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LYRIC OPERA HOUSE

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Chicago, IL 60601

Singin' in the Rain - Film Screening with Live Orchestra


"What a glorious feeling!" Join us for our inaugural film and live orchestra event as the celebrated Lyric Opera of Chicago Orchestra performs the lush ...

Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines


Music Director Enrique Mazzola will collaborate with superstar soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in this program including exerpts from each of Puccini's twelve operas - not only ...

The Listeners
The Listeners
3/30 - 4/11/2025


The renowned composer/librettist team Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek tell the story of Claire, who is driven nearly mad by an unending, low frequency hum ...

La Boheme
La Boheme
3/15 - 4/12/2025


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 ...

Lyric in Concert: A Wondrous Sound


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 ...


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Joffrey Ballet Presents Two World Premieres In GOLDEN HOUR Mixed Rep Program


by A.A. Cristi - January 16, 2025

This winter, The Joffrey Ballet will present Golden Hour, a radiant mixed repertoire program featuring world premieres by Yuri Possokhov and Dani Rowe, the return of Cathy Marston, and an audience favorite by Nicolas Blanc....

THE LITTLE MERMAID & More Lead Chicago's Holiday 2024 Top Theatre Shows


by Team BWW - November 19, 2024

Chicago is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings. BroadwayWorld is rounding up our top recommended theatre every month. Selections for the holiday season include The Little Mermaid and more....

Joffrey Ballet's Reimagined THE NUTCRACKER Comes to the Lyric Opera House Next Month


by Stephi Wild - November 04, 2024

The Joffrey Ballet's reimagined production of The Nutcracker by two-time Tony Award-winning choreographer Christopher Wheeldon, will return to the Lyric Opera House next month. Learn more about the new production and find out how to get tickets here!...

Video: 'wer Ein Holdes Weib Errungen' from Beethoven's FIDELIO at Lyric Opera of Chicago


by Joshua Wright - October 10, 2024

Watch the joyful finale of Beethoven's FIDELIO where Leonore (Elza van den Heever) and Florestan (Russell Thomas) celebrate freedom and love after Pizzaro's corrupt schemes are exposed. Check out the video!...

Video: Beethoven's FIDELIO at Lyric Opera of Chicago


by Stephi Wild - September 26, 2024

Ludwig van Beethoven's Fidelio will return to the Lyric stage for the first time in 20 years, running September 26 to October 10. Check out a first look in the video here!...

PATTI LUPONE: A LIFE IN NOTES is Coming to Lyric Opera Of Chicago


by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 11, 2024

Patti LuPone's career and contributions to musical theater will be celebrated at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

Joffrey Ballet Opens 2024-25 Season With US Premiere Of Cathy Marston's ATONEMENT


by A.A. Cristi - September 05, 2024

Joffrey Ballet has announced its 2024-25 season, featuring the US premiere of Cathy Marston's ATONEMENT....

Lyric Opera of Chicago and Chicago Opera Theater Join Forces for Free Panel On Two Operas Based On The Same Story


by A.A. Cristi - August 28, 2024

Chicago's two major opera companies – Lyric Opera of Chicago (Lyric) and Chicago Opera Theater (COT) – will join forces for a unique discussion on two operas based on the same source material: Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera Fidelio – to be presented at Lyric from September 26 through October 10, ...

Joffrey Ballet to Present North American Premiere Of Cathy Marston's ATONEMENT


by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 15, 2024

The Joffrey Ballet will present the North American premiere of Cathy Marston's ATONEMENT. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets. ...

Single Tickets on Sale 6/20 for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2024/25 Season


by Stephi Wild - June 20, 2024

Single tickets go on sale Thursday, June 20 at 10 a.m. Central Time for Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2024/25 Season, an exciting mix of four classic operas, two contemporary works never before performed in Chicago, three unmissable special concerts and recitals featuring the biggest names in the vocal a...

Past Shows

The Marriage of Figaro
The Marriage of Figaro
11/9 - 11/30/2024


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 ...

Fidelio
Fidelio
9/26 - 10/10/2024


No operatic heroine is more courageous than Leonora, who disguises herself as a young man in order to work in the prison, hoping to rescue ...

Rigoletto
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 ...

Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes


Music has the power to crystallize a moment in time and evoke eras. In her new concert, the three-time Tony Award winner performs an array ...

Videos


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Fool for Love in Chicago Fool for Love
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Revival: A Tribute to The Allman Brothers Band in Chicago Revival: A Tribute to The Allman Brothers Band
Raue Center For The Arts (1/31 - 1/31) Tracker
Moulin Rouge! The Musical in Chicago Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Cadillac Palace Theatre (4/2 - 4/20)
LOVE Happens in Chicago LOVE Happens
The Center for Performing Arts (2/8 - 2/8)
LES PLUS BELLES COMEDIES MUSICALES in Chicago LES PLUS BELLES COMEDIES MUSICALES
THEATRE LE COLBERT (1/26 - 1/26)
Fool for Love in Chicago Fool for Love
Ensemble Theater At Steppenwolf Theatre (1/30 - 3/16)
& Juliet (Chicago) in Chicago & Juliet (Chicago)
The Auditorium (7/22 - 8/2)
Invaders of Mathmatica in Chicago Invaders of Mathmatica
Ghostlight Ensembler (2/8 - 2/16)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius in Chicago Chicago Symphony Orchestra: Tetzlaff Plays Sibelius
Chicago Symphony Center (2/14 - 2/16)
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