The Snowy Day and Other Stories by Ezra Jack Keats
Emerald City at Apollo Theater
2540 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago 60657
(773) 935-6100
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February 4 - April 22.
Celebrating first experiences, young Peter’s childhood adventures are told through shadow puppetry and movement for a visual feast in Emerald City Theatre’s 100th production! Enjoy the enchantment of a small child growing up in the big city experiencing a first snowfall, a first pet, and a first crush. Featuring the first African American protagonist in a full-color picture book series, four of author Ezra Jack Keats’ best-selling books – including two Caldecott Award-winners – are combined to bring this captivating and poignant play to life. A Chicago premiere!
Time: See web site for schedule.
Cost: From $19
Ages: Ages 3 – 9
2540 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago 60657
(773) 935-6100
Add to My ChicagoKids.com Personal Planner
February 4 - April 22.
Celebrating first experiences, young Peter’s childhood adventures are told through shadow puppetry and movement for a visual feast in Emerald City Theatre’s 100th production! Enjoy the enchantment of a small child growing up in the big city experiencing a first snowfall, a first pet, and a first crush. Featuring the first African American protagonist in a full-color picture book series, four of author Ezra Jack Keats’ best-selling books – including two Caldecott Award-winners – are combined to bring this captivating and poignant play to life. A Chicago premiere!
Time: See web site for schedule.
Cost: From $19
Ages: Ages 3 – 9
The Magic Flute
The Magic Flute is a great starter opera for your children! Just a warning, it is three hours long with 1 intermission - older students only. The following is copied directly from a Lyric Chicago e-mail annoucement:
In less than a week, magic comes alive in Lyric’s new production of Mozart’s beloved The Magic Flute on stage December 10–January 27.In this heartwarming fairy tale, Prince Tamino falls instantly in love with Princess Pamina, daughter of the Queen of the Night, and undergoes a series of trials to save Pamina and win her heart. Fairies, serpents, and magic lurk around every corner, and love is in the air as courage, virtue, and wisdom triumph over evil in this timeless masterpiece.
In a brand-new production presented from the perspective of an innocent and curious child, the whimsical characters and familiar score of The Magic Flute are the perfect entertainment for all music lovers.
Lyric believes in magic, and you will too when you experience Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Visit lyricopera.org or call 312.827.5600 to purchase tickets today.
In a brand-new production presented from the perspective of an innocent and curious child, the whimsical characters and familiar score of The Magic Flute are the perfect entertainment for all music lovers.
Lyric believes in magic, and you will too when you experience Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Visit lyricopera.org or call 312.827.5600 to purchase tickets today.
A little Magic Flute... at St. James Cathedral
LYRIC UNLIMITED PRESENTS: An Afternoon of Chamber Music
Saturday, November 12 at 2pm
St. James Cathedral
66 E. Huron Street, Chicago
(Use Cathedral entrance on Wabash St.)
Join us this Saturday for an afternoon of sparkling music played by members of Lyric’s world-renowned orchestra. Enjoy the gorgeous setting of St. James Cathedral and a delightful program of instrumental music inspired by Lyric’s upcoming production of Mozart’s audience-favorite The Magic Flute.
There is no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than experiencing the beauty of chamber music with fellow music lovers in this intimate Chicago setting. Tickets are just $25 – visit lyricopera.org or call 312.827.5600 today.
Saturday, November 12 at 2pm
St. James Cathedral
66 E. Huron Street, Chicago
(Use Cathedral entrance on Wabash St.)
Join us this Saturday for an afternoon of sparkling music played by members of Lyric’s world-renowned orchestra. Enjoy the gorgeous setting of St. James Cathedral and a delightful program of instrumental music inspired by Lyric’s upcoming production of Mozart’s audience-favorite The Magic Flute.
There is no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than experiencing the beauty of chamber music with fellow music lovers in this intimate Chicago setting. Tickets are just $25 – visit lyricopera.org or call 312.827.5600 today.
See our composer of the month... in concert!
LYRIC UNLIMITED PRESENTS
An Afternoon of Chamber Music
Saturday, November 12 at 2pm
St. James Cathedral
66 E. Huron Street, Chicago
Join members of the renowned Lyric Opera Orchestra as they perform a program of delightful works by Mozart, celebrating Lyric’s upcoming performances of his masterpiece The Magic Flute. There is no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than experiencing the beauty of chamber music in a breathtaking setting with fellow music lovers.
Events featuring members of the orchestra have sold out in the past, so don’t wait to save your seat. Tickets are just $25 – visit lyricopera.org or call 312.827.5600 today!
An Afternoon of Chamber Music
Saturday, November 12 at 2pm
St. James Cathedral
66 E. Huron Street, Chicago
Join members of the renowned Lyric Opera Orchestra as they perform a program of delightful works by Mozart, celebrating Lyric’s upcoming performances of his masterpiece The Magic Flute. There is no better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than experiencing the beauty of chamber music in a breathtaking setting with fellow music lovers.
Events featuring members of the orchestra have sold out in the past, so don’t wait to save your seat. Tickets are just $25 – visit lyricopera.org or call 312.827.5600 today!
There is still time to join! Applications being accepted on a rolling basis. Just show up for a rehearsal!
Free Events This Weekend!
OPEN HOUSE CHICAGO
Civic Opera House
9am - 4pm
Lyric Opera of Chicago is proud to partner with the Chicago Architecture Foundation for the fifth consecutive year for Open House Chicago, a free, city-wide, behind-the-scenes look at many of the city’s great places and spaces. View the glorious Art Deco foyer and front of house spaces all day. Glimpse inside the majestic Ardis Krainik Theatre from 9am to 1pm. Free and open to the public!
LOVE AND FATE IN VIRGIL'S AENEID AND BERLIOZ'S THE TROJANS
Fullerton Hall
2pm - 3pm
Join Lyric and the Art Institute of Chicago in the exploration and examination of love and fate in Hector Berlioz’s epic Les Troyens and its inspiration, Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid. The tale follows the adventure of the Trojan hero Aeneas, and the eventual founding of Rome. Free with museum admission!
Get behind the scenes at Lyric Opera!
On Wednesday, September 28th from 5:00-7:30 you and your family can get a FREE behind the scenes look at the lyric opera!
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The website boasts the following activities:
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The website boasts the following activities:
- Walk on stage through the set of the new production of Das Rheingold
- Visit the orchestra pit
- Try on costumes
- See tech and stagecraft demonstrations
- Enjoy a short live opera performance by a member of The Ryan Opera Center
Haymarket Opera performs Haydn's The Desert Island this weekend!
Click here to find out more! (September 17th and 18th)
Start your year out with a picnic and a little opera!
Stars of Chicago's Lyric Opera will be taking to Millennium Park Friday September 9th at 7:30pm. Listen to some opera with the whole family for free and in a relaxed environment - the way opera should be!
Click Here to find out more!
Click Here to find out more!