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Lyric Opera of Chicago’s latest virtual concert celebrated singers and composers from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Mexico, Spain, Guatemala, Argentina and the US. Lyric’s Ryan Opera Center, which sponsored the concert, assembled an array of fine singers, most of whom are members or alums of the Ryan Center itself. The event was subtitled, “Celebrating music from the Spanish-speaking world with Ana María Martínez and Friends,” and Martínez was sparkling not only as a singer but also as host. The concert opened with “Salida de Cecilia Valdés” by Gonzalo Roig and Agustín Rodriguez, sung by Martínez accompanied at the piano by Craig Terry. Martínez, born in Puerto Rico and with a father from Cuba, used her lovely lower register with an attractive friskiness, offering lots of personality as the music shifted from serious to playful, with Terry always providing a sympathetic accompaniment. The performance space was decked out in resplendent pink an

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