The Civic Opera House

The Civic Opera House, also called The Lyric Opera House, is located at 20 North Wacker Drive. The Civic's main performance space seats 3,563 patrons, making it the second-largest opera auditorium in North America, after the Metropolitan Opera House. It is part of a complex with a 45-story office tower and two 22-story wings, known as the Civic Opera Building that opened in 1929. The building features magnificent Art Deco details such as those seen here in its main entrance. The framed photography measures 16"W x 20"H x 3/4"D.