September 7, 2025 at 7p.m.
September 7, 2025 at 7p.m.
There’s nothing like Sunday in the Park with Lyric, as artists from The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center perform a variety of selections conducted by Music Director Enrique Mazzola with members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra. This year also features a first-ever appearance by Company Artists from The Joffrey Ballet, offering a preview from their upcoming production of Carmen. Grab your favorite music-loving friends, a blanket or lawn chair, some delicious snacks, and join us for this free, fun, friendly, can't miss delight under the stars that always signals that a new cultural season is just around the corner.
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Discover everything waiting for you at Sunday in the Park with Lyric. Inside, you’ll find the full evening lineup of beloved opera selections from Bizet, Mozart, and Puccini, along with insightful program notes for each piece.
Lyric’s presentation of Sunday in the Park with Lyric is generously supported through an endowment by an Anonymous Foundation with additional support from the Rhoda & Henry Frank Family Foundation, Sipi Metals Corporation, The Recording Industry’s Music Performance Trust Fund, and the Film Funds Trust Funds.
Maestro Enrique Mazzola is generously sponsored by Alice & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation, Mary Stowell, and the Zell Family Foundation as members of the Enrique Circle.
Featuring the Lyric Opera Orchestra, and dancers from The Joffrey Ballet.
Rachel Tobias
Stage Manager
Tommy Novak and Amy C. Thompson
Assistant Stage Managers
Marinette Gomez
Ryan Opera Center Stage Director
Gemma DeCetra
Ryan Opera Center Stage Manager
Colin Ure, Amy C. Thompson
Projected English Titles
Photos: Todd Rosenberg
