Maryland Lyric Opera, one of the Washington area’s opera companies, will be closing its doors. Founder and artistic director, Brad Clark, has announcedon the website: « I have made the difficult decision to end the operations of Maryland Lyric Opera, effective immediately. (…) Since I founded MDLO in 2014, we have presented many memorable performances of opera — from the three fully staged productions at The Clarice in College Park to the four operas in our thrilling 2022-23 Season of Verdi at Strathmore — in addition to many concerts in venues all across the region. Plus, we have introduced thousands of local students to our beloved art form through our programs in local schools, and nurtured the careers of emerging artists with the MDLO Institute. »