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Deep into the American psyche: Carlisle Floyd’s Of Mice and Men

Matthew Pearce (Lennie), John Moore (Milton) with Waverly © Don Ipock for Lyric Opera of Kansas City
Carlisle Floyd's operatic setting of John Steinbeck’s classic novella is given a new production in the composer's centenary year at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
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Porgy and Bess: Catfish Row arrives in Kansas City

Michelle Bradley (Bess) and Eric Greene (Porgy) © Andrew Schwartz
Francesca Zambello's magnificent production of the Gershwins’ American epic comes to the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. 
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Rockabilly meets Rossini: Cinderella at Lyric Opera of Kansas City

Jack Swanson (Don Ramiro) and Siphokazi Molteno (Angelina) © Andrew Schwartz
Michael Shell's sparkling new production of La Cenerentola, built locally, opens the season at the Lyric Opera Kansas City. 
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A big and bold Turandot in Kansas City

Wendy Bryn Harmer (Turandot) © Andrew Schwartz
Lyric Opera of Kansas City ends its season with Garnett Bruce's blockbuster production of Puccini's Turandot
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It’s complicated: Georgia O’Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz in letters

Renée Fleming and the Kansas City Symphony © Don Ipock
Based on letters between Georgia O’Keeffe and her husband, Alfred Stieglitz, Kevin Puts’ The Brightness of Light at the Lyric Opera of Kansas City portrays marriage as a collaborative work in progress. 
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Heavy symbolism in Kansas City's Roméo et Juliette

Andriana Chuchman (Juliette) © Don Ipock for Lyric Opera of Kansas City
A visually captivating and lyrically authentic production by Doug Scholz-Carlson for the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
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Kansas City's Royal Renaissance

With the Kauffmann Center approaching its tenth anniversary, we look at how the building has breathed life into the arts scene in a city that was formerly considered flyover country.