The Chicago area musical community has lost a dear friend and treasured colleague. Matt Mantell, violist, lost his battle with cancer on...

Emmy! When Lyric Opera Orchestra violinist Peter Labella and his wife, horn player and frequent Lyric sub Melanie Cottle, discovered 3...

Cellist William Cernota and Chicago Federation of Musicians President Terryl Jares On October 11, Chicago Lyric Opera musicians joined...

Our own Paul Dwyer spent some of his off-season in the recording studio, and just released the first installment of the complete cello...

Assistant Principal Flute Dionne Jackson's most recent cd is Parisian Inspirations. We have some exceptionally talented colleagues in The...

Photo credit: Todd Rosenberg One of the first things that happened this season, even before we got started rehearsing, was an audition...

Maestro Mazzola has been a favorite at Lyric since his first turn at the podium in the 2016/17 season for Donitzetti's Lucia di...

It gets pretty fancy around the Opera House on opening night. Our intrepid photographers got some photos of arriving audience members...

That's right! After 6 months away from the Opera House, it's good to get back and reacquainted with everyone in the pit. Some of our...

We've got 2 new babies to celebrate! French Horn player Fritz Foss and his wife Sarah welcomed their son August on January 16, and Pat...

Maestro Davis with some of our guys Susan Warner, clarinet, and Mark Brandfonbrener, cello Laura Deming, cello ...

Being on strike is no fun (trust us, we know). It takes a lot of fortitude to make the decision to go without pay and walk a picket line...

This article is part of a series about Lyric Opera of Chicago audience members we orchestra players get to know and care about. Last Fall...

We bid a fond farewell to Matt Comerford, our beloved Co-Assistant Principal Trumpet, who retired at the end of the 2019 season. Matt...

Twenty-five years ago Renée Fleming made her Lyric Opera debut as the namesake in Susannah by Carlisle Floyd. Last month, we celebrated...

Violinist Bing Jing Yu performs at Prentice Hospital as part of Sharing Notes, an organization devoted to bringing comfort and joy to...

The beautiful graphic above highlights some, but not all, of the colleges, universities, and conservatories Lyric Opera Orchestra members...

Remember this little nugget? Back in March of 2018 we featured bassist Ian Hallas' new kitten, Perseus. A lot can change in a year. Ian...