Introducing ThanksGiving Week! — a chance for the Lyric Orchestra to thank those for whom we are especially grateful. The Chicago Lyric O...

From the Musicians of the Lyric Opera Orchestra regarding Lyric Opera of Chicago management’s decision to cancel the upcoming viola audit...

photo by Del Hall Question: Why did we go on strike? Answer: To preserve opera at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Our wonderful city has built, t...

We were overwhelmed by the support we experienced on the picket line, from subscribers and patrons, members of our own union and other un...

Our return to the pit on October 17 for our first post-strike opera, La Boheme, was an emotional time for all of us. But we needn’t have...

Emmy Award-Winning Photojournalist Del Hall documented the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra strike with his hallmark stunning photography. T...

Dear friends, The Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra went back to work today, rehearsing the beautiful music we love to perform. We are incred...

Today, the musicians of the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra ratified the tentative agreement reached last evening with Lyric management. Th...

Yesterday afternoon the Chicago Federation of Musicians (AFM Local 10-208) hosted a Labor Rally for the Lyric Opera Orchestra at Daley Ce...

At 10am on Tuesday, October 9, the Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra members hit the streets for Day One of our strike. Lyric musicians on st...

Why are the Musicians of the Lyric Opera Orchestra on strike? Because a world-class opera company needs a world-class orchestra. That i...

Do you get told regularly how lucky you are to have the job you have? I do. Don’t get me wrong, I do feel fortunate…because anyone who d...

After the curtain falls on Lyric Opera's season, orchestra members pursue other activities - some musical, some not. I spend my summers p...

Cathy Dunn, Mike Cavalieri, and Bill Cernota perform at the Merion This summer, musicians from the orchestra and chorus of Lyric Opera of...

This month, Assistant Principal Cello Paul Dwyer tells us how he feels about opera... Look for another musician testimonial next issue!

We added a golden retriever puppy to our household this July...meet George Forman! His favorite activities include eating gross things o...

“Without the singers there is no opera...You also have to have a great orchestra and great conductor…Here, we have the same pool of music...

In late May I had another one of those "now we need you, now we don't " moments. On the Monday of the final week of Jesus Christ Supersta...

Most if not all of us in the Lyric Opera Orchestra went to a music school or conservatory, learning to play in a variety of ensembles. Bu...

The WFMT broadcasts were also an initiative from the orchestra. They began in 1972, when Ardash Marderosian, Lyric’s Principal Trombone ...