Welcome to spring at Lyric Opera! 🌞 Even as the season closes, there is still plenty of opera to enjoy, as well as learning and community engagement opportunities to take part in. 📆 Read below about our upcoming Community Conversation on an actual farm, a screening of the 1992 film Of Mice and Men 🎥 starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise, our Opera Dives Deep programming, and finally, our season closer: Carlisle Floyd’s adaptation of the John Steinbeck classic. 🎶
ICYMI, the 2026–2027 season has been announced. If you haven’t renewed your subscription or subscribed for the first time, please do so as soon as possible. ⏳ After contributions, subscriptions are a critical piece of Lyric Opera’s business, and your renewal goes a long way toward the health of the company. 💓 If you’re a lover of a good raffle, consider taking part in the Lyric Opera Ball raffle this year. You do not need to attend the ball to enter or win. This year’s exciting prizes include a beautiful sculpture by Tom Corbin or a pair of matching ruby jewelry pieces from VanBrock Jewels for a lucky couple. Be sure to get your raffle tickets before 6:00 pm on April 11 for a chance to win these spectacular prizes! 🎟️🌟
In just under a month, we will close out our season with Of Mice and Men—Carlisle Floyd's operatic adaptation of John Steinbeck's novella. Floyd's sweeping opera captures the suspense and heartbreak of this story in a way Musical America described as “more powerful a realization of Steinbeck’s story than either the original short novel or the play subsequently made from it.” Don't miss this gritty portrait of the American experience! 🖼️
📆 May 1, 2 & 3, 2026 at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life / Photo © Andrew Schwartz
In March and April, we celebrated the life and legacy of Missouri-born poet Langston Hughes in our sold-out community tour of Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life! Over the last three weeks, our artists and creative team took the show on the road, performing this tribute to the genius of Langston Hughes in nine community performances and eleven performances in Kansas City-area schools. Check out the show gallery for highlights from the production!
Photo © David Riffell
Join us on April 16, 2026 at Carriage Club Kansas City for light bites, performances by our outstanding resident artists, and an engaging informational session from Lyric Opera board member Scott Blakesley, designed to help you explore ways to shape your legacy while supporting the art form you love! 💞
Photo © Cultivate KC
We want you to connect personally and meaningfully to the art on our stage. Patrons who explore our free programs find themselves more engaged with the performance. Dive deeper into Of Mice and Men with these opportunities to enhance your experience. 🎭
📅 April 14 at 6:00 pm: Experience the intersection of agriculture and the arts by joining Lyric Opera and Cultivate KC for an evening of music, conversation, and hands-on farm service. 🚜 Reflect on the enduring themes of the American Dream while getting your hands dirty in support of the New Roots farmer training program! 🌱
📅 April 20 at 6:00 pm CST: Step into the tragic world of George and Lennie as we explore Carlisle Floyd’s powerful operatic adaptation of the Steinbeck classic. 🌾 Join us to learn exactly what to listen for in this gripping operatic masterpiece! 🎼 For the very first time, this event will be held virtually, allowing you to join the conversation from anywhere! 💻
📅 April 27 at 6:00 pm: Discover how Of Mice and Men joins the ranks of great American novels adapted for the operatic stage. 📚 Floyd’s adaptation reimagines the American landscape through melody and character—where sound and silence shape empathy, morality, and myth. ✨
📅 April 18 at 3:30 pm: Grab your popcorn and take your seat for a special screening of the 1992 classic Of Mice and Men at Screenland Armour! 🍿 Use promo code LYRIC for $5 off tickets. 🎬
📅 May 3 at 4:30 pm: Toast to the final curtain with an Ugly Happy Hour at Mineral Lounge on May 3! 🍸✨ Enjoy a themed cocktail and appetizer made from rescued produce while mingling with fellow opera lovers. 🍎🎭
If you can’t make it to the party, you can still win big without being present by participating in the raffle! This year's exciting prizes include a beautiful sculpture by Tom Corbin, or a pair of matching ruby jewelry pieces for a lucky couple by VanBrock Jewels. Be sure to get your raffle tickets before 6:00 PM on April 11 for a chance to win these spectacular prizes! 🌟
📅 April 29 at 2:30 pm (special weekday matinée presentation): Bring a group of students to the final dress rehearsal of Of Mice and Men! To enhance learning, teachers receive curricular resources and a chance to schedule pre- and post-teaching at your school. 🍎 The deadline to register student groups is April 22, 2026.
La bohème at Lyric Opera of Kansas City / Photo © Karli Cadel
The 2026-27 season has arrived, jam-packed with wit, passion, and intrigue. Featuring La bohème, The Marriage of Figaro, The Pirates of Penzance, and a brand-new production of Aida, next season's productions are full of stories and music that have influenced pop culture around the world for decades. Subscribe now to the 2026–27 season to get ton of perks like 20% off your tickets, and make sure you don't miss a moment of the action! 🕯️🎂⚓⚔️
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With public support from the State of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
The Gershwins®' Porgy and Bess is supported, in part, by the City of Kansas City, Missouri Neighborhood Tourist Development Fund and the Mark Edelman Theater Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life is presented in partnership with the Missouri Humanities with support from the Missouri Humanities Trust Fund. Additional support is provided, in part, by the Dr. Mary E. Brothers Resident Artist Performance Fund.
