Lyric Opera of Chicago - Chicago | 27 July 2024 |
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AidaLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 5 | ![]() ![]() |
In the title role, soprano Michelle Bradley excelled the other principals throughout the performance |
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Unqualified triumph |
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Going out and coming in with a bang |
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A dazzling new production ends Lyric season |
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Bradley provides fleeting highlights in Lyric Opera’s grim, militaristic “Aida” |
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ChampionLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 10 | ![]() ![]() |
Winning 'Champion' graces stage at Lyric Opera of Chicago |
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A dazzling cast demonstrates opera in jazz’s staying power |
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Boxer briefs |
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Champion at the Lyric Defines Opera in Jazz |
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Soulful and devastating |
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The opera based on the stunning and heartbreaking story of boxer Emile Griffith |
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A tale of despair and destruction |
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A brilliant operatic exploration of a famous boxer’s tragic life |
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‘Champion,’ a tale of triumph and forgiveness, premieres at The Lyric Opera |
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Lyric Opera’s “Champion” packs a powerful emotional punch |
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Pulling no punches
Terence Blanchard’s eclectic journey from jazz to opera.
Terence Blanchard’s eclectic journey from jazz to opera.
La CenerentolaLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
Cinderella is a triumph at the Lyric |
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Fairytale dazzle |
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On the steps of the palace |
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Lyric Opera’s ‘Cinderella’ delivers plenty of comedy amid glorious notes and sumptuous costumes |
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La fille du régimentLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 4 | ![]() ![]() |
An outstanding Daughter of the Regiment at Lyric Opera of Chicago |
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Martial “La” |
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Lyric Opera’s ‘Daughter of the Regiment’ a romp rich with laughs and some of Donizetti’s best music |
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Delightful Donizetti: Led by Oropesa’s charismatic debut, Lyric Opera delivers a winner with “La Fille” |
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JenufaLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() ![]() |
Lise Davidsen is an opera star worth traveling for |
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Lise Davidsen es «Jenůfa» en la Lyric Opera de Chicago |
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Seduced, abandoned, and excellent |
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Double divas |
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To forgive, divine |
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Singing soars, but staging is too over-the-top in Lyric Opera’s ‘Jenufa’ |
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Janáček’s drama, strong cast undermined by postmodern cliches in Lyric Opera’s “Jenůfa” |
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Davidsen and Stemme anchor an extraordinary Jenůfa at Lyric Opera of Chicago |
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Der Fliegende HolländerLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() ![]() |
Lyric's new season at full-sail with debuting 'Dutchman' production |
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Ohne Ziel, ohne Rast |
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In ‘The Flying Dutchman’ at Lyric Opera, the storms are destined to win |
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Treading water |
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The Flying Dutchman opens Lyric’s Season with obsession, a curse, and unrequited love |
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Magnificently terrifying tale of ‘The Flying Dutchman’ soars in grand staging at Lyric Opera |
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An unsettling Der fliegende Holländer opens the new season at Lyric Opera of Chicago |
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Singers shipwrecked by staging in Lyric Opera’s disastrous “Dutchman” |
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West Side StoryLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 7 | ![]() ![]() |
‘West Side Story’ told as music-drama, its tragic veracity intact |
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'West Side Story' stars at Lyric Opera |
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Midwest Side Story |
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Standout performances in Lyric Opera’s uneven West Side Story |
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Best production of the best musical |
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Grand ‘West Side Story’ revival proves there’s a place for musical theater at the opera house |
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‘West Side Story’ is back at Lyric Opera, a classic for our moment |
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ProximityLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 8 | ![]() ![]() |
Opera triptych paints loneliness, rage,hope on a troubled planet |
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Unfortunately, LOC's Proximity works only fitfully |
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Modern misery |
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The visual spectacle is awesome; some optics not so much |
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Interwoven short operas in ‘Proximity’ inform and confound but ultimately astound at Lyric Opera |
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‘Proximity’ takes on modern topics at Lyric Opera |
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In Chicago, an opera triptych reaches for connection |
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Compelling music vies with chaotic librettos in Lyric Opera’s “Proximity” |
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CarmenLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 7 | ![]() ![]() |
Love and death in old Seville, ups and downs in a muddled retelling |
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This is the part when I break free |
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Carmen returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago in a new thought-provoking production |
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Dramatic sparks are few in Lyric Opera’s low-energy “Carmen” |
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Survival and spectacle |
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J'Nai Bridges in the title role grabs you from the moment of her first entrance |
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Characters don’t always connect in Lyric’s straightforward and suitably grand ‘Carmen’ revival |
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The FactotumLyric Opera of ChicagoNo. of reviews: 9 | ![]() |
Barber of Chicago: ‘The Factotum’ reimagines Mozart and Rossini in Black community opera |
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The barber, the criminal, and vibe of a black urban scene |
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Lyric Opera’s hip-hopera The Factotum is a cut above |
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Riffing on Rossini |
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Seamless |
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In its Lyric world premiere, The Factotum makes hip-hop and Black culture right at home |
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Opera The Factotum’ celebrates Black joy in a South Side barbershop |
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A hip-hop Barber shaved of Rossini |
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Groundbreaking opera set in a Chicago barbershop, receives its world premiere |
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News & Articles
Anthony Freud bidding adieu to Lyric Opera |
“I really want opera to be more radical, more inventive,” the outgoing Lyric Opera of Chicago director says. |
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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”. |
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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. |
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„Die Leute mögen es hier konservativ“ |
Eine Begegnung mit Enrique Mazzola, dem italienischen Chefdirigenten der Lyric Opera of Chicago: Er träumt davon, den ästhetischen Horizont des Publikums hier im Mittleren Westen zu erweitern. |
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Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2023-24 season |
Lise Davidsen, Lisette Oropesa and Tomasz Konieczny lead Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2023-24 season. |
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