January 9, 2002

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Contact: Karen Lane Christilles, Lied Center, (785) 864-2794.

Veterans of opera and stage join for patriotic Lied Center performance

LAWRENCE -- The Lied Center of Kansas Concert Series and HillØs Pet Nutrition Inc. present Harolyn Blackwell and Florence Quivar in a unique evening of duets and solos called America Sings: A Celebration of American Composers. The two world-class sopranos will perform together for the first time ever at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Lied Center.

Blackwell and Quivar will present an overview of the enormous range of American composers throughout the past century. Pianist J.J. Penna will accompany the two vocalists.

Tickets for reserved seats for Blackwell and Quivar's performance are still available at the Lied Center, (785) 864-2787; Murphy Hall, (785) 864-3982; SUA, (785) 864-SHOW; TicketMaster, (785) 234-4545 or (816) 931-3330; and Tickets.com. Ticket prices are: public $38 and $32; KU and Haskell students and children (up to 18 years of age) $19 and $11; senior citizens (62 and older) $37 and $31.

Lied Center facilities, parking and front-of-house staff are fully prepared to accommodate patrons with special needs. The Lied Center has barrier-free entrances, and wheelchair locations are available on all levels of the performance hall. Free headsets are available for people requiring hearing-assistance or audio-description devices. Please show photo identification when reserving the headset. Braille and larger-print programs are also available. Please contact our ticket office at least two weeks before the event to make arrangements for these special programs. Audio description services and recorded program notes are provided through a partnership between the Lied Center and Audio-Reader Network.

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