Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro opens on November 9

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CHICAGO (11/8/2024) — It’s the day of the wedding at the palace, and seduction, jealousy, and deception are the uninvited guests. Mozart’s beloved romantic comedy The Marriage of Figaro returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago for eight performances only, November 9–30, 2024.

Chicago theater legend Barbara Gaines, the founder and longtime Artistic Director of Chicago Shakespeare Theater, directs her colorful and madcap production. Conductor Erina Yashima makes her Lyric debut leading the Lyric Opera Orchestra in bringing out all the effervescence of Mozart’s shimmering score.

The Marriage of Figaro features a global cast of stars, including Peter Kellner in his Lyric debut as Figaro, Ying Fang as Susanna, Federica Lombardi in her Lyric debut as the Countess, Gordon Bintner in his Lyric debut as the Count, and Kayleigh Decker, an alumna of Lyric’s Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, as Cherubino.

We hope audiences can join us for Mozart’s classic matrimonial confection, which many hail as the most perfect opera ever written.

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A high-resolution video trailer will be available soon on Lyric's YouTube channel and in Lyric's online press room.

Read the The Marriage of Figaro digital program book before the performance.

Performance dates for The Marriage of Figaro are November 9, 13; a matinee on November 17; November 19; matinees on November 21, 24, and 27; and November 30. All performances take place at the Lyric Opera House, 20 North Wacker Drive, Chicago.

Audio description, a guided touch tour of the set, and SoundShirts are available at the Sunday, November 17 matinee performance. For more information, visit lyricopera.org/accessibility.

The Marriage of Figaro is performed in Italian, with projected English titles.

The running time is 3 hours and 30 minutes, including one intermission.

For tickets and information, call 312.827.5600 or go to lyricopera.org/figaro.

^{Lyric’s presentation of Puccini’s La Bohème is generously made possible by an Anonymous Donor, Josef & Margot Lakonishok, Lisbeth Stiffel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, The Julius Frankel Foundation, ITW, The Beaubien Family, Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, Richard O. Ryan, and Lori Komisar & Morris Silverman.
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