Thank you Red Queen.
I would have loved a theater storyline for a bard character btw.
If you go lore bard, make sure to grab Hypnotic Pattern and Glyph of Warding, nice AoE damage and cc.
For Magical secrets I would suggest Counterspell and Misty Step as utilities and maybe Fireball and another damage spell.
I used Phalar Aluve with my lore bard right into end game. It has a great synergy with bards.