CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (October 24, 2022) — Haymarket Opera, Chicago’s premier early opera company that presents historically informed performances played on 18th-century classical era instruments, brings a little-known masterpiece to a nationwide audience on Saturday, November 5 at 12:00 p.m. CT (*check local listings), when Chicago’s WFMT Radio Network broadcasts the company’s world-premiere recording of L’Amant Anonyme (The Anonymous Lover) by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745–1799). A biracial man of French and African descent, Bologne rose to fame among the 18th-century European aristocracy as an accomplished swordsman, virtuosic violinist, and celebrated composer. This airing is a special preview broadcast in advance of the recording’s February 10, 2023 release by Chicago-based Cedille Records — the first album to be funded, in part, by the newly established Ruth Bader Ginsburg Fund for Vocal Recordings at Cedille Records, honoring the late Justice’s love of vocal music. Cedille Records’ President, and the producer of this album, is the late Justice’s son, James Ginsburg.

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