Medea
October 11. 2025 - October 26. 2025
Upcoming Dates
October 11. 2025 - October 26. 2025
Hell hath no fury like a sorceress scorned. Medea
Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Medea, a tale of infidelity and revenge like no other. Euripides’s millennia-old tragedy comes to life — and gruesome death — in this presentation of acclaimed director Sir David McVicar’s iconic, grand-scale production.
Featuring Lyric’s own Music Director Enrique Mazzola on the podium, this intense spectacle stars international powerhouse soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in one of the fiercest, most demanding roles ever written. She shares the stage with equally formidable tenor — and Lyric favorite — Matthew Polenzani.
Medea dials the drama up to 11, bringing new meaning to “blood and thunder” as it tantalizes hardcore opera lovers and leaves new audiences glued to the edge of their seats.
- Language: Sung in Italian with projected English titles
- Running Time: 3 hours and 20 minutes, including 1 intermission
- Location: Lyric Opera House
- Composer: Luigi Cherubini
Sponsors
Lyric’s presentation of Cherubini’s Medea is generously made possible by Lisbeth Stiffel, Julie & Roger Baskes, Marlys A. Beider, and Patricia A. Kenney & Gregory J. O’Leary.
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.
Artists
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Sondra Radvanovsky
Medea
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Matthew Polenzani **
Giasone
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Elena Villalón *
Glauce
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Zoie Reams
Neris
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Alfred Walker
Creonte
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Enrique Mazzola
Conductor
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Sir David McVicar
Director & Set Designer
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Doey Lüthi *
Costume Designer
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Paule Constable
Original Lighting Designer
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S. Katy Tucker
Projection Designer
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Michael Black
Chorus Director
Jo Meredith *
Movement Director
* Lyric debut
** Ryan Opera Center alumnus
Credits
A coproduction of Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera, Greek National Opera, and Canadian Opera Company.
Photo credit: John Shaw/Lyric Opera of Chicago