Press Room
2010 Press Releases
August 6, 2010 — Free Pre-Season Concert! "Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park"
August 5, 2010 — Single tickets now on sale for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2010 - 2011 season!
July 27, 2010 — Lyric Opera of Chicago Chorus Master Donald Nally to leave company following 2010-11 season
July 7, 2010 — William Mason, General Director of Lyric Opera, to retire at conclusion of 2011-12 season
May 24, 2010 — Lyric Opera of Chicago in the black for 2009/10 season
May 14, 2010 — Lyric Opera of Chicago announces roster updates for 2010-11 season
April 14, 2010 — Amber Wagner to sing Richard Wagner in European debut
March 22, 2010 — The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts of the 2009/10 Lyric Opera of Chicago season will be rebroadcast internationally
March 9, 2010 — Anne Schwanewilms withdraws from Lyric Opera of Chicago revival of The Marriage of Figaro due to bronchial infection
February 9, 2010 — Lyric Opera of Chicago's Fantasy of the Opera Gala $504,000 net raised! Attendance 560!
January 26, 2010 — Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2010/2011 Season Announced
2009 Press Releases
December 18, 2009 — Lyric Opera of Chicago Announces the 2010-2011 Roster of Singers for The Patrick G and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center
December 17, 2009 — English mezzo-soprano Diana Montague withdraws from Lyric Opera of Chicago revival of THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO due to ill health.
December 15, 2009 — Get a jump on Valentine’s Day! Lyric Opera of Chicago Guild Board’s FANTASY OF THE OPERA
December 4, 2009 — Lyric and Musicians Union Settle Orchestra Contract
October 6, 2009 — Star News from Lyric Opera
October 14, 2009 — Lyric Opera of Chicago's OPERATHON 2009 Raises $438,350
October 13, 2009 — 2009/10 Season Lyric Opera NExT – Discount Student Tickets for the Next Generation Launches
October 7, 2009 — Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Education Department & The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center launch the new season of OPERA IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS
August 31, 2009 — Free Pre-Season Concert! "Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park"
August 27, 2009 — 2009/10 Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts Announced.
August 13, 2009 — This season at Lyric Opera of Chicago: Two new restaurants to open at Civic Opera House — Enjoy dinner and a show!
August 13, 2009 — Florian Opera Bistro opens at the Civic Opera House
June 29, 2009 — Lyric Opera of Chicago's 55th Season — From Heaven to Hell, and Several Points Between!!
May 20, 2009 — Lyric Opera of Chicago to hold dance auditions Saturday, June 20 at the Civic Opera House for Hector Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust.
May 19, 2009 — Lyric Opera in the black for 2008/09 season. Sells 93% of its seats and slightly exceeds $18.65 million fund-raising goal thanks to Wine Auction. Dietrich M. Gross receives Lyric’s Carol Fox Award.
May 11, 2009 — Bruno Bartoletti, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Artistic Director Emeritus, to be awarded honorary citizenship by the City of Florence on May 15, 2009, at the Palazzo Vecchio
April 21, 2009 — Lyric Opera of Chicago to hold dancing/singing auditions for Franz Lehár’s The Merry Widow Saturday, May 30 at the Civic Opera House
March 30, 2009 — The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago “Rising Stars in Concert” to close spectacular 2008-09 season on Saturday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m.
March 25, 2009 — Lyric Opera of Chicago 2009/10 season preview to air live on 98.7WFMT Saturday, March 28, 9 – 11 a.m. William Mason/general director, Sir Andrew Davis/music director, and Roger Pines/dramaturg discuss upcoming season and musical highlights with WFMT host Lisa Flynn
March 25, 2009 — The Bucksbaum Family Lyric Opera Broadcasts of the 2008/09 Lyric Opera of Chicago season will be rebroadcast internationally by The WFMT Radio Network May 2 – June 20
March 9, 2009 — Three years of preparation for one incredible evening: Lyric Opera of Chicago's WINE AUCTION 2009 nets $1.2 million
February 10, 2009 — Lyric Opera of Chicago's Fantasy of the Opera Gala — $511,000 net raised! Attendance 575! Guild Board of Directors' 25th annual Fantasy fundraiser, "Be Dazzled," rocked the Civic Opera House
January 28, 2009 — Lyric Opera of Chicago's 55th season begins Saturday, September 26, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.with Sir Andrew Davis conducting Giacomo Puccini's immortal TOSCA
January 6, 2009 — Finnish bass-baritone Juha Uusitalo withdraws from Lyric Opera of Chicago’s presentation of TRISTAN UND ISOLDE