After the success of its world premiere in 2019, Joffrey Ballet performs Anna Karenina for Chicago audiences once again at the recently renovated Lyric Opera House.
Yuri Possokhov’s adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s novel won the 2019 Benois de la Danse International Prize for Best Choreography and features an original composition by award-winning composer Ilya Demutsky, costumes and sets by Emmy Award-winning designer Tom Pye, and lighting by famed designer David Finn.
Love is all-consuming for the beautiful but married Anna, who in the pursuit of passion, finds herself caught in a life-changing affair with the dashing Count Vronsky. Set in the late 19th century, Tolstoy’s classic shows the triumph of romance, family, and faith against a backdrop of fraught political and social transformation.
The Joffrey Ballet President and CEO Greg Cameron adds, “The 2022-23 season represents the breadth of Joffrey‘s artistry, from the original work presented by Chanel DaSilva in Beyond Borders, to the modern masterpiece that is Christopher Wheeldon’s The Nutcracker, to the remount of Yuri Possokhov’s blockbuster Anna Karenina–an all-time classic set to an original score.
Following a record-breaking return to pre-pandemic attendance with The Nutcracker, we look forward to welcoming audiences back to the iconic Lyric Opera House this winter. Not only will guests experience Anna Karenina‘s story that has transcended the ages; they will witness the transformative power and innovation on which the Joffrey was founded.”
February 15-26, 2023 | Lyric Opera House
Wednesday, February 15 at 7:30PM
Friday, February 17 at 7:30PM
Saturday, February 18 at 2:00PM and 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 19 at 2:00 PM
Thursday, February 23 at 7:30PM
Friday, February 24 at 7:30PM
Saturday, February 25 at 2:00PM and 7:30PM
Sunday, February 26 at 2:00PM
Anna Karenina travels to the Kennedy Center Opera House in Washington, D.C. from April 5 to April 9, 2023.
Featured Photo of Christine Rocas and Dylan Gutierrez in Yuri Possokhov’s Anna Karenina. Photo by Cheryl Mann.
