It was founded in Chicago in 1954, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicol* Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included Maria Callas's American debut in Norma. The company was re-organized by Fox in 1956 under its present name and, after her 1981 departure, it has continued to be of one of the major opera companies in the United States.
It was founded in Chicago in 1954, under the name 'Lyric Theatre of Chicago' by Carol Fox, Nicol* Rescigno and Lawrence Kelly, with a season that included Maria Callas's American debut in Norma.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
found
founded
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Chicago
Chicago
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1954
1954
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
under
under
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
Lyric
Lyric
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Theatre
Theatre
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Chicago
Chicago
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Carol
Carol
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Fox
Fox
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Nicol
Nicol
PROPN
NNP
punct
*
*
PUNCT
NFP
conj
Number=Sing
Rescigno
Rescigno
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Lawrence
Lawrence
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Kelly
Kelly
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
season
season
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
include
included
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Maria
Maria
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Callas
Callas
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
debut
debut
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Norma
Norma
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The company was re-organized by Fox in 1956 under its present name and, after her 1981 departure, it has continued to be of one of the major opera companies in the United States.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
company
company
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
re-organize
re-organized
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Fox
Fox
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1956
1956
NUM
CD
case
under
under
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
present
present
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
name
name
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
after
after
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1981
1981
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
departure
departure
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
has
AUX
VBZ
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
continue
continued
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
case
of
of
ADP
IN
xcomp
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
major
major
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
opera
opera
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
company
companies
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
State
States
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.