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The season includes 9 programs, including concerts from opera and musical theater royalty.
The 2024-2025 programming is marked by elements of fantasy, world premieres, and the return of a Chicago holiday staple.
Operas from the 19th century to today that depict Black stories.
An interview with composer, trumpeter, and pianist Terence Blanchard.
Sanders was the last active member of the legendary Frank Miller-helmed CSO cello section.
Honor Black artistry with an entire month of exciting musical events — operas, chamber concerts, jazz orchestras, broadcasts, and more!
An interview with the bel canto specialist in advance of his return to Lyric Opera in Rossini’s Cinderella.
Recognizing the Chicagoans, musicians, artists, and friends of WFMT who died this past year.
An interview with the star Norwegian soprano who makes her Lyric Opera debut in Janacek’s Jenůfa this month.
Tenor Lawrence Brownlee is a leading figure in opera, both as a singer on the world’s top stages, and as a voice for activism and diversity in the industry.
An interview with the Cuban-American soprano, star of Lyric Opera’s upcoming production of The Daughter of the Regiment.
Freud turns 66 in October and intends to return to Britain after the season.
Lyric’s chorus director previews the 2023-24 season which leans heavily on the company’s superior chorus.
Ryan Opera Center Members mezzo-soprano Katherine DeYoung and pianist Chris Reynolds are joined by Lyric Opera of Chicago violinist John Macfarlane and Ryan Opera Center’s Music Director, pianist Craig Terry, in an eclectic program of music by Richard Wagner, Vasyl Barvinsky, Stella Jang, and Marta Keen.
A showcase performance by The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center 2022/23 Ensemble with members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra conducted by Roberto Kalb.
Next year’s lineup of six mainstage operas offers choices for traditional and contemporary opera fans alike.
Tenor Matthew Polenzani reflects that “there are definitely pieces where what’s required dramatically in a hall of 4,000 seats is different from what’s required dramatically on a screen.”
On May 10, 2022, WFMT General Manager George Preston welcomed Ryan Opera Center performers Lunga Eric Hallam, tenor, and Chris Reynolds, pianist; along with ROC director Dan Novak, for an hour of conversation and music.
Banner works by Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev headline Muti’s three CSO residencies, ahead of the conclusion of his tenure with Beethoven’s Missa solemnis.
The season will feature four mainstage programs, including the company’s Chicago-centric take on The Nutcracker and the return of Anna Karenina.
It’s been a very Puccini year for conductor Eun Sun Kim. In the span of 9 months, she’ll have conducted two Toscas, two Bohèmes, and a Turandot. Here’s how she continues to find the new in these beloved scores.
Plus a world premiere, Chicago-set take on ‘The Barber of Seville’ and the return of ‘West Side Story’
The production was scheduled to be performed at Lyric Opera House between February 16-27 and is now set to be performed in June.
The opera had been scheduled for performances in late January, and according to Lyric, rehearsals were set to begin this week.
We’re still soaring from our big day last week, when we welcomed some of Chicago’s leading artists to take part in a daylong celebration of WFMT and the music we’ve been presenting for the last 70 years!