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Aida

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 4

Unqualified triumph
19 Mar 24 / parterre box
Going out and coming in with a bang
14 Mar 24 / Newcity Stage
A dazzling new production ends Lyric season
14 Mar 24 / The Times Weekly
Bradley provides fleeting highlights in Lyric Opera’s grim, militaristic “Aida”
11 Mar 24 / Classical Review
Champion

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 10

Winning 'Champion' graces stage at Lyric Opera of Chicago
8 Feb 24 / NWI Times
A dazzling cast demonstrates opera in jazz’s staying power
7 Feb 24 / OperaWire
Boxer briefs
7 Feb 24 / parterre box
Champion at the Lyric Defines Opera in Jazz
31 Jan 24 / Third Coast Review
Soulful and devastating
31 Jan 24 / Newcity Stage
The opera based on the stunning and heartbreaking story of boxer Emile Griffith
31 Jan 24 / Hyde Park Herald
A tale of despair and destruction
31 Jan 24 / Splash Magazines
A brilliant operatic exploration of a famous boxer’s tragic life
31 Jan 24 / WTTW
‘Champion,’ a tale of triumph and forgiveness, premieres at The Lyric Opera
30 Jan 24 / Rolling Out
Lyric Opera’s “Champion” packs a powerful emotional punch
29 Jan 24 / Classical Review
Pulling no punches
Terence Blanchard’s eclectic journey from jazz to opera.
La Cenerentola

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 4

Cinderella is a triumph at the Lyric
31 Jan 24 / Splash Magazines
Fairytale dazzle
27 Jan 24 / Newcity Stage
On the steps of the palace
27 Jan 24 / parterre box
Lyric Opera’s ‘Cinderella’ delivers plenty of comedy amid glorious notes and sumptuous costumes
23 Jan 24 / Chicago Sun-Times
La fille du régiment

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 4

An outstanding Daughter of the Regiment at Lyric Opera of Chicago
28 Nov 23 / Seen and Heard
Martial “La”
21 Nov 23 / parterre box
Lyric Opera’s ‘Daughter of the Regiment’ a romp rich with laughs and some of Donizetti’s best music
7 Nov 23 / Chicago Sun-Times
Delightful Donizetti: Led by Oropesa’s charismatic debut, Lyric Opera delivers a winner with “La Fille”
6 Nov 23 / Chicago Classical Review
Jenufa

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 8

Lise Davidsen is an opera star worth traveling for
21 Nov 23 / New York Times
Lise Davidsen es «Jenůfa» en la Lyric Opera de Chicago
20 Nov 23 / Opera World (Spanish)
Seduced, abandoned, and excellent
19 Nov 23 / Chicago Reader
Double divas
18 Nov 23 / Newcity Stage
To forgive, divine
16 Nov 23 / parterre box
Singing soars, but staging is too over-the-top in Lyric Opera’s ‘Jenufa’
15 Nov 23 / Chicago Sun-Times
Janáček’s drama, strong cast undermined by postmodern cliches in Lyric Opera’s “Jenůfa”
14 Nov 23 / Chicago Classical Review
Davidsen and Stemme anchor an extraordinary Jenůfa at Lyric Opera of Chicago
14 Nov 23 / Bachtrack
Der Fliegende Holländer

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 8

Lyric's new season at full-sail with debuting 'Dutchman' production
1 Oct 23 / Windy City Times
Ohne Ziel, ohne Rast
1 Oct 23 / parterre box
In ‘The Flying Dutchman’ at Lyric Opera, the storms are destined to win
29 Sep 23 / Chicago Tribune
Treading water
27 Sep 23 / Newcity Stage
The Flying Dutchman opens Lyric’s Season with obsession, a curse, and unrequited love
26 Sep 23 / Third Coast Review
Magnificently terrifying tale of ‘The Flying Dutchman’ soars in grand staging at Lyric Opera
26 Sep 23 / Chicago Sun-Times
An unsettling Der fliegende Holländer opens the new season at Lyric Opera of Chicago
26 Sep 23 / Seen and Heard
Singers shipwrecked by staging in Lyric Opera’s disastrous “Dutchman”
25 Sep 23 / Chicago Classical Review
West Side Story

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 7

‘West Side Story’ told as music-drama, its tragic veracity intact
3 Jul 23 / Classical Voice North America
'West Side Story' stars at Lyric Opera
9 Jun 23 / NWI Times
Midwest Side Story
8 Jun 23 / parterre box
Standout performances in Lyric Opera’s uneven West Side Story
8 Jun 23 / Third Coast Review
Best production of the best musical
6 Jun 23 / Newcity Stage
Grand ‘West Side Story’ revival proves there’s a place for musical theater at the opera house
6 Jun 23 / Chicago Sun-Times
‘West Side Story’ is back at Lyric Opera, a classic for our moment
5 Jun 23 / Chicago Tribune
Proximity

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 8

Opera triptych paints loneliness, rage,hope on a troubled planet
1 Apr 23 / Classical Voice North America
Unfortunately, LOC's Proximity works only fitfully
31 Mar 23 / parterre box
Modern misery
30 Mar 23 / Newcity Stage
The visual spectacle is awesome; some optics not so much
30 Mar 23 / Chicago Reader
Interwoven short operas in ‘Proximity’ inform and confound but ultimately astound at Lyric Opera
27 Mar 23 / Chicago Sun-Times
‘Proximity’ takes on modern topics at Lyric Opera
27 Mar 23 / WTTW
In Chicago, an opera triptych reaches for connection
27 Mar 23 / New York Times
Compelling music vies with chaotic librettos in Lyric Opera’s “Proximity”
26 Mar 23 / Classical Review
Carmen

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 7

Love and death in old Seville, ups and downs in a muddled retelling
25 Mar 23 / Chicago on the Aisle
This is the part when I break free
22 Mar 23 / parterre box
Carmen returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago in a new thought-provoking production
19 Mar 23 / Seen and Heard
Dramatic sparks are few in Lyric Opera’s low-energy “Carmen”
17 Mar 23 / Classical Review
Survival and spectacle
15 Mar 23 / Newcity Stage
J'Nai Bridges in the title role grabs you from the moment of her first entrance
13 Mar 23 / Broadway World
Characters don’t always connect in Lyric’s straightforward and suitably grand ‘Carmen’ revival
13 Mar 23 / Chicago Sun-Times
The Factotum

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 9

Barber of Chicago: ‘The Factotum’ reimagines Mozart and Rossini in Black community opera
8 Mar 23 / Chicago on the Aisle
The barber, the criminal, and vibe of a black urban scene
11 Feb 23 / Classical Voice North America
Lyric Opera’s hip-hopera The Factotum is a cut above
10 Feb 23 / Third Coast Review
Riffing on Rossini
9 Feb 23 / Chicago Tribune
Seamless
9 Feb 23 / parterre box
In its Lyric world premiere, The Factotum makes hip-hop and Black culture right at home
9 Feb 23 / Chicago Reader
Opera The Factotum’ celebrates Black joy in a South Side barbershop
8 Feb 23 / Chicago Crusader
A hip-hop Barber shaved of Rossini
7 Feb 23 / Newcity Stage
Groundbreaking opera set in a Chicago barbershop, receives its world premiere
7 Feb 23 / WTTW
Hansel und Gretel

Lyric Opera of Chicago


No. of reviews: 5

An exuberantly elegant Hänsel und Gretel at Lyric Opera of Chicago
9 Feb 23 / Seen and Heard
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News & Articles

Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2024-25 season
With Enrique Mazzola’s contract extended through 2031, Lyric Opera’s 2024-25 season to bring “Fidelio,” “Rigoletto” and “Blue”.
13 Mar 2024 / Chicago Classical Review
Anthony Freud to depart Lyric Opera of Chicago
Anthony Freud will depart Lyric Opera at the end of the 2023-24 season, two years earlier than his current contract calls for.
14 Sep 2023 / Chicago Classical Review
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16 Apr 2023 / Der Tagesspiegel
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2023-24 season
Lise Davidsen, Lisette Oropesa and Tomasz Konieczny lead Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2023-24 season.
15 Mar 2023 / OperaWire
Jose Maria Condemi speaks out over 'Ernani' revival
Jose Maria Condemi is speaking out against the Lyric Opera of Chicago regarding the revival of Verdi’s “Ernani.”
12 Sep 2022 / OperaWire