Most singers who perform with Lyric Opera of Chicago are artistic nomads who live elsewhere. They spend six to eight weeks here for rehearsals and performances, then they depart for their next ...

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The celebrated vocalist launches a run of engagements starting Nov. 12. “This piece offers healing in a time when so many are hurting.” Karen Slack is on a mission to become opera’s greatest ...

Ozarks Lyric Opera premieres “Dream Big,” a family‑friendly musical based on a children’s book, May 15 and 17 at ...

Considered one of the world’s preeminent artist-development programs for emerging artists, The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed the singers selected ...

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This month, Lyric Opera of Chicago is putting on a murderous operatic double feature of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The remaining performances will be at 7:30 p.m.

CHICAGO — The Lyric Opera of Chicago laid out its 2025-26 season at a presentation at the Civic Opera House on Tuesday, the first season to be announced under the direction of John Mangum, Lyric’s ...

Applications are now open for singers and pianists for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2026/27 Ensemble. Building on the excitement of the Ryan Opera Center’s 50th Anniversary Season in 2024/25, the program ...

Saturday’s spring opener at the Lyric Opera of Chicago took place as a fool’s spring gave way to the reality of the calendar, as a green sea of St. Patrick’s Day revelers, clad for the hopes of April, ...