The 2024–25 season was a landmark year for Lyric Opera of Kansas City! We traveled through timeless tales of love, outrageous comedy, and the wonder of true magic. As the final curtain falls, take a moment to relive your favorite moments from this unforgettable season.
The Shows
This season, we told stories of all kinds! Check out each show gallery through the buttons below for pictures, video, press, and more!
By The Numbers
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INDIVIDUALS REACHED
Between our four mainstage productions, performances of Maya and the Magic Ring throughout the Kansas City region, and Learning programs that brought exciting opera experiences to people of all ages, Lyric Opera welcomed over 26,000 people to open their world!
Opera is in the classroom! Lyric Opera's Learning Department has a robust and growing partnership with schools throughout the Kansas City metro. Between our Residency Courses, Narrative Storytelling Workshops, school tours of The Haberdasher Prince, Lyric Opera Preludes, programs for educators, and lessons taught by our Lyric Opera Teaching Artists, we've collaborated with eighty-one different schools this season.
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SCHOOL PARTNERS
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
As we explored both familiar and unfamiliar repertoire this season, we aimed to engage new audiences in the community—bringing more people into the stories we tell, while also making space to hear new stories in return. We deepened our understanding through informative lectures and panels about the content and the cultural impact of each production, and we broadened our reach with arts-adjacent events like Music and Mind with Renée Fleming and the Latinx Artists Market.
The 2024–2025 season was a celebration of fresh talent at Lyric Opera, featuring an extraordinary lineup of first-time artists across every corner of our production—from our principal cast and creative team to the chorus, supernumeraries, and even martial artists! This year’s roster included acclaimed individuals honored by the GRAMMY Awards®, Tony Awards®, the Pulitzer Prize, and many more.
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LYRIC OPERA DEBUTS
Lyric Opera in Action
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Season Sponsors
The 2024–2025 season was sponsored by the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts and the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation, with public support from the State of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
