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Lyric Opera names Enrique Mazzola as new music director
Sep 12, 2019 5:45 PM - The Lyric Opera of Chicago has designated Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola as its next music director starting with the 2021-22 season. Mazzola succeeds British conductor Sir Andrew Davis, who will conclude his two-decades-long tenure as Lyric music director at the end of the 2020-21 season. -
Best bets: Bacon Brothers play the Metropolis; Wizard World Chicago invades Rosemont
Aug 19, 2019 6:00 AM - Kevin Bacon and his brother, Michael, perform as The Bacon Brothers at the Metropolis in Arlington Heights, Wizard World Chicago invades Rosemont's Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, and Leonard Bernstein's suburban strife opera "Trouble in Tahiti" plays the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park. -
Former St. Charles resident to perform concert showcase in Lyric's new season
Jan 24, 2019 6:14 PM - Soprano and former St. Charles resident Sondra Radvanovsky sings a special Donizetti concert showcase as part of the Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2019-20 season. Also on tap are the Lyric debuts of "Dead Man Walking" and "Blue" and postseason productions of Wagner's epic "Ring Cycle." -
Naperville soprano Tamara Wilson makes Lyric debut in 'Il trovatore'
Nov 16, 2018 6:16 AM - Soprano Tamara Wilson, a former Naperville resident, makes her Lyric Opera of Chicago debut as Leonora in a revival of Verdi's tragedy "Il trovatore." It's a role she has previously played in Houston, Barcelona and other cities in Europe. -
Lyric Opera Orchestra on strike; performances canceled through Saturday
Oct 9, 2018 5:40 PM - The Chicago Federation of Musicians (CFM) is on strike at Lyric Opera, and this week's performances of "La Boheme" and "Idomeneo" have been canceled. -
Soirée Lyrique to put on Puccini's 'Tosca' April 29
Mar 23, 2018 7:20 PM - Maestro Philip Morehead, a Lyric Opera of Chicago veteran pianist and conductor, will direct "Tosca" on Sunday, April 29, at the First Methodist Church in Elgin. The staged production of Giacomo Puccini's famous opera will be performed with a smaller orchestra provided by Chamber Music on the Fox. -
Lyric Opera wraps up stunning new production of 'Faust'
Mar 20, 2018 5:47 PM - On Wednesday, March 21, Lyric Opera of Chicago will give the final presentation of "Faust." The new production of "Faust" became the highlight of the season. -
Lyric Opera's new 'Faust' a visual bounty of John Frame's surreal art
Mar 6, 2018 12:08 PM - The Lyric Opera of Chicago's macabre new "Faust" is dominated by production designer John Frame's surreal sculptures and animation. The imagery ties into questions of morality and mortality in Gounod's classic opera, starring soprano and Elk Grove Village native Ailyn Perez. -
Suburban soprano Ailyn Perez finds Lyric's 'Faust' role 'too good to pass up'
Feb 28, 2018 11:52 AM - Award-winning soprano Ailyn Perez, a Bloomingdale resident who grew up in Elk Grove Village, has won acclaim around the world. Now, she makes her mark at home in Lyric Opera of Chicago's "Faust." -
Lyric Opera's 2018-19 season features 'Siegfried,' 'West Side Story'
Feb 6, 2018 6:01 PM - The Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2018-19 season includes new co-productions of "La Bohème," "Siegfried," "West Side Story" and "Ariodante." Also featured are "Elektra," "Idomeneo," "Cendrillon," "La Traviata" and "Il Trovatore."
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