Artiste: Kansas City Symphony

Francesca Zambello's magnificent production of the Gershwins’ American epic comes to the Lyric Opera of Kansas City. 

Swan Lake opens the season for Kansas City Ballet in a splendid looking production and with very pleasing interpretations.

Michael Shell's sparkling new production of La Cenerentola, built locally, opens the season at the Lyric Opera Kansas City. 

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.