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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.

Revisit some of your favorite Lyric moments, or experience for the first time performances you've missed. 

Norma (2017)

Norma (2017)

If you’re drawn to vocal acrobatics, Bellini’s Druid priestess Norma will thrill and astonish you. The absolute pinnacle for any prima donna with the technical prowess, sumptuous voice, and dramatic fire to master its perilous challenges, Norma stands as a crowning jewel of the bel canto repertoire. This timeless story of love betrayed runs the gamut of emotions from loyalty and passion to jealousy, revenge, and redemption. The melodies in this opera range from the stunningly serene “Casta diva” to the frenzy of vocal fireworks that pour forth as Norma’s rage overflows. World-acclaimed soprano Sondra Radvanovsky stuns in this dazzling masterwork.

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La traviata (2008)

La traviata (2008)

Achingly romantic and poignant. This is the story of La traviata, “the “wayward one,” Paris’s most desirable courtesan. Barons, marquises…she’s entertained them all, and loved not one of them.But then, the impossible dream comes true. The arrival of Alfredo, who sweeps her off her feet and promises her a life of devoted bliss. She’s deliriously happy for the first time ever! But life (and opera) are sometimes too cruel; the lady’s shady past comes back to crush her, and the future that should have been so bright slips sadly away.

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Nabucco (2016)

Nabucco (2016)

Politics. Religion. A dangerous love triangle. Plus two killer roles and some of the greatest choral music ever written, including the soul-stirring "Va, pensiero" chorus. The ensembles are as thrilling as the arias in the opera that made Verdi a star!

On one side, the fiery Hebrew priest Zaccaria, battling to lead his people from oppression. On the other, Nabucco, the tyrannical Babylonian king and his adopted daughter Abigaille, who will stop at nothing to get her father's throne and her sister's lover.

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The Barber of Seville (2019)

The Barber of Seville (2019)

Irrepressible Rosina refuses to marry her pompous old guardian. Meanwhile, a bold young count is eager to win Rosina for himself. And who’s going to make sure those two finish the opera united? The cleverest character in all of Seville: the barber Figaro, whose services are sought after by everyone for everything (the guy has a lot more talents than just cutting hair). Rossini’s music—the aural equivalent of champagne—is the last word in humor, inspiring smiles and laughter on every page of the score, which is what makes The Barber of Seville the most popular of all operatic comedies.

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Rusalka (2014)

Rusalka (2014)

No one has adapted the “little mermaid” story more memorably than Antonín Dvořák in his glorious Rusalka. This score dazzles with its uniquely shimmering colors, soaring lyricism, and sumptuously beautiful orchestration. Whether you’re listening to the heroine’s justly celebrated “Song to the Moon,” the wood nymphs’ exquisite trios, the Water Sprite’s moving laments, or Rusalka’s devastating final duet with the prince, you’ll be drawn irresistibly to an opera that audiences and critics everywhere are finally recognizing as a masterpiece. With Ana Maria Martinez and Brandon Jovanovich heading the magnificent cast, thrillingly conducted by Sir Andrew Davis, Rusalka is truly one of the greatest achievements in recent Lyric history.

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Elektra (2019)

Elektra (2019)

There’s no operatic tour de force to surpass Elektra, with a title role that demands a truly great singing actress. It’s a stunning vocal marathon, with riveting intensity. This passionate heroine is the Mycenaean princess whose father, Agamemnon, was murdered by her mother, Klytemnestra, leaving Elektra hell-bent on revenge. As Richard Strauss’s staggeringly powerful orchestra moves inexorably toward the opera’s hair-raising finale, the music gives you a composer at his zenith — magnificently theatrical and devastatingly moving.

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Don Giovanni (2014)

Don Giovanni (2014)

The seducer. The philanderer. The libertine who takes what he wants and lives only for his own pleasure. All three are Don Giovanni, antihero in Mozart’s drama of lust and revenge. He’s surrounded by memorable characters, including his frustrated servant Leporello and the three women he encounters: fiery Donna Elvira, tormented Donna Anna, and impressionable Zerlina. Filled with thrilling music and drama, including a finale so overpoweringly dramatic that it changed music forever, experience the high drama and the ultimate retribution of this iconic classic.

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I puritani (2018)

I puritani (2018)

Of all opera composers, none glorified the human voice more than Bellini. His final opera was I puritani, in which a soprano, tenor, baritone, and bass can truly revel in some of the most thrilling vocal music ever written. Opera companies produce this work only when they can cast fabulous singers with masterful techniques and superb style. Bellini places them within a sweeping historical drama in 17th-century England, in which a passionate young couple find themselves caught up in a conflict between opposing political factions.

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Il trovatore (2018)

Il trovatore (2018)

For this hot-blooded tale of love, jealousy, and retribution, Verdi created music that truly bursts with excitement! And what wonderful characters—bold and courageous Manrico, his beloved Leonora, the vengeful Count di Luna, and the wild, obsessed gypsy Azucena. Each has thrilling music to sing as the drama unfolds in the smoldering atmosphere of darkly mysterious 15th-century Spain. The “Anvil Chorus,” Leonora’s “Miserere,” Manrico’s stirring call to arms—these are just a few of the fabulous highlights that make Il trovatore a feast of sumptuous singing.

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La bohème (2018)

La bohème (2018)

Why have audiences been falling in love with La bohème for more than 100 years? Because, in the most captivating music Puccini ever composed, he shows us exactly what love is about. Mimì and Rodolfo are young lovers we all understand, and when they suffer, our hearts break for them. Their romance ultimately leads to tragedy, but along the way are treasured moments of pure ecstasy. We get to know this endearing pair and their Bohemian friends, and we totally connect with their feelings. La bohème remains forever youthful, eternally fresh.

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Luisa Miller (2019)

Luisa Miller (2019)

Verdi's sumptuously beautiful romantic drama tells the story of sweet, vulnerable Luisa, who loves Rodolfo, the son of a ruthless, unethical nobleman whom Luisa's own father loathes. The young couple's relationship leads to catastrophe in a drama that breathes passion and excitement. Memorable arias (including "Quando le sere al placido," one of the composer's greatest tenor hits), breathtaking duets, and thrilling ensembles abound in this tale of star-crossed love and violent jealousy.

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The Queen of Spades (2020)

The Queen of Spades (2020)

Tchaikovsky's broodingly romantic thriller is a tour de force for a great tenor, sung here by Brandon Jovanovich in Lyric's 2020 production. He plays the terrifyingly obsessed Gherman, an unhappy soldier desperate to know a secret hidden by a mysterious old countess—the mystery of winning at cards. The tension turns truly unnerving as Gherman's obsession begins to overwhelm him. It leads to devastation both for him and for the countess's granddaughter, Lisa, whom Gherman loves. Tchaikovsky's music is the height of Russian romanticism in its melancholy soulfulness, its white-hot passion, and the sweeping grandeur of its orchestra—a masterpiece from the genius who gave the world Eugene Onegin and Swan Lake.

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Die Walküre (2017)

Die Walküre (2017)

The second installment in Wagner's monumental Ring cycle, Die Walküre is the most deeply moving and romantic of all the Ring operas. Its riveting, devastating drama involves complex relationships between brother and sister, husband and wife, father and daughter. Every character is unforgettable—valiant Siegmund and Sieglinde, headstrong Brünnhilde and mighty, tortured Wotan, determined Fricka and vengeful Hunding. Wagner's music drama burns itself on our memories, exciting us with the emotional intensity of its lyrical outbursts and its incredible power and majesty.

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Rigoletto (2017)

Rigoletto (2017)

There's no character in opera more powerfully dramatic than the court jester Rigoletto, whose acid tongue and all-consuming desire for revenge lead to catastrophe for himself and his sweet, love-struck daughter Gilda. Of all the great Verdi works, none boasts more unforgettable tunes than this one. You'll thrill to the licentious Duke of Mantua's "La donna è mobile" and Gilda's stunning "Caro nome," not to mention the most celebrated quartet in all opera. Dominating the story, though, is Rigoletto himself, one of Verdi's greatest characterizations—a complex and tragic figure, both pitiful and ferocious, with stupendous music to match.

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Lucia di Lammermoor (2016)

Lucia di Lammermoor (2016)

If you cherish the classic tale of star-crossed love in Romeo and Juliet, then Lucia di Lammermoor will sweep you away with its intense romance. The most famous of all bel canto operas, you’ll be transfixed by the passion of the heroine and her lover Edgardo (you’ll long remember their heavenly love duet) and the vocal fireworks of Lucia’s dazzling mad scene, as she breaks your heart while sending spectacular coloratura and high notes soaring. This beautiful period production features a star cast that is not to be missed.

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Les Troyens (2016)

Les Troyens (2016)

The drama of the Trojan War, replete with heroes and tragedy, has captivated audiences from literature to film, and nowhere does it come to life more vividly than in French opera’s most astounding work, Les Troyens. Grand and glorious in its musical and dramatic breadth, this operatic retelling of Virgil’s Aeneid is rarely performed because of its enormous scale. Experience the tidal wave of sound from Lyric’s massive chorus and orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis as this theatrical tour de force unfolds with a powerhouse cast.

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Lyric Audio Streaming is made possible through a generous gift from

Robert F. Finke
in Memory of Carol Keenan

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