Support Lyric
Your kindness ignites creativity on our stage and beyond
Your caring support allows us to continue to advance artistic excellence, increase the relevance and reach of opera for both traditional and new audiences, engage our diverse communities through signature learning and exploration initiatives, and expand our role as a cultural cornerstone in Chicago.
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Ways to give
There are many ways you can show your support. Your gift makes it possible for Lyric to redefine what it means to experience great opera today, and provide thought provoking and inclusive audience and community experiences for communities across Chicago.
Ways we thank you
Explore the exciting engagement opportunities we offer to our Friends of Lyric. Or consider increasing your commitment to enjoy the personalized experiences we offer to Patrons of Lyric.
Empower the future
Every dollar counts at Lyric. But some Lyric lovers are positioned for major impact. A transformational investment, major support for a production, making long-term endowment gifts, or designating Lyric as a beneficiary of your estate plans are all smart ways to secure the future of Lyric in the short or long term.
Name a seat
Memorialize your deep connection to the Lyric family by naming a seat in the Ardis Krainik Theatre for yourself, a special person in your life, an important event, or an organization. We’ll place an engraved brass plaque on the armrest of your seat(s) proclaiming your generosity in perpetuity.
Impact of your thoughtful support
Impact of your thoughtful support
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Your gift helps students find their voices in our school and community programs.
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Your investment ensures that emerging artists can hone their craft at the Ryan Opera Center.
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Your vision nurtures contemporary works that explore important issues.
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Your generosity empowers the hard-working professionals who bring our productions to life.
Countless individuals, groups, and families benefit when you support Lyric.
Financial transparency
Lyric Opera of Chicago is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and we take financial transparency seriously. Lyric exists to serve our community: welcoming all who wish to enjoy the transformational musical experience only opera can provide. This is our responsibility to our community and to the art form.
Photo credit: Robert Kusel, Kyle Flubacker, Jaclyn Simpson, Todd Rosenberg