Lyric Opera of Chicago

Founded in 1954, Lyric Opera of Chicago believes in the life-changing, transformational, revelatory power of great art and opera. Lyric Opera of Chicago exists to provide a broad, deep, and relevant cultural service to the Chicago region and the nation, and to advance the development of the art form of opera by:

• Producing and performing consistently thrilling, world-class opera, with a balanced repertoire that encompasses core classics, lesser-known masterpieces, and new works.

• Creating a diverse, innovative, wide-ranging program of community engagement and education activities that reaches the widest possible public.

• Developing exceptional emerging operatic talent.

A Night of Mellon Collie & Infinite Sadness: "Tonight, Tonight" at Lyric Opera of Chicago

A Night of Mellon Collie & Infinite Sadness: "Muzzle"

A Night of Mellon Collie & Infinite Sadness: Billy Corgan performs "Thirty-Three"

A Night of Mellon Collie & Infinite Sadness: "Stumbleine" at Lyric Opera of Chicago

A Night of Mellon Collie & Infinite Sadness: Billy Corgan performs "1979"

Jeff Ritchie on designing for "A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness"

Quinn Kelsey on the ultimate operatic double feature

Quinn Kelsey and Yulia Matochkina perform "Oh! Il Signore vi manda" from "Cavalleria rusticana"

Gabriella Reyes performs "Stridono Lassù" from Leoncavallo's "Pagliacci"

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Cavalleria rusticana & Pagliacci / Nov 1 -23

Matthew Polenzani on the role of Giasone in Cherubini's "Medea"

Elena Villalón (Glauce) sings “Amore, vieni a me!” from Cherubini's "Medea"

"Figli miei, miei tesor" from Cherubini's "Medea" (Matthew Polenzani and Sondra Radvanovsky)

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Cherubini's "Medea" // Onstage through October 26

Behind the seams: the costumes of "Medea"

Sondra Radvanovsky gets to the heart of Cherubini's "Medea"

Jacquelyn Stucker on Mozart's comedic battle of the sexes "Così fan tutte"

Russell Thomas on Canio's iconic aria, "Vesti la giubba" from Pagliacci

Looking back on 50 years of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center

Creating Choral Magic: Michael Black on "A Wondrous Sound"

"A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness" at Lyric Opera of Chicago/ On Sale Now/ Nov 21 - 30

Ashley (Jasmine Habersham) confronts her mother in "The Listeners"

Enrique Mazzola on the sonic landscape of "The Listeners"

Pene Pati and Ailyn Pérez sing "O soave fanciulla" from Puccini's "La Bohème"

"Do you hear it?" from Mazzoli/Vavrek's "The Listeners"

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Mazzoli/Vavrek's "The Listeners"

Nicole Heaston and Kyle Ketelsen on "The Listeners"

Gabriella Reyes sings Musetta's Waltz from "La Bohème"

Pene Pati and Ailyn Pérez on finding new depths in Puccini's "La Bohème"