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Civic Opera House

The Civic Opera House, also often mistakenly referred to as the Lyric Opera House, is an opera house located at 20 North Wacker Drive in . The Civic's main performance space, named for Ardis Krainik, seats 3,276, making it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America, after the .
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: opera house in Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Address: 20 North Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60606

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chicago Union Station and Willis Tower.

Railway station
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is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the West Loop neighborhood of the of , United States. is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Civic Opera House.

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The , formerly and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the community area of in , United States. is situated 1,500 feet south of Civic Opera House.

Railway station
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The Richard B. , on the site of the former Chicago and North Western Terminal, is a commuter rail terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. is situated 940 feet northwest of Civic Opera House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fulton River District and Loop.

Neighborhood
The is a neighborhood located on the edge of the city's downtown, northwest of the Loop. The district is bounded by the to the east, the Kennedy Expressway to the west, Ohio Street to the north and Madison Street to the south, making it part of the and community areas of Chicago in , , United States.

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The is the central business district of , bounded by the Chicago River to the north and west, Harrison Street to the south, and Lake Michigan to the east.

Neighborhood
The is a historic district in the community area of Chicago, Illinois in the . Running along Wabash Avenue, primarily between East Washington Street and East Monroe Street, the buildings in the district were built…

Civic Opera House

Latitude
41.88256° or 41° 52′ 57″ north
Longitude
-87.63749° or 87° 38′ 15″ west
Elevation
581 feet (177 metres)
Operator
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Open location code
86HJV9M7+22
Open­Street­Map ID
way 124865443
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­commercial
Geo­Names ID
4888061
Wiki­data ID
Q1833594
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Civic Opera House” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سيفيس اوبيرا هويس”
  • Basque: “Civic Opera House”
  • Chinese: “公民歌劇院”
  • Chinese: “市民歌劇院”
  • Dutch: “Civic Opera House”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سيفيس اوبيرا هويس”
  • French: “Civic Opera House”
  • Hebrew: “בית האופרה העירוני בשיקגו”
  • Italian: “Civic Opera House”
  • Japanese: “シカゴ市民歌劇場”
  • Japanese: “シビック・オペラ・ハウス”
  • Portuguese: “Civic Opera House”
  • Spanish: “Civic Opera House”

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