Original director David McVicar’s famous production of the Richard Strauss opera gets its bloody, eye-popping U.S. debut in ...

GREEN LAKE – Ronnie Baker Brooks, a renowned Chicago blues and soul artist, will perform Nov. 14 at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake. Brooks, son of the legendary Lonnie Brooks, has carved out his ...

The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced a transition in board leadership, with Sylvia Neil, current Chair of the Board of Directors, set to conclude her term in May 2026. She will be succeeded by ...

The music gives complexity and dimension to this gritty and decadent tale. But the production has shifted the action to ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago launches its 71st season with the company premiere of Luigi Cherubini’s Medea, opening Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Lyric Opera House. This monumental production—directed ...

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 ...

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.

Opera companies around Chicago are reexamining aspects of the art form’s more than 400-year-old history this fall season. There are several intriguing opera rarities receiving Chicago premieres, plus ...

Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre is hosting "The Phantom of the Opera," and staff offered a firsthand look at the iconic chandelier inside the theater this week. CBS News Chicago was there on ...

Programming and musical performances will kick off April 1 and culminate in an April 30 concert at Chicago’s Lyric Opera House, starring dozens of artists from around the world.