
Maya and the Magic Ring
Music by Lori Laitman
Libretto by Dana Gioia
Running time: 60 minutes, including a talkback with performers after the show.
Presented in English with English and Spanish captions.
Presented in partnership with newEar Contemporary Chamber Ensemble.
Maya and the Magic Ring was commissioned by Lyric Opera of Kansas City and received its world premiere on March 27, 2025.
Maya and the Magic Ring is supported, in part, by the Marion and Henry Bloch Family Foundation.
Additional support is generously provided by J. Scott Francis, the Francis Family Foundation; the Lyric Opera of Kansas City Foundation – Hearst Fund; the R.A. Long Foundation; and the Sherman Family Foundation.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City's 2024-2025 season is sponsored by the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts and the Muriel McBrien Kauffman Family Foundation, with public support from the State of Missouri and the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
Learn more about the upcoming productions listed below–and more–at our website, https://kcopera.org/.
Turandot
May 2–4, 2025
Cinderella
September 27, October 3 & 5, 2025
Madame Butterfly
November 14–16, 2025
Porgy and Bess
February 28, March 6, & March 8, 2026
Of Mice and Men
May 1–3, 2026