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Lyric Opera of Chicago 2026-27

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Lyric Opera of Chicago 2026-27

Lyric Opera of Chicago announces its 2026-27 season.


Photo of Barbara Hannigan conducting
Photo: Musachio, Ianniello & Pasqualini/Santa Cecilia

La Voix humaine with Barbara Hannigan Dates: April 23–25

A formidable artistic force, Barbara Hannigan joins the New York Philharmonic as soprano and conductor in a bold new multimedia interpretation of Poulenc’s opera La Voix humaine. Hannigan’s pristine voice and visceral physicality combine for a mesmerizing theatrical experience that transfixed audiences throughout Europe. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime evening of passionate music and engrossing drama that also includes Hannigan conducting Richard Strauss’s elegiac Metamorphosen. Use promo code POULENC20 for 20% off tickets.

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Le galant tireur

American tenor Charles Castronovo performs a bit of Weber's Der Freischütz ahead of the opportunity to hear Berlioz's take on the score at Carnegie Hall next week.

Le galant tireur

Charles Castronovo il La bohème at the MEtropolitan Opera / Photo: Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera

Reviews

That time of evening

That time of evening

Golda Schultz soldiers through illness at the New York Philharmonic.

Heaven, here within my heart

Photo by Todd Rosenberg

Heaven, here within my heart

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra explores love and death in an intense, intelligent program featuring soprano Corinne Winters.

Rose to the occasion

Photo: Chris Lee

Rose to the occasion

The embattled Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra bring Adams and Dvorák to Carnegie Hall.

Seder play

Photo by Monika Rittershaus

Seder play

A new DVD recording of La Juive boasts considerable musical strengths in spite of a frustrating production.

Where imitation ends

Photo by Scott Arenstein

Where imitation ends

Daring reimaginings of Cocteau and Wilde take the stage at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Talk of the Town

A favorite art song performance from TildyDiva

I had heard the renowned Dutch soprano on recordings and was an admirer of hers. I was unprepared, however, for such a truly memorable evening.

A favorite art song performance from TildyDiva

A favorite art song performance from Lou Ann Darras

Thanks to Elly Ameling, I made it through college.

A favorite art song performance from Lou Ann Darras

A favorite art song performance by Harry Rose

What a shaded and elegant delivery William Mattteuzzi brings to this lilting setting of D'Annunzio's "O falce di luna calante"!

A favorite art song performance by Harry Rose

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