Chicago Lyric Opera is a juggernaut of efficiency. “The 91 performances given last season generated box office revenues of more than $30 million, on an operating budget of $58.2 million. Fundraising topped $21.5 million, the highest in the company’s history. Of that amount, $5 million came from Lyric’s sold-out golden jubilee concert in October. The endowment campaign reached its goal of $50 million.”