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Audiences react to WEST SIDE STORY at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Critics and audiences are raving about Bernstein and Sondheim's West Side Story. 

Lyric opera of Chicago presents WEST SIDE STORY

Leonard Bernstein's music and Stephen Sondheim's lyrics transplant Romeo and Juliet to the backstreets of New York City in this timeless Broadway musical masterpiece. Tony and Maria are wide-eyed teenagers from two communities in conflict, who fall in love. As their friends and family battle with one another, Tony and Maria long for "a place for us...somewhere." Their songs illuminate every scene and permeate our culture, from the romance of "Maria" and "Tonight" to the exuberance of "America" and the humor of "Gee, Officer Krupke." Add to that the bold, sexy, iconic choreography of Jerome Robbins that smolders and sizzles with energy, and you have a timeless musical theater experience you'll never forget.

Meet the cast of WEST SIDE STORY // On stage through June 25

Bernstein's Broadway blockbuster is back at Lyric Opera of Chicago, June 2-25! Filled with stars of stage and screen, get to know the cast of WEST SIDE STORY and see what has them excited about this larger-than-life production.

2021|22 Season

Lyric Opera of Chicago returns to live performances with a landmark 2021/22 Season. Maestro Enrique Mazzola begins his first season as music director with a thrilling lineup of operas, from fresh takes on beloved classics to brilliant works you’ve never seen before. 

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2020|21 Season

Lyric is thrilled to present an exciting slate of virtual performance experiences giving you a multitude of ways to continue to make music, opera, and Lyric a part of your life.

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2019|20 Season

Come experience all that our new season has to offer at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Lyric is ready to dazzle you with season that promises thought-provoking drama, suspense, laughter, theater that will whisk you to faraway worlds, and the visceral passion of timeless music. This is Lyric—and the 2019/20 Season is one of our biggest ever, from our grand-scale productions to our monumental Ring cycles. Please join us for the 2019/20 Season—we promise that it will be a season to remember!

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2018|19 Season

Watch trailers and get a behind the scenes look at the operas of our 2018/19 season: La bohème, Idomeneo, Siegfried, Il trovatore, Cendrillon, Elektra, La traviata, Ariodante, West Side Story, An American Dream, and Rhoda and the Fossil Hunt.

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2017|18 Season

Watch trailers and get a behind the scenes look at the operas of our 2017/18 season: Orphée et Eurydice, Rigoletto, Die Walküre, The Pearl Fishers, Turandot, I Puritani, Così fan tutte, Faust, Jesus Christ Superstar, Fellow Travelers, and more.

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2015|16 Season

Watch trailers and get a behind the scenes look at the operas of our 2015/16 season: The Marriage of Figaro, Cinderella, Wozzeck, The Merry Widow, Bel Canto, Nabucco, Der Rosenkavalier, Romeo and Juliet, The King & I, and more.

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2014|15 Season

Watch trailers and get a behind the scenes look at the operas of our 2014/15 season: Don Giovanni, Capriccio, Il trovatore, Porgy and Bess, Anna Bolena, Tosca, Tannhäuser, The Passenger, Carousel, and more.

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