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
Each character in this opera is reaching for something just out of their grasp—identity, belonging, and a sense of wholeness. They are misfits because of their heartfelt desire to be seen, heard, and to matter. They are all connected by a quiet ache, or in Don Magnifico’s case, a more boisterous one—a deep longing to … 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
Highlighting uncommon instruments in Lyric Opera’s upcoming season In the world of opera, the musical feature that most audiences pay attention to is, without question, the sheer force of vocal talent present on stage. These incredible voices are the stories that touch lives and pull heartstrings, and they are bolstered by the talented orchestras that … Read more
In 2021, Lyric Opera of Kansas City embarked on a strategic journey, driven by several questions, including: How can we be of service to our community? Who will be in the audience in 2050? These questions led us to make a significant investment in robust education and community engagement programs. Our vision was clear: to … Read more
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! … Read more
The action never stops at Lyric Opera of Kansas City. 🏃➡️ We are busy putting the finishing touches on our return to four full opera experiences for the 2025–26 season. 🥳 There is still time to subscribe and commit to outstanding opera in our community. Consider subscribing today! 🎟️ Even though our final performances were … Read more
Turandot was a fantastic experience and an excellent way to end our season! 🥂 The 2024–2025 season had it all: a poignant and complex story in The Brightness of Light 🎨, which featured our good friends ⭐ Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfry ⭐; zany hilarity and hijinks with the infectious music of Rossini in The … Read more
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