Lyric Opera of Chicago

"Lyric Opera" and "Chicago Opera" redirect here. For other uses, see Lyric Opera (disambiguation) and List of opera houses and opera companies in Chicago.
Exterior of the Civic Opera Building, which contains within it theaters and related space for the opera, as well as an office building

Lyric Opera of Chicago is an American opera company based in Chicago, Illinois. The company was founded in Chicago in 1954, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicola Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included Maria Callas's American debut in Norma. Fox re-organized the company in 1956 under its present name. Lyric is housed in a theater and related spaces in the Civic Opera Building. These spaces are now owned by Lyric.