The Lyric Opera, if not quite as good, is at the top of the second rank.
Audiences at the Lyric Opera's opening run have been enthusiastic, as have many critics.
The more geeky and in-depth I can get in the lyric writing process, the better.
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The lyric was so heavy, and melodically - I said, who wrote this?
In 1989, the Lyric Opera of Chicago banned him from the stage.
The plaque will be unveiled on 24 June in the foyer of the Lyric Theatre, where the show Thriller Live is currently playing.
The Lyric Theatre's donation from Dr Martin Naughton is thought to be the biggest personal gift made to an arts organisation in NI.
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Like many Nouvelle Vague reinventions, the lyric for "The Killing Moon" is delivered in a girlish deadpan, removing the song from its sad sentiments.
The band famously defied Ed Sullivan's request that they not sing the lyric "higher" when they performed "Light My Fire" on his show in 1969.
There are four performances at the Lyric Opera of Chicago from March 26 to April 6, with the same primary singers and Evan Rogister conducting.
So similar, in fact, that the "Glee" version included Coulton's line "Johnny C's in trouble, " replacing the lyric "Mix-A-Lot's in trouble" in the original song.
He cites the example of A Midsummer Night's Dream, premiered two years ago at Latitude, and which this year played in the Lyric's main theatre prior to going on tour.
The Lyric has co-commissioned five theatre companies to make site-specific pieces for Latitude, one of which is Lewis Carroll's Mad Hatter's Tea Party brought to life by Les Enfants Terribles.
The lyric and gorilla costume were meant to show how anti-Semitism was beginning to run rampant in Berlin, but Grey said it caused problems in the New York stage production.
He also participates as a board member of the Chicago Alliance to End Homelessness, Chicago United, The Lyric Opera of Chicago, The University of Chicago Hospitals and The University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.
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And he includes the lyric: This morning, I woke up feeling brand new and I jumped up feeling my highs and my lows in my soul, in my goals just to stop smokin' and stop drinkin'.
Anyone who has ever been to a Jerry Lee Lewis show can tell you how Jerry Lee will insert his name into the lyric of a song at the drop of a hat.
Completing a distinguished line-up of nominees are Brian Dennehy for Death of a Salesman at the Lyric, Con O'Neill for Telstar at the New Ambassadors, and David Threlfall for Someone Who'll Watch Over Me.
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Like the Tulsa Opera, the Lyric Opera has a history of supporting rising talent, none more significant than the mezzo Joyce DiDonato, who grew up in the Kansas City suburbs, on the Kansas side.
If you can search for the lyric properly, a solid result shows you that the TuneWiki app can give the lyrics to any song, and the Shazam app recognizes songs based on lyrics or sound clips.
It's all released in one colossal rush during the chorus, when everything about the song (the electric guitars, the drums, the vocals, the confusion and loss of the lyric) locks in and unloads all at once.
That's because the soprano sang the role of Cleopatra when the David McVicar production premiered at England's Glyndebourne Festival in 2005 and performed it again when the staging traveled to the Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2007.
Like other songs with universal themes - say, REM's Everybody Hurts - the imprecision of the lyric is seen by the many it reaches as a strength and by others as a weakness - a vagueness approaching greeting-card levels.
Their fellow nominees are Helen McCrory, from the Wyndham's Theatre production of As You Like It, Clare Higgins for Death of a Salesman at the Lyric, and Eve Best for Hedda Gabler at the Almeida and Duke of York's theatres.
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Chicago has always understood the power of the arts, too, in helping it to carve out a strong identity (its art museum is staggering), and sitting among those iconic riverside buildings is the Lyric Opera of Chicago, a tempting mix of neo-classical exterior and golden art nouveau and art deco interior.
In a larger context, I can relate the song lyric to the evolving business environment as companies of every size look to offer their goods and services not only within their local communities, but also across the globe.
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The Royal Opera has sold the production, along with its sets and costumes, to the Chicago Lyric Theatre in the US, where it will continue to be directed by Mr Cox.
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When Esther Nelson became general and artistic director of the Boston Lyric Opera in 2008, she wanted to expand the company's season, which then consisted of three operas in the Shubert Theater.
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The familiar lyric isn't part of this remake, but with his fluid, conversational piano style, Roberts is clearly talking to us.
Ms. Tallchief remained with the New York City Ballet for 18 years, and after her retirement in 1965, she became the artistic director of the Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet.
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