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Nominated “Best Opera Orchestra”
by the International Opera Awards 2018
About Us
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. 2022-2023 marks the Lyric Opera Orchestra's 68th season, performing works by Verdi, Rossini, Humperdinck, Bizet, Bernstein, Bock, Liverman & Rico, Roumain, Shaw, and Adams with an impressive array of international opera stars and conductors.
But we are so much more.
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Rigoletto
September 14 - October 6, 2024
Fidelio
September 26 - October 10, 2024
The Marriage of Figaro
November 9 - 30, 2024
Blue
November 16 - December 1, 2024
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