BACCHANALE
from Samson and Delilah

Nominated “Best Opera Orchestra” by the International Opera Awards 2018, the Lyric Opera Orchestra has been a vital and integral part of Lyric Opera of Chicago since the company’s founding and first performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni in February of 1954. 2026-27 marks the Lyric Opera Orchestra's 72st season, performing works by Mozart, Giddens and Abels, Donizetti, Massenet, Strauss, Verdi, and Floyd with an impressive array of international opera stars and conductors.

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