Openings

Lyric Opera Unveils Two New Patron-Only Restaurants

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Tosca lovers, this one’s for you: If we hadn’t been experiencing strange technical difficulties for the past few hours, we would have told you this morning about the opening of the Lyric Opera’s two new dining rooms, The Sarah and Peer Pedersen Room (fancy-schmancy white tablecloth) and Florian Opera Bistro (a la carte casual). In the grand tradition of nonprofit arts organizations everywhere, the two restaurants have been named after deep-pocketed opera lovers who have made generous donations to the Lyric. One catch: the restaurants are only open to ticket holders for same-day performances, so depending on your extracurricular preferences, this is either awesome, game-changing news, or staggeringly irrelevant.

Lyric Opera Unveils Two New Patron-Only Restaurants