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Soprano Karen Slack is Lyric Opera of Chicago Lyric Unlimited Artist-in-Residence for 2024-2025 Season. Photo by Kia Caldwell.

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Soprano Karen Slack Named Lyric Opera Artist-In-Residence

Karen Slack discovered Opera while attending the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts. Her high school choir teacher played opera every morning and she fell in love with it. She heard singers like Jessye Norman and Maria Callas and recognized a similarity with her sound.