Family programs
There is nothing like the power of introducing a young person to the world of classical music and watching the wonder and magic unfold. Through operas created for young audiences, our annual Explore Your Lyric event, and family-friendly films played with the lush sound of our live orchestra, Lyric is committed to family offerings that provide gateways to storytelling and music that will become a lifelong passion.
Upcoming family programs
Upcoming family programs
Explore Your Lyric
Explore Your Lyric is an activity-filled day and wonderful way to share your love for opera with family members of all ages. Whether you’re exploring the orchestra pit or the stage, or enjoying hands-on demonstrations of operatic stagecraft and costume try-ons, there’s something for everyone.
Opera in the Neighborhoods
Each season, Lyric offers an opera for young audiences. Created by living composers, these operas deal with topics relevant to families and kids. They are sung in English, are approximately 45 minutes long, and are accompanied with interactive learning resources. After each performance, audiences are welcomed to meet the cast of the opera.
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Child tickets
Introduce a young person in your life to the wonder of opera and start them early on the thrill of live music and theater performance!
Lyric offers specially priced tickets for school-age children up to age 17, priced from $20-50 for all opera performances. For more information on purchasing child tickets, our Audience Services staff is happy to assist you by phone at 312.827.5600.
Please note: We ask that all children under 17 be accompanied by an adult. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate babes in arms or lap-sitting. Child tickets are subject to availability and not retroactive to previous purchases.
Negaunee Education Programs: Sponsors
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The Beaubien Family
Dr. & Mrs. Mark Bowen
The Buehler Family Foundation
Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation
Decyk Watts Charitable Foundation
Helen Brach Foundation
Nancy W. Knowles Student and Family Performance Fund
Lloyd A. Fry Foundation
Mazza Foundation
Robert & Evelyn McCullen
Terry J. Medhurst
The Family of Seymour H. Persky
Polks Bros. Foundation
John Hart & Carol Prins
Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Segal Family Foundation
Shure Charitable Trust
The Siragusa Family Foundation
Roberta L. Washlow & Robert J. Washlow
Photos: Michael Brosilow, Jaclyn Simpson