With Mazzola Extended, Lyric Opera Explores Contrast in 2024-2025 Season

The season includes 9 programs, including concerts from opera and musical theater royalty.

Joffrey Ballet Announces 2024-2025 Season

The 2024-2025 programming is marked by elements of fantasy, world premieres, and the return of a Chicago holiday staple.

10 Operas by Black Composers You Should Know

Operas from the 19th century to today that depict Black stories.

Celebrating African American Artists: The Film Music of Terence Blanchard

An interview with composer, trumpeter, and pianist Terence Blanchard.

CSO Cellist David Sanders to retire after nearly 50 years

Sanders was the last active member of the legendary Frank Miller-helmed CSO cello section.

Musical Events for Black History Month

Honor Black artistry with an entire month of exciting musical events — operas, chamber concerts, jazz orchestras, broadcasts, and more!

Alessandro Corbelli, the great comic Italian baritone

An interview with the bel canto specialist in advance of his return to Lyric Opera in Rossini’s Cinderella.

In Their Own Words: Remembering Those Who Died in 2023

Recognizing the Chicagoans, musicians, artists, and friends of WFMT who died this past year.

Lise Davidsen, a Voice in a Million

An interview with the star Norwegian soprano who makes her Lyric Opera debut in Janacek’s Jenůfa this month.

Lawrence Brownlee and Donald Lee III

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.

Lisette Oropesa on Mozart and Bel Canto

An interview with the Cuban-American soprano, star of Lyric Opera’s upcoming production of The Daughter of the Regiment.

Anthony Freud to retire as head of Lyric Opera of Chicago at end of 2023-24 season

Freud turns 66 in October and intends to return to Britain after the season.

A Lyric Opera Season Preview with Michael Black

Lyric’s chorus director previews the 2023-24 season which leans heavily on the company’s superior chorus.

Mezzo-soprano Katherine DeYoung, Pianists Chris Reynolds and Craig Terry, and Violinist John Macfarlane

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.

Lyric Opera of Chicago Rising Stars in Concert

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.

Lyric Opera 2023-2024 Season: Dutchman, Aida, Cinderella, Audra

Next year’s lineup of six mainstage operas offers choices for traditional and contemporary opera fans alike.

Chicago-born opera stars Janai Brugger & Matthew Polenzani trade tales, on-camera singing tips

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.”

Video: WFMT’s Bach to School Virtual Assembly with the Ryan Opera Center

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.

CSO 2022-23: Muti’s Farewell Season

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.

Joffrey Announces 2022-23 Season With ‘Little Mermaid’ and ‘Karenina’

The season will feature four mainstage programs, including the company’s Chicago-centric take on The Nutcracker and the return of Anna Karenina.

‘Music is an ephemeral art’: Conductor Eun Sun Kim on Puccini and her Lyric Debut

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.

Lyric’s ’22-23 Season: Verdi, ‘Fiddler,’ Fleming, & ‘Carmen’

Plus a world premiere, Chicago-set take on ‘The Barber of Seville’ and the return of ‘West Side Story’

Citing COVID Surge, Joffrey Postpones ‘Don Quixote’

The production was scheduled to be performed at Lyric Opera House between February 16-27 and is now set to be performed in June.

Lyric’s Next Show, Mazzoli’s ‘Proving Up,’ Postponed

The opera had been scheduled for performances in late January, and according to Lyric, rehearsals were set to begin this week.

See Photo Highlights from WFMT’s 70th Anniversary Day of Celebration

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!

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