[IL-Talk] FW: Opera is accessible at Lyric

Thu Feb 27 21:31:37 UTC 2025

Hello All,

Please see below! Also please be aware that Broadway Chicago has audio described plays as they come to town.

Thanks.

From: Lyric Opera of Chicago <lyricmail at lyricopera.org> 
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2025 9:01 AM
To: chicago.president at nfbofillinois.org
Subject: Opera is accessible at Lyric

The Listeners and La Bohème have audio-described, touch tour, ASL, and SoundShirt performances. 

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Lyric Opera of Chicago strives to make our performance experience accessible and inclusive for all patrons. 

We want everyone to have a meaningful experience with us. Accessibility is a multifaceted issue, which is why we are committed to providing a range of services from ticketing discount programs to  <https://lyricoperaofchicago.prospect2.com/lt.php?x=3DZy~GDFV6adE5Gs_Q1NgRae3XBTid9uj-YwZ5jDIXjL68Gsy0y.1.Fr1H6lmN~uj-gwbHQWInad65B~> accessible seating options. Some of these options include:

*       Wheelchair-accessible seating

*       Audio-described performances

*       Touch Tours

*       Sign language-interpreted performances 

*       Braille and large print programs

*       SoundShirts that allow the wearer to feel the music

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Join us this spring and experience for yourself the power of opera. 

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Audio-described, touch tour, and SoundShirt performance: 
Sunday, March 6, 2:00 p.m.

Fall in love with Puccini’s beloved masterpiece of passion, youth, and heartbreak. This classic tale of love and loss features unforgettable performances that will captivate you with its timeless romance and poignant beauty. 

Call Audience Services at 312-827-5600 to secure your audio-described seats today. SoundShirt tickets can be purchased on the website.

Touch tours begin in the lobby level at aisle 5 at noon.

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Audio-described and touch tours: Sunday, March 30, 2:00 p.m.
ASL and SoundShirt: 
Wednesday, April 2, 7:00 p.m.

A new opera by composer Missy Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek is a provocative thriller that The New York Times called the "unmissable opera of the season." This Chicago premiere will have you on the edge of your seat.

Call Audience Services at 312-827-5600 to secure your audio-described and ASL seats today. SoundShirt tickets can be purchased on the website.

Touch tours begin in the lobby level at aisle 5 noon.

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Contact  <mailto:audienceservices at lyricopera.org> audienceservices at lyricopera.org or call 312.827.5600 from 10am to 4pm CT Monday–Friday. 

For information about groups of 10+ contact  <mailto:groupsales at lyricopera.org> groupsales at lyricopera.org.

Mailing address:

Lyric Opera of Chicago
20 N. Wacker Drive
Suite 860
Chicago, IL 60606
United States

Lyric’s 2024/25 Season is sponsored by Erika Gross in loving memory of Dietrich Gross; and Julie & Roger Baskes.

Lyric’s presentation of Puccini’s La Bohème is generously made possible by a gift in memory of David L. Grumman, an Anonymous Donor, Josef & Margot Lakonishok, Lisbeth Stiffel, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, The Julius Frankel Foundation, ITW, The Beaubien Family, the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, Richard O. Ryan, and Lori Komisar and Morris Silverman. 

Lyric’s presentation of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's The Listeners is generously made possible by the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation, the Zell Family Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Maestro Enrique Mazzola is generously sponsored by Alice & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation, Mary Stowell, and the Zell Family Foundation as members of the Enrique Circle. 

Major support for The New Work Fund provided by the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation and Virginia Tobiason. 

Lyric Opera of Chicago thanks its Official Airline, American Airlines, and acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council.

Photos: Ken Howard/LA Opera, Michael Cooper/Canadian Opera Company, Evan Zimmerman/Metropolitan Opera, Erik Berg/Norwegian National Opera & Ballet, Todd Rosenberg

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