2019/20 Season
Please join us for the 2019/20 Season—we promise that it will be a season to remember!
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Many Hands Make Great Opera
What takes 154 instrumentalists, 62 vocalists, and a whole lot of passion? A season of live music that only Lyric can create.
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The Ring Cycle
Now On Sale
Join us for an extraordinary story told over the journey of four operas. Together, they comprise Wagner's magnificent Ring cycle, one of the greatest musical achievements in Western culture and an immersive operatic adventure that every opera lover should experience.
Our 2019/20 Season
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September 28 - October 27, 2019
The Barber of Seville
October 12 - 31, 2019
Luisa Miller
November 2 - 22, 2019
Dead Man Walking
May 29 - June 21, 2020
42nd Street
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Watch & Listen
Watch exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, interviews with artists, and trailers for every opera and musical production. Listen to excerpts from your favorite shows and hear informative commentaries on season productions. Read in-depth articles in Lyric Notes, our monthly eNewsletter, and on our blog, Lyric Lately. And browse our program books, with a full synopsis on each show, engaging articles, cast bios, and more.
Watch & Listen
Watch exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, interviews with artists, and trailers for every opera and musical production. Listen to excerpts from your favorite shows and hear informative commentaries on season productions. Read in-depth articles in Lyric Notes, our monthly eNewsletter, and on our blog, Lyric Lately. And browse our program books, with a full synopsis on each show, engaging articles, cast bios, and more.
Backstage Tours
Lyric Opera of Chicago invites you to experience the Lyric Opera House beyond the footlights with backstage tours! See the inside of the art-deco Ardis Krainik Theatre, enjoy an up-close-and-personal view of the orchestra pit where the acclaimed Lyric Orchestra plays, and then journey on to backstage destinations where you’ll learn about the vast array of skilled professionals who bring operatic stagecraft to life.