Location: Lyric Opera House, Chicago IL

Lyric Opera of Chicago presents Medea, a tale of infidelity and revenge like no other. Euripides’s millennia-old tragedy comes to life — and gruesome death — in this presentation of acclaimed director Sir David McVicar’s iconic, grand-scale production.

Featuring Lyric’s own Music Director Enrique Mazzola on the podium, this intense spectacle stars international powerhouse soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in one of the fiercest, most demanding roles ever written. She shares the stage with equally formidable tenor — and Lyric favorite — Matthew Polenzani.

Medea dials the drama up to 11, bringing new meaning to “blood and thunder” as it tantalizes hardcore opera lovers and leaves new audiences glued to the edge of their seats.

Language: Sung in Italian with projected English titles

Running Time: 3 hours and 20 minutes, including 1 intermission

Shows will be on the following days:

• Saturday, October 11, 7:30p

• Tuesday, October 14, 7p

• Friday, October 17, 7p

• Monday, October 20, 7p

• Thursday, October 23, 2p

• Sunday, October 26, 2p

Adia will cover 1st Handmaiden for the entire run of the show.

Purchase tickets here.