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A NIGHT OF MELLON COLLIE AND INFINITE SADNESS Continues At Lyric Opera Photo
A NIGHT OF MELLON COLLIE AND INFINITE SADNESS Continues At Lyric Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 25, 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.
Photos: CARMINA BURANA At Lyric Opera Of Chicago Photo
Photos: CARMINA BURANA At Lyric Opera Of Chicago
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 17, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago has released new photos from the November 14 performance of Carmina Burana. The production is part of the company’s 2025/26 Season and is conducted by Music Director Enrique Mazzola.
Lyric Opera of Chicago Unveils Details for CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA & PAGLIACCI Photo
Lyric Opera of Chicago Unveils Details for CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA & PAGLIACCI
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present a murderous double feature of Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci — known collectively as Cav/Pag — two timeless operas that ignite music’s most incendiary emotions.
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center Reveals Singers for the 2026/27 Ensemble Photo
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Ryan Opera Center Reveals Singers for the 2026/27 Ensemble
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 16, 2025

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. Learn more!
Lyric Opera Unveils Details for Cherubini's MEDEA Photo
Lyric Opera Unveils Details for Cherubini's MEDEA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 21, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025/26 Season will kick off with a searing tale of vengeance and betrayal: Cherubini’s Medea. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here!
Photos: A WONDROUS SOUND at Lyric Opera of Chicago Photo
Photos: A WONDROUS SOUND at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2025

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. See photos!
A WONDROUS SOUND to be Presented at Lyric Opera of Chicago Photo
A WONDROUS SOUND to be Presented at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 3, 2025

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. Learn how to attend.
Photos: LA BOHEME At Chicago Lyric Opera Photo
Photos: LA BOHEME At Chicago Lyric Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 14, 2025

Love burns bright in the City of Light as Puccini’s La Bohème returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Check out photos from the production.
Lyric Opera of Chicago to Present GREAT CHORAL WORKS This Winter Photo
Lyric Opera of Chicago to Present GREAT CHORAL WORKS This Winter
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 11, 2024

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Great Choral Works, a celebration of the beauty and power of choral music, in two community concerts in February 2025. Learn how to attend.
What You Need to Know About Wagner's THE FLYING DUTCHMAN at The Lyric Opera of Chicag Photo
What You Need to Know About Wagner's THE FLYING DUTCHMAN at The Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 8, 2023

Get all the details about the upcoming performance of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman at The Lyric Opera of Chicago. From the storyline to the cast, this guide is a must-read for opera lovers and fans of Wagner's work.
AN EVENING WITH AUDRA MCDONALD, CHAMPION & More Set for Lyric Opera of Chicago 2023/2 Photo
AN EVENING WITH AUDRA MCDONALD, CHAMPION & More Set for Lyric Opera of Chicago 2023/24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 14, 2023

Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced the company’s 2023/24 Season, which takes audiences on a global tour of opera featuring a richly curated slate of musical events in six different languages.
Review: CARMEN at Lyric Opera Of Chicago Photo
Review: CARMEN at Lyric Opera Of Chicago
by Tina St. Angelo Wetzel - Mar 13, 2023

What did our critic think of CARMEN at Lyric Opera Of Chicago?
What You Need to Know About the World Premiere of PROXIMITY at Lyric Opera of Chicago Photo
What You Need to Know About the World Premiere of PROXIMITY at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2023

See details about the world premiere of Proximity at Lyric Opera of Chicago!
What You Need to Know About CARMEN at Lyric Opera of Chicago Photo
What You Need to Know About CARMEN at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2023

Opera’s legendary femme fatale returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago with Bizet’s Carmen — March 11 – April 7, 2023 — starring J’Nai Bridges, a leading interpreter of the famous title role and a singer with deep Chicago roots.
Photos: First Look at DON CARLOS at Lyric Opera of Chicago Photo
Photos: First Look at DON CARLOS at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 9, 2022

Lyric Opera of Chicago is present Verdi’s towering masterpiece Don Carlos — performed for the first time at Lyric in its definitive five-act version with the matchless eloquence of its original French text — for five performances only, November 9-25, 2022. Get first look at photos here!
What You Need to Know About LE COMTE ORY at Lyric Opera of Chicago Photo
What You Need to Know About LE COMTE ORY at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 11, 2022

Comedy takes center stage at Lyric Opera of Chicago, as Rossini’s frothy delight Le Comte Ory makes its Lyric premiere for five performances only, November 13 – November 26, 2022.
VIDEO: Watch 'Do You Love Me?' From FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Lyric Opera of Chicago Photo
VIDEO: Watch 'Do You Love Me?' From FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 4, 2022

Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting Fiddler on the Roof, the North American premiere of an internationally heralded reinvention of the Broadway classic, now on stage at the Lyric Stage through October 7, 2022. Watch 'Do You Love Me?' here!
What you Need to Know About Verdi's DON CARLOS, Coming to Lyric Opera of Chicago Photo
What you Need to Know About Verdi's DON CARLOS, Coming to Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 4, 2022

In another first this season for Lyric Opera of Chicago, the company will present the 1886 five-act version in French of Verdi’s epic masterpiece Don Carlos — a tour-de-force experience for opera lovers — for five performances only, November 9–25, 2022.
VIDEO: First Look at Lyric Opera of Chicago's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF with Steven Skybell Photo
VIDEO: First Look at Lyric Opera of Chicago's FIDDLER ON THE ROOF with Steven Skybell, Debbie Gravitte, and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2022

Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting Fiddler on the Roof, the North American premiere of an internationally heralded reinvention of the Broadway classic, now on stage at the Lyric Stage through October 7, 2022. Get a first look at footage from the production here!
Lyric Opera of Chicago to Present ERNANI Beginning This Week Photo
Lyric Opera of Chicago to Present ERNANI Beginning This Week
by Blair Ingenthron - Sep 10, 2022

Lyric Opera of Chicago will kick off the Chicago cultural season with Verdi’s Ernani from September 9 to October 1, 2022.
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