by Mark Thomas Ketterson | February 10, 2026Renée Fleming’s Triumphant Return to Lyric Opera The solo recital with piano was inspired by Fleming’s 2023 Grammy-winning album of the same name, accompanied by a stunning film created by the National Geographic Society depicting the world’s natural wonders.
by Mary Wisniewski | September 23, 2025“A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness” Transforms A Nineties Icon for the Lyric Opera James Lowe, a Grammy-nominated composer, director and arranger, discusses collaborating with Billy Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins’ front man and lead songwriter.
by Dennis Polkow | February 4, 2025Father and Child: Composer Son Ed Frazier Davis Remembers Lyric’s Sir Andrew Davis
by Dennis Polkow | December 19, 2023Home for the Holidays: Lyric Opera’s Sir Andrew Davis Returns to the Chicago Symphony with a New “Messiah”
by Dennis Polkow | September 17, 2021Maestro Metamorphosis: How Lyric Opera Transitioned to Enrique Mazzola, its First New Music Director in Twenty Years (Fall Arts Preview 2021)
by Dennis Polkow | June 10, 2017Con Brio The Best of All Possible Bernstein Scores Heard to its Best Musical Advantage