CHICAGO (WLS) -- From building custodian to opera star. That's the story and dream of Chicagoan Keanon Kyles. Kyles, who has worked as an ABC7 custodian for six years, started singing in the Chicago ...

Opera companies around Chicago are reexamining aspects of the art form’s more than 400-year-old history this fall season. There are several intriguing opera rarities receiving Chicago premieres, plus ...

This month, Lyric Opera of Chicago is putting on a murderous operatic double feature of Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci.” The remaining performances will be at 7:30 p.m.

The Opera Festival of Chicago will present two pre-show talks featuring WFMT Music Director and host of “Listening to Singers” Oliver Camacho. The two, free special events are being held, Friday, June ...

Most singers who perform with Lyric Opera of Chicago are artistic nomads who live elsewhere. They spend six to eight weeks here for rehearsals and performances, then they depart for their next ...

"I am the only American chosen for the opera," the moonlighting janitor said. — -- A Chicago janitor is trading his mop for a spot in a Scottish opera production later this summer. Keanon Kyles, ...

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The new work — about a middle-aged schoolteacher ensnared in a cult — premieres this week at the Lyric Opera. Hyde Park native Nicole Heaston is its star. At the center of it all is the leading lady, ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Lyric Opera Orchestra musicians went on strike Tuesday to protest cuts after they have not been able to negotiate a new contract. The musicians, represented by the Chicago ...