Lyric Opera of Chicago’s spectacularly colorful and glitzy new production of The Pearl Fishers opened on Sunday.
By John Yohalem
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It’s a fairly traditional post-Patrice-Chereau Ring, set during the Industrial Revolution.
By John Yohalem
The second installment of Lyric’s Ring Cycle proved an evening of glorious singing, moving drama, great conducting and orchestral playing.
By Henson Keys
Verdi’s Rigoletto returned to Lyric Opera of Chicago, a rousing performance both musically and dramatically.
By Henson Keys
Lyric Opera of Chicago opened its 2017-18 season on Saturday evening with a new production of Gluck’s Orphee et Eurydice in the 1774 Paris version.
By Henson Keys
Only the grand forces of Lyric Opera could bring such power and life to this production of My Fair Lady.
By Henson Keys
Lyric Opera of Chicago presented a highly anticipated joint recital featuring tenor Lawrence Brownlee, bass-baritone Eric Owens, and accompanist Craig Terry.
By Henson Keys
Lyric Opera of Chicago concluded its 2016-17 season with a spellbinding and wonderfully sung production of Tchaikovsky’s familiar Eugene Onegin.
By Henson Keys
Radvanovsky delivered a vocal and histrionic performance that should be the gold standard Norma for years.
By Henson Keys
LOC will offer a winning combination of uninspired repertoire and soporific casting.
By La Cieca
Like our beloved Cubs, Chicago Lyric Opera is in the midst of a championship season.
By Henson Keys
Lyric Opera of Chicago rose to the challenges mightily in its first-ever performance of Les Troyens.
By Henson Keys
Stepping into the role of Dido will be American mezzo-soprano Susan Graham.
By La Cieca
Donizetti’s bel canto masterpiece Lucia di Lammermoor returned to Chicago Lyric Opera on Saturday evening.
By Henson Keys
I sat through the Met’s Ring twice, and it never occurred to me that any thought had gone into it at all.
By La Cieca
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2016-17 season got off to an exciting start on Saturday night with Wagner’s Das Rheingold.
By Henson Keys
Bartlett Sher’s “new to Chicago” production of Romeo et Juliette came to the Lyric Opera at Monday’s opening after appearances at Salzburg and Milan.
By Henson Keys
This was a Rosenkavalier that aspired to excellence and almost achieved it.
By Henson Keys
When Maestro Carlo Rizzi lifted his baton and began leading the Lyric Opera Orchestra in a stirring, detailed account of the overture to Nabucco, the electrified audience knew we were in for an exciting evening of music making.
By Henson Keys
Greetings from the Windy City, where I, Opera Teen (not pictured) am at the press conference eagerly awaiting the announcement of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2016-2017 season!
By Harry Rose
There was a certain frisson in the air entering Chicago Lyric Opera last night, and not just in anticipation of attending the world premiere of a new work by Jimmy Lopez (music) and Nilo Cruz (libretto), Bel Canto.
By Henson Keys
As a whole, the evening seemed forced and a bit dispiriting.
By Henson Keys
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s ticket sale income decreased by almost $3 million between FY 2014 and FY 2015.
By La Cieca
