By TOM WAITS and WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS, this Midwest Premiere is an opera like you
have never experienced before. Featuring a haunting, operatic score by the one and only
singer-songwriter, and actor Tom Waits and words by legendary writer, William S. Burroughs,
this Faustian musical fable had its stage premiere in 1990, and was followed by an eponymous
album title released on Island Records by Waits in 1993.
April 19, 2024 at 7:30pm; April 21, 2024 at 2:30pm
Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets
Original Direction by Robert Wilson
Music and Lyrics by Tom Waits
Text by William S. Burroughs
Original Musical Arrangements by Greg Cohen and Tom Waits
Dramaturgy by Wolfgang Wiens
have never experienced before. Featuring a haunting, operatic score by the one and only
singer-songwriter, and actor Tom Waits and words by legendary writer, William S. Burroughs,
this Faustian musical fable had its stage premiere in 1990, and was followed by an eponymous
album title released on Island Records by Waits in 1993.
April 19, 2024 at 7:30pm; April 21, 2024 at 2:30pm
Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets
Original Direction by Robert Wilson
Music and Lyrics by Tom Waits
Text by William S. Burroughs
Original Musical Arrangements by Greg Cohen and Tom Waits
Dramaturgy by Wolfgang Wiens
SEASON SUBSCRIBER EVENTS
Springfield-area premiere of Beethoven’s only opera FIDELIO starring internationally-acclaimed tenor, Ric Furman. This lush, romantic “rescue opera” tells the redemptive story of a woman’s heroic journey to save her husband from prison.
October 20, 2023 at 7:30pm
October 22, 2023 at 2:30pm |
One-of-a-kind theatrical experience with music by iconic singer/songwriter/actor
TOM WAITS and words by legendary writer, William S. Burroughs. This dark, Faustian tale about the dangers of addiction, is a Midwest Premiere! Original Direction by Robert Wilson Music and Lyrics by Tom Waits Text by William S. Burroughs Original Musical Arrangements by Greg Cohen and Tom Waits Dramaturgy by Wolfgang Wiens April 19, 2024 at 7:30pm
April 21, 2024 at 2:30pm |
Are you ready to rock?! Once again, it’s time to drop the tux and break out the amps. Join OLO and the Ozarks’ legendary M-Dock Band for another thrilling evening of rock and pop tunes from the 60s, 70s, and 80s!
May 3rd, 2024 at 7:30pm
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SPECIAL EVENTS
Join OLO Artistic Director Michael Spyres for an intimate performance of German lied and arias centered around a delightful evening of Old World German-themed drinks and food.
November 17, 2023 at 7:30pm
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A World Premiere documentary film about the life of Ozarks Lyric Opera Artistic Director
Michael Spyres, directed by Edoardo Zucchetti. March 24, 2024 at 2:30pm
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