The new year brings exciting and engaging opportunities to connect with Lyric Opera with exciting art installations at Orpheus Affair, a spooky trip to the Overlook Hotel, the annual Lyric Opera Ball, a zany children’s opera about all the ways to listen, and a reflection of Stephen Sondheim’s work. VIEW CALENDAR Winter/Spring Preview Orpheus Affair: Candelabra First, we … Read more
ART FUELS INSPIRATION In 1951, Italian composer and librettist Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) was commissioned by the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) to write the first opera for television. Up to this point in time, Menotti’s operatic output included Amelia Goes to the Ball (1937), a radio opera entitled The Old Maid and the Thief (1939), The Medium (1946), The Telephone (1947), and The Consul (1950). With Christmas … Read more
Now that we are beyond Halloween, fall is in full swing as we rush toward the end of 2022. There are many opportunities to enjoy opera, from its grandest and most heartbreaking in La traviata to its touching and sweet in Amahl and the Night Visitors. Community Conversations continue with an engaging opportunity to connect with one of … Read more
Long-sleeved shirts and flannels are starting to appear at the Lyric’s production space as we prepare for our next production, La traviata. Is pumpkin spice opera a thing? Anyway, October brings several opportunities to connect with us before our next mainstage performance at the Kauffman Center. Read more below about our next Community Conversations and a … Read more
by Beth Wamsley Arguably one of the most famous operas of all time, Carmen has been no stranger to pop culture since its creation in 1875. The musical themes of Carmen have been buzzing in our ears for years in a host of different mediums. You’ve probably heard the “Habanera” before, like when the Swedish Chef and Beaker sang it … Read more
The end of summer is here! That might mean cooler days approaching in Kansas City, but the stage at the Kauffman Center will heat up with live opera when we open Carmen on September 24. Read below to learn more about adult education opportunities to deepen your experience of Carmen and our new traveling opera for students, Sketchbook … Read more
This coming fall, we are opening our 2022-2023 season with one of the most well-known operas of all time – Carmen. This story takes place in Seville, Spain, where the audience is taken on a rollercoaster of emotions as Carmen fights for love…and survival. What you may not know about this classic tale is that we … Read more
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 🎥 … Read more
Conducting Tosca, with its molten intensity, is like an opulent form of wilderness therapy. The great Austrian maestro Herbert von Karajan once remarked that all conductors should perform Tosca once a year to satisfy their primal instincts. Yet beyond its histrionics, the score is a mine of meticulous character detail. These details obsess singers and conductors alike: Tito Gobbi … Read more
Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood is a concert celebration of opera’s greatest moments in the movies. From the Golden Age of Hollywood through present-day the program brings together touching and funny moments from movies that feature beautiful arias, exciting overtures, and hilarious opera-infused moments. Learn more about the movies and the works featured in Lyric Opera Goes … Read more
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