Patrick Stewart will bring some serious acting chops to an evening of light entertainment at the Lyric Opera of Chicago featuring the Second City sketch comedy and improv group.

The company announced this week that Mr. Stewart would host the evening with the soprano Renée Fleming, who serves as creative consultant to the Lyric. Ms. Fleming, who conceived the program, will also perform, the company said. The show, called “The Second City Guide to the Opera,” will take place on Jan. 5 at the Civic Opera House. A Lyric Opera news release described the evening as a “revue-style show” that will include Second City performers in “opera-themed comedic sketches.”