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Underground Opera

By Marie Tachouet Concertmaster Robert Hanford, clearly parked in the wrong spot. “Here come the cars!” As opera musicians, we are used...

Mighty Knight

By Neil Kimel, French horn At a rehearsal on Friday, March 13, 2020, the Lyric Opera Orchestra played through the entirety of Wagner’s...

Honoring Our Retirees - Peter LaBella

By Melissa Trier Kirk I have been given the happy task to interview violinist Peter Labella, who leaves the orchestra after a remarkable...

Pandemic Motivation

March 2020: COVID-19 shutdown. Lyric Opera season: over. Ring cycle: not happening. Education system: all online. Santa Fe Opera Festival...

Meet Our Newest Member, Rebecca Oliverio

A long time ago (2019, winter), Lyric Opera held auditions for a trumpet position previously held by our long-time (and newly retired)...

Zooming out to Seniors

While our theater has been shuttered for a year, orchestra members have sought creative ways to continue performing and connecting to our...

Pet of the Month: Greta

Newest singing sensation Greta knows her big break will happen any day now so she's diligently staying on top of her scales. Living with...

Best of Times, Worst of Times

Gus Foss, leaf expert Pandemic life at the Foss household feels like it’s been going on for a lifetime already. Since we’ve been on...

Paperback Writer

Eric Millstein, percussion We percussionists are unlike other orchestral musicians (my colleagues will attest to this!). The main...

Leading a New Generation of Cellists

Walter Preucil, cello This fall I had the opportunity to work with 12 fine cellists from around the country who had signed up for my...

Recitals Right Now Are...Different

Violist Amy Hess with pianist Paul Hauer Bowing at the start of applause. Turning with a grateful smile to acknowledge your pianist....

A Message to Our Patrons

Dear opera lovers and patrons, We know you are sad to hear of the cancellation of the remainder of Lyric’s 2020-21 season. Because the...

Contagious Solitude

Have you ever wondered what musicians do during a pandemic? Back in March, within weeks of the Ring cancellation, I embarked on a...

An Interview with Rick Greenman

Rick Greenman, Lyric Chapters Executive Board President In late July, Rick Greenman, Lyric Chapters Executive Board President, chatted...

Pet of the Month

Meet Hamilton, the 10 week old mini-goldendoodle! I’ve wanted to get a dog for as long as I can remember and fell in love with doodles...

Chops of Steel

Sure! People notice when you are in shape at the beach or the gym, but the kind of muscles I am talking about (the orbicularis oris to be...

Violin Vigil for Elijah McClain

Elijah McClain was a young African American massage therapist and violinist who died last year after an encounter with Aurora, Colorado...

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