Summary
The Lyric Opera House is home to the Baltimore Opera Company, but it also hosts music acts, comedians, family programs and Broadway shows. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra played at the venue until 1982, when it moved to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The 2,564-seat theater in Mount Royal is on the National Register of Historic Places. It opened in 1894 as the Music Hall with a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was renamed the Lyric Theater in 1909 when it changed owners. The theater, known for its acoustics, has hosted such...
The Lyric Opera House is home to the Baltimore Opera Company, but it also hosts music acts, comedians, family programs and Broadway shows. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra played at the venue until 1982, when it moved to the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. The 2,564-seat theater in Mount Royal is on the National Register of Historic Places. It opened in 1894 as the Music Hall with a performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It was renamed the Lyric Theater in 1909 when it changed owners. The theater, known for its acoustics, has hosted such names as Charles Lindberg, Amelia Earhart, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Will Rogers. More recently, performances, including "The Nutcracker," "Evita," Jungle Jack Hanna, Bill Maher and Queen Latifah, have filled the schedule. The nonprofit Lyric Foundation purchased the theater and launched a $14 million renovation plan to cope with the loss of the BSO. In 1982, the renamed Lyric Opera House -- with a new entrance, lobby, seating arrangement and backstage facilities -- opened as a multipurpose venue. The Lyric has struggled with competing theaters such as the Hippodrome and Meyerhoff, changed hands several times and dealt with financial setbacks. But it continues to adapt to the changing arts scene in Baltimore.
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A mostly lovely 'Butterfly'
Sun Music CriticAlthough famously booed, hissed and cat-called at its premiere in February 1904, Puccini's Madama Butterfly took wing by May - after the composer made some revisions - and has flown unimpeded ever since, unaffected by changing times or attitudes. The...Tags: Classical Music, Music Theater, Suzuki Motor Corporation
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The Big Three
'Butterfly' lands at the Lyric Set in 1904 Japan, the opera Madama Butterfly tells a story of tragic love between the young geisha Cio-Cio-San and her unfaithful husband, American Lieutenant Pinkerton. A perennial of American opera, it is one of Puccini's...Tags: Music Theater, Classical Music, Poetry, Mount Royal, American Visionary Art Museum
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Scalia defends judicial views
Sun reporterIn a speech before more than 1,000 law students and attorneys at Baltimore's Lyric Opera House yesterday, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia set out to dispel the notion that his judicial philosophy always leads him to ultra-conservative opinions....Tags: Death Penalty, Court Administration, Constitutional Issues, Punishment, Photography
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SOUND
CHECK "Making the Band 4" // starring Danity Kane, Day26 and Donnie Klang, Pier Six Pavilion on May 30. Also, STS9, along with Umphrey's McGee, is there July 27, and the Robert Cray Band and Keb Mo Band play there Aug. 23. 410-547-7328 or...Tags: Assault, Artie Lange, Robert Cray
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Go Today
At Lyric, a dose of classic rockThe Moody Blues, a classic rock group founded in the 1960s, will play at 8 p.m. at the Lyric Opera House, 140 W. Mount Royal Ave. Tickets are $38-$68. Call 410-547-SEAT or go to tick etmaster.com.Tags: Mount Royal
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The Big Three
Colorful group Those who know the Doodlebops from their Disney Channel show know that their high-energy performances and neon colors can't be confined to television. Their kid-friendly music and positive social message are broadcast in four countries and...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Classical Music, Riots, Libraries and Museums, Fort McHenry
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In Concert
TodayJah Works, Passafire // Recher Theatre, 512 York Road, Towson / 410-337-7210 or 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. John Berry // Rams Head Tavern, 33 West St., Annapolis / 410-268-4545 or ramsheadtavern.com. Katt Williams // 1st Mariner Arena, 201...Tags: Broadway, Tourism and Leisure Industry, Popular Music, Classical Music, Dance
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SOUND
CHECK Sheryl Crow // Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia on May 28. Also, Death Cab for Cutie is there June 9, and Iron Maiden takes the stage June 18. 410-547-7328 or ticketmaster.com. Tribute to the "Godfather of Soul" // featuring Bootsy...Tags: 1st Mariner Arena, Alicia Keys, George Michael, Buddy Guy, Tim McGraw
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Dance schedule
MARCH March 21-22 // Shen Wei Dance Arts: Connect Transfer, Kennedy March 27-29 // eyeSpace, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, Harman March 30 // WPAS Men and Women of the Gospel Mass Choir, Kennedy APRIL April 2-6 // The Washington Ballet: High...Tags: Dance, Culture, Classical Music, Dancing, Mount Vernon Place
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Eclectic schedule
MARCH Through March 23 // Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus -- Bellobration, 1st Mariner Through June 8 // Baltimore Festival of Maps, multiple venues throughout Baltimore Through June 30 // Framing the Game: The Art of Our Sports, Sports...Tags: Music Theater, Poetry, Libraries and Museums, Jazz Music, Culture
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