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AMADEUS & More Lead Chicago's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows

Lyric Opera of Chicago Opens Applications for Ensemble Conductor, Stage Director, and Stage Manager

by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 10, 2025

The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, one of the world’s preeminent artist-development programs, has revealed that applications are now open for its 2026/27 Ensemble Conductor, Stage Director, and Stage Manager positions....

A NIGHT OF MELLON COLLIE AND INFINITE SADNESS Continues At Lyric Opera

by A.A. Cristi - November 24, 2025

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. ...

A NIGHT OF MELLON COLLIE AND INFINITE SADNESS Continues At Lyric Opera

Lyric Opera Of Chicago Unveils New Board Leadership As Sylvia Neil Concludes Term; Cr Photo

Lyric Opera Of Chicago Unveils New Board Leadership As Sylvia Neil Concludes Term; Craig C. Martin Elected Chair-Elect

by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2025

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 Unveils New Board Leadership As Sylvia Neil Concludes Term; Craig C. Martin Elected Chair-Elect

Sondra Radvanovsky In Cherubini’s MEDEA Opens Lyric Opera Of Chicago 71st Season

by A.A. Cristi - October 09, 2025

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. ...

Sondra Radvanovsky In Cherubini’s MEDEA Opens Lyric Opera Of Chicago 71st Season

Details Revealed for CARMINA BURANA at Lyric Opera of Chicago

by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 08, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the company premiere of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. For three performances only, Music Director Enrique Mazzola conducts the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus in this 20th-century masterpiece. Learn ore!...

Details Revealed for CARMINA BURANA at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Ailyn Pérez Will Sing the Title Role in TOSCA at the Royal Opera House

by A.A. Cristi - September 23, 2025

The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for the September 24, 2025, performance of Puccini’s Tosca. Ailyn Pérez will perform the title role in place of Aleksandra Kurzak, who has withdrawn due to illness....

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CHICAGO SHOWS


		Irving Berlin's White Christmas Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11)
		Miracle on South Division Street Citadel Theatre (11/14 - 12/14) DISCOUNT
		Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays Lookingglass Theatre Company (12/17 - 12/20)
		Amadeus Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4)
		Home for the Holidays Timber Lake Playhouse (12/13 - 12/14)
		A Soulful Motown Christmas Holiday Cabaret Harris Theater (12/13 - 12/13) CONCERT HOLIDAY SHOW
		Mirza Residency Concert: Shadowlands with S. Carey (Bon Iver) and John Raymond The Orpheum Theatre (1/23 - 1/23)
		Holiday Brass & Choral Concerts Alice Millar Chapel (12/21 - 12/21)
		HADESTOWN Prairie Home Alliance Theater (1/6 - 1/7)
		A Christmas Carol Metropolis Performing Arts Centre (11/25 - 12/24)
		Open House Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble (12/13 - 12/13)
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A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness

The Listeners

Of Thee I Sing! Songs of Love and Justice

Fidelio

Rigoletto

Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes

The Little Mermaid

The Nutcracker

Lyric Opera's Florencia en el Amazonas

Lyric Opera's The Magic Flute

Lyric Opera's Macbeth

Lyric Opera's The Elixir of Love

The Light in the Piazza

Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel