In her second season with the Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago, mezzo-soprano Alexis Peart returns to the Lyric stage as Flora (La traviata) and Mrs. Ott (Susannah), while covering the Composer and Dryade (Ariadne auf Naxos) and Mrs. McLean (Susannah). Highlights of her 2026/27 season include her Boston Symphony Orchestra debut as Milovzor (The Queen of Spades), her Haymarket Opera debut as Speranza (L’Orfeo), and an appearance alongside Lawrence Brownlee and Christian Van Horn in Beyond the Aria at Chicago’s Harris Theater.

SCHEDULE

2026 - 2027 Season

  • L'Orfeo (Monteverdi)

    Speranza · La Messaggera (cover)

    September 24–27, 2026

    Haymarket Opera Company & The Newberry Consort

    Jarvis Opera Hall · Chicago, IL

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  • SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH LYRIC

    Ryan Opera Center Ensemble

    August 23, 2026 | 7:00 PM

    Lyric Opera of Chicago

    Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Millennium Park
    Chicago, IL

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  • Beyond the Aria at the Harris theater

    with Alexis Peart, Larry Brownlee & Christian Van Horn

    October 22, 2026 · 7:30 PM

    Harris Theater for Music and Dance · Chicago, IL

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  • Rising Stars in Concert

    Ryan Opera Center Ensemble
    Featured as Ciesca in Gianni Schicchi and an aria performance

    January 9, 2027 | 7:30 PM

    Lyric Opera of Chicago · Chicago, IL

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  • The Queen of Spades (Pique Dame)

    Milovzor

    Boston Symphony Orchestra Debut

    January 29 & 31, 2027

    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Symphony Hall · Boston, MA

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  • Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

    Alto Soloist (cover)

    February 14, 2027 · 3:00 PM

    Boston Philharmonic Orchestra

    Symphony Hall · Boston, MA

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  • Ariadne auf Naxos

    Composer (cover) & Dryade (cover)

    March 11–26, 2027

    Lyric Opera of Chicago
    Lyric Opera House · Chicago, IL

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  • La traviata

    Flora

    March 24 – April 25, 2027

    Lyric Opera of Chicago
    Lyric Opera House · Chicago, IL

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  • Susannah

    Mrs. Ott · Mrs. McLean (cover)

    April 11–23, 2027

    Lyric Opera of Chicago
    Lyric Opera House · Chicago, IL

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Previous Season Highlights

  • ALCINA | Ruggiero (cover)
    Haymarket Opera Company | August 2025

    MEDEA | Second Maidservant (cover)
    Lyric Opera of Chicago | October 2025

    CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA | Lola (cover)
    Lyric Opera of Chicago | November 2025

    A NIGHT OF MELLON COLLIE AND INFINITE SADNESS | Mezzo-Soprano (cover)
    Lyric Opera of Chicago | November 2025

    COSÌ FAN TUTTE | Despina (cover)
    Lyric Opera of Chicago | February 2026

    MADAMA BUTTERFLY | Kate Pinkerton
    Lyric Opera of Chicago | March–April 2026

    EL ÚLTIMO SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO | Second Image of Frida
    Lyric Opera of Chicago | March–April 2026

    MAHLER: SYMPHONY NO. 3 | Mezzo-Soprano Soloist
    Vista Philharmonic Orchestra | May 2026

  • MITRIDATE, RE DI PONTO | Arbate / Farnace (cover)
    Boston Lyric Opera

    THE SEASONS | The Choreographer (World Premiere)
    Boston Lyric Opera / AMOC

    ARIODANTE | Ariodante (cover)
    Boston Baroque

    NOAH'S FLOOD | Mrs. Noah
    Boston Lyric Opera

    MESSIAH (HANDEL) | Alto Soloist
    Columbus Symphony

    SYMPHONY NO. 3 (MAHLER) | Alto Soloist
    Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra

    LYSISTRATA | Lampito
    Boston Modern Orchestra Project / Odyssey Opera

    STABAT MATER (JULIA PERRY) | Alto Soloist
    Castle of Our Skins

    HANSEL AND GRETEL | Hansel
    Boston Lyric Opera, Educational Outreach Tour

  • COSÌ FAN TUTTE | Dorabella
    The Princeton Festival

    EURYDICE | Big Stone
    Boston Lyric Opera

    LA CENERENTOLA | Tisbe
    Boston Lyric Opera

    LA CENERENTOLA | Angelina
    Boston Lyric Opera, Educational Outreach Tour

    LA TRAGÉDIE DE CARMEN | Carmen (cover)
    Chautauqua Opera Company

    L'AMANT ANONYME | Dorothée (cover)
    Boston Lyric Opera