Salome
Classic, Music, Opera
Runs Jan 25 – Feb 14, 2026
Based on Oscar Wilde’s one-act play, Salome has been thrilling and fascinating audiences for more than a century. Lyric Opera of Chicago brings Sir David McVicar’s decadent production — which is set …
Così fan tutte
Classic, Comedy, Music, Opera, Valentine’s Day
Runs Feb 01 – Feb 15, 2026
Two officers, convinced all women are fickle in love, hatch a plan to switch places and woo each other’s fiancées in disguise — but the women know exactly …
Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene
Music, One Person Show, Opera
Feb 05, 2026
International superstar Renée Fleming makes her much-anticipated return to the Lyric Opera of Chicago stage with a program based on her 2023 Grammy-winning Best Classical Vocal Solo Album. …
Madama Butterfly
Classic, Drama, Music, Opera
Runs Mar 14 – Apr 12, 2026
Meet Cio-Cio-San — known as Madama Butterfly — a faithful but doomed geisha in love with B.F. Pinkerton. Everyone but Butterfly knows the Navy lieutenant will break her …
El último sueño de Frida y Diego
Runs Mar 21 – Apr 04, 2026
On the Day of the Dead, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo crosses over from the underworld for 24 short hours with Diego Rivera, who remains in the living world, …
Mary Poppins in Concert Live to Film
Children’s/Family, Film/Documentary, Music, Musical
Runs Apr 10 – Apr 11, 2026
Get ready for high-energy fun as Disney’s five-time Academy Award®-winning film comes to life on the big screen! Meet Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews), a magical English nanny who …
Safronia
Dance, Drama, Music, New Work, Opera
Runs Apr 17 – Apr 18, 2026
20 N. Wacker Dr.
Chicago IL 60606
312.827.5600
Experience the world-renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago. Each year features eight operatic productions and a spring musical, as well as a variety of concerts, recitals, family programming, and community performances. The 3,563 seat theatre is the second-largest opera auditorium in North American and has the largest stage in downtown Chicago. Excellent sightlines, premium acoustics and intricate architecture make the Opera House a fantastic venue for a performance or your own private or public event. Subscriptions, group, and single tickets are available, as well as private event space. Visit www.lyricopera.org or call 312-827-5600.
