Lyric Opera of Chicago

During the fiscal year, 47 Opera performances produced by Lyric Opera of Chicago. These performances were attended by approximately 128,500 people.

Presentation and events held in the facility during the fiscal year was comprised of 25 events with total attendance of approximately 43,600 people.

Lyric unlimited, an initiative of Lyric Opera of Chicago, offers a multifaceted program of expanded community engagement and artistic initiatives and includes Lyric's longstanding educational programs. Lyric seeks to enrich the lives of chicago-area children and adults through high-quality, accessible arts education, which focuses on cultivating a lifelong appreciation of Opera and creating audiences for the future. Lyric's school programs embrace arts education as a core subject and promote cross-curricular integration while fulfilling state learning standards. Community programs provide education on a variety of levels, from novice to expert, which heighten the opera-going experience. More than 399 youth and adult programs were held throughout the year. Most of these activities took place at various locations throughout the chicagoland area. Attendance for these educational activities totaled approximately 67,300. Please note, as required by the instructions, the revenue disclosed here does not include contributed revenue for these programs.