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AMADEUS & More Lead Chicago's November 2025 Top Theatre Shows

Renée Fleming to Return to Lyric Opera of Chicago for One-Night-Only Recital

by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 18, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago will welcome the return of one of the foremost vocal artists of our time when Renée Fleming appears in recital for Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, inspired by her 2023 Grammy Award–winning Best Classical Vocal Solo album....

A NIGHT OF MELLON COLLIE AND INFINITE SADNESS Continues At Lyric Opera

by A.A. Cristi - November 24, 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. ...

A NIGHT OF MELLON COLLIE AND INFINITE SADNESS Continues At Lyric Opera

What You Need to Know About Richard Strauss’s SALOME at Lyric Opera of Chicago

by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 13, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Richard Strauss’s explosive masterpiece Salome. This gory operatic thrill ride returns to Lyric for the first time in 20 years....

The Joffrey Ballet Marks 10 Years Of Christopher Wheeldon’s THE NUTCRACKER At The Lyr Photo

The Joffrey Ballet Marks 10 Years Of Christopher Wheeldon’s THE NUTCRACKER At The Lyric Opera House

by A.A. Cristi - November 06, 2025

The Joffrey Ballet will celebrate the 10th anniversary of Christopher Wheeldon’s The Nutcracker this December with 27 performances at the Lyric Opera House (20 N. Upper Wacker Dr.), running December 5–28, 2025....

The Joffrey Ballet Marks 10 Years Of Christopher Wheeldon’s THE NUTCRACKER At The Lyric Opera House

Lyric Opera Of Chicago Reveals New Board Leadership

by Stephi Wild - October 22, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that Sylvia Neil, Chair of its Board of Directors, will step down in May 2026. She will be succeeded by Craig C. Martin. ...

Works & Process to Present San Francisco Ballet and The Joffrey Ballet in Yuri Possok Photo

Works & Process to Present San Francisco Ballet and The Joffrey Ballet in Yuri Possokhov's EUGENE ONEGIN

by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 17, 2025

Works & Process will present San Francisco Ballet and The Joffrey Ballet in Yuri Possokhov's Eugene Onegin. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets here. ...

Lyric Opera Of Chicago Unveils New Board Leadership As Sylvia Neil Concludes Term; Cr Photo

Lyric Opera Of Chicago Unveils New Board Leadership As Sylvia Neil Concludes Term; Craig C. Martin Elected Chair-Elect

by A.A. Cristi - October 16, 2025

The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced a transition in board leadership, with Sylvia Neil, current Chair of the Board of Directors, set to conclude her term in May 2026. ...

Lyric Opera Of Chicago Unveils New Board Leadership As Sylvia Neil Concludes Term; Craig C. Martin Elected Chair-Elect

Past Shows

Rigoletto

9/14 - 10/6/2024

Join Lyric Opera of Chicago for Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece Rigoletto , a powerfully dramatic work based on a play by Victor Hugo. The composer brings astounding ...

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CHICAGO SHOWS


		Irving Berlin's White Christmas Paramount Theatre (11/12 - 1/11)
		Hanukkah Shmanukkah Greenhouse Theater (12/18 - 12/21)
		Anthony Rapp: Home for the Holidays Lookingglass Theatre Company (12/17 - 12/20)
		Elton Rohn Raue Center For The Arts (12/27 - 12/27)
		American English Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31)
		Amadeus Steppenwolf Theatre Company (11/6 - 1/4)
		Sherlock Holmes and The Christmas Clowns City Lit Theater (12/12 - 1/4)
		Water for Elephants James M. Nederlander Theatre (6/23 - 7/5)
		The Three Little Pigs at Stahl Family Theatre Chicago Kids Company (5/6 - 7/31)
		Greenroom Improv Raue Center For The Arts (5/23 - 5/23)
		American English Raue Center For The Arts (12/31 - 12/31)
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