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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.
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As part of their 2010/2011 season, Lyric Opera of Los Angeles presented the U.S. staged premiere of Wagner’s Die Feen (The Fairies). [1] The opera company was chosen as a partner with Los Angeles Opera along with more than 75 other L.A. institutions in its Ring Festival LA, an event showcasing the works of Richard Wagner. [2]
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 ...
Heidi Stober as Ada Leverson and William Burden as Frank Harris in Oscar at Opera Philadelphia, 2015.. Heidi Stober (born 1978, Wisconsin [1]) is an American operatic soprano who has performed leading roles in major opera houses internationally, including the Dutch National Opera, the Garsington Opera, the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Metropolitan Opera, the Municipal Theatre of Santiago, the ...
Gary Lehman is an American operatic tenor, specialising in the Heldentenor repertoire.. He initially trained as a baritone at Youngstown State University, continued his studies at Indiana University, and as a member of the Lyric Opera Center for American Artists gave 90 performances with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. [1]
For many, the return to the opera house has been a risk willingly taken — in service of the palpable human desire for live connection and an overwhelming need for the kind of emotional ...
He wrote the opera on commission for the 1976 US Bicentennial celebrations. The first performance took place on 29 November 1978, at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. [2] The same production was presented at La Scala, Milan, on 31 January 1979. [3] [4] [5] The opera is set in heaven, hell, and on earth at the dawn of creation, and is divided into 42 ...