by Dennis Polkow | August 28, 2026Lyric Opera’s Sunday in the Park Showcases Selections From the Upcoming Season On Sunday evening, the opera company performed selections from five of the six staged operas that will make up its 2026-27 season, among other works.
by Dennis Polkow | April 17, 2026Lyric’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 | February 6, 2026Solid Singing Takes Lyric’s “Così” Beyond Buffoonery Lyric’s production transports the Da Ponte-Mozart opera to a 1930s seaside resort, where the colors, costumes, scenery and approach are overstated.
by Dennis Polkow | September 11, 2025Lyric’s Sunday in the Park Gives Chicago Opera Fans a Taste of the Season to Come The season preview concert overlapped with Taste of Chicago, creating a sometimes amusing Ivesian auditory collision.
by Dennis Polkow | September 19, 2024An Embarrassment of Riches: A Review of “Rigoletto” at Lyric Opera
by Dennis Polkow | September 13, 2024Anthony’s Aria: The Curtain Falls on the Freud Era at Lyric Opera
by Dennis Polkow | March 13, 2024Going Out and Coming In with a Bang: A Review of “Aida” at Lyric Opera
by Dennis Polkow | September 26, 2023Treading Water: A Review of “The Flying Dutchman” at Lyric Opera
by Dennis Polkow | August 24, 2023Starless Summer: “Sunday in the Park with Lyric” Previews Opera Season
