Going to the Opera?

The Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2011-1012 season has begun, and you can learn more about the operas from the library's collection of recordings, scores, librettos, and DVDs.  You will find all of this season's operas and their resources listed with links to our catalog at this site:  Lyric Opera Library Resources.  Or select an opera below to go directly to a list of sources in our catalog.

Aida           Ariadne auf Naxos           Boris Godunov
         
Lucia di Lammermoor          The Magic Flute
         
Rinaldo          Show Boat            The Tales of Hoffmann


The Lyric Season Companion 2011/12 is also available in the library's collection.  It includes stories and histories of the operas, information on the composers and librettists, and notes about the Lyric's production of each opera.

All commentaries for the 2011-12 season will be available free-streaming online at the opera’s website: http://www.lyricopera.org/. (At the website select Education, then Education Resources.)