11 Oct 2006

An afternoon at the opera

http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-0610100348oct11,1,1173886.story?coll=chi-leisuretempo-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true

By offering weekday matinees, Lyric has found a devoted niche audience

By Emily Nunn [Chicago Tribune, 11 October 2006]

It was a perfect afternoon for a beheading, apparently; an eager crowd jostled one another at the corner of North Wacker Drive and Washington Street, including two silver-haired ladies scalping tickets to the upcoming spectacle.