Save the date! Join the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra at a concert to benefit Ukraine. The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art and Kyiv...

Neil Kimel recently sat down with the conductor of Tosca, Eun Sun Kim, to discuss music, conducting and her time at Lyric Opera of...

Sam and Chuck Chuck Webb, rhythm section bassist for Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones, was recently interviewed by LOC...

The Shepherd’s solo in Tosca is a hauntingly lovely melody sung offstage at the beginning of Act Three. We are fortunate this year to...

Bagel is the most lovable and trusting rescue dog you will probably ever meet. She is known for her epic smiles, frog legs, and hugs. She...

How many cookies is too many? No one knows, but with 16 people taking part in the Lyric Orchestra Ladies' Cookie Exchange we tiptoed up...

Maestro Jordan de Souza brought terrific energy and enthusiasm to the podium conducting Florencia en el Amazonas. He sat down with some...

Fritz Foss (Assistant Principal/Utility Horn) with his wife Sarah, son Gus, and newest addition Josephine who arrived June 25th.

During the forced downtime of the pandemic our 2nd horn Neil Kimel and his wife mezzo-soprano Susan Platts embarked on a baking journey...

Da Flutes! Alyce Johnson (Flute/Piccolo) and Mimi Tachouet (Principal) After 18 months away, we are thrilled to be back, performing again...

Our maiden voyage with Shoreline Sightseeing in June was a wonderful success despite the unpredictable Chicago weather. The rain stopped...

Photo credit: Laura Miller Boen This is a continuation of an interview we had with our incoming Music Director. You can read the first...

Photo credit: Elizabeth Shuhan Where are you from? Ithaca, NY What made you choose the bass and do you play other instruments? In...

While movies can elicit intense emotions, the addition of an opera house or its music dramatically enhances the cinematic experience....

We're getting to that point in summer where everyone has TOO MANY TOMATOES, but I just wanted to show you what else we've got coming up...

Photo Credit: Larry Lapudis We are deeply saddened by the passing of one of the Lyric's greatest family members, Gianna Rolandi, who was...

Photo Credit: Laura Miller My colleague Terri Van Valkinburgh and I had the great pleasure of interviewing Maestro Enrique Mazzola before...

Several of our orchestra musicians took part in Lyric’s “The New Classics: Songs from the New Golden Age of Musical Theater,” available...

photo credit Vilma Jovaisa The Lyric Opera Orchestra has missed our audiences - and our orchestra pit - during the past 18 months. We’re...

This pandemic year (actually a year and counting) has created situations in which most of us never imagined we would find ourselves. It...