Billy Corgan has been named to the board of directors of Chicago's Lyric opera house."Thank you to the Lyric Opera of Chicago ...

Chicago opera fans have a lot to be excited about this season. There are plenty of starry singers and conductors making their debuts with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, while all of the works in Chicago ...

Think back to your history classes on the Revolutionary War. What sticks out? Paul Revere’s ride? How the colonists rallied at the Battle of Bunker Hill, back when “don’t fire ’til you see the whites ...

Chicago's two major opera companies – Lyric Opera of Chicago (Lyric) and Chicago Opera Theater (COT) – will join forces for a unique discussion on two operas based on the same source material: Ludwig ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago is welcoming to its Board five nationally recognized leaders whose expertise in music, arts, business, ...

We’re at a pizza parlor, listening to “The Perversity of Captain Morgan.” This opera has everything: drunk pirates, “horny fish,” a preteen stowaway from Colorado, and a character referred to only as ...

This season sees Chicago’s major opera companies celebrating many anniversaries amid a time of leadership changes. The Lyric Opera of Chicago is not only commemorating its 70th anniversary season, but ...

Anthony Freud is sitting in the very last row on the highest balcony of the Lyric Opera House. It’s a far cry from the seat traditionally reserved for the general director right in front of the stage.

John Mangum, who helped guide the Houston Symphony through the turmoil of the pandemic, will serve as the company’s next general director. By Javier C. Hernández Celebrated for his long tenure with ...

CHICAGO (CBS)-- Opera, as an art form, is all about collaboration between a librettist, composer, conductor and performers, among others. That can make it very challenging for any artist to break into ...

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