This production is a bit different than most shows from Lyric Theatre at Illinois, as it’s a bit of a “greatest hits” show, featuring Lyric Theatre students, the U of I Symphony Orchestra, and the U of I Oratorio Society performing some of the best known arias from Verdi and other Italian opera composers.

U of I Lyric Theatre's production of the Benjamin Britten opera 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' opens Thursday night at Krannert Center.  Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline has a preview.