Community programs

Lyric partners with community organizations throughout the Chicago region to use the arts as a lens for sharing experiences, for expressing creativity, and for reflection.

Through collaborative programming, the teams at Lyric seek to understand and respond to the needs and interests of communities around the city. The resulting programs, events and activities expand the boundaries of storytelling, ask important questions, and seek to redefine the audiences for opera. 

 

Opera Insights

Upcoming family programs

Opera Insights

Explore Opera Insights, a series of engaging discussions with Lyric Opera of Chicago that examine opera's connections to contemporary issues and timeless themes. Led by experts, these events offer fresh perspectives and deepen your understanding of the art form.

Explore Opera Insights

Upcoming family programs

Upcoming family programs

Explore Your Lyric

April 26, 2025 at 11 a.m.

Lyric Unlimited — Learning & Civic Engagement Sponsors

3 Anonymous Donors

Bank of America

The Beaubien Family

BMO Harris Bank

Dr. & Mrs. Mark Bowen

The Buehler Family Foundation

Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation

CIBC Bank USA
CNA
Comed an Exelon Company

Decyk Watts Charitable Foundation

Eisen Family Foundation

Sheila Hegy

Helen Brach Foundation

Nancy W. Knowles Student and Family Performance Fund

Lloyd A. Fry Foundation

Mazza Foundation

Robert & Evelyn McCullen

Terry J. Medhurst

Gerald Padbury

The Family of Seymour H. Persky

Polks Bros. Foundation

Rosy & Jose Luis Prado

John Hart & Carol Prins

Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation

Dr. Scholl Foundation

Segal Family Foundation

Nancy S. Searle

Shure Charitable Trust

The Siragusa Family Foundation

Mark Tatro & Margarita Chavez-Tatro

U.S. Bank

Roberta L. Washlow & Robert J. Washlow

Photos: Joe Mazza, Kyle Flubacker, Todd Rosenberg, Jaclyn Simpson