Lyric Opera of Chicago has completed its sold-out world premiere run of Safronia, a landmark new opera by Chicago's inaugural Poet Laureate Avery R. Young, which tells the story of the Booker family's ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The plot summary of U.S. opera in recent years has unfolded like the last act of a Verdi tragedy: New York City Opera, dead; Opera Boston, dead; San Diego Opera, on its final aria.

The company’s 2026-27 season lineup also features seven operas, including “Don Giovanni,” “Omar” and “Susannah.” Plus, a new role for noted hometown soprano Sondra Radvanovsky.

The Opera Festival of Chicago announces its sixth season with the theme Bohemian Tragedy and that tickets are now on sale for ...

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 ...

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On Sunday, April 26, Lyric Opera of Chicago is inviting audiences of all ages to experience the opera house in an entirely new way at Explore Your Lyric, a one-day-only open house filled with ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago will bring back its summer musical with a 2027 production of “Guys and Dolls” after a four-season hiatus, the company announced Thursday . Lyric’s upcoming 2026-27 season is ...

Chicago’s inaugural poet laureate makes his Lyric mainstage debut with, “safronia,” loosely based on his family’s own Great Migration story. Inside Chicago’s grand Lyric Opera House, world-class ...