Civic Opera House

20 N Wacker Dr, Chicago, Illinois 60606 USA

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“one of America's most beautiful Opera houses”

The world-renowned Lyric Opera of Chicago performs in one of North America's most beautiful opera houses, the Civic Opera House. The decorative character of the entire building is a hybrid of Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. Comedy-tragedy masks and cornucopia of instruments abound as playful ornaments around entrances, inspired by the Paris Opera House designed by Jean-Louis-Charles Garnier. The famous painted fire curtain (depicting the parade scene from Aida) and the interior decoration details of the Civic Opera House were created by American artist Jules Guerin in a palette of pinks, roses, olives, golds and bronzes.

Reviewed by
Hector B.

December 07, 2023

Recently saw "The Flying Dutchman" at the Civic Opera House. Nice production, very classy. Even though I was at the back of the theater, the acoustics of the hall were so good that I could... Read more

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Howard L.

June 21, 2023

Yaay, I finally got to see what the Civic Opera House is like, and I really liked it. It is currently the venue for the musical West Side Story, a story with music I'm familiar with and have... Read more

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Eric E.

May 21, 2022

What a great, classic venue! First of all, the reason to be here is the quality of the performances, whether Lyric Opera or the Joffrey Ballet, who we just saw. The location is close to both... Read more

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