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Anthony Freud

The ornate entrance of the Civic Opera House in Chicago, with a Lyric Opera sign, flanked by tall city buildings and lush greenery with flowers in the foreground.

by Dennis Polkow | April 17, 2026

Lyric’s John Mangum and Enrique Mazzola Discuss the 2026-27 Opera Season Mangum, the Lyric's general director, president and CEO, and Mazzola, the Lyric's music director, discuss what's in store for the opera company in the year ahead.

by Dennis Polkow | September 13, 2024

Anthony’s Aria: The Curtain Falls on the Freud Era at Lyric Opera

by Dennis Polkow | March 13, 2024

Going Out and Coming In with a Bang: A Review of “Aida” at Lyric Opera

by Newcity | January 9, 2024

Players 50 2024: The Institutions

A man walks from a bright hall into a dark room that is slanted, with lanterns lining the walls.

by Dennis Polkow | September 26, 2023

Treading Water: A Review of “The Flying Dutchman” at Lyric Opera

A photo of the Pritzker Pavilion bandshell and a full auditorium seating at dusk.

by Dennis Polkow | August 24, 2023

Starless Summer: “Sunday in the Park with Lyric” Previews Opera Season

by Dennis Polkow | January 30, 2023

Gingerbread Redemption: A Review of Hansel and Gretel at Lyric Opera

by Mary Wisniewski | September 9, 2022

A Real Shtetl: Barrie Kosky Discusses the North American Debut of his “Fiddler on the Roof” at Lyric

by Newcity | January 7, 2022

Players 50 2022: The Institutions

by Dennis Polkow | September 28, 2021

Drunk With Slapstick: A Review of The Elixir of Love at Lyric Opera

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by Aaron Hunt | September 21, 2021

Prophesy Proves True: A Review of Macbeth at Lyric Opera

by Dennis Polkow | July 6, 2021

Filling The Dance Card: Lyric Opera Welcomes New Roommate Joffrey Ballet to Refurbished Opera House

by Aaron Hunt | March 18, 2020

Renewal Over Replication: A Passing of the Baton at Lyric Opera

by Sharon Hoyer | January 2, 2019

Players 2019: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago

by Kevin Greene | January 12, 2017

Players 2017: The Fifty People Who Really Perform for Chicago

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