Everything about Lyric Opera Of Chicago totally explained
Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading
opera companies in the
United States. It was founded in
Chicago in
1952, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox,
Nicolà Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included
Maria Callas's American debut in
Norma. The company was re-organized by Carol Fox in 1956 under its present name.
Production history
In addition to the
standard operatic repertoire, Lyric also presents contemporary works. Recent productions have included
Harbison's The Great Gatsby (2000-2001),
Weill's Street Scene (2001-2002), and
Floyd's Susannah and
Sondheim's Sweeney Todd (2002-2003), and
John Adams'
Doctor Atomic directed by Peter Sellars.
Composer
William Bolcom wrote his most recent opera for Lyric,
A Wedding, based on the 1978 film of the same name directed by
Robert Altman. It premiered during Lyric's 50th-anniversary season.
The Lyric Opera productions were broadcast and nationally syndicated by WFMT, from 1971 until 2001. The broadcasts ceased then because of a labor dispute with the Chicago Federation of Musicians, American Guild Musical Artists and the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, over broadcast fees for musicians. The dispute was resolved at the 11th hour for the October 21, 2006 premiere of
Richard Strauss's opera
Salome starring
Deborah Voigt.
Syndicated broadcast of the Lyric Opera resumed in May 2007 on the WFMT network, which includes
XM Satellite Radio.
Operations
William Mason is the current General Director of Lyric Opera, a position he's held since November 1997. Mason has been with the company for over 40 years. Sir
Andrew Davis is Lyric's music director and principal conductor, a post he's occupied since in September 2000. He led three complete cycles of
Der Ring des Nibelungen in the 2004-2005 season to mark the company's 50th anniversary.
Danny Newman was the company's long-time press agent from 1954 until his retirement in the 2001/02 season; Newman is largely credited as the founder of subscription-based arts marketing, the standard economic model for not-for-profit arts organizations in the United States.
Philip David Morehead is head of music staff.
Civic Opera House
» For details, see Civic Opera House
The company's permanent home is the
Civic Opera House, a building which it rented from 1954 until after the 1993 renovations. It is a
1929 structure with an
Art Deco interior. Its 3,563-seat capacity makes it the second-largest opera auditorium in
North America. The interior was named
The Ardis Krainik Theatre in
1996 in honor of
Ardis Krainik, the General Director from
1982 to
1997, who was responsible for its renovation from
1993 onwards.
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