Performances for Students

Lyric provides teachers with the chance to bring students to a weekday matinee public performance. Your students will experience a full public performance where they can see the magic of opera come alive in all of its glory while experiencing the excitement of being a part of an audience of music lovers.

For those interested in performances outside of school hours, we also offer discounted tickets for weekday evening and weekend shows.

Pricing:

Weekday matinees: $20 per ticket
Weekday evenings: $29 per ticket
Weekend (Saturday/Sunday): $35 per ticket

All prices reflect balcony seating for students and chaperones, with no additional fees. The trip must be organized by a teacher as part of a school-approved field trip. Availability is limited for popular performances, so you may be placed on a waitlist. Premium event discounts and policies will vary.

Content advisory: All productions may include mature content and themes.

Teacher resources: Select productions will have teacher resources available 4-6 weeks prior to the performance date.

Weekday matinee performances

Wednesday, February 4 at 2pm

Così fan tutte

Recommended grade level
Middle school students, High school students

Major themes
Gender roles and expectations, romance, social satire, deception

Summary
A comedic opera where two men, urged by a cynical philosopher, test their fiancées’ fidelity by disguising themselves and trying to seduce each other’s partner. The women, after some resistance, give in—proving the philosopher’s claim that, “Così fan tutte!” (“All women are like that!”). In the end, disguises are dropped, lessons are learned, and forgiveness is on the table—though not without some lingering doubt. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

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Wednesday, February 11 at 2pm

Salome

Recommended grade level
High school students

Major themes
Power, obsession, moral conflict

Summary
This dramatic one-act opera, based on Oscar Wilde’s play, re-tells the biblical story of a young princess dangerously infatuated with the imprisoned prophet, Jochanaan, who spurns her advances. After performing a seductive dance for her stepfather, Herod, she demands and receives Jochanaan’s severed head as a reward. Her response leads Herod to order her execution. Sung in German with English supertitles.

Content advisory
Salome by Richard Strauss is a provocative opera, and it deals with mature themes, including sexual obsession, manipulation, nudity, and violence.

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Wednesday, March 25 at 2pm and Thursday, April 9 at 2pm

Madama Butterfly

Recommended grade level
Middle school students, High school students

Major themes
Cultural stereotypes, identity, gender and power dynamics, love and betrayal

Summary
Madama Butterfly tells the tragic story of Cio-Cio-San, a young Japanese geisha who marries an American naval officer, Pinkerton. He abandons her, and years later returns with his American wife to claim the son Cio-Cio-San bore him. Devastated, she gives up the child and takes her own life. Sung in Italian with English supertitles.

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Wednesday, April 1 at 2pm

El último sueño de Frida y Diego

Recommended grade level
Middle school students, High school students

Major themes
Death and afterlife, cultural heritage, love and grief

Summary
This contemporary opera imagines the afterlife reunion of iconic Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. In one intense day, in a surreal, dreamlike space, the two artists confront their past and their complex relationship, and reach lasting resolution. Sung in Spanish with English supertitles.

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