150 years of opera in Chicago

The roots of a tradition, 1850-1864

The Crosby years, 1865-1871

A tradition rebuilt, 1872-1889

The Met West, 1884-1910

A new tradition, 1910-1929

The Ravinia opera, 1912-1931

A new theater, 1929-1947

New York takes over, 1943-1954

The Lyric Theater, 1954-1955

The Fox years, 1956-1981

The Krainik years, 1981-1997

A new beginning, 1997-2000

A changing repertory over the first 150 years

Paying the bills and broadening the audience.