2025|26 Season

Lyric Opera of Chicago brings opera’s most thrilling double bill back after 15 years. Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci dive deep into love, betrayal, and vengeance, with Enrique Mazzola leading a stellar cast.

Join us for Echoes of Excellence, a powerful concert spotlighting world-renowned Black artists and members of Black Leadership Arts Collective (B.L.A.C.) in a one-night-only recital. This evening honors generations of vocal brilliance, paying tribute to artists — from Leontyne Price to George Shirley to Kathleen Battle — who starred on Lyric’s stage. The program also features works from some of Chicago’s most renowned Black composers, past and present.

Enrique Mazzola leads the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus in Carmina Burana, bringing this dramatic cantata’s sweeping power to life in three unforgettable performances.

Billy Corgan joins Lyric Opera of Chicago to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness with a bold, reimagined orchestral experience. Featuring Corgan, special guests, and the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus, this special engagement is a must-see cultural event of the season.

Obsession turns deadly in Salome, Strauss’s gory thriller based on Oscar Wilde’s play. Sir David McVicar’s decadent production, set in 1940s fascist Italy, comes to Lyric in a striking new staging.

A rom-com battle of the sexes unfolds at Lyric Opera of Chicago, where disguise, deception, and dazzling arias collide in Così fan tutte — a glamorous, 1930s-set tale of love, trust, and mischief.

Renée Fleming returns to the Lyric Opera of Chicago stage with Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, inspired by her Grammy-winning album. This eclectic program, blending Romantic Era and contemporary works with National Geographic Society-curated video, invites reflection on the beauty of our planet.

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly unfolds in a breathtaking production by Matthew Ozawa, where soaring melodies, stunning visuals, and heartbreaking betrayal bring new depth to this timeless tale of love and loss.

Frida Kahlo crosses from the underworld for one last day with Diego Rivera in a dreamlike journey filled with vivid colors, surreal imagery, and lush music inspired by Mexican folk traditions.

Get ready for high-energy fun as Disney’s five-time Academy Award®-winning Mary Poppins hits the big screen! Join magical nanny Mary Poppins and chimney sweep Bert as they turn everyday moments into adventures. Enjoy beloved songs like “A Spoonful of Sugar” and “Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious,” performed live with the full score.

safronia is an Afro-surrealist tale of the Great Migration, told through the eyes of the Booker family returning to bury their patriarch after years of banishment. This world premiere from avery r. young blends folklore, poetry, and music inspired by gospel, blues, funk, and soul in a visually immersive performance.