The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announce that General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler Kemper will retire at the conclusion of the 2026–2027 season, on June 30, 2027, after 15 years of visionary leadership. Sandler Kemper joined Lyric Opera of Kansas City on July 1, 2012, becoming the first woman to serve as general director and CEO in the {…}
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced its 2026-27 season. The season opens with Puccini’s masterpiece “La bohème.” Performance Dates: Sept. 19, 25 & 27, 2026 Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” will be the second opera of the season. Performance Dates: Nov. 7, 13 & 15, 2026 Gilbert and Sullivan’s ever popular operetta “The Pirates of Penzance” will get a {…}
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced its 2025-26 season. The season opens with Rossini’s “Cinderella” in Michael Shell’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 27-Oct. 5, 2025 Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” will be the second opera of the season. Performance Dates: Nov. 14-16, 2025 Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” will be the third production of the season. Performance Dates: Feb. 28-March 8, {…}
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced its 2024-25 season. Kevin Puts’ “The Brightness of Light” will be performed. The work is based on letters by Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband, Alfred Stieglitz. Renée Fleming and Rod Gilfry star. The work will be performed in a semi-staged concert with projections; the second half will consist of opera and Broadway {…}
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced its 2023-24 season featuring four productions. The season opens with a double bill of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci.” Mascagni’s work will star Samantha Hankey, Adam Smith, and Gevorg Hakobyan. Meanwhile, Leoncavallo’s work will star Diego Torre, Gabriella Reyes, and Gevorg Hakobyan. Roberto Kalb conducts the production by Shawna Lucey. Performance Dates: {…}
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced its 65th season with four productions in the Kauffman Center. The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen,” one of the most popular operas in the repertoire. Performance Dates: Sept. 24-Oct. 2 2022 Verdi’s “La Traviata” returns to the repertoire featuring some of the composer’s most famous pieces. Performance Dates: Nov. 5-13, 2022 Paul {…}
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced its 2021-22 season featuring four productions. The season opens with “Lyric Opera Goes to Hollywood” which will feature famous arias and instrumental moments included in films like “Pretty Woman,” “Mission Impossible,” and “Up.” Talise Trevigne, Ginger Costa-Jackson, Limmie Pulliam, and Edward Parks will be the soloists with David Charles Abell conducting. Performance {…}
Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced revisions for its 2020-21 season. The company has been forced to postpone its remaining mainstage productions of “The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs” and “Carmen” until they can be presented in a safe manner. The company will instead create new digital programming for the fall through new initiatives. The first of these is “Soundscapes {…}
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City and the Kansas City Symphony have canceled the fall portion of their 2020-21 season. The companies announced the cancellation following the Kauffman Center’s decision to close in order to “address building occupancy restrictions and social distancing guidelines.” In a statement, the Kauffman Center President and CEO Paul Schofer said, “Collectively, The Kansas City Ballet, {…}
The Lyric Opera of Kansas City has announced its 2020-21 season featuring four unique productions. Vanessa Vasquez headlines opening night in a production of Verdi and Piave’s “La Traviata” by Francesca Zambello. Timothy Myers conducts the masterpiece with Matthew White as Alfredo and Weston Hurt as Germont. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 4, 2020 Eric Greene, Talise Trevigne, Donovan Singletary, Jermaine Smith and Indra {…}
(Credit: Brian Paulette) Experimentation and adventurous programming are at the heart of The Lyric Opera of Kansas City’s Explorations series. A recent departure for the company, brainchild of General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler, and held in its fine new production facility in the Crossroads district downtown, the series also provides excellent opportunities to showcase the company’s Resident Artists, and {…}