mascagni, a contemporary of Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. Photo By Darrell Hoemann

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    • ShayLyssa Alexander sings the “Easter Hymn” from “Cavalleria Rusticana,” an opera by Pietro Mascagni, a contemporary of Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. Photo By Darrell Hoemann

    The production of “Viva Verdi!” by the Lyric Theatre, opening Thursday at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, is kind of a greatest hits show of the Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi.