Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines opens at Lyric on Saturday, February 8

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CHICAGO (2/6/2025) — Chicago’s hometown diva — the world-renowned soprano Sondra Radvanovsky — lights up the Lyric Opera of Chicago stage in a concert built specifically around her immense power and artistry in the music of Giacomo Puccini. Witness one of the most acclaimed vocal artists of our time in Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines, February 8, 13, & 16, 2025.

In a tour-de-force performance, the internationally celebrated artist brings her magnificent voice and stylistic command to arias that span Puccini’s vast repertoire. In addition to iconic moments from Tosca, La Bohème, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, audiences will hear gorgeous arias from La fanciulla del West, Manon Lescaut, and Suor Angelica, plus selections from Puccini’s earliest operatic works — all supported by the lush sound of the Lyric Opera Orchestra conducted by Music Director Enrique Mazzola.

We hope audiences can join us for what promises to be a true highlight of the Chicago cultural season.

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Read the Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines digital program book before the performance.

Performance dates for Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines are February 8, 13, and 16m. All performances take place at the Lyric Opera House, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago.

Braille and large-print programs, high-powered opera glasses, assistive listening devices, and booster seats are available from the main floor coat check at all performances. For more information on these and other accessibility assets, visit lyricopera.org/accessibility.

Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines is performed in Italian, with projected English titles.

The running time is 1 hour and 50 minutes, including one intermission.

For tickets and information, call 312.827.5600 or go to lyricopera.org/puccini.

^{Lyric’s presentation of Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines is generously made possible by Sonia Florian.}

^{Maestro Enrique Mazzola is generously sponsored by Alice & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, and the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation as members of the Enrique Circle.}

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