Reviews
Reviews of recent Lyric Opera main stage productions can be found below. For press inquiries, contact Ellen McDonald, Publicity Consultant, at (816) 444-0052 or publicity@kcopera.org.
The Pearl Fishers (Apr. 2019)
KC Studio: Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s luminous “The Pearl Fishers” resonates with modern imagination, by Libby Hanssen
Bachtrack: An unashamedly fabulous Pearl Fisher from Lyric Opera of Kansas City, by Hilary Stroh
The Independent: Visually Appealing ‘Pearl Fishers’ Entertains by Embracing the Opera’s Conundrums, by Paul Horsley
Cosi fan tutte (Mar. 2019)
Broadway World: Cosi fan tutte at KC Lyric Opera, by Kelly Luck
Bachtrack: The Great War of the Sexes: Cosi in Kansas City, by Hilary Stroh
The Independent: Analyze This: Lyric’s Cosi is scintillating fun…, by Paul Horsley
Madama Butterfly (Nov. 2018)
Broadway World: Madama Butterfly at Lyric Opera of Kansas City, by Alan Portner
KC Studio: Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s Traditional “Madama Butterfly” Transforms as Opera of Our Time, by Libby Hanssen
In Kansas City: Review: Lyric Opera’s Madama Butterfly, by Brandon Tietz
West Side Story (Sept. 2018)
Broadway World: “WEST SIDE STORY at Lyric Opera of Kansas City” by Alan Portner
KC Studio: “An American Classic Lives Again in Dazzling Lyric Opera Production” by Robert Trussell
bachtrack: “West Side Story in Kansas: Broadway flair meets opera style” by Hilary Stroh
Opera Wire: “A Powerful Performance of Leonard Bernstein’s Masterpiece on Opening Night” by Freddy Dominguez
IN Kansas City: “Review: Lyric Opera’s West Side Story” by Lonita Cook with Michael Mackie
PerformInk: “Review: WEST SIDE STORY at Lyric Opera of Kansas City” by Bec Pennington
KC Applauds: “Lyric Opera Opens With Broadway Caliber Musical” by Bob Evans
The Barber of Seville (Apr. - May 2018)
Jessie Riggins for KC Metropolis
“Spectacular Spectacle”
Alan Portner for Broadway World
“The Barber of Seville at Lyric Opera of Kansas City”
Kelly Luck for KC Stage
“A grand, funny and wicked Barber of Seville”
Frank Siraguso for FrankieSez.com
“…the ancestor of 1930s screwball comedies”
The Independent: “In Review: Lyric Sings Lovely Barber, Splashing Color And Silliness Into The Mix.” by Paul Horsley
Rigoletto (March 2018)
Anthony Rogers for KC Metropolis
“Revenge is no joking matter”
Bob Evans for KC Applauds
“Revenge delivers tragic results in ‘Rigoletto'”
Marie Warner for PerformInk
“Review: RIGOLETTO at Lyric Opera of Kansas City”
Alan Portner for Broadway World
“RIGOLETTO at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City”
Bob Stewart for KC Stage
“Rigoletto Seems Timely Despite Traditional Setting”
Paul Horsley for The Independent
“In Review: Lyric Stages Workaday ‘Rigoletto'”
As One (January 2018)
Kelly Luck for KC Stage
A Thought Provoking As One at KC Lyric Opera
Anthony Rodgers for KCMetropolis
A shared journey
Everest (November 2017)
Sarah Tyrrell for KCMetropolis
At the top of the world
Kelly Luck for KC Stage
The Madness of Mountains: Lyric’s “Everest” a compelling modern work
Abigail Trabue for Perform Ink Kansas City
Review: EVEREST at Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Alan Portner for Broadway World
BWW Review: EVEREST at Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Paul Horsley for The Independent
In Review: Lyric Stages Tuneful, Visually Striking New Opera (And the Weather Outside is Indeed Frightful)
Eugene Onegin (Sept.-Oct. 2017)
Libby Hanssen for The Kansas City Star
Lyric Opera beautifully illustrates youthful regret in new ‘Eugene Onegin’
Kelly Luck for KC Stage
Lyric’s “Eugene Onegin” speaks of regrets, missed opportunities
Anthony Rodgers for KCMetropolis
Love while you still have the chance
Marie Warner for Perform Ink Kansas City
Review: EUGENE ONEGIN at Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Paul Horsley for The Independent
Timing is Everything: Lyric’s Intricate, Open-Hearted ‘Onegin’ Strikes to the Core of the Work’s Humanity
Kyle MacMillan for Opera News
Eugene Onegin
Dead Man Walking (Mar. 2017)
Libby Hanssen for The Kansas City Star
Lyric Opera’s controversial ‘Dead Man Walking’ raises conflicts of justice and forgiveness
Jordan Buchholtz for KCMetropolis.org
The point of no return
The Marriage of Figaro (Nov. 2016)
Libby Hanssen for The Kansas City Star
Beautiful and comic, Lyric Opera’s ‘Figaro’ hits all the right notes
Jessie Riggins for KCMetropolis.org
“Figaro’s” triumphant return
Kelly Luck for KC Stage
With “Figaro”, Lyric’s season is off to a strong start
Paul Horsley for The Independent
REVIEW: Lyric Opera Delivers a ‘Figaro’ of Polished Sophistication
Hansel and Gretel (Sept. 2016)
Libby Hanssen for The Kansas City Star
Lyric Opera’s ‘Hänsel and Gretel’ is a charming opera with minimal menace
Sarah Tyrrell for KCMetropolis.org
Fairytale, scary tale
Alan Portner for Broadwayworld.com
BWW Review: HANSEL AND GRETEL at Lyric Opera Of Kansas City
