Globe-trotting, internationally renowned opera and theatre director Francesca Zambello is back in Chicago at Lyric Opera of Chicago directing the universally beloved musical West Side Story — still relevant some 66 years since its Broadway debut — and how very lucky we are to have her here. She partnered previously with Lyric on productions of […]
Wanderlust abounds, especially in the Chicagoland area after a long, gray winter. Rather than throwing a dart at a wall map, find your next once-in-a-lifetime travel experience in an unexpected place. Just because “Wine Auction” is the name of the event, doesn’t mean wine is the only thing up for auction that evening. Lyric Opera […]
“The Marriage of Figaro” is all about sex, and Director Barbara Gaines doesn’t let us forget it. In a new production at Lyric Opera of Chicago, which opened Sept. 26 at the Civic Opera House, she gives everything from adolescent longings to le droit du seigneur a humorous touch. Gaines is founder and artistic director of Chicago […]