The author, above: trombonist and hat enthusiast The excitement in the air was palpable! Well, maybe not in the same way that opening...

Susan Warner, Acting Co-Principal Clarinet When Covid-19 shuttered live music venues, Lyric Opera of Chicago orchestra members felt a...

Even though there haven't been in-person performances for months, we've been practicing. While it may sound odd (who wouldn't love a...

I am fortunate to be sheltering in place here in beautiful Schaumburg with three other string players - my wife and two of my three sons....

Like every year, the approach of June brings the final days of the homeschool year. This is nothing new for our family as I have, for the...

After the shock of The Ring cancellation, we search for a way forward. After grieving our loss, we approach our instruments again, as we...

The Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra, along with our entire company, is actively committed to crucial and long overdue conversations and the...

Like so many things right now, this article is very different from the one I imagined I would be writing. There are a few things in life...

Debuting on Friday, April 17, the VIRTUAL Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra presented "Ride of the Valkyries" Learn more about how we put...

The past month has been one of both loss and discovery for me. Since the beginning of last summer, in preparation for The Ring, I’ve been...

My husband (CSO horn player Dave Griffin) and I have lived in the same house in Oak Park for the past 24 years. During that time we’ve...

Check out this sweetheart, the newest and furriest member of the family for Katie Brauer (violin) and Mark Brandfonbrener (cello). From...

Regular musicians vote to receive less than full pay so the savings can pay extras and stage band musicians As COVID-19 began sweeping...

The veil fabric from one of Sondra Radvanovsky’s Three Queens gowns, the pistol used to murder the Commendatore in Don Giovanni , the...

Banda members warming up in costume as gypsies and Spanish musicians Have you ever wondered about those people playing musical...

Our group volunteer repack session at the Greater Chicago Food Depository this year included members of Lyric Opera’s administrative...

Kathleen Brauer (violin), Sister Helen Prejean (author of the book Dead Man Walking), and Mark Brandfonbrener (cello)

It gives us great joy to join our wonderful Lyric Opera Stage Artist colleagues to give back to our community. Bringing holiday cheer and...

We've recently welcomed donors to sit in the pit with us during performances, giving them the opportunity to see what opera looks and...

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