The company's permanent home is the Civic Opera Building, a 1929 structure with an Art Deco interior. Its 3,563-seat capacity makes it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America.
Andrew Davis is the Lyric's music director and principal conductor, a post he has occupied since in September 2000. He will be leading three complete cycles of The Ring of the Nibelung in the 2004-2005 season to mark the company's 50th anniversary.
In addition to the standard operatic repertoire, the Lyric also presents contemporary works. Recent productions have included Harbison's The Great Gatsby (2000-01), Weill's Street Scene (2001-02), and Floyd's Susannah and Sondheim's Sweeney Todd (2002-03).
Composer William Bolcom is working on his next opera for Lyric, A Wedding, which is based on the 1978 Robert Altman film of the same name, and will be directed by Altman. It will premiere during Lyric's 50th-anniversary season. Bolcom will also create another opera for Lyric, to be premiered during the 2009-10 season.