BACCHANALE
from Samson and Delilah
Performed by the (Virtual) Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra
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Nominated “Best Opera Orchestra”
by the International Opera Awards 2018
About Us
Nominated “Best Opera Orchestra” by the International Opera Awards 2018, the Lyric Opera Orchestra has been a vital and integral part of Lyric Opera of Chicago since the company’s founding and first performances of Mozart’s Don Giovanni in February of 1954. 2022-2023 marks the Lyric Opera Orchestra's 68th season, performing works by Verdi, Rossini, Humperdinck, Bizet, Bernstein, Bock, Liverman & Rico, Roumain, Shaw, and Adams with an impressive array of international opera stars and conductors.
But we are so much more.
Upcoming Events
Sunday in the Park with Lyric's Rising Stars
August 21, 2022
Ernani
September 9 - October 1, 2022
Fiddler on the Roof
September 17 - October 7, 2022
