The most acclaimed opera virtuosos use their voices to express a wide array of emotions, from the wretchedness of despair to the unalloyed rapture of free-Viking-helmet Fridays. Ride opera’s emotional rollycoaster with today’s Groupon for a ticket to Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of The Girl of the Golden West at Civic Opera House in the Loop. Check out Lyric Opera’s seating chart to examine the auditorium’s layout, then choose one of the following options:

Friday, February 4 at 7:30 p.m.

• $49 for seating in main-floor rows 23–39 (up to a $176 value)
• $75 for seating in main-floor rows 1–22 (a $217 value)

Wednesday, February 9 at 7:30 p.m.

• $49 for seating in main-floor rows 23–39 (up to a $158 value)
• $75 for seating in main-floor rows 1–22 (a $199 value)

Tuesday, February 15 at 7:30 p.m.

• $49 for seating in main-floor rows 23–39 (up to a $158 value)
• $75 for seating in main-floor rows 1–22 (a $194 value)

Friday, February 18 at 2 p.m.

• $49 for seating in main-floor rows 23–39 (up to a $158 value)
• $75 for seating in main-floor rows 1–22 (a $155 value)

Monday, February 21 at 7:30 p.m.

• $49 for seating in main-floor rows 23–39 (up to a $158 value)
• $75 for seating in main-floor rows 1–22 (a $194 value)

Highly acclaimed Lyric Opera entertains operaholics with an array of tuneful stage fare every season, frequently selling out its celebrated productions. Puccini’s The Girl of the Golden West, the operatic equivalent of a spaghetti Western, tells the tale of a love triangle between a sultry saloon owner, a carousing constable, and a disguised desperado much like those who still inhabit the American West’s rowdy Disneylands. While not as well-known as some of Puccini’s other works, such as La Bohème or Madama Butterfly, this opera shares many of the themes and features that fans will instantly recognize, including unrequited love, courage and cowardice, morally dubious men in uniform, and strong female leads. The Girl of the Golden West is performed in the expansive, art deco Civic Opera House—the second-largest auditorium in North America, with enough space for 3,600 opera lovers and their brass spittoons.

Reviews

Reviews of past productions abound in the New York Times archives, and even Yelpers who aren’t big opera fans give the Lyric Opera of Chicago five stars. Travel guides and sources all over the web praise the musicians, production quality, and venue. > * Talented musicians and performers satisfy opera devotees, while newcomers are often swept away by all the grandeur (English supertitles make it easy to follow the action…don’t be scared off by the snooty factor; audiences here are relatively casual (to the dismay of all those opera snobs). – Frommer’s > * The big voices of the opera world star in these top-flight productions. This is one of the top two opera companies in America today…All of the superb performances have sold out for more than a dozen years… – Fodor’s Travel