Lyric Opera of Kansas City It’s finally here: the next production of the 2023-2024 season, Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette! 🥳 This opera has it all: sword fights, large dance numbers, enormous choral numbers, spellbinding soprano arias, and moving duets all wrapped in a tremendous score that defines French grand opera. Don’t miss the return of Kansas City’s own Ben Bliss … Read more
February is here, and we hope you fared well during the deep freeze 🥶 of January 2024! It may still be winter but Lyric Opera stages will soon be heating up! 🔥 We are just weeks away from opening Roméo et Juliette, 🎊 starring Kansas City’s own Ben Bliss as Roméo, and Andriana Chuchman, making … Read more
Happy New Year from Lyric Opera of Kansas City! 🎊 We start 2024 with numerous opportunities to engage with opera and our community. Highlights include a silent dinner 🍝 from our friends at Orpheus KC, Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, 🌟 and our beloved opera written for young people, Sketchbook for Ollie, 📘 goes back on … Read more
Dr. Paul Laird, Professor of Musicology at The University of Kansas and celebrated author, joined Opera Dives Deep on Monday, October 30, 2023, to engage audiences with topics around The Sound of Music. His presentation, entitled Rodgers and Hammerstein and The Sound of Music, provided an overview of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s collaboration and placed The … Read more
As we say so long, farewell to spooky season and transition into a time for gratitude, the days grow shorter and the sun sets earlier. The air becomes crisper, and it’s the perfect season for breaking out our coziest sweaters and sipping on warm drinks. Just like Maria in The Sound of Music, let’s take … Read more
George Harter, founder of Kansas City’s own Music Theater Heritage joined Opera Dives Deep on Monday, October 16, 2023 to prepare audiences for The Sound of Music. His presentation, entitled Evolution of a Classical American Musical, explored the role of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II on the transformation of American musical theater from vaudeville sketches … Read more
The Sound of Music is a beloved musical based on a true story that explores themes of love, family, and resistance in the face of adversity. Set in Austria during the years leading up to World War II, the musical accurately portrays the rise of Nazism in the region. While the show focuses primarily on … Read more
by Beth Wamsley The Sound of Music is a beloved story that has captivated audiences for decades. Many people are familiar with the classic 1965 film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, but some are not as familiar with the original 1959 Broadway musical. While both the movie and the musical share the same source … Read more
Do you remember the first time you saw The Sound of Music? For some, it was the classic 1965 film at a movie theater. Maybe it was in the living room of your grandparents’ house, or on a roll-out television in your elementary school classroom. The Sound of Music has an enduring charm that transcends … Read more
“La commedia è finita!” These iconic words closed our first production of the 2023-24 season, and even before Lyric Opera could absorb the words and close ‘Cav/Pag,’ we’ve moved on to our next adventure, The Sound of Music. Do you remember seeing The Sound of Music for the first time? This writer does; I fondly … Read more
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