Our maiden voyage with Shoreline Sightseeing in June was a wonderful success despite the unpredictable Chicago weather. The rain stopped...

Photo credit: Laura Miller Boen This is a continuation of an interview we had with our incoming Music Director. You can read the first...

Photo credit: Elizabeth Shuhan Where are you from? Ithaca, NY What made you choose the bass and do you play other instruments? In...

While movies can elicit intense emotions, the addition of an opera house or its music dramatically enhances the cinematic experience....

We're getting to that point in summer where everyone has TOO MANY TOMATOES, but I just wanted to show you what else we've got coming up...

Photo Credit: Larry Lapudis We are deeply saddened by the passing of one of the Lyric's greatest family members, Gianna Rolandi, who was...

Photo Credit: Laura Miller My colleague Terri Van Valkinburgh and I had the great pleasure of interviewing Maestro Enrique Mazzola before...

Several of our orchestra musicians took part in Lyric’s “The New Classics: Songs from the New Golden Age of Musical Theater,” available...

photo credit Vilma Jovaisa The Lyric Opera Orchestra has missed our audiences - and our orchestra pit - during the past 18 months. We’re...

This pandemic year (actually a year and counting) has created situations in which most of us never imagined we would find ourselves. It...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...