Lyric Opera of Chicago is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. It was founded in Chicago in 1954, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicolà Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included Maria Callas's American debut in Norma. The company was re-organized by Fox in 1956 under its present name and, after her 1981 departure, it has continued to be of one the major opera companies in the United States.
Read more about Lyric Opera Of Chicago: Opera in Chicago 1850-1951, Lyric Opera, 1954 To 1980, Later Administrations, 1981 To The Present, Production History, Civic Opera House, The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center
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