Lyric Opera of Chicago Podcasts

Only singers possessed of Herculean talent and stamina are able to do justice to the title roles of Tristan und Isolde - and Lyric has them! Deborah Voight (Isolde), Clifton Forbis (Tristan) and director Jose Maria Condemi join Lyric's Jesse Gram for an intimate discussion of Wagner's epic masterpiece.

American mezzo-soprano Judith Christin joins us for our latest podcast. A favorite artist with opera companies all across the United States, Judith returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago to play the role of Mama Lucia in Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana.

Join host Roger Pines for a lively discussion with Cav-Pag stars Guang Yang (Santuzza), Mark Delavan (Alfio) and Ana Maria Martinez (Tonio) in Lyric's latest Discovery Series podcast.

Sir Andrew Davis previews the 2009/10 season with musical excerpts and commentary in this 18-minute audio clip.

Internationally recognized soprano Erin Wall is Backstage at Lyric. Erin, whose career began at Lyric Opera of Chicago, returns to play the lead role of Konstanze in Mozart's The Abduction from the Seraglio. Hosted by Roger Pines.

The story's a simple one - but the demands on the singers are anything but! Marvel at our "best in the business" Mozart masters in this delightful Discovery Series podcast featuring tenor Matthew Polenzani, director Chas Rader-Shieber and conductor Sir Andrew Davis.

Acclaimed Polish tenor Piotr Beczala makes his Lyric Opera debut this fall as the title role in Charles Gounad's Faust. A star in Europe, Beczala made his mark in America and beyond earlier this year when he stepped in to perform the leading male role Edgardo opposite Anna Netrebko in the Met's Lucia di Lammermoor, which was simulcast in theater's around the world. Beczala is a cri

She's the most electrifying singing actress of our day, the kind of performer who drives the public into frenzies. That's how Musical America described the Finnish soprano when it named her the Musician of the Year in 2005. In November and December, the megastar returns to Lyric in the title role of Janacek's Katya Kabanova. Her portrayal of one of the great tragic heroines in oper

The celebrated American tenor stars as Faust in Berlioz's spectacular and rarely staged The Damnation of Faust.

Two world renowned sopranos share the spotlight in this season's production of Tosca.