Ravinia Festival’s 2004 season runs June 4-Sept. 12. For ticket information, call (847) 266-5100. The complete season lineup is online, but here are some highlights:
June 14, The Beach Boys
June 15-16, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
June 18, Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright
June 29, Mary Chapin Carpenter
June 30, 8 p.m. Lyle Lovett
July 3, Ella Jenkins
July 6, ABBA: The Music
July 11, 7 p.m.—Chicago Symphony Orchestra—Pavilion, k.d. lang, vocalist; Copland: An Outdoor Overture
July 20, 8 p.m. There’ll Be Another Spring: A Tribute To Miss Peggy Lee, including the following: Rita Coolidge, Maureen McGovern, Rita Moreno, Nancy Sinatra.
July 24, Chris Botti, Jim Brickman
July 31, Chicago Symphony Orchestra/ Centennial Celebration, Gala Benefit Evening: Night of the Century – Eschenbach and Friends; including Renée Fleming, soprano; Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano; Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano; Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin; Lang Lang, piano.
August 1, 7 p.m. Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Renée Fleming, soprano
August 4, Creedence Clearwater Revisited
August 11, Neil Sedaka with special guest The Klezmatics, An Evening of Yiddish Memories and Classic Hits
August 13, 8 p.m. Rita Moreno
August 14, Centennial Celebration, A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
(Live broadcast from Ravinia)
August 14, 8 p.m. Rita Moreno
August 19, The Corrs
August 20-21, Aretha Franklin
August 22, Peter, Paul & Mary
August 24, Perla Batalla, José Feliciano
August 26-27, The BoDeans
August 28, Tony Bennett
August 29-30, Patti LuPone
September 3-5, Sondheim 75—Ravinia Festival Orchestra; Paul Gemignani, musical director; Lonny Price, director; Michael Cerveris, George; Audra McDonald, Dot/Marie;
Patti LuPone, Yvonne/Naomi.