GREEN LAKE – Ronnie Baker Brooks, a renowned Chicago blues and soul artist, will perform Nov. 14 at Thrasher Opera House in Green Lake. Brooks, son of the legendary Lonnie Brooks, has carved out his ...

Programming and musical performances will kick off April 1 and culminate in an April 30 concert at Chicago’s Lyric Opera ...

Lyric Opera of Chicago launches its 71st season with the company premiere of Luigi Cherubini’s Medea, opening Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Lyric Opera House. This monumental production—directed ...

The Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced a transition in board leadership, with Sylvia Neil, current Chair of the Board of Directors, set to conclude her term in May 2026. She will be succeeded by ...

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.

Opera companies around Chicago are reexamining aspects of the art form’s more than 400-year-old history this fall season. There are several intriguing opera rarities receiving Chicago premieres, plus ...

In this interview with John Mangum, the General Director, President & CEO of Lyric Opera of Chicago, we learn that in addition to the fabulous history of operas presented at the Lyric, there is so ...