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2. Lyric Opera of Chicago - Wikipedia

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   Lyric Opera of Chicago is an American opera company based in Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded in Chicago in 1954, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicola Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included Maria Callas's American debut in Norma. Fox re-organized the company in 1956 under its present name.

3. Civic Opera House (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   The opera received mixed reviews and parts of it were broadcast in the Boston area. The Civic Opera is the only house in which the work has ever been performed. [3] The facility underwent a major renovation in 1993 when Lyric Opera of Chicago purchased the space after years of renting.

4. Lyric Opera announces 2024-25 season of classics, new ... - AOL

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   Lyric Opera of Chicago has announced its 2024-25 season, its 70th, composed of four “classic operas” and two contemporary works not previously seen in Chicago, along with various special ...

5. Carol Fox (Chicago opera) - Wikipedia

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   Carol Fox (Chicago, June 15, 1926 – July 21, 1981) was, at the age of 28, the first impresario of the Chicago Lyric Opera and credited with restoring Chicago's pre-Depression operatic glory. [1] Carol was the only child of a wealthy Chicago furniture manufacturer.

6. Anthony Freud to retire as head of Lyric Opera of Chicago at ...

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   Freud was director of the Welsh National Opera from 1994-2005 and the Houston Grand Opera from 2006-11. He is the Lyric Opera's fourth head following Carol Fox (1954-80), Ardis Krainik (1981-97 ...

7. Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed Lyric Opera of Chicago and ...

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   Davis died Saturday at Rusk Institute in Chicago from leukemia, his manager, Jonathan Brill of Opus 3 Artists, said Sunday. Davis made his Lyric Opera debut in 1986 and led about 700 performances ...

8. Civic Opera Building - Wikipedia

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   The opera house is the permanent home of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, and the home of the Joffrey Ballet since 2021. Samuel Insull envisioned and hired the design team for building a new opera house to serve as the home for the Chicago Civic Opera, as the company was called. The building is shaped like a huge chair, sometimes referred to as ...

9. Commentary: Presenting my opera ‘Blue,’ here and ... - AOL

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   In rehearsal at Lyric Opera of Chicago for my two-act work, “Blue.” I had gone to bed on election night with a mixed sense of hope and dread and woke up Wednesday morning with a deep sense of ...