Lyric Opera of Chicago - Chicago | 3 May 2024 |
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AidaLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 5 |
In the title role, soprano Michelle Bradley excelled the other principals throughout the performance |
6 Apr 24 / OperaWire |
Unqualified triumph |
19 Mar 24 / parterre box |
Going out and coming in with a bang |
14 Mar 24 / Newcity Stage |
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A dazzling new production ends Lyric season |
14 Mar 24 / The Times Weekly |
Bradley provides fleeting highlights in Lyric Opera’s grim, militaristic “Aida” |
11 Mar 24 / Classical Review |
ChampionLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 10 |
Winning 'Champion' graces stage at Lyric Opera of Chicago |
8 Feb 24 / NWI Times |
A dazzling cast demonstrates opera in jazz’s staying power |
7 Feb 24 / OperaWire |
Boxer briefs |
7 Feb 24 / parterre box |
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Champion at the Lyric Defines Opera in Jazz |
31 Jan 24 / Third Coast Review |
Soulful and devastating |
31 Jan 24 / Newcity Stage |
The opera based on the stunning and heartbreaking story of boxer Emile Griffith |
31 Jan 24 / Hyde Park Herald |
A tale of despair and destruction |
31 Jan 24 / Splash Magazines |
A brilliant operatic exploration of a famous boxer’s tragic life |
31 Jan 24 / WTTW |
‘Champion,’ a tale of triumph and forgiveness, premieres at The Lyric Opera |
30 Jan 24 / Rolling Out |
Lyric Opera’s “Champion” packs a powerful emotional punch |
29 Jan 24 / Classical Review |
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Pulling no punches
Terence Blanchard’s eclectic journey from jazz to opera.
Terence Blanchard’s eclectic journey from jazz to opera.
La CenerentolaLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 4 |
Cinderella is a triumph at the Lyric |
31 Jan 24 / Splash Magazines |
Fairytale dazzle |
27 Jan 24 / Newcity Stage |
On the steps of the palace |
27 Jan 24 / parterre box |
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Lyric Opera’s ‘Cinderella’ delivers plenty of comedy amid glorious notes and sumptuous costumes |
23 Jan 24 / Chicago Sun-Times |
La fille du régimentLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 4 |
An outstanding Daughter of the Regiment at Lyric Opera of Chicago |
28 Nov 23 / Seen and Heard |
Martial “La” |
21 Nov 23 / parterre box |
Lyric Opera’s ‘Daughter of the Regiment’ a romp rich with laughs and some of Donizetti’s best music |
7 Nov 23 / Chicago Sun-Times |
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Delightful Donizetti: Led by Oropesa’s charismatic debut, Lyric Opera delivers a winner with “La Fille” |
6 Nov 23 / Chicago Classical Review |
JenufaLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 8 |
Lise Davidsen is an opera star worth traveling for |
21 Nov 23 / New York Times |
Lise Davidsen es «Jenůfa» en la Lyric Opera de Chicago |
20 Nov 23 / Opera World (Spanish) |
Seduced, abandoned, and excellent |
19 Nov 23 / Chicago Reader |
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Double divas |
18 Nov 23 / Newcity Stage |
To forgive, divine |
16 Nov 23 / parterre box |
Singing soars, but staging is too over-the-top in Lyric Opera’s ‘Jenufa’ |
15 Nov 23 / Chicago Sun-Times |
Janáček’s drama, strong cast undermined by postmodern cliches in Lyric Opera’s “Jenůfa” |
14 Nov 23 / Chicago Classical Review |
Davidsen and Stemme anchor an extraordinary Jenůfa at Lyric Opera of Chicago |
14 Nov 23 / Bachtrack |
Der Fliegende HolländerLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 8 |
Lyric's new season at full-sail with debuting 'Dutchman' production |
1 Oct 23 / Windy City Times |
Ohne Ziel, ohne Rast |
1 Oct 23 / parterre box |
In ‘The Flying Dutchman’ at Lyric Opera, the storms are destined to win |
29 Sep 23 / Chicago Tribune |
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Treading water |
27 Sep 23 / Newcity Stage |
The Flying Dutchman opens Lyric’s Season with obsession, a curse, and unrequited love |
26 Sep 23 / Third Coast Review |
Magnificently terrifying tale of ‘The Flying Dutchman’ soars in grand staging at Lyric Opera |
26 Sep 23 / Chicago Sun-Times |
An unsettling Der fliegende Holländer opens the new season at Lyric Opera of Chicago |
26 Sep 23 / Seen and Heard |
Singers shipwrecked by staging in Lyric Opera’s disastrous “Dutchman” |
25 Sep 23 / Chicago Classical Review |
West Side StoryLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 7 |
‘West Side Story’ told as music-drama, its tragic veracity intact |
3 Jul 23 / Classical Voice North America |
'West Side Story' stars at Lyric Opera |
9 Jun 23 / NWI Times |
Midwest Side Story |
8 Jun 23 / parterre box |
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Standout performances in Lyric Opera’s uneven West Side Story |
8 Jun 23 / Third Coast Review |
Best production of the best musical |
6 Jun 23 / Newcity Stage |
Grand ‘West Side Story’ revival proves there’s a place for musical theater at the opera house |
6 Jun 23 / Chicago Sun-Times |
‘West Side Story’ is back at Lyric Opera, a classic for our moment |
5 Jun 23 / Chicago Tribune |
ProximityLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 8 |
Opera triptych paints loneliness, rage,hope on a troubled planet |
1 Apr 23 / Classical Voice North America |
Unfortunately, LOC's Proximity works only fitfully |
31 Mar 23 / parterre box |
Modern misery |
30 Mar 23 / Newcity Stage |
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The visual spectacle is awesome; some optics not so much |
30 Mar 23 / Chicago Reader |
Interwoven short operas in ‘Proximity’ inform and confound but ultimately astound at Lyric Opera |
27 Mar 23 / Chicago Sun-Times |
‘Proximity’ takes on modern topics at Lyric Opera |
27 Mar 23 / WTTW |
In Chicago, an opera triptych reaches for connection |
27 Mar 23 / New York Times |
Compelling music vies with chaotic librettos in Lyric Opera’s “Proximity” |
26 Mar 23 / Classical Review |
CarmenLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 7 |
Love and death in old Seville, ups and downs in a muddled retelling |
25 Mar 23 / Chicago on the Aisle |
This is the part when I break free |
22 Mar 23 / parterre box |
Carmen returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago in a new thought-provoking production |
19 Mar 23 / Seen and Heard |
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Dramatic sparks are few in Lyric Opera’s low-energy “Carmen” |
17 Mar 23 / Classical Review |
Survival and spectacle |
15 Mar 23 / Newcity Stage |
J'Nai Bridges in the title role grabs you from the moment of her first entrance |
13 Mar 23 / Broadway World |
Characters don’t always connect in Lyric’s straightforward and suitably grand ‘Carmen’ revival |
13 Mar 23 / Chicago Sun-Times |
The FactotumLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 9 |
Barber of Chicago: ‘The Factotum’ reimagines Mozart and Rossini in Black community opera |
8 Mar 23 / Chicago on the Aisle |
The barber, the criminal, and vibe of a black urban scene |
11 Feb 23 / Classical Voice North America |
Lyric Opera’s hip-hopera The Factotum is a cut above |
10 Feb 23 / Third Coast Review |
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Riffing on Rossini |
9 Feb 23 / Chicago Tribune |
Seamless |
9 Feb 23 / parterre box |
In its Lyric world premiere, The Factotum makes hip-hop and Black culture right at home |
9 Feb 23 / Chicago Reader |
Opera The Factotum’ celebrates Black joy in a South Side barbershop |
8 Feb 23 / Chicago Crusader |
A hip-hop Barber shaved of Rossini |
7 Feb 23 / Newcity Stage |
Groundbreaking opera set in a Chicago barbershop, receives its world premiere |
7 Feb 23 / WTTW |
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Performance schedule
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14 Sep to 6 Oct 2024
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16 Nov to 1 Dec 2024
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15 Mar to 12 Apr 2025
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30 Mar to 11 Apr 2025
News & Articles
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2024-25 season |
With Enrique Mazzola’s contract extended through 2031, Lyric Opera’s 2024-25 season to bring “Fidelio,” “Rigoletto” and “Blue”. |
13 Mar 2024 / Chicago Classical Review |
Anthony Freud to depart Lyric Opera of Chicago |
Anthony Freud will depart Lyric Opera at the end of the 2023-24 season, two years earlier than his current contract calls for. |
14 Sep 2023 / Chicago Classical Review |
„Die Leute mögen es hier konservativ“ |
Eine Begegnung mit Enrique Mazzola, dem italienischen Chefdirigenten der Lyric Opera of Chicago: Er träumt davon, den ästhetischen Horizont des Publikums hier im Mittleren Westen zu erweitern. |
16 Apr 2023 / Der Tagesspiegel |
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2023-24 season |
Lise Davidsen, Lisette Oropesa and Tomasz Konieczny lead Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2023-24 season. |
15 Mar 2023 / OperaWire |
Jose Maria Condemi speaks out over 'Ernani' revival |
Jose Maria Condemi is speaking out against the Lyric Opera of Chicago regarding the revival of Verdi’s “Ernani.” |
12 Sep 2022 / OperaWire |