Lyric Opera 2025-2026 Issue 6 - Carmina Burana

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 8 Orff’s Carmina Burana features the chorus in a variety of dramatic personae — and who better than the Lyric Opera Chorus to bring those moments vividly to life? Here, Lyric’s Chorus Director and Head of Music Michael Black discusses the history and grand scale of the work, and the exciting season now underway. Good Fortune Michael Black with the Lyric Opera Chorus during a recent performance at Wheaton College. Robert Kusel By Amanda Reitenbach