The best part of these dressing rooms? Each one has a piano! See it reflected in the mirror? There is more than one closet in each so that they can keep their own things in it. Because they always have 2 operas running at the same time, the dressing rooms are shared. We went behind the stage where the dressing rooms are. We saw how up close things looked so fake, but from the stage they look real! In the center of this picture you see one of the several trap doors so that the singers can enter from below or exit down.Īround the corner, they had lots of props set up for the kids to look at. See the black net above the pit? That’s to catch anything that might fall off the stage so it won’t fall on the musicians! Next we walked down the steps toward the orchestra pit and behind it under the stage. Here is a view from the orchestra pit toward the seats in the house. And a backstage crew brought a piano onto the stage because there was going to be an audition. When we were in the theater looking at the stage, the lighting designers were testing out different projections that we could see on the set pieces. See the flaps that open on the side? They hide the spotlight and video monitors from the audience. There are lots of video monitors in various locations so that those on stage and backstage can see him even if they aren’t looking directly at him. One fun “secret” we learned was that the conductor is on video when he’s conducting. We took a peek down into the orchestra pit.
Then we went to the first level where the orchestra seats are. We could also hear people down on the stage, and the tour guide explained that the acoustics were such that we would also hear perfectly from those seats! We learned that in Europe opera houses, this is usually not the case. She wanted us to see that no matter where you sit (even the “worst” seats), you still get a full view of the stage. Next we entered the theater and went to the seats that were furthest from the stage–top row of the highest balcony.
We began with her in the lobby where she pointed out that in the architecture and decorating throughout the opera house, there are musical instruments and the masks of comedy and tragedy.
Another tour with the teens was going on at the same time. We had a great tour guide for our group of about 15 elementary aged students. This time it was about different directors and designers of operas who have worked at the Lyric.Īnother time we were there, they had an exhibit related to the opera we watched The Passenger, which included a model of the set. Each time I have been there they have had a different exhibit down there. Lower Level ExhibitĪfter traveling on the train to the city of Chicago from our suburb, we began the tour in the basement of the Lyric Opera, where the restrooms are. It was more wonderful than I expected it to be. Recently, I took my kids to a tour of the backstage at the Chicago Lyric Opera.
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