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Tag: Lyric Opera of Chicago
On a bountiful opera weekend, Chicago Opera Theater climbs a peak
Chicago Opera Theater’s Everest is stunning contemporary opera.
Earth to Kenzie has a message: kids are homeless too
There are three public performances of Lyric’s new children’s opera this weekend.
Luisa Miller is gorgeously sung and giddily age-blind
Lyric opens a multiyear exploration of early Verdi with this 1849 opera.
Roosevelt’s revolving door
In: a new Auditorium Theatre CEO; out: 16 board members, an associate dean, and the Joffrey Ballet
Lyric’s The Barber of Seville is jubilant, uproarious
The season opener is as much fun as you can have at the opera.
Passing the baton at Lyric Opera
Music director Andrew Davis will be succeeded by Enrique Mazzola, in two years
Leave the Light On
The ghost light, a single bulb in an empty theater, is for safety—and superstition.
Opera News: Lyric’s Ring Cycle season and COT’s all-female executive suite
Lyric Opera announces its next season, and Chicago Opera Theater’s put the women in charge.
Lyric Opera Orchestra on strike
The Lyric Opera orchestra is on strike; performances in question.
Empower promises to bring the real south side to the Lyric Opera stage
Chicago high school students have teamed up with opera professionals to show that their neighborhoods are more than what’s shown in the media.
Opera news: Mitisek out at COT, Jesus in at Lyric
Chicago Opera Theater announces the departure of artistic director Andreas Mitisek; Lyric Opera announces a season that’ll include Jesus Christ Superstar and Fellow Travelers.
Lyric Opera’s big, long, first-ever Les Troyens delivers on an epic score
The Greeks are coming! Lyric tackles Berlioz’s two-part, five-act opera.
Lyric Opera’s Chicago Voices: Your story, the musical
Lyric Opera’s Chicago Voices project is looking for local amateur talent.
Lyric Opera’s Bel Canto: A disturbingly timely terrorism tale five years in the making
Danielle de Niese stars in Lyric Opera’s performance of the opera, based on Ann Patchett’s novel.