Education
Lyric's education department seeks to enrich the lives of Chicago-area children and adults through high-quality, accessible arts education, which focuses on cultivating a lifelong appreciation of opera and creating audiences for the future.
Lyric's school programs embrace arts education as a core subject and promote cross-curricular integration while fulfilling state learning standards. Community programs provide education on a variety of levels, from novice to expert, which heighten the opera-going experience.
Explore programs for grades three through twelve
Learn more about the opera through lectures at Lyric and throughout the community
Discover how to integrate opera into the classroom
Explore programs for college students
Increase your opera knowledge
Lend a hand and bring opera to others