2022|23 Lyric Opera Commentaries
Everyone will enjoy learning about this season’s operas with the convenient and fun Lyric Opera Commentaries! Available again this season, you can stream all eight Commentaries free of charge.
Our Commentators simplify abstract plots, share some of their favorite musical excerpts, offer tidbits about the production, and narrate anecdotal stories of composers and cast members. The Commentaries promise to make each opera a more rewarding experience.
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
Ernani
By Giuseppe Verdi
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The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
Fiddler on the Roof
By Jerry Bock
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The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF COMMENTARY BY COLIN URE
Don Carlos
By Giuseppe Verdi
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The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
DON CARLOS COMMENTARY BY HARRIS S. SAUNDERS
Le Comte Ory
By Gioachino Antonio Rossini
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The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
LE COMTE ORY COMMENTARY BY ELINOR OLIN
Hansel and Gretel
By Engelbert Humperdinck
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The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
HANSEL AND GRETEL COMMENTARY BY COLIN URE
Carmen
By Georges Bizet
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The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
CARMEN COMMENTARY BY Cynthia Clarey
Proximity
The Walkers Composed by Daniel Bernard Roumain with libretto by Anna Deavere Smith.
Four Portraits Composed by Caroline Shaw with libretto by Caroline Shaw and Jocelyn Clarke.
Night Composed by John Luther Adams with libretto by John Haines.
© 2022/23 Lyric Opera Commentaries. All rights reserved.
The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
PROXIMITY COMMENTARY BY Tanji Harper
Photos: Lyric Opera of Chicago, Javier del Real/Teatro Real, Iko Freese/Komische Oper Berlin, Jacob F. Lucas/Seattle Opera