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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.

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 Ella Christoph | September 13, 2012

Grand Finale: Brian Dickie Reflects on Thirteen Years of Shepherding Chicago Opera Theater

by Ella Christoph | November 15, 2011

Review: Boris Godunov/Lyric Opera

by Ella Christoph | October 18, 2011

Review: Mary Poppins/Cadillac Palace Theatre

by Brian Hieggelke | January 24, 2011

Review: La fanciulla del West/Lyric Opera

by Dennis Polkow | February 22, 2010

Review: The Damnation of Faust/Lyric Opera

by Dennis Polkow | February 17, 2009

Review: Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci/Lyric Opera

by Dennis Polkow | October 13, 2008

Review: The Pearl Fishers/Lyric Opera

by Dennis Polkow | August 5, 2008

Preview: Wagner’s Die Walküre, Act 1/Grant Park Orchestra

by Dennis Polkow | August 5, 2008

Review: Djamileh/City of Chicago Summer Opera

by Cheryluce | May 22, 2008

Review: A Flowering Tree/Chicago Opera Theater

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