Lyric Opera House 

Past Events

• Opera Insider: Das Rheingold (Classical)

  • Tue., March 10, 10 a.m. 2020
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• Recommended The Short List (Theater)

  Madama Butterfly (Theater & Performance)

  • 2/6-3/8: for complete schedule, see website.
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• All Ages

  Lyric Opera of Chicago (Classical)

  • Thu., Feb. 6, 7 p.m., Sun., Feb. 9, 2 p.m., Fri., Feb. 14, 7 p.m., Mon., Feb. 17, 7 p.m., Fri., Feb. 21, 7 p.m., Mon., Feb. 24, 7 p.m., Sat., Feb. 29, 7:30 p.m., Wed., March 4, 2 p.m., Thu., March 5, 2 p.m., Sat., March 7, 7:30 p.m. and Sun., March 8, 2 p.m. 2020
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• The Queen of Spades (Theater & Performance)

  • 2/15-3/1: Sat 2/15, 7:30 PM, Wed 2/19, 7 PM, Sun 2/23 and 3/1, 2 PM, Wed 2/26 2 PM
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• All Ages

  Lyric Opera of Chicago (Classical)

  • Wed., Feb. 19, 7 p.m., Sun., Feb. 23, 2 p.m., Wed., Feb. 26, 2 p.m. and Sun., March 1, 2 p.m. 2020
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• All Ages

  Opera Insider: The Queen of Spades (Classical)

  • Tue., Feb. 11, 10 a.m. 2020
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• All Ages

  Opera Insider: Madama Butterfly (Classical)

  • Tue., Feb. 4, 10 a.m. 2020
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• All Ages

  Sir Bryn Terfel (Classical)

  • Sun., Feb. 2, 2 p.m. 2020
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• All Ages Agenda Closing (Theater and Galleries) The Short List (Theater)

  The Light in the Piazza (Theater & Performance)

  • 12/14-12/29: Wed-Sat 7 PM, Sun 1:30 PM
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• Closing (Theater and Galleries) The Short List (Theater)

  Don Giovanni (Theater & Performance)

  • 11/14-12/8: see website for complete schedule
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• Closing (Theater and Galleries) The Short List (Theater)

  The Three Queens (Theater & Performance)

  • Sun 12/1, 2 PM; Wed 12/4, 7 PM; Sat 12/7, 7:30 PM
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• The Short List (Theater) Closing (Theater and Galleries)

  Dead Man Walking (Theater & Performance)

  • Sat., Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Nov. 6, 7 p.m., Sun., Nov. 10, 2 p.m., Wed., Nov. 13, 2 p.m., Sat., Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. and Fri., Nov. 22, 7 p.m. 2019

• All Ages

  Lyric Opera’s Dead Man Walking (Classical)

  • Sat., Nov. 2, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Nov. 6, 7 p.m., Sun., Nov. 10, 2 p.m., Wed., Nov. 13, 2 p.m., Sat., Nov. 16, 7:30 p.m. and Fri., Nov. 22, 7 p.m. 2019

• The Short List (Theater) Closing (Theater and Galleries)

  Luisa Miller (Theater & Performance)

  • Through 10/31: Sun 10/20 2 PM, Fri 10/25 and Mon 10/28 7 PM, Thu 10/31 2 PM

• All Ages

  Lyric Opera’s Luisa Miller (Classical)

  • Mon., Oct. 28, 7 p.m. and Thu., Oct. 31, 2 p.m. 2019

• All Ages

  Opera Insider: Dead Man Walking (Miscellaneous)

  • Tue., Oct. 29, 10 a.m. 2019
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• All Ages

  Lyric Opera’s The Barber of Seville (Classical)

  • Sat., Sept. 28, 6 p.m., Wed., Oct. 2, 7 p.m., Sat., Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., Thu., Oct. 10, 2 p.m., Sun., Oct. 13, 2 p.m., Fri., Oct. 18, 7 p.m., Mon., Oct. 21, 7 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 27, 2 p.m. 2019

• All Ages

  Opera Insider: The Barber of Seville (Classical)

  • Tue., Sept. 24, 10 a.m. 2019
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• All Ages Early Warnings (Music)

  Callas in Concert: The Hologram Tour (Classical)

  • Sat., Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. 2019
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• All Ages

  Lyric Opera (Classical)

  • Fri., May 3, 7 p.m., Sat., May 4, 7 p.m., Sun., May 5, 1:30 p.m., Thu., May 9, 7 p.m., Fri., May 10, 7 p.m., Sat., May 11, 1:30 p.m., Sun., May 12, 1:30 p.m., Tue., May 14, 7 p.m., Wed., May 15, 1:30 p.m., Thu., May 16, 1:30 & 7 p.m., Fri., May 17, 7 p.m., Sat., May 18, 1:30 & 7 p.m., Sun., May 19, 1:30 p.m., Tue., May 21, 7 p.m., Wed., May 22, 1:30 & 7 p.m., Thu., May 23, 7 p.m., Fri., May 24, 7 p.m., Sat., May 25, 1:30 & 7 p.m., Sun., May 26, 1:30 p.m., Tue., May 28, 7 p.m., Wed., May 29, 1:30 & 7 p.m., Thu., May 30, 7 p.m., Fri., May 31, 7 p.m., Sat., June 1, 1:30 & 7 p.m. and Sun., June 2, 1:30 p.m. 2019

• All Ages

  Rising Stars in Concert with members of the Ryan Opera Center (Classical)

  • Sun., April 7, 2 p.m. 2019
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• All Ages

  Renée Fleming and Lyric Opera Orchestra with Sondra Radvanovsky, Lawrence Brownlee, and more (Classical)

  • Sat., March 23, 7 p.m. 2019
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• All Ages

  Lyric Opera's La traviata (Classical)

  • Fri., March 1, 7 p.m., Mon., March 4, 7 p.m., Thu., March 7, 2 p.m., Sun., March 10, 2 p.m., Wed., March 13, 7 p.m., Sat., March 16, 7:30 p.m. and Fri., March 22, 7 p.m. 2019
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• All Ages

  Lyric Opera's Ariodante (Classical)

  • Sat., March 2, 7:30 p.m., Tue., March 5, 2 p.m., Fri., March 8, 7 p.m., Mon., March 11, 7 p.m., Thu., March 14, 7 p.m. and Sun., March 17, 2 p.m. 2019

• Lyric Opera's La Traviata (Classical)

  • Sat., Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 20, 2 p.m. and Sun., Feb. 24, 2 p.m. 2019

• Lyric Opera's Elektra (Classical)

  • Sat., Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 6, 2 p.m., Sun., Feb. 10, 2 p.m., Thu., Feb. 14, 7 p.m., Mon., Feb. 18, 7 p.m. and Fri., Feb. 22, 7 p.m. 2019

• Lyric Opera's La Boheme (Classical)

  • Thu., Jan. 10, 7 p.m., Sun., Jan. 13, 2 p.m., Wed., Jan. 16, 2 p.m., Sat., Jan. 19, 7:30 p.m., Tue., Jan. 22, 7 p.m., Fri., Jan. 25, 7 p.m., Tue., Jan. 29, 2 p.m. and Thu., Jan. 31, 7 p.m. 2019

• Lyric Opera's Cendrillon (Classical)

  • Fri., Jan. 11, 7 p.m., Thu., Jan. 17, 7 p.m. and Sun., Jan. 20, 2 p.m. 2019

• Early Warnings (Music)

  Straight No Chaser (Rock, Pop, Etc)

  • Sat., Dec. 15, 3 & 7:30 p.m. 2018
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• Early Warnings (Music)

  John Legend (Rock, Pop, Etc)

  • Thu., Dec. 13, 7 p.m. 2018

• Lyric Opera's Il Trovatore (Classical)

  • Sat., Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Nov. 21, 2 p.m., Sun., Nov. 25, 2 p.m., Fri., Nov. 30, 7 p.m., Mon., Dec. 3, 7 p.m., Thu., Dec. 6, 7 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 9, 2 p.m. 2018

• Lyric Opera's Cendrillon (Classical)

  • Sat., Dec. 1, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Dec. 5, 2 p.m. and Sat., Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. 2018

• Anna Netrebko (Classical)

  • Sun., Dec. 2, 3 p.m. 2018
  • Comments (1)

• Lyric Opera's Siegfried (Classical)

  • Sat., Nov. 3, 6 p.m., Wed., Nov. 7, 1 p.m., Sun., Nov. 11, 1 p.m. and Fri., Nov. 16, 6 p.m. 2018
  • Comments (2)

• The Short List (Theater) Closing (Theater and Galleries)

  Siegfried (Theater & Performance)

  • ed 11/7 and Sun 11/11, 1 PM; Fri 11/16, 6 PM

• All Ages

  Lyric Opera's Rhoda & the Fossil Hunt (Classical)

  • Sat., Nov. 10, 2 & 4 p.m. and Sun., Nov. 11, 2 & 4 p.m. 2018

• Lyric Opera's Idomeneo (Classical)

  • Sat., Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Oct. 17, 7 p.m., Sun., Oct. 21, 2 p.m., Wed., Oct. 24, 7 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 28, 2 p.m. 2018

• Lyric Opera's La Boheme (Classical)

  • Sat., Oct. 6, 6:30 p.m., Thu., Oct. 11, 2 p.m., Sun., Oct. 14, 2 p.m., Wed., Oct. 17, 7 p.m. and Sat., Oct. 20, 7:30 p.m. 2018

• Lyric Opera's Jesus Christ Superstar (Classical)

  • Fri., April 27, 7 p.m., Sat., April 28, 7:30 p.m., Sun., April 29, 1:30 p.m., Wed., May 2, 1:30 p.m., Thu., May 3, 7 p.m., Fri., May 4, 7 p.m., Sat., May 5, 1:30 & 7 p.m., Sun., May 6, 1:30 p.m., Tue., May 8, 7 p.m., Wed., May 9, 1:30 p.m., Thu., May 10, 1:30 & 7 p.m., Fri., May 11, 8 p.m., Sat., May 12, 1:30 & 7 p.m., Sun., May 13, 1:30 p.m., Tue., May 15, 7 p.m., Wed., May 16, 7 p.m., Thu., May 17, 1:30 & 7 p.m., Fri., May 18, 7 p.m., Sat., May 19, 1:30 & 7 p.m. and Sun., May 20, 1:30 p.m. 2018

• Closing (Theater and Galleries) The Short List (Theater)

  Così Fan Tutte (Theater & Performance)

  • Through 3/16: Wed 2/21 and Mon 2/26, 7:30 PM; Sun 3/4 and Thu 3/8, 2 PM; Tue 3/13 and Fri 3/16, 7:30 PM

• Closing (Theater and Galleries) Recommended The Short List (Theater)

  Faust (Theater & Performance)

  • Sat., March 3, 7:30 p.m., Tue., March 6, 7:30 p.m., Fri., March 9, 7:30 p.m., Mon., March 12, 7:30 p.m., Thu., March 15, 7:30 p.m., Sun., March 18, 2 p.m. and Wed., March 21, 2 p.m. 2018

• Lyric Opera's Faust (Classical)

  • Thu., March 15, 7:30 p.m., Sun., March 18, 2 p.m. and Wed., March 21, 7:30 p.m. 2018

• Lyric Opera's Così Fan Tutte (Classical)

  • Sat., Feb. 17, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., Mon., Feb. 26, 7:30 p.m., Sun., March 4, 2 p.m., Thu., March 8, 2 p.m., Tue., March 13, 7:30 p.m. and Fri., March 16, 7:30 p.m. 2018

• Lyric Opera's I Puritani (Classical)

  • Sun., Feb. 4, 2 p.m., Wed., Feb. 7, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 10, 7:30 p.m., Tue., Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 16, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Feb. 24, 7:30 p.m. and Wed., Feb. 28, 2 p.m. 2018

• The Short List (Theater) Closing (Theater and Galleries)

  I Puritani (Theater & Performance)

  • Through 2/28: Wed 2/7, Sat 2/10, Tue 2/13, Sat 2/16, and Sun 2/24, 7:30 PM; Wed 2/28, 2 PM

• Lyric Opera's Turandot (Classical)

  • Wed., Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m., Sat., Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m., Wed., Jan. 17, 2 p.m., Sun., Jan. 21, 2 p.m. and Sat., Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m. 2018

• Agenda Recommended The Short List (Theater)

  Hannibal Buress (Stand-Up)

  • Fri 12/29, 8 PM

• All Ages

  Lyric Opera's Turandot (Classical)

  • Tue., Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m., Fri., Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m., Mon., Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m., Thu., Dec. 14, 2 p.m. and Sun., Dec. 17, 2 p.m. 2017

• All Ages Early Warnings (Music) Sold Out (Music)

  The National, This Is the Kit (Rock, Pop, Etc)

  • Dec. 12-13, 7:30 p.m. 2017

• Closing (Theater and Galleries) The Short List (Theater)

  The Pearl Fishers (Theater & Performance)

  • Through 12/10: Wed 11/22, 2 PM; Sat 11/25, 7:30 PM; Wed 11/29, Mon 12/4, and Thu 12/7, 7:30 PM; Sun 12/10, 2 PM