Carmen

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L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O
70 | February 11 - March 25, 2017
Facilities and Services
Welcome!
Lyric Opera of Chicago welcomes you
to this performance. We are very glad
you are here. In order to ensure maxi-
mum enjoyment for all guests during
a performance, we ask for your compli-
ance with some simple house rules:
• Please remain silent during the
performance.
• As a gesture of respect for other
audience members and the perform-
ing artists, please remain seated until
an act or the opera is completely over.
If you need to leave the auditorium,
you may not be readmitted while the
performance is in progress. The usher
staff will help you understand when
you can be reseated.
• Do note that the program and artists
are subject to change without notice.
• Please silence all electronic devices
and double check that phones, pagers,
watches, and other personal devices
are switched off before the perfor-
mance begins.
• Please don’t use any device with
a glowing screen at any time during
a performance. It is always more
disruptive and distracting than you
think it is.
• Noises from the lobby may disturb
patrons in the auditorium during
a performance.
Your understanding and cooperation are
appreciated. Please let any member of
Lyric’s house staff know if you have any
questions.
Tickets:
Buy tickets online any time via Lyric’s
website:
Pre-opera talks:
All ticketed guests are invited to attend
a free pre-performance talk in the
auditorium, beginning one hour before
curtain time and lasting for 30 minutes.
This is a great opportunity to learn
more about the performance you are
about to experience. Doors open for the
pre-opera talks 75 minutes before the
performance begins. You can feel free
to choose your seat for the talk. The
auditorium will be cleared after the
pre-opera talk concludes.
If you arrive late:
Lyric has a tradition of starting
performances right on time, and the
doors to the house are closed promptly
at curtain time. We realize situations
arise that can delay your arrival, and
we will try to accommodate latecomers
in an available section of the house or
at a predetermined break, which may
be intermission. A video screen is
available in the lobby, so you won’t miss
a moment of the performance. Please
be aware that patrons who must leave
their seats during a performance will
not be readmitted until intermission
or a suitable break.
Attention, Box Seat Holders:
Lyric encourages guests in box seats
to share the front-of-box seating by
switching seats within your box at an
appropriate time during an intermission.
You can make this plan, prior to the
performance, if you know the others
in your box. Please remember that you
may need to adjust your seating plans
to include patrons who do not regularly
sit in your box and would be unaware
of any previous seating arrangements.
Please Note:
The use of a ticket acknowledges that
you have granted permission to appear
in photographs, video capture, and
capture by other media, in all of the
public spaces in the house and theater
to be used by Lyric for any promotional
purpose. This blanket permission
releases Lyric Opera of Chicago from
liability resulting from the use of such
images in any medium.
First Aid:
In case of illness or injury, please
inform an usher, who will call the house
manager and house EMT for assistance.