Welcome to Empire State Lyric Theatre

Our focus is not only about putting on a great performance – our focus is about putting on a magical evening.

Empire State Lyric Theatre aspires to be one of New York State’s pre-eminent companies for excellence in live performing arts.

We will be an organization that the public can rely on to present the most important and outstanding regional and international artists of our generation. We will provide inventive new contexts for their work, facilitate new and dynamic collaborations between artists and artistic teams and provide meaningful opportunities for new and existing audiences to engage with artists.

We will offer challenging, dynamic and diverse programming, which will engage and entertain our audiences and offer a unique and memorable visitor experience.

Empire State Lyric Theatre will also remain grounded in its community and respond to the cultural landscape of Western New York and its residents by presenting artists, performances, arts events and social events that bring great musical and artistic culture to Western New York.

See you at the performance!

Raffaele Ponti, Artistic Director & Conductor