Lyric Opera 2022-2023, Issue 7, Factotum

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 24 About Lyric Unlimited A crucial component of Lyric’s mission, Lyric Unlimited expands the company’s civic footprint by collaborating with organizations throughout the Chicago area, creating opportunities for children and adults to learn about opera, and exploring the development of opera through the creation and presentation of new works. Lyric Unlimited is committed to serving the broadest possible audience within and beyond the Lyric Opera House. This includes communities for whom opera has had little to no relevance in the past. To make meaningful connections, Lyric Unlimited collaborates with community organizations to develop innovative approaches, partnerships, programs, and performances that highlight cultural heritage and create a renewed resonance for opera. Each season, Lyric Unlimited programming includes a broad range of learning initiatives in Chicago-area schools as well as collaborative community activities that explore new ways for people to develop and perform their stories through music. On average, Lyric Unlimited programs reached over 95,000 individuals per year. Beyond the stage, and beyond the boundaries that often de ne opera companies, Lyric is igniting creativity across Chicago. Through innovative learning opportunities, creative exploration, and artistic creation and collaboration, Lyric, with your support, encourages students, educators, families, audiences, and Chicagoans from neighborhoods across the city to share their voices and embrace the power and relevance of opera as a catalyst for growth and change. LYRIC UNLIMITED BOARD COMMITTEE Eric S. Smith, Chair Chaz Ebert Lois Eisen Karen Freeman-Wilson Mary Pat Gannon Ethel C. Gofen Carlos Hernandez Falcon J. Thomas Hurvis Susan Kiphart Lori Komisar Sylvia Neil Funmi Olopade Matthew Parr Roberta L. Washlow