2013-2014 Season
Die Fledermaus (The Bat) is a romantic comedy in three acts. It was first performed in Vienna, Austria in 1874. Most of the humor comes from drunkenness, mistaken identity and men's and women's fickleness. It is considered an operetta, which means it is interspersed with dialogue.
The first production only ran for 16 performances, because of the Viennese stock market crash on May 7, 1873.
Die Fledermaus was first heard at New York's Stadt Theater six months after its Vienna premiere. It was first seen at the Lyric in 1982.
The Barber of Seville is a riotous romantic comedy in two acts and is based on a play by the
French playwright Beaumarchais. It was written by Rossini in thirteen days and it is said that he spent the whole time in his dressing gown and unshaven. The overture had been written by another less successful show.
The Barber of Seville was first performed in Rome, Italy in 1816. It was booed off the stage on its opening night by fans of the composer Giovanni Paisiello, whose own Barbiere (1782) was still popular.
The most famous bass aria 'Largo al facotum' has been used in twentieth-century popular culture. Examples of this is the buffoon barber Nicki Papaloopas in Broadway Melody of 1938 and The Rabbit of Seville (1950), Bug Bunny performs the aria in a Chuck Jones's cartoon.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago lecture will be on Thursday, January 23 in the Multipurpose room at 7:00 p.m.
Rusalka by Antonin Dvorak is based on a local myth and includes a famous "Hymn to the Moon." It is a drama in three acts and was first performed in 1901.
The opera is loosely based on The Little Mermaid, a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago lecture will be on Thursday, February 13 in the Multipurpose room at 7:00 p.m.
The Barber of Seville is a riotous romantic comedy in two acts and is based on a play by the
The Barber of Seville was first performed in Rome, Italy in 1816. It was booed off the stage on its opening night by fans of the composer Giovanni Paisiello, whose own Barbiere (1782) was still popular.
The most famous bass aria 'Largo al facotum' has been used in twentieth-century popular culture. Examples of this is the buffoon barber Nicki Papaloopas in Broadway Melody of 1938 and The Rabbit of Seville (1950), Bug Bunny performs the aria in a Chuck Jones's cartoon.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago lecture will be on Thursday, January 23 in the Multipurpose room at 7:00 p.m.
Rusalka by Antonin Dvorak is based on a local myth and includes a famous "Hymn to the Moon." It is a drama in three acts and was first performed in 1901.
The opera is loosely based on The Little Mermaid, a fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
The Lyric Opera of Chicago lecture will be on Thursday, February 13 in the Multipurpose room at 7:00 p.m.
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