The February 2017 Chicago Voices gala, which was held at Chicago Lyric Opera鈥檚 Civic Opera House to celebrate the Windy City's diverse musical heritage, is broadcast on PBS August 10 at 10 PM ET; check local listings.
The Great Performances presentation is hosted by Grammy winner Ren茅e Fleming, a 2018 Tony nominee for her performance in Carousel. Fleming, who solos on 鈥淪ummertime鈥� during the event, is joined by her Carousel co-star, Jessie Mueller, who performs Waitress鈥� 鈥淪he Used to Be Mine.鈥�
The Chicago Voices broadcast also features Grammy-winning rapper Lupe Fiasco, three-time Grammy-winning folk legend John Prine, Grammy winner and Broadway alum Michelle Williams (Destiny鈥檚 Child), Grammy-winning jazz singer Kurt Elling, Beverly Sills Award-winning tenor Matthew Polenzani, blues singer Shemekia Copeland, alternative country duo The Handsome Family, Voices of Trinity Mass Choir, Terrence Howard (Empire), and Jussie Smollett (Empire).
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. serves as special guest presenter during the concert. The evening is led by award-winning music director Doug Peck.
The set list for the broadcast follows:
鈥淭he Battle is Over (But the War Goes On)鈥� 鈥� Shemekia Copeland
鈥淪ummertime鈥� 鈥� Ren茅e Fleming
鈥淥n Broadway/ So Far Away鈥� 鈥� Jessie Mueller and Kurt Elling
鈥淲ang-Dang Doodle鈥� 鈥� Shemekia Copeland and Michelle Williams
鈥淏e My Love鈥� 鈥� Matthew Polenzani
鈥淔ar From Any Road鈥� 鈥� The Handsome Family
鈥淜ick, Push鈥� 鈥� Lupe Fiasco
鈥淪he Used To Be Mine鈥� 鈥� Jessie Mueller
鈥淭he Jet Set鈥� 鈥� Ren茅e Fleming and John Prine
鈥淎 Change is Gonna Come鈥� 鈥� Terrence Howard and Jussie Smollett
鈥淐oming Together鈥� 鈥� Cast
鈥淪weet Home Chicago鈥� 鈥� Cast
