Lyric Opera 2025-2026 Issue 1 - Medea

33 | Lyric Opera of Chicago 2025/26PresentingSeasonSponsor LyricOperaofChicago thanks itsOfficialAirline, UnitedAirlines, andacknowledges support from the IllinoisArts Council. *deceased Lyric’spresentationofMascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci aregenerously sponsoredby Josef & Margot Lakonishok and Sonia Florian*. Photo:JohnShaw/Big FootMedia Opera’s most thrilling double feature. Sung in Italian with projected English titles. lyricopera.org/cavpag Nov. 1 - 23 Two gripping tales. One unforgettable night. Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci deliver raw passion, betrayal, and heartbreak — brought to life with soaring music and searing drama. Opera at its most intense.