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Wednesday on Lake Effect: 'The Nightingale,' Ringling Brothers Memorabilia, 'The Barber of Seville'

Wednesday on Lake Effect:

Writer Kristin Hannah talks about The Nightingale, her novel of women in the French Resistance during World War II. Later, as Ringling Brothers circus ends its 147-year run, a Wisconsin man prepares to part with his prodigious collection of circus memorabilia. A nationally renowned dancer helps choreograph a production for the kids in Express Yourself Milwaukee. And performers from the Florentine Opera, discuss the exhausting work of singing The Barber of Seville.

Guests:

  • Kristin Hannah, author, The Nightingale
  • Richard Bennett, lifelong collector of circus memorabilia; Maggie Stoeffel, business development manager, Leslie Hindman Auctioneers
  • Lori Vance, founder and executive director, Express Yourself Milwaukee; Cammie Griffin, guest choreographer, Soul
  • Carol Garcia, Taylor Stayton, Andy Wilkowske, and Luis Orozco, The Barber of Seville, Florentine Opera