Upcoming Events
Rigoletto
Classic, Comedy, Comedy/Drama, Drama, Music, Opera
Runs Sep 14 – Oct 06, 2024
In this renaissance thriller, a court jester becomes tragically obsessed with avenging his daughter’s dishonor. The score is full of unforgettable highlights including the Duke’s “La Donna è mobile,” and the classic scenery is marvelously detailed, making this a perfect opera for first timers and long-time operagoers alike.Join Ly
Fidelio
Classic, Drama, Music, Opera
Runs Sep 26 – Oct 10, 2024
No operatic heroine is more courageous than Leonore, who disguises herself as a yougn man in order to work in the prison, hoping to rescue her husband in this timeless masterpiece. Beethoven’s only opera is filled with supremely moving music that will leave you awed and inspired.
Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes
Class/Camp, Classic, Comedy, Comedy/Drama, Music, Musical
Oct 04, 2024
Music has the power to crystalize a moment in time and evoke eras. In her new concert, the three-time Tony Award winner performs an array of songs which do just that — songs that are touchstones and reflections on her life.
The Marriage of Figaro
Comedy, Comedy/Drama, Music, Opera
Runs Nov 09 – Nov 30, 2024
Considered one of the greatest operas ever written, The Marriage of Figaro is a compelling study of human relationships with a matchless score. As the servants Figaro and Susanna conspire to get the better of the Count, hijinks and hilarity abound, with stunning displays of virtuosity and ingenious melodic invention.
Blue
Drama, Music, New Work, Opera
Runs Nov 16 – Dec 01, 2024
Destined to become an American classic, Blue tells the moving story of a Black middle-class family in Harlem whose hopes and dreams for their teenage son are shattered when he is shot by a white police officer. Tony-winning composer Jeanine Tesori’s magnificently moving music is matched by Tazewell Thompson’s probing, deeply sensitive libretto in this anticipated Chicago premiere.
Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines
Classic, Music, Opera
Runs Feb 08 – Feb 16, 2025
Music Director Enrique Mazzola will collaborate with superstar soprano Sandra Radvanovsky in this program including excerpts from each f Puccini’s twelve operas – not only the mature masterpieces but also his less familiar, early operas. Given her magnificent voice, stylistic command, and incandescent dramatic powers. Radvanovsky was made for this tour-de-force performance.
La Bohème
Classic, Comedy, Comedy/Drama, Music, Musical, Opera
Runs Mar 15 – Apr 12, 2025
Puccini brings unique beauty and sensitivity to this tale of young lovers in 19th-century Paris. Featuring the famous arias of the ardent poet Rodolfo, the fragile seamstress Mimi, and the good-hearted party-girl Musetta, matched perfectly to the romance and heartbreak of this universal story, La Bohème is operatic perfection
The Listeners
Comedy/Drama, Drama, Music, New Work, Opera
Runs Mar 30 – Apr 11, 2025
The renowned composer/librettist team Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek tell the story of Claire, who is driven nearly mad b an unending, low-frequency hum that she hears. In desperation, she joins a community organization, “The Listeners,” formed to discover the origin of the noise and destroy it. The group becomes frighteningly cult-like, ultimately leading to catastrophic consequences.
Lyric in Concert: A Wondrous Sound
Classic, Music
Runs Apr 16 – Apr 19, 2025
Join us for a program featuring some of the most thrilling overtures and favorite choral works in the entire repertoire. Celebrate the wondrous sound of opera through masterworks by Mozart, Puccini, and more as performed by the talented artists of the Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus and Orchestra led by Music Director Enrique Mazzola.
20 N. Wacker Dr.
Chicago IL 60606
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.