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Performances through the end of the year have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic but Lyric Opera says it expects to welcome audiences back in January.Ī free virtual concert next month will feature world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming and performances from the stage of the Lyric Opera House. (Left) Diagram on Lyric Operas website of the new-and-improved seating. The project was announced last November and is being paid for by an anonymous donor. Aisles will be wider, and the theatre will be more wheelchair-accessible. In addition to the new seats described by Lyric Opera as lush and state-of-the-art a new seating configuration will be more staggered to give audience members better views of the stage. Gilded end panels were removed from each aisle seat and will be electrostatically powder coated and modified to fit the new seats. New seats were delivered last week and will soon be installed by stagehands. The opera company says an upgrade of audience seating is one of the most ambitious improvement projects in its history.Īll 3,563 of the old seats were removed over the summer from the main floor and balconies of Ardis Krainik Theatre. (Click on images to view larger versions.)Ģ5-Aug-20 It is Standing Room Only at Lyric Opera of Chicago, as all of the seats have been removed. (Above) Ardis Krainik Theatre at Lyric Opera of Chicago with all of the seats removed.

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