Ticket holders (only), he said, will also be offered the opportunity to watch streamed versions of all productions, should they choose not to attend in person, even at the last minute. Subscriptions for the 20212022 season are on sale now. The Joffrey Ballet celebrates the Company’s long-awaited return to the stage with several new-to-the-stage works, highly-anticipated remounts, company debuts, and the world-premiere adaptation of a classic American story. Lyric’s productions will alternate with the Joffrey’s productions. There is also to be a special “Sir Andrew Davis Beethoven 9 Concert” on April 1 it’s a celebration of the former musical director’s two-decade Lyric tenure.įreud said Wednesday that the four operas to be staged from September through November will be reworked to have maximum performance running times of two and a half hours. The 2021-22 Season also marks the start of The Joffrey Ballet’s residency at the Lyric Opera House. This opera, which is also slated for the coming season at the Metropolitan Opera in New York and features a libretto by Kasi Lemmons, is based on a memoir about a Louisiana youth penned by the New York Times opinion columnist Charles M. Next season, she returns to the Lyric Opera of Chicago, where she was a member. The Lyric premiere of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” (Terence Blanchard and Kasi Lemmons), conducted by Daniela Candillari and directed by James Robinson and Camille A. Metropolitan Opera for its production of Akhnaten in the 2021-22 season.A new-to-Chicago production of “Tosca” (Giacomo Puccini), conducted by Eun Sun Kim and directed by Louisa Muller (March 12-April 3).The Lyric premiere of the contemporary opera “Proving Up” by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek, conducted by Mazzola and directed by James Darrah (Jan. In the 2021-22 season, she will make her debut with Utah Opera as Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance return to the role of Chrisann Brennan in Bates The.The Lyric premiere of the Spanish-language opera “Florencia en el Amazonas” (Daniel Catán), conducted by Jordan de Souza and directed by Francesca Zambello. With a new production by Sir David McVicar of Giueppe Verdis Macbeth Lyric Opera of Chicago has opened its new season and recommenced live performances on.A new-to-Chicago production of “The Magic Flute” (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), directed by Barrie Kosky and Suzanne Andrade (Nov. know: LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE General Info: Doors Open: 5 PM Show Time: 6 PM for more info.An updated, new-to-Chicago production of “The Elixir of Love” (Gaetano Donizetti), conducted by Mazzola and directed by Daniel Slater (Sept.