Lullaby of Broadway...in the Opera House? Lyric of Chicago Presenting 'The Sound of Music'

Lyric Opera of Chicago recently announced they have extended the run of The Sound of Music due to popular demand. The musical, which opens at the Civic Opera House on April 25, will now run until May 18.

This production is the second in a series of Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals that Lyric plans to perform as part of their American Musical Theater Initiative.

While it is great that Lyric Opera is bringing its world-class voices and high production values to Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals, there are already several musical theater companies in Chicago that regularly perform them, and do a fine job, including the Marriott Theatre and Drury Lane.

Sure, there are several songs in The Sound of Music that would sound wonderful as sung by opera singers.

"The Lonely Goatherd" would make a charming coloratura soprano aria. And I'd be delighted to hear an opera singer's voice soaring in "Climb Every Mountain."

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Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Sound of Music, Puccini