Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that Sylvia Neil, Chair of its Board of Directors, will step down in May 2026. She will be succeeded by Craig C. Martin, a prominent business and philanthropic ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra musicians went on strike Tuesday to protest cuts after they have not been able to negotiate a new contract. The musicians, represented by the Chicago ...

The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, one of the world’s preeminent artist-development ...

In this interview with John Mangum, the General Director, President & CEO of Lyric Opera of Chicago, we learn that in addition to the fabulous history of operas presented at the Lyric, there is so ...

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 John Mangum, a veteran orchestra ...

“Götterdämmerung,” or “Twilight of the Gods,” is the last of the four operas, or music dramas, that make up Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle. In April 2021, Chicagoans could see Yuval Sharon’s radical ...

This month, Lyric Opera of Chicago is putting on a murderous operatic double feature of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The remaining performances will be at 7:30 p.m.

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Billy Corgan teamed up with the Lyric Opera of Chicago for A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness, an opera concert series which premiered on Friday at the Civic Opera House in Chicago. At the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- "Blue" is a moving portrait of a Black family dealing with themes of racial injustice and police violence. The show comes to the Lyric Opera of Chicago next month. ABC7 was joined ...

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 ...