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Lyric is committed to producing some of the most exciting, artistically excellent, thought-provoking, opera in the world. Founded in 1954, Lyric has always distinguished itself by presenting the finest international singers, conductors, directors, and designers across main-stage classics, less-familiar operatic repertoire, and world-premiere productions.
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1954 — 1959 Seasons
1954: Lyric's first full season (eight operas, sixteen performances) opens with Norma, starring Maria Callas in her American debut. Photo by Nancy Sorensen.
1960 — 1969 Seasons
1961: Lyric's first world premiere: Vittorio Giannini's The Harvest, the first production under a Ford Foundation program for the promotion of American opera. Photo by Nancy Sorensen.
1960 — 1969 Seasons
1961: Lyric's first world premiere: Vittorio Giannini's The Harvest, the first production under a Ford Foundation program for the promotion of American opera. Photo by Nancy Sorensen.
1970 — 1979 Seasons
1970: Lyric presents the American professional stage premiere of Britten's Billy Budd, with Theodor Uppman in the title role.
1980 — 1989|1990 Seasons
1980 — 1989|1990 Seasons
1990|1991 — 1999|2000 Seasons
1993/94: The Lyric debut of Renée Fleming, opposite Samuel Ramey, in the company premiere of Carlisle Floyd's Susannah. Photo by Dan Rest.
2000|2001 — 2009|2010 Seasons
2000/01: Sir Andrew Davis begins his tenure as Lyric's first music director and principal conductor; he opens the season with the Lyric premiere of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spade's. Photo by Robert Kusel.
2000|2001 — 2009|2010 Seasons
2000/01: Sir Andrew Davis begins his tenure as Lyric's first music director and principal conductor; he opens the season with the Lyric premiere of Tchaikovsky's The Queen of Spade's. Photo by Robert Kusel.
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