Lyric Opera of Kansas City We want you to connect personally and meaningfully to the art on our stage. Patrons who explore our free programs and resources find themselves more engaged with the performance. Dive deeper into Of Mice and Men with these opportunities to enhance your experience. 🎭 Acres of Sky Join Lyric Opera of Kansas City and Cultivate … Read more
There are only ten days of winter left, and as the weather warms up, Lyric Opera continues to be as busy as a bumblebee as we continue to bring opera to the Kansas City community. 🐝 Throughout the spring, there are loads of fantastic programming at Lyric Opera. Our new show about Harlem Renaissance writer … Read more
We hope you made it through the deep freeze of January! ☃️ Now that February is here, we are awash in a flurry of activity around our upcoming production of The Gershwins®’ Porgy and Bess. 🎣 We officially kick things off with a special Community Conversation at the Kansas City Library-Plaza Branch 📚 where we’ll explore the context of Porgy and Bess. We are also offering our usual slate of Opera Dives Deep sessions with national and regional scholars 🧠 to provide a framework so you get the most out of your experience, and special to Porgy and Bess, one of these sessions will be between the two weekends of performances. 🗓️ After Porgy closes, check out our new work, Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life, about the Missouri-native writer. ✒️♥️
Dive deeper into The Gershwins®’ Porgy and Bess with these opportunities to enhance your experience. 🎭
🎊Happy New Year from Lyric Opera! 🎊 Now it’s time to delve into two American classics as we kick off America’s 250th birthday year. 🎂🦅 The second half of our season explores American opera and letters. Together, we’ll experience two major American operas: The Gershwins®’ Porgy and Bess 🎣 and Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and … Read more
December is upon us, and with it comes the close of 2025. ☃️ Last month, we presented three gorgeous performances of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly. 🦋 Read below to see what the critics thought, and explore our show gallery page, replete with photos, videos, reviews, and more. 📸 You can also learn about the incredible work … Read more
Can you believe there are only two months left in 2025? 🗓️ Neither can we! November brings cooler weather 🍂 and opportunities to connect with friends and family. 💞 But most importantly, it brings the second production of Lyric Opera’s 2025–2026 season and the return of one of the most popular operas of all time, … Read more
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 … Read more
And so it begins… our happy return to FOUR full opera productions at the Kauffman Center! 🥳 Before we get started on our monumental lineup of operas, we have various fun, engaging, and often free or low-cost ways to engage with Lyric Opera. 🎨 First, we’ll host a Community Conversation with FireTale Productions, highlighting the … Read more
It’s August, and we’re in the final stretch of preparations. 🛠️ Rehearsals start this month as we embark on our return to FOUR full productions at the Kauffman Center. 🪩 Alongside our operas this fall, we’ve curated community and learning events to further your appreciation of our wonderful season. Learn more below about those events … Read more
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