Lakeshore Park’s free concert blends music and memory to honor Kylie Roberto

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Music echoed through Lakeshore Park for the first-ever “Opera in the Park,” a community concert that honored Kylie Roberto, who was killed last year by an alleged impaired driver at just 21 years old.

“She loved music and she loved the arts,” Andrew Roberto, Kylie’s father, said. “So this is a fantastic way for us to bring all those elements together.”

The concert featured performances of opera and musical theater, organized by Marble City Opera and sponsored by the Kylie Foundation, which was created in Kylie’s memory…

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