We are officially one quarter of the way through the Lyric Opera 2025–2026 season. 🗓️ Cinderella was such a fun and effervescent way to start the season, thank you for joining us! If you couldn't make it, check out our gallery page 📸 to view clips of the show, photography, and other content from our landmark production. Now, we change gears and move to Puccini's deeply impactful and timeless tragedy, Madame Butterfly. 🌸
We've assembled a remarkable cast and creative team to bring this moving operatic achievement to life. 🎨 To further your enjoyment, our Learning Department has assembled an engaging lineup of activities, including a return to The Museum of Kansas City 🎎 for our next Community Conversation. Learn all about it below in our October edition of LOKC Amplified! 🎃
The kick-off to our 2025–2026 season was a hit! We are thankful to the creative team and jaw-dropping cast for bringing this world-premiere production to life! Don't forget to tell us what you thought of the performance, and be sure to visit the Cinderella gallery to relive the best moments of the show with photos, video, and more!
Coming up in November, we move away from comedy and into verismo with Puccini's masterpiece, Madame Butterfly. One of the most famous operas of all time, Butterfly tells the story of young Cio-Cio-San (Madame Butterfly), who is forced into an arranged marriage with an American naval officer. She soon finds herself falling in love with him before he abandons her, leaving her alone to come to terms with what he left behind.
Deepen your experience with Madame Butterfly
We want you to connect personally and meaningfully to the art on our stage. Patrons who attend our community programs find themselves more engaged with the performance. Join us for these free programs to deepen your experience with Puccini's tragic opera, Madame Butterfly. 🎭
Community Conversation: Eyes Full of Magic
📅 November 1 at 10:30 am: Join Lyric Opera and The Museum of Kansas City for a gathering exploring Japanese American relations, past, present, and future, with highlights including a panel discussion, cultural performance, food, beverage, and a look at historical artifacts related to Madame Butterfly. 🦋
Opera Dives Deep
Delve deeper into Madame Butterfly with our popular series, Opera Dives Deep. 🌊
📅 November 3 at 6:00 pm: Rediscover the vivid arias, emotional depths, and riveting drama of Puccini's classic opera, Madame Butterfly, a time capsule of early twentieth-century cultural perspectives. 💔
📅 November 10 at 6:00 pm: Join Dr. Kunio Hara for a talk on the creative tensions between fiction and history in Madame Butterfly. 🎶
Save the Date!
After Cinderella wraps up, it will be time to learn about Madame Butterfly! Mark your calendars now for:
School Programs
Lyric Opera is proud to bring musical storytelling into the classroom! Check out these upcoming opportunities to introduce your students to opera. 🏫
Madame Butterfly Student Dress Rehearsal
Bring your students to the final dress rehearsal of Madame Butterfly on November 12! To enhance learning, teachers receive curricular resources and a chance to schedule a pre-teaching session at your school.
Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life
Bring one of America’s most influential literary voices into your classroom with Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life. This semi-staged production, touring to secondary schools in March 2026, celebrates the life and work of Langston Hughes—poet, innovator of jazz poetry, and Harlem Renaissance leader from Joplin, Missouri. ✨
Lyric Opera's Resident Artists have been busy this season! We've seen them at Kauffman Stadium, touring schools in The Haberdasher Prince, and featured on the mainstage Cinderella! We're looking forward to seeing them more this season on the mainstage and in the community, and check the Resident Artist photo gallery to see what our artists have been up to in Kansas City!
Meet the passionate people who will be helping make your Lyric Opera experience even more rewarding this year. Whether you are joining us at a donor event, chatting with us in the Angel Suite about your favorite Lyric Opera moments, or simply enjoying the show, we are here to make your experience personal, joyful, and inspiring.
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Season Sponsors
With public support from the State of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
This project is supported, in part, by the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund.
Madame Butterfly is supported, in part, by the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund and the Martha Lee Cain Tranby Music Enrichment Fund.
