Watch, listen & discover

Go behind the scenes and enhance your Lyric experience! Watch exclusive videos, interviews with artists, and trailers for every opera and musical production. Listen to excerpts from your favorite shows and hear informative commentaries on season productions. Discover engaging articles, in-depth features, and more on our blog. 

Lyric Lately Blog

Lyric Lately Blog

Our blog is here to educate and amuse, with enlightening articles, exclusive artist interviews, behind-the-scenes photos, engaging videos, and more. Take a look to see what's been happening at Lyric Lately!

Lyric Audio Streaming

Lyric Audio Streaming

Nothing quite compares to the excitement of hearing the biggest stars in the opera world performing with a full orchestra and chorus in front of a live audience. Now you can experience the magnificent sound of full-scale opera free, whenever you like, with Lyric Audio Streaming. Listen to previously recorded full operas online and through a variety of online music streaming platforms.

Watch our virtual concerts and events

Watch our virtual concerts and events

Lawrence Brownlee & Friends

Celebrating Sir Andrew Davis, from Mozart to Stravinsky

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Creating The Factotum

Now streaming

The Great Verdi Chorus Showdown

Watch & Vote

The Sonata Sessions

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Breaking Down the Score: Attila with Maestro Enrique Mazzola

Master Classes with Sir Andrew Davis

Videos

Learn more about our operas, musicals, and other productions with exclusive interviews with artists and creative team members, backstage looks, musical highlights, and more in our video library. Watch video trailers from our past and current seasons and get an inside look at what's on stage at Lyric.

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Audio excerpts and Commentaries

Get a taste of what you'll hear at Lyric by listening to excerpts of some of opera's biggest hits and familiar songs that you know you've heard somewhere before. Then dig deeper by downloading our Commentaries: audio talks that simplify abstract plots, offer tidbits about the productions, and narrate anecdotal stories of composers and cast members.

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Audio excerpts and Commentaries

Get a taste of what you'll hear at Lyric by listening to excerpts of some of opera's biggest hits and familiar songs that you know you've heard somewhere before. Then dig deeper by downloading our Commentaries: audio talks that simplify abstract plots, offer tidbits about the productions, and narrate anecdotal stories of composers and cast members.

Listen Now

Enjoy more opera online

Enjoy more opera online

Our friends at opera houses around the world are streaming some of our favorite productions online. We've compiled a weekly streaming guide to share some of our recommendations, accompanied — in many cases — by our popular Lyric Opera Commentaries as a way for you to get the most out of your viewing experience.

Articles

Stay informed with enlightening articles, opera news, exclusive artist interviews, behind-the-scenes photos, engaging videos, and more. 

Lyric Lately blog

Legends of Lyric

Articles

Stay informed with enlightening articles, opera news, exclusive artist interviews, behind-the-scenes photos, engaging videos, and more. 

Lyric Lately blog

Legends of Lyric

Program books

Go inside each Lyric Opera presentation with engaging articles that give detailed background on the opera, musical, or recital being performed, as well as directors' notes, complete plot synopses, and artist bios.

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Lyric for kids

Lyric for kids

There's no better time to instill a love of music and opera in young people than during their childhood. Designed to educate, encourage discussions and discovery, and entertain, we hope you enjoy this content, and invite you to share it with your friends! 

The Ring cycle

The Ring cycle

Wagner’s Ring cycle is one of the greatest achievements in Western culture and an immersive adventure that every opera lover should experience. Explore this monumental work through articles, videos, music clips, and more.

Lyric loves Broadway

Lyric loves Broadway

Great stories. Thrilling music. Theater that's filled with beauty and spectacle. Dance that ranges from dreamlike to explosively energetic. If these phrases bring Lyric's Broadway musicals to mind, you're not alone. Enjoy some of the highlights of Lyric's musical offerings.

Main photo: Robert Kusel, Todd Rosenberg, Jaclyn Simpson