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The Grant Park Music Festival opens Wednesday night at the Pritzker Pavilion.

It runs for 10 weeks, with free performances every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

The Grant Park festival is the only free outdoor classical music series in the country. Below is the full schedule.

Opening Night

Wednesday, June 13, 2012, 6:30 pm

An Exaltation of Place

Friday, June 15, 2012, 6:30pm, Saturday, June 16, 2012, 7:30pm

Mozart's Jupiter Symphony

Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 6:30pm, Friday, June 22, 2012, 6:30pm

An American in Paris

Saturday, June 23, 2012, 7:30pm

Paris Opera Ballet Simulcast

Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 7:30pm

Golden Anniversary Choral Spectacular

Friday, June 29, 2012, 6:30pm, Saturday, June 30, 2012, 7:30pm

Independence Day Celebration

Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 6:30pm

Sleepers and Dreamers

Friday, July 6, 2012, 6:30pm, Saturday, July 7, 2012, 7:30pm

Frozen Planet in Concert

Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 8:30pm

Perfectly Frank: From Broadway to Hollywood

Friday, July 13, 2012, 8:00pm, Saturday, July 14, 2012, 8:00pm

Rachmaninov's Symphonic Dances

Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 6:30pm

Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Friday, July 27, 2012, 6:30pm, Saturday, July 28, 2012, 7:30pm

Scheherazade

Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 6:30pm

The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Friday, August 3, 2012, 6:30pm, Saturday, August 4, 2012, 7:30pm

Brahms' Double Concerto

Wednesday, August 8, 2012, 6:30pm

Haydn: The Seasons

Friday, August 10, 2012, 6:30pm, Saturday, August 11, 2012, 7:30pm

Ryan Opera Center: Mozart and Strauss

Wednesday, August 15, 2012, 6:30pm

Dvorák: The Spectre's Bride

Friday, August 17, 2012, 6:30pm, Saturday, August 18, 2012, 7:30p

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