20 N. Wacker Drive
Chicago IL, 60606
Phone: 312.332.8120 Visit Website
This beautiful art deco building opened just six days after the stock market crash of 1929. It was home to several opera companies till 1954, when the Lyric Opera was formed. In 1993, the Lyric Opera purchased the entire building and it underwent a $100 million renovation, improving the facilities, backstage and acoustics.
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Specialty: Opera House - Second largest Opera House in North America
Seats: 3,563 on six levels
Best seat/acoustics: The box mezzanine level, which is the section above the main floor
Best seat/sight-lines: Row A of the first balcony, known as the Dress Circle.
Neighborhood: West Loop
Credit Cards: All major credit cards accepted
Parking: Pay lot, street parking
ADA: Yes, but phone ahead for help in seating.
Assisted listening system available.
The Civic Opera House is the second largest opera house in the U.S. and Canada. The performances are truly magnificent to the very last detail. All of the costumes, for instance, are custom made in house. Educational tours of the Civic Opera House and the Lyric Opera are available and will give you a greater appreciation of what is taking place on the stage.
Opera season runs from September through the end of February. In that time they typically stage eight different Operas that are the ultimate spectacle of entertainment.
The Perfect Place For: Spectacular Opera
Events Calendar
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart From: January 30 2008 To: May 11 2008 Don Giovanni
April 30th
May 3, 6, 9, & 11, 2008
20 N. Wacker Drive