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Lyric Opera

A large audience gathers in an indoor concert hall with dramatic orange lighting and a grand, ornate stage at the front, where musicians perform under spotlights. The hall’s ceiling features wide, curved panels.

by Todd Hieggelke | March 26, 2026

Music Top 5: April 2026

A large audience in an ornate theater watches a stage performance featuring a pianist and a projection of tall trees on a screen. The theater is grand with gold detailing and high ceilings.

by Mark Thomas Ketterson | February 10, 2026

Renée 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.

Lyric Opera/Photo: Kyle Flubacker

by Todd Hieggelke | September 2, 2025

Can’t-Miss Chicago Music Moments: Fall 2025

A man hugs his father at the front of a stage with an orchestra.

by Dennis Polkow | February 4, 2025

Father and Child: Composer Son Ed Frazier Davis Remembers Lyric’s Sir Andrew Davis

Overhead photo of docked boat with blue light at night.

by Todd Hieggelke | July 25, 2024

Music Top 5: August 2024

by Dennis Polkow | December 19, 2023

Home for the Holidays: Lyric Opera’s Sir Andrew Davis Returns to the Chicago Symphony with a New “Messiah”

by Dennis Polkow | September 17, 2021

Maestro Metamorphosis: How Lyric Opera Transitioned to Enrique Mazzola, its First New Music Director in Twenty Years (Fall Arts Preview 2021)

by Dennis Polkow | March 11, 2018

Con Brio: The Incredible Shrinking Lyric Opera

by Dennis Polkow | June 10, 2017

Con Brio The Best of All Possible Bernstein Scores Heard to its Best Musical Advantage

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