![]() ![]() There is increased leg room for rows at the front of the house. The original gold plush seats have been replaced with rose-colored, noticeably firmer, though still well-cushioned, seats. Care was taken to reconfigure the main floor so that seats are staggered, offering improved sightlines. ![]() Indeed, every seat at the opera house has been replaced, thanks to funding from an anonymous donor. “You should be aware that your posteriors are the first to be implanted in our brand-new seats!” says Freud. Starting with the 2021-22 season, Lyric Opera will be the new home for the Joffrey Ballet. During a pandemic, however, making such an announcement in person, at the first gathering at the Lyric Opera House since April 2020, was attention-getting in and of itself. ![]() Ordinarily, Lyric Opera and the Joffrey Ballet announcing their seasons together for the first time would have been the main attraction. “Who would have thought it would be such a momentous moment to welcome people back to the opera house?” “We’re back!” declares Lyric Opera general manager Anthony Freud to scattered members of the media from the opera house stage. Louis’ production of “Fire Shut Up in My Bones”/Photo: Eric Woolsey ![]()
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