The latest news on performances of Opera in Chicago.
Bellissima Opera will present Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association in Oak Park, IL, starring baritone José Luis Maldonado in a new adaptation exploring censorship and privilege.
Great Lakes Operetta announced the cast and creative team for its first fully staged production, ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD, to be performed at the Bramble Arts Loft in Chicago with two alternating casts.
Lyric Opera of Chicago has received a historic $20 million gift from The Negaunee Foundation, the philanthropic organization of Richard W.
The Music Institute of Chicago and Lyric Opera of Chicago are launching a new partnership in the 2026/27 season.
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s celebrated Wine Auction made a return.
Chicago City Opera will present two performances of Richard Strauss's DER ROSENKAVALIER, bringing the classic opera to Chicago audiences for a limited run.
Chicago Opera Theater has revealed its 2026-2027 Season, featuring two Chicago premieres with expanded, including The Importance of Being Earnest, plus investments in new work and arts education.
Lyric Opera of Chicago has completed its sold-out world premiere run of safronia, the landmark new opera by Chicago’s inaugural Poet Laureate avery r.
Chicago Opera Theater will close its season with the concert world premiere of TRUSTED, a new opera composed by Aaron Israel Levin with a libretto by Marella Martin Koch, at the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building.
Lyric Opera of Chicago has unveiled its 2026/27 Season — a landmark lineup of seven operas spanning centuries and continents, three unique concerts, two Academy Award–winning films performed with live orchestra and more.
Explore Your Lyric on Sunday, April 26 will bring circus-inspired activities, special performances of Katie: The Strongest of the Strong, and more to life at Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Lyric Opera of Chicago has released a first look video of EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO, running March 21 through April 4, 2026.
Lyric Opera of Chicago is welcoming to its Board five nationally recognized leaders whose expertise in music, arts, business, law, and civic life strengthens the company’s national profile while reinforcing its roots in Chicago.
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025/26 Season will continue with the Puccini classic Madama Butterfly, on stage March 14 – April 12, 2026.
Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting the world premiere of safronia, a landmark musical composition commissioned from Chicago’s first Poet Laureate, the interdisciplinary artist avery r.
Applications are now open for singers for The Patrick G.
Lyric Opera of Chicago will Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s El último sueño de Frida y Diego.
Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, on stage in a production that dares to ask: what if everything we think we know about this classic opera is only half the story?
Chicago Opera Theater will present the Chicago premiere of DER SILBERSEE: EIN WINTERMÄRCHEN (THE SILVER LAKE – A WINTER’S FAIRY TALE) by Kurt Weill, with text by Georg Kaiser, from March 4 through March 8 at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago.
Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2025/26 Season will continue with Richard Strauss’s electrifying Salome.
Lyric Opera of Chicago revealed that soprano Jennifer Holloway will portray the title role in Richard Strauss’s Salom.
Lyric Opera of Chicago will continue performances of A NIGHT OF MELLON COLLIE AND INFINITE SADNESS, the new operatic and orchestral staging of The Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 double album.
Lyric Opera of Chicago has released new photos from the November 14 performance of Carmina Burana.
Chicago Opera Theater will present the Chicago premiere of Antonio Salieri’s Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle December 3–7, 2025, at the Studebaker Theater.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced a transition in board leadership, with Sylvia Neil, current Chair of the Board of Directors, set to conclude her term in May 2026.
Lyric Opera of Chicago launches its 71st season with the company premiere of Luigi Cherubini’s Medea, opening Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Lyric Opera House.
Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the company premiere of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) will illuminate Shakespeare and Antonio Salieri this fall with a trilogy of performances and events, culminating in the Chicago premiere of Salieri’s Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle (Falstaff, or The Three Tricks) December 3–7, 2025 at the Studebaker Theater.
Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed the singers selected for its 2026/27 Ensemble at the Final Auditions held on September 14 in the Ardis Krainik Theatre.
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Movie Nights at Lyric series will expand in the 2025/26 Season starting with Disney and Pixar’s Coco in Concert Live to Film.
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025/26 Season will kick off with a searing tale of vengeance and betrayal: Cherubini’s Medea.
Lyric Opera of Chicago is launching its 2025/26 Season in unforgettable style with Brian Stokes Mitchell & Laura Benanti in Concert, for one night only.
Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the return of Chicago’s leading signature wine event, Lyric Wine Auction 2026.
Lyric Opera of Chicago and The Joffrey Ballet have announced a seven-year extension of their partnership, officially securing the Joffrey’s residency at the historic Lyric Opera House through June 30, 2034.
XThe Opera Festival of Chicago final production in its fifth season is Pagliacci by Ruggero Leoncavallo, directed by Sasha Gerritson, conducted by Uff.
A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness, will be presented on stage at Lyric Opera of Chicago for seven performances only.
Opening night of A Wondrous Sound took place Wednesday, April 16 at the Lyric Opera House, launching a two-performance-only celebration of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and the Lyric Opera Chorus.
The Opera Festival of Chicago has revealed the cast and creative team for The Love of Three Kings (L’Amore dei tre Re), with music by Italo Montemezzi.
Lyric Opera of Chicago will bring together its renowned Orchestra and Chorus for A Wondrous Sound, a concert showcasing some of opera’s most beloved overtures and choral works.
The leadership of Lyric Opera of Chicago has received a transformational gift from longtime supporter and Vice Chair of its Board of Directors Penelope Steiner.
