Lyric Opera of Chicago marks the 100th birthday of Leonard Bernstein with a special concert this weekend featuring among others, the Broadway star, Tony Award nominee and Evanston native who joins us.
The production of “Cosi fan tutte” now at Lyric Opera of Chicago is a beauty. And in its playful but unquestionably bittersweet exploration of love, fidelity, betrayal and the unreliable nature of both men and women, it could easily have been written yesterday.
Lyric Opera of Chicago announces its 2018-2019 season, including Massenet’s “Cendrillon” (“Cinderella”), a Lyric premiere of a new-to-Chicago production.
She is taking the opera world by storm, and she’s here to show us why. Janai Brugger of Darien joins us in conversation and performance.
The up-and-coming Italian tenor is already being compared to the legendary Luciano Pavarotti. Stefano La Colla joins us in conversation and performance.
What brought about the new business arrangement of two of Chicago’s most prominent cultural institutions? We speak with two of the driving forces behind each company.
Choreographer John Neumeier is in the sixth decade of a career that’s still going strong, and his latest project marks an unprecedented Chicago collaboration.
Geoffrey Baer drops the curtain on an opera house mystery in this week’s edition of Ask Geoffrey.
From “Downton Abbey” to “My Fair Lady,” a conversation with the stars of Lyric Opera’s spring musical.
When Plácido Domingo takes the stage at Lyric Opera of Chicago this week, he will be reaching new pinnacles in a career that is already astonishing for its accomplishments and longevity. 
Performances from two of the international stars from Lyric Opera of Chicago’s season finale.
A major, Chicago-centric concert this weekend showcases the city’s many voices.
He has become one of the world’s top operatic tenors: Matthew Polenzani is back for a return engagement on Chicago Tonight. 
Lyric Opera’s principal conductor and one of the stars currently on stage join us in conversation and song.

15 Things You Might Not Know About ‘The King and I’

The star of "The King and I," now on stage at the Lyric Opera, talks about her Evanston roots and performs songs from the production.
Epic yet intimate Rodgers and Hammerstein revival earns an opening night standing ovation at the Civic Opera House.
 

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