John Mangum, who helped guide the Houston Symphony through the turmoil of the pandemic, will serve as the company’s next general director. By Javier C. Hernández Celebrated for his long tenure with ...

Here in Chicago, we have a newly minted trio of one-act operas commissioned by Lyric Opera of Chicago from three separate composer-and-librettist teams working on aesthetically different planets. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Götterdämmerung,” or “Twilight of the Gods,” is the last of the four operas, or music dramas, that make up Richard Wagner’s Ring ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago has appointed Kate Brueggemann as its new Chief Development Officer. Brueggemann joins Lyric following ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced that Sylvia Neil, Chair of its Board of Directors, will step down in May 2026. She will be succeeded by Craig C. Martin, a prominent business and philanthropic ...

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Anthony Freud, who has led the Lyric Opera of Chicago since 2011, announced he will step down next summer. "Having been a general director for 30 years leading opera companies on both sides of the ...

This month, Lyric Opera of Chicago is putting on a murderous operatic double feature of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The remaining performances will be at 7:30 p.m.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO (AP) — The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025-26 season will include five productions that first appeared elsewhere and one ...