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### Event Description: Come As You Are: Vulnerability in the Concert Space

**Date and Time:** 4:00 PM, Saturday, June 15, 2024

**Location:** Lyric Opera of Kansas City

**Event Overview:**
Join No Divide KC and the Lyric Opera of Kansas City for "Come As You Are," a free event designed to break down barriers of access in the concert space. This third annual artistic extravaganza promises to be a family-friendly celebration filled with engaging activities and joyful fellowship.

**Event Highlights:**
- **World Premiere of Three Micro-Operas:** Experience the debut of three bite-sized operas, each exploring themes of vulnerability. These operas are the result of a new fellowship program that supports emerging composer and librettist pairs.
  - **"I Remember It All"**
    - **Music:** Pryse
    - **Words:** Nina Cherry
    - **Synopsis:** An ordinary day in the life of a queer couple. Content advisory: nobody dies.
  - **"Chew On This"**
    - **Music:** Yunfei Li
    - **Words:** Robert Feng
    - **Synopsis:** Based on real events, Singaporean TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew stands before the United States Senate to testify. The examination doesn’t go as planned.
  - **"Working Hard & Hardly Working"**
    - **Music:** M. Joseph Willette
    - **Words:** Luke Skippy Harbur
    - **Synopsis:** Three coworkers are up against a hard deadline. A supportive manager helps them accomplish their goal and see each other as people.

**Accessibility:**
This event is accessible for people with physical and cognitive disabilities, ensuring an inclusive experience for all attendees.

**RSVP:**
Learn more and RSVP to secure your spot at this unique and inclusive event.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to witness groundbreaking performances and participate in a celebration of vulnerability and community in the concert space.

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Come As You Are: Vulnerability in the Concert Space

Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Guest artist Lauren Auge, soprano and Rachel AuBuchon, piano

Lauren Auge

Soprano

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Jun 15, 2024

Come As You Are: Vulnerability in the Concert Space · Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Feb 3, 2024

Guest artist Lauren Auge, soprano and Rachel AuBuchon, piano · University of Missouri School of Music

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