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Wednesday, September 25, 2024
Beethoven’s Fidelio opens at Lyric on September 26
For the first time in nearly 20 years, Beethoven’s Fidelio returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago, September 26 to October 10, 2024.
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
What you need to know about Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro
Mozart’s breathlessly paced comic masterpiece The Marriage of Figaro, on stage at Lyric Opera of Chicago from November 9 to 30, 2024, tells an upstairs/downstairs story of love, lust, seduction, infidelity, and ultimately, forgiveness — all set to some of the most sublime and memorable music ever written.
Friday, September 13, 2024
Verdi's Rigoletto opens at Lyric on Saturday, September 14
Opening Chicago’s cultural season with a vengeance, Verdi’s psychological thriller Rigoletto returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago, September 14 to October 6, 2024.
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