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Opera is an art form unlike any other—a
fusion of the best of all of the performing
arts—with the power to thrill and move
you.
I’m excited to share Lyric’s 2017/18
season, filled with wonders that you can only
experience in the opera house.
We open with a new production of
Orphée
et Eurydice
, our first collaboration with The
Joffrey Ballet.
A passionate melding of
music, drama, and dance
, this beautiful work
will unfold through glorious song and inspiring
ballet. It’s sure to be a much-anticipated high
point of Chicago’s cultural season.
Prepare for
the scale and spectacle that only
opera can deliver
when a new production of
Die Walküre
, the second opera in our critically-
acclaimed new
Ring
cycle, takes the stage.
Later in the season, Puccini’s
Turandot
returns
for the first time in more than a decade in a
grand, new-to-Chicago production.
You'll hear
singing that will astound you
with
its strength, agility, and beauty.
Whether you join us for a journey to the exotic
shores of Ceylon in
The Pearl Fishers
or the
decadent court of Mantua in
Rigoletto
,
your
time at Lyric is a chance to be transported
from your daily routine through the power of
music and theater.
Please join us. We look forward to sharing our
magnificent new season with you.
Anthony Freud
General Director
PHOTO: Steve Leonard
PHOTO CREDITS: Cover: See opera pages for credits. Christine Goerke photo by Todd Rosenberg. Additional opera house photos throughout brochure by Kyle Flubacker, Dan Rest,
Matthew Reeves, Todd Rosenberg, Jaclyn Simpson, and Peter Tarasiuk.