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Local Soprano Janai Brugger Makes Lyric Opera Debut

She is taking the opera world by storm, and she’s here to show us why.

Aired 01/18/2018 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Local Soprano Janai Brugger Makes Lyric Opera Debut

Clip: 01/18/2018 | 8m 32sVideo has Closed Captions

She is taking the opera world by storm, and she’s here to show us why.

She is taking the opera world by storm, and she’s here to show us why. Janai Brugger of Darien joins us in conversation and performance.

Aired 01/18/2018 | Rating NR

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