February 01. 2026 - February 15. 2026
February 01. 2026 - February 15. 2026
Two officers, convinced all women are fickle in love, hatch a plan to switch places and woo each other’s fiancées in disguise — but the women know exactly what they’re up to from the start.
Hilarity and dazzling arias ensue in a 1930s-era seaside country club, where frothy costumes and splashy sets belie an undercurrent of distrust and deception on par with a binge-worthy reality show.
Conducted by Enrique Mazzola and featuring a fresh ensemble of star artists alongside Grammy honorees Ana María Martínez and Rod Gilfry, Così sets off vocal pyrotechnics that bubble and burst with athleticism.
Lyric’s presentation of Mozart’s Così fan tutte is generously made possible by The Negaunee Foundation, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, The Julius Frankel Foundation, Randy L. & Melvin R.* Berlin, and Bulley & Andrews.
Maestro Enrique Mazzola is generously sponsored by Alice & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation, Mary Stowell, and the Zell Family Foundation as members of the Enrique Circle.
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s Chorus is generously sponsored by an Anonymous Lead Sponsor.
*deceased
Join us in the Ardis Krainik Theatre one hour before your opera performance begins for a free, 30-minute preview talk discussing that day’s production.
Seating is unreserved, but a ticket for that day’s performance is required. Talks begin one hour before each performance and doors open approximately 15 minutes before the start of the talks.
Pre-opera talks are supported by Raynette and Ned Boshell.
Fiordiligi
Dorabella
Despina
Ferrando
Guglielmo
Don Alfonso
Conductor
Costume Designer
Chorus Director
Michael Cavanagh *
Original Director
Roy Rallo
Revival Director
Erhard Rom *
Set Designer
Jane Cox *
Lighting Designer
* Lyric debut
** Ryan Opera Center alumnus
A San Francisco Opera production. Scenery construction and painting by the San Francisco Opera Scene Shop. Costumes fabricated by the San Francisco Opera Costume Shop.
Photo credit: John Shaw/Lyric Opera of Chicago
