February 24, 2024

The Civic Opera House, aka the Lyric Opera House, opened in 1929. It's home to the Lyric Opera that's been performing operas there for over 70 years. It is a 45-story, Art Deco skyscraper that's over a million square feet! Why in the hell would any opera house need so much space?!
My wife and I went to see "The Daughter of the Regiment" there in November 2023. Opera's not not as fun as a Cub's game because you're not allowed to form a beer snake or throw baseballs on the opera stage, but there's enough demand for opera in Chicago because the auditorium seats over 3500 people.