Audio excerpts & Commentaries
Music amazes. Music inspires. Music makes you feel. At the heart of every opera on our stage is the music.
Get a taste of what you'll hear at Lyric by listening to excerpts of some of opera's biggest hits and familiar songs that you know you've heard somewhere before. Then dig deeper by downloading our Commentaries: audio talks that simplify abstract plots, offer tidbits about the productions, and narrate anecdotal stories of composers and cast members.
Listen to music and more here, then experience the operas live onstage at Lyric.
2024|25 Season
2023|24 Season
2022|23 Season
2021|22 Season
2019|20 Season
Opera excerpts
Listen to music from operas in our 2019/20 Season.
Opera Commentaries
Informative commentaries on season productions.
2018|19 Season
Opera excerpts
Listen to music from operas in our 2018/19 Season.
Opera Commentaries
Informative commentaries on season productions.
2017|18 Season
Opera excerpts
Listen to music from operas in our 2017/18 Season.
Opera Commentaries
Informative commentaries on season productions.
2016|17 Season
Opera excerpts
Listen to music from operas in our 2016/17 Season.
Opera Commentaries
Informative commentaries on season productions.
2015|16 Season
Opera excerpts
Listen to music from operas in our 2015/16 Season.
2015/16 Opera Commentaries
Informative commentaries on season productions.
Lyric Audio Streaming
Lyric Audio Streaming
Nothing quite compares to the excitement of hearing the biggest stars in the opera world performing with a full orchestra and chorus in front of a live audience. Now you can experience the magnificent sound of full-scale opera free, whenever you like, with Lyric Audio Streaming. Listen to previously recorded full operas online and through a variety of online music streaming platforms.
Stream our favorite songs
Stream our favorite songs
We've compiled playlists of our favorite songs from across the company to listen to, work to, and sing along to. Open Spotify and hear what's in our headphones as we work behind the scenes.
Photos: Todd Rosenberg