Chicago Lyric Opera
The Trojans by Hector Berlioz
The drama of the Trojan War, replete with heroes and tragedy, comes to life never more vividly than in French opera's most astounding work. Video
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Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovsky
Tatiana is a lovesick country girl, and Eugene Onegin is the sophisticated young man who callously spurns her love before realising, too late, what a mistake he’s made. Video
Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet
Inspired by the greatest of all Spanish novels, 'Don Quichotte' is the story of an eccentric idealist and self-proclaimed knight errant who tilts at windmills and fights for the honor of his lady… Video
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Lucia di Lammermoor by Donizetti
Based on a story of feuding Scottish families by Sir Walter Scott, Donizetti's opera has become a bel canto classic. Video
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Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi
The unhappy plights of the melancholy hunchback Rigoletto, the ill-fated Gilda and the debonair but ruthless Duke of Mantua unfold in Verdi’s glorious melodies
I Puritani by Bellini
Two major stars of bel canto, Albina Shagimuratova and Lawrence Brownlee, lead the cast of Bellini’s ravishing opera.
Orphée et Eurydice by Gluck
Gluck’s exquisite drama introduces us to Orpheus, the poet and musician whose every word and note communicate the most overwhelming love for his Eurydice. Refusing to accept her death, he courageously… Video
The Pearl Fishers by Georges Bizet
Bizet transports us to Ceylon, where two devoted friends find themselves in love with the same woman, an entrancingly beautiful priestess, Leïla.
Don Quichotte by Jules Massenet
In this version of Cervantes’ great classic, the simple farm girl of the original novel becomes the more sophisticated Dulcinée, a flirtatious local beauty inspiring the infatuated old man Don… Video
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Eugene Onegin by Tchaikovksy
The tale of the ill-timed love between Onegin and the beautiful Tatyana contains some of Tchaikovsky’s most lyrical and romantic music. Video
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Carmen by Georges Bizet
One of the top ten operas of all time, Bizet's Carmen is full of memorable melodies. Video
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Norma, a bel canto opera by Bellini
Bellini's Norma is one of the great bel canto operas from 19th century Italy. Video
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The Magic Flute by Mozart
A Magic Flute guides the young prince Tamino and his beloved Pamina through many dark trials toward the light of truth and enlightenment in this allegorical mixture of comic and serious elements. Video
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Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner
In medieval Germany, the minnesinger Tannhäuser, having spent a year in the magical underground realm of Venus, the goddess of love, longs to return to the human world. Video
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Les Troyens by Hector Berlioz
After ten years of siege, the Greeks have departed from Troy, leaving behind a giant wooden horse. Only the prophetess Cassandra, daughter of the Trojan King, wonders about the significance of their… Video
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Lucia di Lammermoor by Gaetano Donizetti
Based on a story of feuding Scottish families by Sir Walter Scott, Donizetti's opera has become a bel canto classic. Video
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Das Rheingold by Richard Wagner
The Prologue opera of Wagner's Ring Cycle is performed in Chicago in a new production by David Pountney Video
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