Opera Performances and Opera Festivals PICTURE THIS POST Loves 2018

Another Picture This Post story to read while you stay at home, waiting out the pandemic!

Editor’s Note:  Read reviews and previews of more recent and upcoming opera performances here.

Editor’s Note: Click here to read related stories — 2019, 2020 and 2021 Operas We Love Archives

Editor’s Note: Click here to read related stories — 2016 and 2017 Operas We Love Archives

Auditorium Theatre Chicago

• Auditorium Theatre Hosts THE LEGEND OF ZYGIMANTAS AUGUSTAS AND BARBORA RADVILAITE Review- Stunning Tribute to Lithuanian Culture

CAFeBUDAPEST

• CAFeBUDAPEST Presents CANDIDE Review – Experiencing the Classic in New Way

Chicago Opera Theater

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents IOLANTA Review—Tchaikovsky’s Most Mature Fairy Tale

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents Donizetti Double Bill IL PIGMALIONE & RITA Review – LOL-laced Arias

• Chicago Opera Theater IL PIGMALIONE & RITA Preview – Interview with Amy Hutchinson

• Chicago Opera Theater Presents ELIZABETH CREE Review—A New Operatic Thriller

Facility Theatre

• Facility Theatre Presents THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL PASSION Preview – Interview with Director Dado

Folks Operetta

• Folks Operetta Presents THE CSÁRDÁS PRINCESS Review – Lost Kálmán Operetta

Lyric Opera

• Lyric Opera of Chicago presents CENDRILLON Review: Stunning Design in a Magical Adaptation of the Classic Love Story

• Lyric Opera Presents SIEGFRIED Review – Boy-Hero Meets Goddess-Turned-Girl

• Lyric Opera presents IDOMENEO review- Mozart opera engages and surprises

• Lyric Opera Presents LA BOHÈME Review – Puccini Magic at Season Opener

• Lyric Opera Presents EMPOWER Review – Teens Create South Side Opera

• Lyric Opera of Chicago Presents RISING STARS IN CONCERT 2018 Review—A Revue of Opera through the Centuries 

• Lyric Opera Presents JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Review – Beautiful Spectacle

• Lyric Opera presents FELLOW TRAVELERS Review – Red, White & Blue Meets Pink in McCarthy-Era America!

• Lyric Opera Presents CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF BERNSTEIN Review – Meeting Iconic Composer Anew

• Lyric Opera Presents FAUST Review – Gorgeous Sights and Sounds

• Lyric Opera Presents COSI FAN TUTTE Review – Channeling Moliere Opera-style

• Lyric Opera Presents Bellini’s I PURITANI – Hearing Voices

• Lyric Opera Presents STARS OF THE LYRIC OPERA AT MILLENNIUM PARK Review

Metropolitan Opera

• Met Opera Live HD Series Presents FANCIULLA DEL WEST Review – An Italian’s Take on American Folklore

• Met Opera Presents AIDA Review – Verdi Grandeur at Live HD Series Opener

Tucson Desert Song Festival

• Tucson Desert Song Festival presents LEONARD BERNSTEIN’S SYMPHONY NO. 3, KADDISH Review – New Symphonic Perspective on the Traditional Jewish Prayer

• Tucson Desert Song Festival presents LEONARD BERNSTEIN’S MASS Review – Wonderful Kesselgarten

Editor’s Note:  Read reviews and previews of more recent and upcoming opera performances here.

Editor’s Note: Click here to read related stories — 2019, 2020 and 2021 Operas We Love Archives

Editor’s Note: Click here to read related stories — 2016 and 2017 Operas We Love Archives