College Opera Circle
Dress rehearsal dates: October 24, 2009, December 3, 2009, and February 17, 2010 - Fee: $550 per application
College Opera Circle enhances the learning experience of fulltime, degree-seeking undergraduates and graduate students by enabling them to attend three dress rehearsals of Lyric productions each season. Participating colleges and universities (which pay an annual fee to participate) receive study materials and free lectures (on campus or pre-performance) by request. Up to 50 students per application from member colleges or universities may attend each dress rehearsal. 2009/10 Operas are: Ernani by Giuseppe Verdi, The Merry Widow by Franz Lehar, and The Damnation of Faust by Hector Berlioz.
NExT Student Tickets
NExT Discount Student Tickets for the Next Generation cost just $20 for seats throughout the Civic Opera House. They're offered through the internet to fulltime, degree-seeking college students (who register online as NExT members) for regular performances of selected Lyric productions. Students from nearly 200 universities and colleges have purchased NExT tickets. NExT members learn of ticket availability by email a few days before qualifying performances. Discounted tickets are available to NExT members only; membership is free.
Visit the NExT website to sign up or purchase student discount tickets.
Lyric Opera gratefully recognizes and deeply appreciates the generosity of the following contributors:
Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Anderson
T. G. Bligh Foundation Fund
The Brinson Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bulley III
Mr. and Mrs. W. James Farrell
Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Hurvis
Komarek-Hyde-McQueen Foundation
NiSource
Nuveen Investments
The Pauls Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. James Reynolds, Jr.
Timothy R. Schwertfeger and Gail Waller
Donna Van Eekeren