LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Table of Contents ROBERT KUSEL

IN THIS ISSUE Der Rosenkavalier – pp. 24-38

3 From the General Director 10 Dressing the Part: All About 34 Artistic Roster 4 From the President Lyric’s Costumes 35 Supernumeraries/Lyric Unlimited/ Education Corps 5 Board of Directors 18 Tonight’s Performance 36 Patron Salute 6 Women’s Board/Guild Board/ 19 Synopsis 38 Aria Society Chapters’ Executive Board/ 21 Cast 47 Ryan Opera Center Board Breaking New Ground/ 22 Artist Profiles Look to the Future 7 Administration/Administrative 29 Opera Notes 49 Major Contributors – Special Staff/Production and Technical Events and Project Support Staff 33 Musical Staff/Orchestra/Chorus 50 Ryan Opera Center 51 Ryan Opera Center Contributors COSTUMES AT LYRIC pp. 16-22 52 Lyric Unlimited Contributors 53 Planned Giving:

DAN REST The Overture Society 55 Annual Corporate Support 56 Matching Gifts, Special Thanks and Acknowledgements 57 Annual Individual and Foundation Support 63 Commemorative Gifts 64 Facilities and Services/Theater Staff

On the cover: Hogarth, William (1697-1764). Marriage A-la-Mode: 2, The Tête à Tête, about 1743. Oil on canvas, 69.9 x 90.8 cm. Bought, 1824 Susan Mickey designed marvelously colorful costumes for Lyric’s new production of (NG114). National Gallery The Marriage of Figaro earlier this season. © National Gallery, London / Art Resource, NY

2 | February 8 - March 13, 2016 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO From the General Director

For audiences at Lyric and worldwide, Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier stands high among ultimate experiences one can enjoy in an opera house. It has absolutely everything –a wonderful story set in 18th-century Vienna, one memorable characterization after another, lavish sets and costumes, and above all, Strauss’s glorious score that contains some of the most sumptuously beautiful music ever written. This opera is about love, and how different generations respond to it. Romance, infatuation, and passion are all essential Der Rosenkavalier to , but it also deals with aging and the end of relationships. STEVE LEONARD A nostalgic sense of lost youth pervades each scene involving the Marschallin, one of the most moving characters not just in Strauss, but in any opera in the repertoire. The themes presented by Strauss and Hofmannsthal, the work’s brilliant librettist, are all universal, and they speak to us as 21st-century operagoers in a very powerful way. Balancing the emotional is captivating comedy – not just in the intrigues and antics of the boorish Baron Ochs, but also in any number of delightful supporting characters that give this opera such irrepressible vitality. My love for Der Rosenkavalier goes back many years. The performances I heard growing up in London gave me a deep appreciation of the great traditions of this opera, one that has always attracted singing actors of extraordinary accomplishment. The performers you’ll be hearing at Lyric are all in the “royal line” of interpreters of Der Rosenkavalier, and from them all you can expect portrayals that honor the opera’s illustrious performance history while bringing to it a wonderful energy and freshness. The title role marks the eagerly awaited return to our stage of not one but two acclaimed mezzo-sopranos, each of whom is a great favorite in the world’s most prestigious companies. Sophie Koch and Alice Coote are particularly closely associated with Strauss’s Octavian, and how fortunate we are that Lyric audiences will be able to enjoy both of these remarkable portrayals. Ryan Opera Center alumna Amanda Majeski, our Marschallin, triumphed in her role debut last season in Frankfurt. She’s demonstrated extraordinary versatility at Lyric with her recent portrayals in operas of Mozart, Wagner, and Weinberg. Lyric’s Rosenkavalier will also introduce our audience to two other exceptionally gifted artists rapidly establishing themselves internationally, Mathew Rose (Baron Ochs) and Christina Landshamer (Sophie). I’m particularly pleased to present the Lyric debut of Edward Gardner, one of the most exciting conductors of our time, whose recent performances include a Rosenkavalier led with great distinction at the Metropolitan Opera. I know Edward’s work best from his tenure as music director of London’s English National Opera, where he exhibited extraordinary virtuosity in a wide range of repertoire, from Verdi to Strauss, Janáček, and Britten. His presence on the podium, the elegant designs of Thierry Bosquet, and our superb cast in a new staging by debuting director Martina Weber, will most certainly result in a glorious production of this entrancing opera.

Anthony Freud

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I’m thrilled to begin my tenure as President of Lyric Opera for many reasons, but above all, because opera has become a vital element of my life, both personally and professionally. In the early 1990s, when my company was about five years old, I realized that in the marketing world you took clients to a Bulls Game, or to Wrigley Field – there was a customary set of entertainment venues. But rather than a sports outing, what if we treated them to the opera? We began bringing clients, for whom it was unique and unforgettable, introducing them to an art form they’d heard about but never experienced. For me, it checked the boxes on the business side, but it also nurtured in me an enduring love for opera. I’d grown up in New Jersey listening to WQXR, hearing the Met on the radio, but becoming a subscriber and enjoying opera in the theater was TODD ROSENBERG brand new to me. It’s been my great pleasure to be a Lyric subscriber since 1992. l feel a special excitement every opening night, and when I return to a production a second or third time, I always see things I hadn’t seen before. My wife and I continue to introduce people to Lyric, many of whom have become subscribers themselves. When I was growing up in the 1960s and ’70s, people frequently responded to opera as something classic, almost old world, best seen and heard in traditional performances. Today, however, I relish the broad range of theatrical interpretation. I’m struck every season by performances that communicate a particular resonance with what’s happening culturally or socially in our world at the time. Certain truths captured so memorably in opera are timeless, still challenging us as they challenged these works’ original audiences. I think of recent productions, such as Rusalka or The Passenger – each was a truly visceral experience that stayed with me for weeks. This year I’m looking forward with great anticipation to Lyric’s new production of The Marriage of Figaro, and especially to the world premiere of Bel Canto. Under my watch, the next chapter in Lyric’s history will implement the strategic plan the management and board developed four years ago. The principles of excellence, relevance, and fiscal responsibility are our key priorities of focus. I’m excited to witness Lyric becoming a broader provider of cultural service to Chicago and the Chicagoland region. To stay excellent, relevant, and fiscally responsible in this rapidly changing world, we need to be prepared to innovate. That means looking beyond the customary constraints of our art form and asking, “What can we learn, borrow, beg, or steal from other forms of entertainment and cultural enrichment?” One idea behind the board’s innovation committee has been to empower a small group of board members to do just that. In many ways Lyric Unlimited is our laboratory. Through it we are reaching out to communities throughout Chicago, we are forming collaborative partnerships with other cultural, community, and educational organizations, and we are exploring the ways in which opera, as an art form, may develop in the future. Lyric offers an increasing number of diverse activities – not only our mainstage opera season, but also our productions of great musicals, Lyric Unlimited’s wide-ranging projects, and, of course, our world-renowned Ryan Opera Center. But we need to think of ourselves as one Lyric. Everything we do is part of a unified, single-minded goal to be the great North American opera company of the twenty-first century.

David T. Ormesher

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Board of Directors

The Honorable Bruce Rauner Life Directors Mark E. Ferguson Kenneth R. Norgan The Honorable Rahm Emanuel Frank W. Considine Michael W. Ferro, Jr. Sharon F. Oberlander Honorary Chairmen Edgar Foster Daniels Rick Fezell * John W. Oleniczak of the Board Richard J. Franke Matthew A. Fisher Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, Edgar D. Jannotta M.D. Co-Chairman Emeritus Edgar D. Jannotta * Renée Fleming * David T. Ormesher Allan B. Muchin George E. Johnson * Sonia Florian Co-Chairman Emeritus Robert H. Malott Mike Foley * William A. Osborn Richard P. Kiphart James J. O’Connor * Anthony Freud Matthew J. Parr Chairman Gordon Segal Ronald J. Gidwitz Jane DiRenzo Pigott David T. Ormesher Robert E. Wood II * Ruth Ann M. Gillis Jose Luis Prado President and Don M. Randel Chief Executive Officer * Brent W. Gledhill * Anne N. Reyes Lester Crown Directors Ethel Gofen Chairman of the * Howard L. Gottlieb J. Christopher Reyes Katherine A. Abelson Executive Committee Melvin Gray Thomas A. Reynolds III * Whitney W. Addington, M.D. Anthony Freud Maria C. Green † William C. Richardson, Ph.D. General Director and * James L. Alexander * Dietrich M. Gross Collin E. Roche Chief Operating Officer John P. Amboian Mary Pat Hay Ricardo Rosenkranz Sir Andrew Davis Paul F. Anderson Vice President Carrie J. Hightman Edward B. Rouse Larry A. Barden Renée Fleming Elliot E. Hirsch Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr. * Julie Baskes Vice President Eric L. Hirschfield * Shirley Welsh Ryan James N. Bay, Jr. James L. Alexander * J. Thomas Hurvis Claudia M. Saran Vice President Melvin R. Berlin Gregory K. Jones Rodd M. Schreiber Shirley Welsh Ryan Gilda R. Buchbinder † Stephen A. Kaplan * Jana R. Schreuder Vice President Allan E. Bulley III Kip Kelley II Marsha Serlin William C. Vance * Marion A. Cameron Vice President * Richard P. Kiphart * Brenda M. Shapiro * Paul J. Carbone Donna Van Eekeren * Nancy W. Knowles * Eric S. Smith David W. Carpenter Secretary † Fred A. Krehbiel Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Timothy L. Christen Paul J. Carbone * Josef Lakonishok Pam Szokol Treasurer Richard W. Colburn † Robert W. Lane Franco Tedeschi Mary Ladish Selander Michael P. Cole Richard A. Levy Mark A. Thierer Assistant Secretary Vinay Couto * James W. Mabie Cherryl T. Thomas Roberta Lane * John V. Crowe Assistant Treasurer * Craig C. Martin * William C. Vance * Lester Crown Robert J. McCullen * Donna Van Eekeren Marsha Cruzan Blythe J. McGarvie Mark Wagner * Andrew Davis Andrew J. McKenna Roberta L. Washlow † Gerald Dorros Frank B. Modruson Miles D. White Alexandra Dousmanis-Curtis Robert S. Morrison Ann M. Drake * Allan B. Muchin William Mason John D. Edelman General Director Emeritus * Linda K. Myers Stefan T. Edlis Jeffrey C. Neal Lois Eisen * Indicates member of the Sylvia Neil Executive Committee W. James Farrell † John D. Nichols † Indicates National Director

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Women’s Board Mrs. Jay A. Pritzker Ms. Judith A. Akers Young Professionals † Mimi Mitchell Mrs. Gordon Segal Ms. Marlene R. Boncosky Patrick M. Callahan President Mrs. Robert C. DeBolt President * Former President Justin Breitfelder Vice President Mr. Joseph Ender † Margot Stone Bowen † Executive Committee Charlotte Bohrer Secretary Vice President of Board Activities Ms. Erika Erich Jennifer Delagrange † Mrs. Michael Ferro Ms. Nancy R. Fifield Events Logistics Co-Chair Vice President of Education Guild Board of Directors Ms. Margie Franklin Lisa DeAngelis † Mrs. Matthew A. Fisher † Oscar Tatosian President Dennis C. Hayes Events Logistics Co-Chair Vice President of Fundraising † Kathleen E. Manning Mrs. Mary Lunz Houston Claudine Tambuatco † Corinne Wood Vice President – Backstage Tours Virginia Jach Events Promotions Chair Vice President of Special Events † Craig R. Milkint * Ms. Kate Letarte Martha Grant Membership Chair Vice President – Membership Ms. Vee Minarich Laura Guili Member at Large Trisha Rooney Alden † Ms. Julie Anne Benson Mary Robins Santosh Venkatarmaran Mrs. Anthony A. Antoniou Vice President – Fundraising Laura Shimkus Member at Large Suzette B. Bulley † Frank DeVincentis Ms. Claudia Winkler Marie Campbell The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Vice President – Benefit Sustaining Members Mamie Biggs Case † Michael Tirpak Secretary * Ms. Julie Anne Benson Ryan Opera Center Board Mrs. Alger B. Chapman, Jr. † Marc Lacher Treasurer Mrs. William Hamilton of Directors Elizabeth O’Connor Cole Maggie Rock Adams Mrs. Nancy Carrington Crown * Mrs. Jorge Iorgulescu Susan Kiphart President Ms. Allison Alexander Janet Burch Vice President – * Mrs. Lester Crown Leslie Bertholdt * Ms. Dorothy Kuechl * Mrs. Richard W. Durkes Lester Marriner New Initiatives * Patrick J. Bitterman John Nitschke Vice President – * Mrs. W. James Farrell Ms. Susan Miller Minka Bosco Nominating Regan Rohde Friedmann Sarah Demet * Ms. Jennie M. Righeimer Mr. and Mrs. Myron Tiersky Jane DiRenzo Pigott Vice President – Mrs. Robert W. Galvin Eben Dorros Fundraising Lili Gaubin Mrs. Amanda Fox Life Members Joan Zajtchuk Vice President – † Mrs. Ronald J. Gidwitz Laurie Jaffe * Mrs. Anthony Antoniou Strategic Planning Keith Kiley Goldstein Mark Kozloff, M.D. * Mrs. J. William Cuncannan Debbie K. Wright Treasurer Mrs. William B. Graham Ms. Dorothy Kuechl * Mr. Roy Fisher Roberta Lane Assistant Treasurer Annemarie H. Gramm Mrs. Daria M. Lewicky * Mrs. Donald Grauer Richard W. Shepro Secretary Karen Z. Gray Jonathan B. Lewis, Sr. * Mrs. Patrick R. Grogan Dan Novak Assistant Secretary Mrs. King Harris Daniel T. Manoogian * Mrs. Merwyn Kind Mrs. Julian W. Harvey * Ms. Martina M. Mead * Katherine A. Abelson * Mrs. Jonathon R. Laing Nicole M. Arnold † Caroline T. Huebner Melissa Mounce Mithal * Mrs. Frank M. Lieber Elinor Addington Jannotta Kimberly Palmisano * Julie Baskes * Mrs. Howard S. Smith Marcus Boggs Mrs. Philip E. Kelley Jeffrey Port, M.D. * Mrs. William C. Tippens † Rebecca Walker Knight Nathaniel Pusey Heidi Heutel Bohn * Mrs. Dorothy V. Wadley Tanja Chevalier Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel † Ms. Christina M. Rashid * Mrs. Eugene E. White Juliana Chyu Mrs. Richard H. Lenny David J. Seleb Mary Lynne Shafer Chapter Presidents Tamara Conway Mrs. Arthur C. Martinez Lawrence O. Corry * Mrs. Richard P. Mayer Ms. Joan M. Solbeck Barrington James A. Staples Ms. Marlene Boncosky Mrs. James W. Cozad Mrs. Florence D. McMillan * Allan Drebin Karianne Wardell Evanston Alison Wehman McNally Lafayette J. Ford Mrs. Christopher C. Milliken Ms. Cathy Wloch Barbara Eckel Ms. Anne Zenzer Anthony Freud Mrs. Robert S. Morrison Far West Melvin Gray † Mrs. Christopher Murphy Sustaining Members Judy Marshall Mrs. Thomas D. Heath Mrs. Susan B. Noyes Mrs. John H. Andersen Flossmoor Area Mary Ellen Hennessy * Mrs. James J. O’Connor * Mrs. Gustavo A. Bermudez Ms. Sharon Gibson Martha A. Hesse Mrs. William A. Osborn Mrs. Avrum H. Dannen Glencoe Loretta Julian Mrs. Jerry K. Pearlman * Robert F. Finke Anne Ruzicka Chester T. Kamin Mrs. Frederick H. Prince Mrs. William R. Jentes Hinsdale * Kip Kelley Mrs. James C. Pritchard Chester T. Kamin Joseph Ender Philip G. Lumpkin M.K. Pritzker * Kip Kelley Hyde Park/Kenwood Jeanne Randall Malkin *† Mrs. J. Christopher Reyes John M. Kohlmeier Ms. Vee Minarich Robert C. Marks Glo Rolighed Mrs. Robert E. Largay Lake Geneva Erma S. Medgyesy Betsy Bergman Rosenfield James G. McCormick Vivian Fabbro Keenan Frank B. Modruson * Mrs. Patrick G. Ryan * Ms. Britt M. Miller Near North Susan Noel Mrs. James L. Sandner * John H. Nelson Jackie Knight Michael A. Oberman Nancy Santi Mrs. Lisbeth Stiffel Northfield Richard O. Ryan Nancy S. Searle R. Todd Vieregg Ms. Margareta Brown Orli Staley Mrs. Alejandro Silva Northwest Nasrin Thierer Mrs. John R. Siragusa Ms. Dorothy Kuechl * William C. Vance Chapters’ Executive Board Donna Van Eekeren Mrs. Lisbeth Stiffel † Mrs. Sherie Shapiro President Riverside Mrs. James P. Stirling Rick Greenman Mrs. Richard H. Wehman † Mrs. Peggy Beata Jack Weiss Marilynn Thoma Vice President – Development Wilmette * Mrs. Theodore D. Tieken † Mrs. Carla Thorpe Mrs. Nancy R. Fifield Life Members Mrs. Richard H. Wehman Vice President – Community Relations Winnetka * Mrs. Anthony A. Antoniou Mrs. Robert G. Weiss †* Mr. Jonathan Eklund Mrs. Julie McDowell Bernard J. Dobroski Mrs. Patrick Wood-Prince Vice President – Membership Anne Gross † Ms. Ingrid Dubberke Barbara Heil Howard Vice President – Program * Keith A. Reed Life Members * Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom † Mr. David Nellemann Treasurer Paula Hannaway Crown Howard A. Vaughan, Jr. * Mrs. A. Campbell de Frise † Rick Greenman Secretary * Jane Duboise Gargiulo * Former President * Mrs. Paul W. Oliver, Jr. † Executive Committee

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Anthony Freud, OBE General Director The Women’s Board Endowed Chair

Sir Andrew Davis Renée Fleming Drew Landmesser Music Director Creative Consultant Deputy General Director John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Endowed Chair

Mary Ladish Selander Roberta Lane Brent Fisher Director of Development Chief Financial Officer Director of Finance

Lisa Middleton Nicholas Ivor Martin Andreas Melinat Director of Marketing Director of Operations Director of Artistic Planning and Special Initiatives

Cayenne Harris Liz Landon Dan Novak Lyric Unlimited Director Director of Human Resources Director, Ryan Opera Center The Ryan Opera Center Board Endowed Chair

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL Jenny Seidelman FACILITIES INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR Associate Director of Corporate Rich Regan Will Raj Anthony Freud Partnerships General Manager, Presentations Director of Information Technology General Director Linda Nguyen Irvin and Events Eric Hayes The Women’s Board Endowed Chair Corporate Partnerships Coordinator Nora O’Malley IT Operations Manager Madeleine Walsh Meaghan Stainback Facility Operations Manager Rita Parida Executive Programs Administrator Donor Relations Manager Sharon Lomasney Database Administrator Geary S. Albright Sarah Kull Presentations and Events Manager Nikoleta Atanassova Systems Administrator Executive Assistant to the Associate Director of Foundation and and Producer Rene Calvo General Director Government Partnerships Leslie MacLean Associate Systems Administrator Hanna Pristave Facilities Coordinator Christina Bledsoe OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY Research Coordinator Stephen Dunford Systems Analyst GENERAL DIRECTOR Chief Engineer Miles Mabry Drew Landmesser Leslie B. Mastroianni Charles Holliday Technology Support Coordinator Deputy General Director Deputy Director of Development Security Services Coordinator Sarah Generes Bridget Monahan LYRIC UNLIMITED Executive Assistant to the Director of Women’s Board FINANCE Cayenne Harris Deputy General Director Chelsea Southwood Roberta Lane Lyric Unlimited Director and the Music Director Stefanie Duff Chief Financial Officer Mark Riggleman Senior Coordinators – Women’s Board Brent Fisher Director of Education ARTISTIC Nicole Eubanks Director of Finance Chapters’ Endowed Chair Andreas Melinat Assistant Director of Development – Aaron Andersen for Education Director of Artistic Planning Donor Services and Special Events Deputy Director, Budgeting Alejandra Boyer Cory Lippiello Allison Taylor and Forecasting Lyric Unlimited Manager Deputy Director of Artistic Planning Administrative Assistant – Donor April Krzeczkowski Jesse Gram Services and Special Events Accounting Supervisor Audience Education Manager Todd Snead Evamaria Wieser Whitney Bercek School Engagement Manager Casting Consultant Senior Accountant Warren Davis Dana McGarr Deputy Director of Development Teresa Hogan Lyric Unlimited Coordinator DEVELOPMENT Judy I. Lipp Payroll Supervisor Drew Smith Mary Ladish Selander Director of Donor Records and Reporting Ralph Hicks Program Assistant Director of Development Amy Tinucci Payroll Analyst Jacob Stanton Suzanne Singer Associate Director of Operations Kirsten Alfredsen Assistant to the Lyric Unlimited Assistant to the Director of and Data Analytics Payroll Accounting Assistant Director Development Emily Esmail LeVora Martin Deborah Hare Donor Communications Manager Accounts Payable Coordinator MARKETING AND PUBLIC Development Associate Jeffrey Dziedzic Emily Cohen RELATIONS Senior Coordinator – Donor Records Accounting Assistant Lisa Middleton Lawrence DelPilar Stephanie Lillie Susan Harant Director of Marketing Deputy Director of Development Administrative Coordinator – Receptionist Jonathan P. Siner Donor Records John Schell Holly Gilson Senior Director of Planned Giving Charles Russell Roberts Mailroom Clerk Deputy Director of Communications Ellen Barkenbush Development Assistant – Guild Board Roger Pines Director of Individual Giving and Lyric Young Professionals HUMAN RESOURCES Dramaturg Kathryn Jercich Brenna Finley Liz Landon Magda Krance Administrative Coordinator – Development Assistant – Chapters Director of Human Resources Manager of Media Relations Individual and Planned Giving Tiffany Tuckett Andrew Cioffi Daniel P. Moss Talent Manager, Administrative Staff Digital Content Producer Kamaria Morris Director of Institutional Partnerships Stephanie Strong PR Specialist Benefits Manager

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Tracy Galligher Young Valerie Williams Lighting Michael Buerger Deputy Director of Marketing Tobias Wright Chris Maravich Joseph Collins Jennifer Colgan Ticket Staff Lighting Director Kevin Gac Senior Manager of Sales and Marketing Heather Sparling Robert Ladd Bailey Couture OPERATIONS Eric Watkins Phillip Marcotte Marketing Partnership Manager Nicholas Ivor Martin Assistant Lighting Designers Joe Mathesius Joel Friend Director of Operations and Michael O’Donnell, Jr. Group Sales Manager Special Initiatives Technical Properties Jocelyn Park Thomas Young William Reilly, Jr. Creative Project Manager Director of Music Administration Master Carpenter WARDROBE/WIGS AND MAKEUP Donna Sauers Stephanie Karr Michael Barker Scott Marr Audience Development Manager Chorus, Orchestra, and Ballet Manager Head Flyman Production Design Director Carrie Krol Tabitha Boorsma Mike Reilly Wardrobe Automation/Rigging Graphic Designer Administrative Coordinator, Operations Maureen Reilly Bradley Long Margaret Stoltz Wendy Skoczen Costume Director Shop Carpenter Marketing Associate Chief Librarian The Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Valerie Bromann Gretchen Eng Robert Barros Layout Carpenter Endowed Chair Digital Marketing Coordinator Music Administration Coordinator Drew Trusk Lucy Lindquist Stefany Phillips Shop Welder Wardrobe Supervisor Marketing and Public Relations Production and Rehearsal Staff Bruce Woodruff Bradley Baker Coordinator Cameron Arens Layout Welder Cecylia Kinder Amanda Reitenbach Director of Rehearsal Administration Richard “Doc” Wren Krystina Lowe Social Media Coordinator Warehouse Coordinator Kathy Rubel Michael Musick Daniel Ellis Joe Dockweiler Tony Rubino Interim Web and E-Marketing Contractor Jodi Gage Ryan McGovern Joanna Rzepka Alan E. Hicks Mike Bowman Marguerite Scott Ticket Department Elise Sandell Jeffrey Streichhirsch Barbara Szyllo Paul A. Molinelli Assistant Directors Assistant Carpenters Maggie Zabieowski Director of Ticketing Services Chris Barker Wardrobe Staff Paula Getman John W. Coleman Anthony Bernardy Scott Barker Ticket Operations Supervisor Chelsea Antrim Dennis Dan DiBennardi Kelly Davis Susan Harrison Niemi Rachel A. Tobias Dan Donahue Tim Dedinsky Brian Grenda Phone Sales Supervisor Stage Managers Michelle DiBennardi Miguel González Justin Hull Robert Hull, Jr. Dawn Marie Hamilton Patron Relations Representative Kristen Barrett Kim Kostera Shelley Cameron Jordan Lee Braun John Ingersol Matthew Reilly Anna Krysik Group and Special Emily Duffin Ray Schmitz Ed Mack Ticketing Coordinator Jodi Gage Tory Snick Wendy McCay Chris Notestine Rachel Henneberry Carpenters John Salyers VIP Tickets and Subscriber Yasmine Kiss Michael C. Reynolds Isaac Turner Relations Coordinator Jayme O’Hara Master Electrician Chris Valente Alex Chatziapostolou Daniel Sokalski Soren Ersbak Roger Weir Call Center Specialist Peggy Stenger Board Operator Dressers Amy C. Thompson Paul Christopher Kirsten Alfredsen Bill Walters Head Audio/Visual Technician Wigs and Makeup Donna Babonas Sandra Zamora Nick Charlan Sarah Hatten Justin Berkowitz Assistant Stage Managers Matt Ebel Wigmaster and Makeup Designer Tamara Bodnar Audio/Visual Kathleen A. Evans Leah Bobby Ben Bell Bern Kevin Reynolds Department Coordinator Anna Boyd Rehearsal Scheduler Surtitle Operator Brittany Crinson TeLeya Bradford Josie Campbell John Clarke, Jr. Chantelle Marie Johnson Aunvelez Caddell Artistic Services Coordinator Joseph Haack Robert Kuper Sarah Carter Marina Vecci Michael A. Manfrin Lynn Koroulis Kelly Cronin Rehearsal Associate Robert Reynolds Claire Moores Van Dekerchove Jason Byer Assistant Electricians Staff Kira Dills-DeSuria Anthony Coia Gabby Gottlieb Lauren Cecil Madeline Ehlinger Jason Combs Toywa Curington Alicia Adams El Fenne Morgan Graby Gary Grenda Rehearsal Assistants Jaime Dahms Sam Fain Thomas Hull Anelle Eorio Stephanie Feigenbaum Daniel Kuh TECHNICAL AND LIGHTING Rochelle Fisher Lauren Jacob Jeremy Thomas Alicja Klosek Michael Smallwood Electricians Steven Landsman Lauren Marchfield Katelyn Lee Technical Director Charles Reilly Nelson Posada Tyler Lee Allan and Elaine Muchin Property Master Jada Richardson Benjamin Liupaogo Endowed Chair Michael McPartlin Anita Trojanowski Peter Morgan April Busch Properties Crew Head John Renfroe Production Manager Brian Michael Smith Scenic Art Cynthia Stacy Michael Schoenig Armorer Brian Traynor Bradley Steinmeyer Technical Finance Manager José Trujillo Charge Artist Ryan Strand Scott Wolfson Upholsterer Maggie Bodwell Margaret Stoltz Assistant Technical Director Thomas Coleman, Jr. Vivienne Marie Robert Hartge Rebecca Traisman Stephen Snyder Tim Morrison Andrea Tucci Technical Assistant Richard Tyriver Assistant Properties Michael Murtaugh Zachary Vanderburg Maria DeFabo Scenic Artists Laura Waters Properties and Scenic Art Coordinator Rachel Boultinghouse

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Dressing the Part What it takes to create costumes for a Lyric production By Kamaria Morris DAN REST TODD ROSENBERG

10 | February 8 - March 13, 2016 hen envisioning costumes from some of Lyric’s is needed to refurbish costumes that may have been stored most iconic productions, a few standouts come to in a warehouse for many years. Additionally, directors for a mind. Cio-Cio-San’s beautiful kimono in Madama remounted production often request all new costuming! In that Butterfly.W The black cape Méphistophélès donned in Faust. case, the staff must create original designs to meet the director’s Lucia’s haunting, bloodstained white nightgown in Lucia di vision. And of course, a new production is challenging because Lammermoor. Perhaps the sultry red dress worn by the heroine it requires working with designers and directors over many of Carmen. These memorable looks not only help describe the months to make certain that their concepts will be reflected in characters who wear them, but also work to set the tone of the the end result. entire production – no small feat. For rentals and remounts (where the costumes are usually Indeed, the skilled professionals of Lyric’s wardrobe already in existence), costumes arrive at Lyric months in advance department have a tough job. Not only are they tasked with so the wardrobe department can begin their work. This allows the sewing immensely intricate costumes and conducting fittings and team enough time to unpack, prep, and compare the costumes to alterations – they must also flawlessly execute speedy backstage the measurements of the production’s current cast. It’s also the wardrobe changes for roughly 90 performances each season. time to make decisions regarding whether a costume will need All of this occurs behind the scenes, as these craftspeople hope to be remade to fit an artist’s unique dimensions. Costumes for the discerning eyes of audiences will only experience costumes new productions are generally constructed off premises by various as seamless garments of perfection. Fortunately, because of contractors and are fitted closer to August, with the designers and their years of experience and carefully honed expertise, Lyric’s key members of the wardrobe staff all present to ensure that their wardrobe team continues to masterfully produce costumes season visions mesh. after season. If a costume has to be refurbished or newly created, the There are essentially three types of productions for which the wardrobe team begins with a search for the perfect fabric. Usually Lyric wardrobe department creates costumes: rentals, remounts, a costume is based on a sketch by the original designer or a photo and new productions. of the costume, so it’s a matter of matching a fabric type or color Each mode of production presents unique challenges. With to that design concept. Unfortunately, according to Maureen a rented show, for example, usually the wardrobe staff can’t Reilly, Lyric’s wardrobe director, Chicago leaves much to be make significant alterations to the original costumes for the desired in the realm of fabric shopping. Reilly laments, “Chicago new artists who will be wearing them. Instead, they often must does not have a lot of fabric shops! There are really only two or create copies of those costumes, ensuring that their look will fit three to choose from, so we use catalogues to try to find similar perfectly within the production’s basic visual scheme. With a fabrics.” If the right fabric can’t be found in a catalogue, Reilly remounted show, although Lyric owns the production and the has to place a few special calls. “We sometimes order fabric from wardrobe staff is allowed to make alterations, a lot of creativity other places,” she explains, “like Fucotex in Germany, Whaleys in DAN REST Opposite page, top: The late Pet Halmen designed more than 200 costumes for Lyric’s production of Aida, premiered in 1983 and pictured in its 2004-05 revival.

Far Left: Carmen at Lyric Opera, 2010-11 season: the heroine (Katharine Goeldner) and Escamillo (Kyle Ketelsen), resplendent in their arrival at the bullring.

Left: Costumes by Susan Mickey brought a rainbow of bright color to this season’s new production of The Marriage of Figaro. Left to right: Luca Pisaroni (Count Almaviva), Christiane Karg (Susanna), Adam Plachetka (title role), and Amanda Majeski (Countess Almaviva).

Right: Two longtime Lyric colleagues, wardrobe supervisor Lucy Lindquist and costume director Maureen Reilly.

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In Bel Canto (2015-16, world premiere), Danielle de Niese, portraying opera diva Roxane Coss, is pictured in her concert gown and then in the clothes she wears after being taken hostage.

London, or other companies in New York City. We cut a piece of Once the right fabric is chosen and the designs are either a sample fabric from a costume we’re trying to recreate and send revived or recreated, the next step is fitting each cast member. it off to find a close copy.” Lyric’s wardrobe department differs from many other renowned In collaborating with the wardrobe staff, each costume opera houses in not having a costume shop equipped to construct designer heavily influences fabric selection. “Working with complete shows on its own. An in-house team of 14 specialists, different designers is another really fun part of our jobs because however, can execute all aspects of sewing, alterations, and they’re visual artists,” Reilly says. For example, for this season’s multiple rounds of fittings. “I didn’t realize how differently we new production of The Marriage of Figaro, Susan Mickey created do things at Lyric until recently when designers told us they designs from fabrics that featured exhilaratingly bold and vibrant liked the way we work,” notes Reilly. “We usually have two colors. The costume designer for this season’s Cinderella, a people at a time go in during a fitting, one taking notes, and production seen in many different companies internationally, was one doing all the pinning.” The same two-person team that does Joan Guillén, “who used fabric to create 3D designs, so that was the fittings also sews the alterations. According to Reilly, “The interesting,” says Reilly. “He was great to work with. He said this designers really like that because whoever is working on the was the best that the production has ever looked.” alterations was actually in the room and saw how the costume

Portraying Valencienne in this season’s production of The Merry Widow, Heidi Stober had a quick change in Act Three from her grisette outfit to her formal gown.

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should fit. It also allows the designer to get to know all the people in our small department, so it becomes a nice, warm, teamwork environment.” The fitting/alterations tag-team format also provides a learning environment for younger wardrobe staff, who are often paired with more experienced colleagues to learn the intricacies of this demanding trade. Fittings begin just a day or two after the artists begin rehearsals. Principals who often have multiple costume changes in a show generally attend two or three fittings. The wardrobe staff is given their measurements in advance ALL PHOTOS THIS PAGE BY TODD ROSENBERG to make sure the basic fit is accurate. Fittings typically last about an hour, but may go longer if numerous costumes are required by a particular role. Reilly says, “It’s actually harder than you might think to stand in a fitting for more than an hour, so we usually try to break it up.” It’s during fittings that the wardrobe department often faces its greatest challenge. “Clothing is a very personal thing,” explains Reilly. “You’re portraying someone else, so it’s not necessarily supposed to be something you would wear. But for our principal artists, who might be standing in front of 3,000 people for large chunks of time, they can’t feel ugly or awkward or ill-fitted. So we have to make sure they love their costumes, and you can always tell when they do.” Luckily, this has also become one of the most rewarding aspects of Reilly’s job – “When their face lights up once you put them in their costume, that’s a great feeling.” Scott Marr, Lyric's production design director, agrees that one of the most important goals for the designer and the wardrobe team is ensuring that the performers feel comfortable in their costumes. “A costume is one of the most personal parts of a performer,” he says, “other than their voice. Costume designers want the performer to feel confident and help him or her with the portrayal of character.” A secondary challenge lies in the sheer numbers of cast members the wardrobe department dresses. Lyric casts can include principal artists, 48 chorus members, actors, supernumeraries, and dancers. That means there are at least 60 costumes in each show, but normally many more because most productions require more than one costume change. Reilly says, “In this year’s Merry Widow some chorus members had two or three outfits each. But with a show like Wozzeck, they only had one, so it really varies.” The largest number of costumes Lyric’s wardrobe department has undertaken for one show has been its production of Aida, which includes more than 200. With that many pieces, it’s no wonder Lyric’s wardrobe In Act One of last season’s Porgy and Bess, the chorus went from their everyday clothes in the opening scene (with Jermaine Smith as Sporting Life) staff have their fair share of memorable costuming moments. to the funeral scene and then the picnic scene. Reilly recalls a 1993-94 rental of Don Quichotte for which “the notes said to lengthen everything, and the person read the notes wrong and thought it said to shorten everything. So Jean-Philippe Lafont [who portrayed Sancho] looked like the Incredible Hulk! But he was really nice about it and we got it

14 | February 8 - March 13, 2016 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Gounod Feb 22 - Mar 19 their costumes. Reilly says, “Take Heidi Stober as Valencienne in The Merry Widow this season. A quick-change [from formal gown to dancing girl in Act Three] might include switching out and a hat, a wig, shoes, a long dress for a short dress, and adding

TODD ROSENBERG ROMEO JULIET fishnet stockings.” Stober required two dressers, a make-up artist, and a wig staffer, who all convened in a small space to execute her costume change. “But luckily, all of that is actually choreographed. The same person does the exact same thing every performance, so no one is bumping in to each other,” Reilly says. Things are so choreographed backstage that if a dresser is out sick and has to be replaced, the new dresser is usually given a tutorial on what to do at what time. Most costume changes happen in about two minutes. But many occur in much less time. The fastest changes at Lyric for the full company of a show have been for Show Boat (2011-12) Clorinda (Diana Newman) and Tisbe (Annie Rosen), and Porgy and Bess (2014-15), which lasted 45 and 30 seconds the heroine’s stepsisters in this season’s Cinderella. respectively. Many of those cast members had an under-dressing, so they changed costumes in the wings. Marr adds, “The costumes fixed.” Reilly also recalls the 2007-08 production of Die Frau ohne in Show Boat and Porgy and Bess really gave the viewers a sense of Schatten when Robert Dean Smith, playing the Emperor, wore ease and naturalism.” an electric coat equipped with fiber-optics. Another memorable The current season has seen three new productions, favorite was designer Robert Perdziola’s costume for Escamillo including the world premiere of Bel Canto. “Being brand new and in Carmen, seen at Lyric most recently in the 2010-011 revival: contemporary, Bel Canto was compelling to work on,” notes Reilly. “It was a traditional Spanish piece that was really beautiful. The “You might be surprised but older, period pieces are a piece of cake. FILL YOUR NEW YEAR WITH costumes from that Carmen were just great overall – it was a It’s the contemporary designs that are much more difficult, because fun show to work on from beginning to end.” Marr struggles to we all have our own opinions of what they should look like.” DRAMA, PASSION, BEAUTY, AND ARTISTRY choose a favorite costumes, but includes those designed by John Looking ahead to the rest of this season’s productions, Romeo and MacFarlane (Elektra and Hansel and Gretel, 2012) as especially Juliet will see the principals in mostly new costumes (due to sizing LYRICOPERA.ORG  .. memorable: “His designs are amazingly artistic. John’s renderings issues and the designer requesting new looks) and Der Rosenkavalier Experience Lyric are works of art in themselves, and that translates as the costumes will feature traditional costumes with updated elements. are being built.” Before it opens, each Lyric production has a final dress Rodgers and Hammerstein The magic of the theater applies to costuming, especially rehearsal. Reilly, along with Lyric wardrobe supervisor Lucy Apr 29 - May 22 when it comes to making fast changes offstage. Specifically for Lindquist, always attends the rehearsal to make sure everything is that purpose, many costumes are often rigged or faked. Velcro aesthetically pleasing, costume-wise. But there’s also a sentimental Just announced! and snap closures (in place of buttons) become a designer’s best reason behind the act. “Especially in those times that a show has Kate Baldwin friend when the dressers backstage have mere moments to switch been really challenging,” says Maureen Reilly, “when you finally ANNA LEONOWENS a cast member’s look. At other times, performers may wear one see the end product of your hard work, it’s very fulfilling and it Paolo Montalban costume on top of another (referred to as an “under-dress”). makes everything worth it.” Lyric’s wardrobe team invariably KING OF SIAM “What goes into a quick change is something the audience never has an extremely challenging job, but it’s the intangible elements knows,” says Reilly. “I’m always thinking, ‘Oh, my God, if only that keep them excited about what they do. Marr adds, “It’s all people saw what’s going on back here, they would be amazed!’” about seeing the design -- the research -- listening to a designer's Costume changes usually happen during a scene change, so often excitement - seeing the fabric chosen - the details selected - the chorus members and principals are changing simultaneously. At twinkle in the eye of a performer when they look in the mirror. the same time, so much else is going on: the chorus master is Those moments are sublime.” generally setting up for offstage singing, stagehands are changing scenery, the prop department is swapping props or adding new Kamaria Morris is the public relations specialist at Lyric Opera, ones, and the stage manager is backstage keeping everyone on where she joined the staff last year. She was previously the marketing track with timing and cues. There are normally 12-14 dressers coordinator at WCIU TV (“The U”) and is an alumna of for each production, and as many as 22 for especially large casts. Northern Illinois University (master’s degree in public relations) Female performers can be particularly challenging during and the University of Missouri-Columbia (bachelor’s degree in quick changes because there are usually multiple components to communication).

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DER ROSENKAVALIER Synopsis

attempts to ignore. Once the doors open to a note that Octavian has paid her to deliver: an TIME: 1740s admit the crowd assembled for the morning invitation from “Mariandel” to a rendezvous PLACE: Vienna levée, “Mariandel” finally escapes. the following night. His mood now completely While having her hair dressed, the altered, Ochs waltzes in delighted anticipation. ACT ONE Marschallin listens to pleas for alms from The Marschallin’s boudoir three noble orphans, as well as presentations ACT THREE from a milliner, an animal-vendor, and two Valzacchi and Annina have joined Octavian Intermission Italian “intriguers,” Valzacchi and Annina. in a plot to discredit Ochs and rid Sophie of A tenor sings for her (Aria: Di rigori armato) him permanently. They are using the private ACT TWO while Ochs browbeats the Marschallin’s room of an inn as a scene for an assignation. The reception hall of Faninal’s town house notary, whose services he usurps to draw They conceal their cohorts strategically around up an unconventional marriage contract. He the room and, with his henchmen, Valzacchi Intermission then engages the Italians to help him arrange then rehearses everyone for the upcoming a rendezvous with “Mariandel.” Suddenly shenanigans. ACT THREE distressed, the Marschallin sends everyone Ochs enters escorting “Mariandel” and An inn away, but Ochs departs only after leaving her dismisses the inn’s fawning staff. He attempts with the silver rose. Once alone, she reflects to ply his companion with wine, which she on the passage of time (Monologue: Da geht er coyly refuses. As he tries to kiss her, he ACT ONE hin). is startled by her resemblance to Octavian Unwelcome sunlight streams into the Now dressed as himself, Octavian returns and by the abrupt appearance of one of Marschallin’s bedroom, where she has just to continue the interrupted tête-à-tête, but the the henchmen’s heads, which “Mariandel” spent the night with the young Count Marschallin is preoccupied and finally asks ignores. More wine and more apparitions Octavian Rofrano, during the absence of her him to leave. He goes abruptly and without succeed in confusing and frightening Ochs. own husband, the Field Marshal. Octavian’s a farewell kiss. The Marschallin sends her Annina rushes in claiming to be his deserted ardor spills into praises of his “Bichette,” footmen after him, but he has ridden away. wife, followed by numerous children claiming who delights in the extravagances of her Summoning Mohammed, the Marschallin that Ochs is their “papa.” A bona fide police “Quinquin.” When Mohammed, her page, gives him the rose to deliver to Octavian. commissioner arrives, intent on investigating brings breakfast, Octavian scurries into hiding. the disturbance. He is followed by Sophie and Once they are alone again, the ACT TWO her father, who have arrived on schedule to Marschallin distresses Octavian by confessing With her father and Marianne, her duenna, witness the baron’s misbehavior. that the night before she dreamed of her Sophie awaits the cavalier whose appearance At the height of the tumult, the husband. Suddenly voices are heard in the will precede her first meeting with her fiancé. Marschallin appears. Unimpressed by Ochs’s anteroom, and she fears that the Field Marshal When Octavian presents the silver rose, he and attempts to extricate himself from the situation, himself has unexpectedly returned. To avoid Sophie feel strongly attracted to each other she suggests he leave immediately. He does being discovered, Octavian disguises himself (Duet: Mir ist die Ehre). The two make polite so, followed by his “wife and children,” a as a housemaid. The Marschallin discerns conversation, interrupted by the arrival of throng of annoyed waiters, and Valzacchi’s with relief that it is actually her cousin, Baron Ochs. His manner repulses Sophie, although accomplices. Ochs of Lerchenau, who is causing the uproar her oblivious father presses onward with the Alone with Octavian and Sophie, the outside her door. The baron forces his way past wedding arrangements. Marschallin graciously offers to take Faninal the servants and takes immediate notice of the Drunk on Faninal’s wine, Ochs’s servants home in her carriage. Sophie is embarrassed pretty “maid.” chase their host’s serving maids through the at the ridiculous situation her father’s social Ochs is visiting specifically to remind house as chaos ensues. When alone at last with aspirations have created, while the Marschallin the Marschallin of his engagement to Sophie Sophie, Octavian swears to protect her (Duet: is saddened by the realization that losing her von Faninal, the daughter of a wealthy, Mit Ihren Augen voll Tränen). They two are lover is a presage of approaching age. Octavian newly-ennobled merchant whose health is embracing when they are suddenly pulled is torn between his new love for Sophie and conveniently not the best. As it is customary apart by Valzacchi and Annina, who have been the complex mixture of love, gratitude, and to have a silver rose presented to one’s fiancée, eavesdropping. They call for the baron, who loyalty he still feels for the Marschallin (Trio: Ochs asks the Marschallin to recommend a condescends to Octavian when the young man Hab mir’s gelobt). Left to escort Sophie home young nobleman to be his rose cavalier. The informs him that Sophie will not marry him. himself, Octavian lingers with her to savor the Marschallin suggests her cousin Octavian, Octavian finally draws his sword and slightly moment (Duet: Ist ein Traum/Spür nur dich). showing the baron the young man’s portrait. wounds Ochs, who responds with exaggerated The room is empty until Mohammed runs in, Ochs notices a striking resemblance to the outcries. He is bandaged and then left to rest catches sight of the handkerchief Sophie has maid, “Mariandel,” which the Marschallin (Monologue: Da lieg’ ich). Annina returns with left behind, and rushes out with it.

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• Production originated at Richard Strauss San Francisco Opera. DER ROSENKAVALIER

Komödie für Musik in three acts in German • Additional costumes by Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal Uber Costumes. First performed at the Königliches Opernhaus, Dresden, on January 26, 1911 First performed by Lyric Opera on September 25, 1970

Characters in order of vocal appearance: • Projected English titles © 2005 by Francis Rizzo. Octavian SOPHIE KOCH (February 8-20) ALICE COOTE (March 4-13) The Marschallin AMANDA MAJESKI°° (Princess von Werdenberg) Mohammed ZACH THOMAS* • Lyric Opera of Chicago broadcasts The Marschallin’s Major-Domo MINGJIE LEI*° are generously sponsored by Baron Ochs MATTHEW ROSE* Leopold The Hurvis Family Foundation, MATTHEW COBB CHRIS LYSY with matching funding provided by The Marschallin’s Footmen GEOFFREY AGPALO, RONALD WATKINS, The Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum HOSS BROCK, KENNETH NICHOLS Noble Orphans HLENGIWE MKHWANAZI°, Family, The John and Jackie LINDSAY METZGER°, ANNIE ROSEN° Bucksbaum Family, and Richard P. Milliner DIANA NEWMAN° Animal Trainer ALEC CARLSON° and Susan Kiphart. Valzacchi RODELL ROSEL°° A Singer RENÉ BARBERA°° Notary PHILIP KRAUS Annina MEGAN MARINO* • Lyric Opera gratefully Faninal MARTIN GANTNER acknowledges the support of Marianne Leitmetzerin LAURA WILDE° Faninal’s Major-Domo MATTHEW DIBATTISTA the Irma Parker German Opera Sophie von Faninal CHRISTINA LANDSHAMER** Endowed Chair. Innkeeper JONATHAN JOHNSON° Waiters JESSE DONNER°, ANTHONY CLARK EVANS°, RICHARD OLLARSABA°, • Lyric Opera of Chicago wishes BRADLEY SMOAK° Police Commissioner PATRICK GUETTI*° to thank its Official Airline, Conductor EDWARD GARDNER* American Airlines. Director MARTINA WEBER* Set and Costume Designer THIERRY BOSQUET Lighting Designer DUANE SCHULER Chorus Master MICHAEL BLACK • This season’s projected English titles Wigmaster and Makeup Designer SARAH HATTEN are funded in part by a generous Assistant Director ELISE SANDELL Stage Manager JOHN W. COLEMAN grant from the Lloyd E. Rigler- Stage Band Conductor FRANCESCO MILIOTO Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation. Musical Preparation WILLIAM C. BILLINGHAM JERAD MOSBEY Prompter SUSAN MILLER HULT Fight Director CHUCK COYL • The performance will last Projected English Titles FRANCIS RIZZO * Lyric Opera debut approximately four hours and ** American debut ° Current member, Ryan Opera Center ten minutes. °° Alumnus, Ryan Opera Center

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SOPHIE KOCH – San Francisco Opera, Frankfurt Opera, where she has also been heard in Capriccio (Octavian – Feb. 8-20) and the Salzburg Festival. Coote’s repertory and as Handel’s Alcina. Other roles include Previously at Lyric Opera: encompasses not only trouser roles of Marguerite/Faust (Zürich, Washington), Charlotte/Werther Monteverdi, Gluck, Mozart, Massenet, and Blanche/Dialogues des Carmélites (Pittsburgh), (2012-13). Strauss, but also such diverse female roles Lisa/La sonnambula (Detroit), Ottone/Griselda as Poppea, Carmen, Charlotte, Donizetti’s (Santa Fe), and Donna Elvira/Don Giovanni Widely celebrated as Léonor, and Berlioz’s Marguerite. A major (Philadelphia). Concert highlights include her Octavian, the French Handel interpreter, she is celebrated for Alcina New York solo recital debut (Carnegie Hall’s mezzo-soprano has (Stuttgart, Edinburgh, San Francisco, Paris, Weill Recital Hall, 2014). A graduate of the performed this role with great success in Baden- Vienna), Giulio Cesare (Metropolitan Opera, Curtis Institute of Music and Northwestern Baden, Vienna, London, Paris, Barcelona, Paris), Ariodante (English National Opera), University, Majeski was a member of San Dresden, Munich, and at the 2014 and 2015 Orlando (Covent Garden), and Hercules Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, the Salzburg Festival. Later this season Koch will (Lyric, London, Vienna, Paris, Toronto). Gerdine Young Artist Program in St. Louis, reprise her Octavian at La Scala and also A highly sought-after recitalist worldwide, and the Steans Institute at Ravinia. Among her portray Venus/Tannhäuser at Covent Garden. she has also earned great successes with the numerous awards and honors are First Prize in Equally renowned as Strauss’s Composer major orchestras of London, Boston, New the Palm Beach Opera Vocal Competition and (Baden-Baden-DVD, Vienna, Paris, Dresden, York, and Amsterdam. Highlights this season a Sara Tucker Study Grant. Munich), Koch has also won acclaim in roles include a recital for London’s prestigious as stylistically diverse as Massenet’s Cléopâtre Temple Music series and Britten’s Phaedra CHRISTINA (Paris, Salzburg), Bellini’s Adalgisa (Paris, at Saffron Hall in Essex. In 2013 Coote sang LANDSHAMER (Sophie) Nice), Mother Marie/Dialogues des Carmélites her first performance of Schubert’sWinterreise American debut (London, Paris, Nice), Selika/L’africaine at St. Petersburg’s “Stars of the White (Berlin), and Adriano/Rienzi (Salzburg). Other Nights” Festival, subsequently returning The German soprano, successes in her repertory include Genièvre/ for Schumann’s Frauenliebe und Leben who made her American King Arthur, Marguerite/La Damnation de and Dichterliebe. The mezzo’s discography debut with the Pittsburgh Faust, the title role/Alceste, and Giulietta/ includes a Handel aria recital, numerous song Symphony Orchestra last Les contes d’Hoffmann (all in Paris), as well as recitals, Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, and December, will debut Wagner’s Fricka (Paris), Brangäne (Covent major works of Monteverdi, Brahms, and with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Garden, BBC Proms, Schleswig-Holstein Mahler. DVD appearances include Alcina, later this season. Following initial guest Music Festival), and Waltraute (Paris). Since L’incoronazione di Poppea, Lucrezia Borgia, and performances at the Stuttgart State Opera, her 2005 role debut as Massenet’s Charlotte Hänsel und Gretel. Landshamer sang at Strasbourg’s Opéra in Berlin, the mezzo-soprano has been closely National du Rhin (Marzelline/Fidelio), associated with Werther, a triumph for her on AMANDA MAJESKI Berlin’s Komische Oper (Susanna/The CD and in Paris (DVD), Munich, London, (The Marschallin) Marriage of Figaro), Vienna’s Theater an der Madrid, Vienna, Brussels, and in her recent Previously at Lyric Opera: Wien (Clarice/Haydn’s Il mondo della luna Metropolitan Opera debut. Her varied Nine roles since 2009-10, under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, DVD), Paris’s discography includes solo discs of German and most recently Countess Thétre du Chatelet (staged Messiah), the French art songs, as well as Mahler’s Symphony Almaviva/The Marriage of Salzburg Festival (Guardian of the Threshold/ No. 8 and the world premiere of Laurent Figaro (2015-16); Marta/ Die Frau ohne Schatten, Frasquita/Carmen), Petitgirard’s opera The Elephant Man. On The Passenger (2014-15); the Baden-Baden Festival (Najade/Ariadne auf DVD she starts opposite Renée Fleming in Der Vitellia/La clemenza di Naxos), and the 2014 Glyndebourne Festival Rosenkavalier and Ariadne auf Naxos (both in Tito (2013-14). (Almirena/Rinaldo). The soprano made her Baden-Baden), and opposite Jonas Kaufmann much-praised role debut as Pamina/The in Werther (Opéra National de Paris). A Ryan Opera Center alumna, the Illinois- Magic Flute at the Netherlands Opera (new born soprano made her acclaimed role debut production, DVD) and sang the same role at ALICE COOTE as the Marschallin last season in Claus Guth’s Bavarian State Opera in 2015. She has recently (Octavian – March 4-13) new Rosenkavalier production in Frankfurt, portrayed Ännchen/Der Freischütz at Dresden’s Previously at Lyric Opera: where she has also portrayed Rusalka, Goose- Semperoper (DVD) and at Paris’s Théâtre des Four roles since 2001-02, Girl/Humperdinck’s Königskinder (CD), and Champs-Elysées. A highly sought-after concert most recently Composer/ Vreli/Delius’s A Village Romeo and Juliet. singer, Landshamer works regularly with major Ariadne auf Naxos (2011- Majeski opened the current Lyric season as conductors such as Thomas Hengelbrock, 12); Dejanira/Hercules Mozart’s Countess Almaviva, which she has Christian Thielemann, Sir Roger Norrington, (2010-11); Orlofsky/Die performed to high acclaim at the Metropolitan and Alan Gilbert. Landshamer’s CDs include Fledermaus (2006-07). Opera (debut) and in St. Louis, Dresden, Haydn’s The Seasonsand The Creationunder Glyndebourne, and most recently Oviedo. Philippe Herreweghe, Mendelssohn’s Hymn of The renowned English mezzo-soprano’s Highlights of the soprano’s upcoming Praise with the BR Symphony Orchestra under triumphs in Strauss internationally include performances include Countess Madeleine/ Pablo Heras-Casado, and Carmen under Sir both Der Rosenkavalier (Los Angeles, London, Capriccio (Santa Fe Opera) and Eva/Die Simon Rattle. Among her DVDs are Bach’s St. Vienna, New York, Geneva, Munich) and Meistersinger von Nürnberg (Glyndebourne). Matthew Passion and Mahler’s Symphony No. Ariadne auf Naxos (Lyric, Munich, London, Majeski scored one of her first major career 4, both with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Paris, Toronto). She is a favorite at many successes at Chicago Opera Theater as under Riccardo Chailly. In spring 2016 her of the world’s great opera houses, including Mozart’s Vitellia, subsequently singing that first lieder CD with songs by Ullmann and – in addition to those already mentioned role in Madrid and at Dresden’s Semperoper, Schumann will be released.

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MATTHEW ROSE The Marriage of Figaro (Koblenz) and was graduated from Santa Monica College and the (Baron Ochs) subsequently invited to join the cast for the University of California Los Angeles (Albert Lyric Opera debut world premiere of Hans Werner Henze’s Herring, leading roles of Mozart, Rossini and Das verratene Meer, later reprising the work Ravel, tenor soloist in Haydn’s The Creation, Following his Lyric at La Scala. Gantner joined the Bavarian Handel’s Messiah, Mozart’s Requiem). Among debut, the British bass State Opera’s ensemble from 1993 to 2007, Rosel’s numerous awards and scholarships will continue this season singing roles as diverse as Mozart’s Papageno, are top awards from the Palm Beach Opera as Raimondo/Lucia di Guglielmo, and Figaro, Rossini’s Dandini, Vocal Competition, the Lotte Lenya Vocal Lammermoor (Covent Donizetti’s Malatesta, Puccini’s Ping and Competition, and the José Iturbi International Garden), King Marke/Tristan und Isolde Marcello, Dr. Falke/Die Fledermaus, Silvio/ Music Competition. (English National Opera), and Bottom/A Pagliacci, Harlekin/Ariadne auf Naxos, and Midsummer Night’s Dream (Glyndebourne). Ottokar/Der Freischütz. The baritone made MEGAN MARINO Born in Brighton, Rose studied at Seaford his 2001 American debut in Los Angeles (Annina) College and Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of as the Herald/Lohengrin and sang his first Lyric Opera debut Music before joining the Jette Parker Young Faninal in Cologne the following year. His Artists Program at Covent Garden. He has extensive repertory further encompasses Following her role and since returned for such roles as Polyphemus/ Jochanaan/Salome (St. Gallen, Mannheim, company debut in Lyric’s Acis and Galatea, Colline/La bohème, Masetto/ Salzburg Festival, Brussels), the Speaker/The Der Rosenkavalier, the Don Giovanni (Japan tour), Harašta/The Magic Flute (Salzburg, Paris), and Kurwenal/ Italian-American mezzo- Cunning Little Vixen, Sparafucile/Rigoletto, Tristan and Isolde (Berlin, Antwerp, Florence). soprano will debut at Fort Sarastro/The Magic Flute, Timur/Turandot, Among Gantner’s concert credits are Carmina Worth Opera as Rosina/The Barber of Seville, and Talbot/Maria Stuarda. Rose has performed Burana, Brahms’s Requiem, Bach’s St. Matthew a character she has recently portrayed with at the major opera companies of Milan, Santa Passion, Mendelssohn’s Elijah and St. Paul, Florida Grand Opera and St. Petersburg Opera Fe, London, Cardiff, Houston, Munich, Lyon, and Britten’s War Requiem. His discography (Florida). Marino will also return to Des Madrid, New York, and London. Among his encompasses Salome, Così fan tutte, and Moines Metro Opera for Meg Page/Falstaff. many prestigious concert and recital credits Schumann’s Scenes from Goethe’s Faust. In Last season she sang Miriam and Ruth/Weill’s are New York’s Mostly Mozart Festival, 2005 Gantner was awarded the coveted rank The Road of Promise (American premiere) at BBC Proms, London’s Wigmore Hall, of Kammersänger in Munich. Carnegie Hall and returned to The Santa Fe Washington’s Kennedy Center, Amsterdam’s Opera as a member of the company’s prestigious Concertgebouw, and the Edinburgh, Brighton, RODELL ROSEL apprentice artist program, portraying the Page/ Chester and Cheltenham festivals, as well as (Valzacchi) Salome and Claire/Jennifer Higdon’s Cold the major orchestras of Los Angeles, London, Previously at Lyric Mountain (world premiere), in addition to Dresden, Louisiana, Boston, and Rome. Opera: 19 roles since joining the rosters of the Metropolitan Opera Among Rose’s recordings are two critically 2005-06, most recently and San Francisco Opera. Other important acclaimed solo recital discs, Schubert’s Spoletta/Tosca (2014-15); credits include her Metropolitan Opera Winterreise and Schwanengesang. On DVD he Monostatos/The Magic debut as an Unborn Child/Die Frau ohne can be seen at Covent Garden (Carmen, Faust, Flute, Four Servants/The Schatten, Varvara/Katya Kabanova (Spoleto Acis and Galatea), Glyndebourne (Billy Budd, Tales of Hoffmann (both Festival U.S.A.), Rossini’s Cinderella (Green The Rake’s Progress), and with the Netherlands 2011-12). Mountain Opera Festival), Mercédès/Carmen Radio Chamber Orchestra (Haydn’s Creation). (Opera Coeur d’Alene), Pitti-Sing/The Mikado Among his numerous awards are the 2006 A Ryan Opera Center alumnus and former (Virginia Opera), Anita/West Side Story John Christie Prize at Glyndebourne, the winner in the Grand Finals of the Metropolitan (Aspen Music Festival), and Hansel/Hansel 2007 Independent Opera/Wigmore Hall Opera National Council Auditions, the and Gretel (Opera Iowa). Marino’s concert Fellowship, and the 2012 Critics Circle Award Filipino-American tenor debuted at the Met credits include a bel canto concert program for Exceptional Young Talent. as Valzacchi in 2009. Rosel recently made alongside Lawrence Brownlee in Washington, his role debut as Don José/Carmen (Center D.C., as well as soloist appearances in Haydn’s MARTIN GANTNER Stage Opera) and created Anthony Candolino/ Missa Sancti Nicolai (Carnegie Hall), Handel’s (Faninal) Jake Heggie’s Great Scott (The Dallas Opera). Messiah (Cincinnati), and Bach’s St. John Previously at Lyric Opera: Later this season Rosel reaches a major Passion (Beirut). Among her numerous awards Dr. Falke/Die Fledermaus career milestone with his first Mime/Siegfried is the 2016 William Matheus Sullivan Musical (2006-07). (Houston Grand Opera). Highlights in recent Foundation singer award. seasons also include appearances at HGO (Das The German baritone Rheingold, Ariadne auf Naxos, Billy Budd), Los RENÉ BARBERA began the current season Angeles Opera (Falstaff, Tosca), The Santa Fe (A Singer) as Faninal at Amsterdam’s Opera (Ong Chi Seng/Paul Moravec’s The Previously at Lyric Opera: Dutch National Opera and will reprise this Letter, world premiere), the Met (Nathanaël/ Twelve roles since 2009- highly praised portrayal in Paris and Munich Les contes d’Hoffmann, HD transmission), 10, most recently Ernesto/ later this season. Other recent highlights Pittsburgh Opera (Madama Butterfly), Wolf Don Pasquale (2012-13); include Pizarro/Fidelio (Vienna State Opera) Trap Opera Company (John Musto’s Volpone, Brighella/Ariadne auf and Eisenstein/Die Fledermaus (Dresden’s nominated for a Grammy on CD), Florentine Naxos, Edgardo and Lord Semperoper). After winning first prize in Opera (title role/Albert Herring), the Cleveland Arturo Bucklaw/Lucia Berlin’s prestigious VDMK competition, he Orchestra (Salome), and Ravinia (The Marriage di Lammermoor (both 2011-12). made his operatic debut as Count Almaviva/ of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Idomeneo). Rosel

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In 2011 the Texas-born tenor, a Ryan Opera third place in the 2011 Palm Beach Opera Deum, Esther, Judas Maccabaeus, and Cosroe/ Center alumnus, made international headlines Competition and is a two-time recipient of the Hasse’s Siroe). Among his specialties are in Moscow by becoming the first sole recipient Elihu Hyndman Memorial Award from Opera the Purcell masques (The Fairy Queen, King of the men’s first prize for opera, the men’s prize Theatre of Saint Louis. The soprano is an Arthur) and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan for zarzuela, and the audience favorite prize in alumna of Indiana University (Jo March/Little (Sir Joseph Porter/H.M.S. Pinafore, Major Plácido Domingo’s highly prestigious Operalia Women, Isabella/L’italiana in Algeri, Prince General Stanley/The Pirates of Penzance). competition. Barbera will continue the current Charming/Cendrillon) and St. Olaf College. Further appearances include Taddeo/L’italiana season as Don Ramiro/Rossini’s Cinderella Laura Wilde is sponsored by an Anonymous in Algeri (Hawaii Opera Theatre), the Vicar/ (Palermo), a role that has previously earned him Donor and Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom. Albert Herring (Cleveland Opera), title role/ great acclaim in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Rigoletto (Minnesota Opera), Salieri/Rimsky- Palm Beach, and Seattle. He recently appeared PATRICK GUETTI Korsakov’s Mozart and Salieri (Fort Wayne at San Francisco Opera as Count Almaviva/The (Police Commissioner) Philharmonic), Douphol/La traviata (with Barber of Seville, rapidly becoming a signature Lyric Opera debut Renée Fleming at Los Angeles Opera, released role and one he will sing in Bologna later on DVD), and Mangus/Sir Michael Tippett’s this season after previous successes with it in A first-year Ryan Opera The Knot Garden (American premiere). Kraus is Los Angeles, Paris, Moscow, Rome, Naples, Center member and a active in the concert hall having made multiple Detroit, and Vancouver. Further roles include native of New Jersey, the appearances singing Beethoven’s Symphony Mozart’s Tamino (Ravinia), Puccini’s Rinuccio bass was a first-place winner No. 9, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Brahms’s A (Toronto), Tonio/La fille du régiment (St. of the 2015 Gerda Lissner German Requiem, and Verdi’s Requiem with Louis, Greensboro), Nemorino/L’elisir d’amore Foundation Competition and, a year earlier orchestras throughout the United States. This (St. Louis), Iopas/Les Troyens (San Francisco), while completing his studies at Philadelphia’s past November he made his UK debut in Elvino/La sonnambula (Washington), and Academy of Vocal Arts, a grand-prize winner recital at Norwich Cathedral. Rodrigo/Rossini’s La donna del lago (Santa of the 2014 Metropolitan Opera National Fe). Barbera is a former Grand Finals Council Auditions. Highlights of Guetti’s JONATHAN JOHNSON winner of the Metropolitan Opera National past seasons include his debuts at The Dallas (Innkeeper) Council Auditions and Grand Prize winner Opera as the Fifth Jew/Salome and at Opera Previously at Lyric Opera: of the Charles A. Lynam Vocal Competition Philadelphia as José Tripaldi/Osvaldo Golijov’s Five roles since 2014-15, (Greensboro). The tenor is a former participant Ainadamar. The bass is a former apprentice most recently Raoul de St. in the American Institute of Musical Studies artist at The Santa Fe Opera, having appeared Brioche/The Merry Widow, (Graz, Austria), San Francisco Opera’s Merola there in Carmen, Fidelio, Huang Ruo’s Dr. Don Curzio/The Marriage Program, and Florida Grand Opera’s young- Sun Yat-Sen (American premiere), and The of Figaro (both 2015-16); artist program. Impresario/Le Rossignol. Other roles include Third SS Officer/The Leggatt/Theodore Morrison’s Oscar (Santa Fe, Passenger (2014-15). LAURA WILDE world premiere), Massenet’s Don Quichotte, (Marianne Leitmetzerin) Prince Gremin and Zaretsky/Eugene Onegin, A second-year Ryan Opera Center member Previously at Lyric Opera: Don Basilio/The Barber of Seville, Tom/Un and a native of Macon, Georgia, the tenor will Four roles since 2013-14, ballo in maschera, Arkel/Pelléas et Mélisande, and make his debut at Portland Opera this July as most recently Anna/ Crespel and Wilhelm/Les contes d’Hoffmann (all Lindoro/The Italian Girl in Algiers. Johnson Nabucco, Peasant Girl/ at AVA). Among Guetti’s numerous awards are first appeared in Chicago in Poulenc’s Les The Marriage of Figaro a 2014 Sara Tucker Study Grant, the Audience mamelles de Tirésias with the Civic Orchestra, (both 2015-16); Kate Favorite Award at the 2013 Giargiri Bel Canto before debuting at Lyric in Capriccio. The Pinkerton/Madama Competition, and first prize in the Premio tenor graduated from the University of North Butterfly (2013-14). Verdi competition. Patrick Guetti is sponsored by Carolina School of the Arts with a master’s The C. G. Pinnell Family. degree and a Professional Artist Certificate. A native of Watertown, South Dakota, and His leading roles there included Ruggero/ a third-year Ryan Opera Center member, PHILIP KRAUS (Notary) La rondine, Lechmere/Owen Wingrave, Azaël/ the soprano makes her debut at London’s Previously at Lyric Opera: Debussy’s L’enfant prodigue, and Fenton/The English National Opera this summer in the 23 roles since 1990-91, Merry Wives of Windsor. Johnson’s other major title role/Jenůfa. Wilde was a Marion Roose most recently The Bailiff/ performance credits include Ezekiel Cheever/ Pullin Artist in Residence with Arizona Opera Werther (2012-13); The Crucible (Piedmont Opera), and the title for two seasons, where her numerous roles Antonio/The Marriage of role/Candide and Rev. Horace Adams/Peter included Stéphano/Romeo and Juliet, Alisa/ Figaro (2009-10); Bartolo/ Grimes (both at the Aspen Summer Music Lucia di Lammermoor, Siébel/Faust, and Lola/ The Barber of Seville Institute). At the Townsend School of Music Cavalleria rusticana. She has also participated (2007-08). at Mercer University, where Johnson received in the young-artist programs of The Santa his bachelor of music degree, he sang the title Fe Opera (Deaconess/King Roger) and Opera The New York City-born baritone has made role/Cavalli’s L’Egisto, King Kaspar/Amahl and Theatre of Saint Louis (Omar/The Death of a specialty of Verdi’s Falstaff and Puccini’s the Night Visitors, Camille de Rosillon/The Klinghoffer, Mrs. Segstrom/A Little Night Gianni Schicchi, performing both roles to Merry Widow, and Nemorino/L’elisir d’amore. Music). Concert engagements include the high acclaim at Chicago Opera Theater and Jonathan Johnson is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Symphony Orchestra, Civic Orchestra Chamber Opera Chicago. Kraus’s versatility William C. Vance. of Chicago, and Phoenix Symphony. A encompasses the Viennese (The Gypsy Baron, 2010 Metropolitan Opera National Council The Merry Widow, One Night in Venice) and Auditions semi-finalist, Wilde was awarded Baroque repertory (Handel’s Dettingen Te

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MATTHEW at Carnegie Hall) and in Stravinsky’s Pulcinella artist at Des Moines Metro Opera and a DIBATTISTA (Music Academy of the West), as well as studio artist at Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera (Faninal’s Major Domo) Jupiter/Semele (Schwabacher Summer Concert (Giannetta/L’elisir d’amore). Among Metzger’s Previously at Lyric Opera: during his tenure with San Francisco Opera’s recent portrayals have been Daphne/Marc- Servant/Capriccio (2014- Merola Program), Don Ottavio/Don Giovanni Antoine Charpentier’s La descente d’Orphée 15); Third Esquire/Parsifal (Banff Centre Opera), Aeneas/Dido and Aeneas aux enfers (Chicago’s Haymarket Opera), (2013-14). (Beijing’s Central Conservatory of Music), Cherubino/The Marriage of Figaro (La Musica and the Royal Herald and Count Lerma/Don Lirica in Novafeltria, Italy), Nella/Gianni The American tenor, Carlo (Opera Philadelphia). Lei has received Schicchi (DuPage Opera Theatre), and the title a Boston native, will appear as soloist in competition awards from the Gerda Lissner role/Ariodante, Béatrice/Béatrice et Bénédict, Verdi’s Requiem with the Wichita Symphony Foundation (most recently second prize), and Beppe/L’amico Fritz (all at the University Orchestra later this season, having previously Opera Index, Inc., Licia Albanese-Puccini of Wisconsin-Madison). An alumna of the performed there in Vaughan Williams’ Foundation, Giulio Gari Foundation, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison and DePaul Serenade to Music and Beethoven’s Symphony Mario Lanza Institute. Mingjie Lei is sponsored University, she debuted with the Grant Park No.9. Highlights last season included Camille by Maurice J. and Patricia Frank. Symphony in Fauré’s Requiem. The mezzo- Raquin/Picker’s Thérèse Raquin (Long Beach soprano has been a featured soloist in numerous Opera, Chicago Opera Theater), Curley/ HLENGIWE Chicago-area venues, including her portrayal Floyd’s Of Mice and Men (Tulsa Opera), and MKHWANAZI of the title role/Rossini’s Cinderella as part Britten’s War Requiem (Dayton Philharmonic (Noble Orphan) of Lyric Unlimited’s community-engagement Orchestra). The tenor is closely associated Previously at Lyric Opera: program “Opera in the Neighborhoods.” She with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (Pagliacci, Barbarina/The Marriage of has received the Paul Collins Fellowship from Il tabarro, The Ghosts of Versailles, The Death Figaro (2015-16); Clara/ University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Virginia of Klinghoffer, Alice in Wonderland, Magic Porgy and Bess (2014-15). Cooper Meier Award from the Musician’s Flute), and the Glimmerglass Festival (Central Club of Women, and an Encouragement Park, Falstaff, The Mother of Us All, Of Mice A second-year member of Award from the Metropolitan Opera National and Men). Among his many other successes in Lyric Opera’s Ryan Opera Center and a native Council District Auditions. Lindsay Metzger is English-language repertoire are Louis/Angels of KwaZulu-Natal, the South African soprano sponsored by an Anonymous Donor. in America (Opera Boston), Steve Hubble/A debuted in Chicago in the spring of 2014 in Streetcar Named Desire (Virginia Opera), the leading role of Thérèse/Les mamelles de ANNIE ROSEN Jasper Vanderbilt/The Rivals (Skylight Opera Tirésias with the Civic Orchestra. Mkhwanazi (Noble Orphan) Theatre, world premiere), title role/The Good received both her diploma in opera and her Previously at Lyric Opera: Soldier Schweik (Long Beach Opera), and postgraduate diploma in music performance Edith Thibault/Bel Canto, Eddie Fislinger/Elmer Gantry (Tulsa Opera from the South African College of Music Tisbe/Cinderella (both debut). DiBattista has also been successful in at the University of Cape Town. Among 2015-16). Italian repertoire, including Norma (Boston her leading roles in Cape Town have been Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood), Tosca Mozart’s Fiordiligi and Konstanze, Offenbach’s A first-year Ryan Opera (Denver), and Pagliacci (New Orleans). A Antonia (all at Cape Town Opera), and Center member and a particularly challenging assignment – the Madama Cortese/Rossini’s Il viaggio a Reims, native of New Haven, Connecticut, the mezzo- four valet tenors in Les contes d’Hoffmann – Donizetti’s Adina, and Stravinsky’s Anne soprano joined the Metropolitan Opera roster has brought him acclaim in Miami, Denver, Trulove at the Baxter Theatre. In America during the 2013-14 season for Die Frau ohne Boston, and Palm Beach. Mkhwanazi has been heard as Susanna/The Schatten before returning to the apprentice Marriage of Figaro at Brown University. The program of The Santa Fe Opera. Rosen has MINGJIE LEI soprano’s successes in competitions include appeared at the Caramoor Festival and in New (The Marschallin’s her homeland’s SAMRO International Singing York City as an emerging artist with the New Major Domo) Scholarship (second prize) and Muzicanto York Festival of Song. As the 2012 recipient Lyric Opera debut Singing Competition (first prize), as well as of the Opera Foundation’s American Berlin second overall prize, media jury prize, and Scholarship, she performed 12 roles at the A native of Hengyang, audience prize in Vienna’s 2012 Hans Gabor Deutsche Oper Berlin (among them Second China and a first-year Ryan Belvedere International Singing Competition. Lady/The Magic Flute, Mercédès/Carmen, Flora Opera Center member, Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi is sponsored by Susan and Annina/La traviata, Frantik/The Cunning the tenor will appear later and Richard Kiphart and Drs. Funmi and Little Vixen, Flowermaiden/Parsifal, and this season in Lyric’s Romeo and Juliet. Lei Sola Olopade. Sméraldine/The Love of Three Oranges). She holds degrees from the Manhattan School of also sang Giannetta/L’elisir d’amore at Turin’s Music (Léon/The Ghosts of Versailles, Arturo/ LINDSAY METZGER Teatro Regio. A highlight of her non-operatic Lucia di Lammermoor, Uriel/The Creation) (Noble Orphan) appearances includes last season’s fully staged and Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music Previously at Lyric Opera: New York City production of György Kurtág’s (Nemorino/L’elisir d’amore, Don Ramiro/ Peasant Girl/The Marriage Kafka Fragments. A Yale University and Mannes Cinderella, Brighella/Ariadne auf Naxos, of Figaro (2015-16). College graduate, the mezzo-soprano holds Sellem/The Rake’s Progress, Dorvil/La scala awards from the Gerda Lissner Foundation, di seta, Gherardo/Gianni Schicchi, Almeric/ A first-year Ryan Opera The Santa Fe Opera, Central City Opera, the Iolanta). Other important credits include Center member and an Connecticut Opera Guild, and the Shoshana appearances as tenor soloist in Handel’s Illinois native, the mezzo- Foundation. Annie Rosen is sponsored by Friends Messiah (with the Cecilia Chorus of New York soprano was previously a two-season apprentice of Oliver Dragon.

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DIANA NEWMAN award winner of the Metropolitan Opera career grant from the Licia Albanese-Puccini (Milliner) National Council District Auditions. Alec Foundation, first prize in the Giulio Gari Previously at Lyric Opera: Carlson is sponsored by Stepan Company. Foundation Vocal Competition, second prize Beatriz/Bel Canto, in the Opera Index Vocal Competition, a Clorinda/Cinderella JESSE DONNER prize from the American Opera Society, a (both 2015-16). (Waiter) Sara Tucker Study Grant, the Men’s Voice Previously at Lyric Opera: Fellowship from the Luminarts Cultural A first-year Ryan Opera Abdallo/Nabucco (2015- Foundation, and, in 2015, first prize in the Center member, the 16); Walther/Tannhäuser, Marcello Giordani Foundation Competition American soprano is an alumna of the Servant/Capriccio (both and top prize in The Dallas Opera Guild Vocal University of Southern California (title role/ 2014-15). Competition. Anthony Clark Evans is sponsored Monteverdi’s L’incoronazione di Poppea, by Richard O. Ryan and Richard W. Shepro Pamina/The Magic Flute, Miranda/Lee Hoiby’s A second-year Ryan and Lindsay E. Roberts. The Tempest, Lauretta/Gianni Schicchi, Belisa/ Opera Center member and native of Des Conrad Susa’s The Love of Don Perlimplin). Moines, Iowa, the tenor will be featured in RICHARD OLLARSABA Newman has also been heard as the Page/ May with soprano Christine Brewer in the (Waiter) Rigoletto with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Harris Theater’s “Beyond the Aria” series. Previously at Lyric Opera: Her extensive concert appearances include Donner completed graduate studies at the Nine roles since 2013- Bach Cantatas 211 and 209 (Whittier Bach University of Michigan, where his roles 14, most recently Second Festival), Mozart’s “Exsultate, jubilate” (USC included Bacchus/Ariadne auf Naxos and the SS Officer/The Passenger, Alumni Orchestra), Lukas Foss’s Time Cycle title role/Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Cesare Angelotti/Tosca, (Aspen Music Festival and School), Samuel Atlantis. He also holds a bachelor of music Lord Rochford/Anna Barber’s Knoxville: Summer of 1915 (American degree in vocal performance from Iowa State Bolena (all 2014-15). Youth Symphony), Frank Ticheli’s Songs of University. In 2015 Donner won the coveted Love and Life and Angels in the Architecture Luminarts Fellowship for Men’s Voice and The bass-baritone’s Lyric credits include a per- (both at University of Texas at Austin), George was awarded the Grand Prize in the Bel Canto formance of Don Giovanni last season in which Crumb’s Madrigals Book IV (Music Academy competition. Formerly, he received the 2014 he successfully took on the title role at very of the West and Francesco Cilluffo’s The George Shirley Award for Opera Performance short notice. A third-year Ryan Opera Center Land to Life Again (world premiere, UCLA and a special encouragement award from the member and a native of Tempe, Arizona, Ollar- Camarades Ensemble). Newman is an alumna 2014 Metropolitan Opera National Council saba is a former resident artist at Minnesota of Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, Music Regional Auditions. Other performing credits Opera (Nabucco, Anna Bolena, Turandot). He Academy of the West, the Fall Island Vocal include his debut with Opera in the Ozarks returned there in 2014-15 as Escamillo, which Arts Seminar, the Aspen Opera Theater as Pinkerton/Madama Butterfly, as well as he previously sang at Tulsa Opera. An alumnus Center, and the Oberlin in Italy program. concert appearances with the Civic Orchestra of the Cleveland Institute of Music and the Diana Newman is sponsored by Susan Ipsen and of Chicago, the Toledo Symphony, Adrian A. J. Fletcher Opera Institute at the University Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom. Symphony, and University of Michigan of North Carolina School of the Arts, Ollarsaba Symphony Orchestra. Jesse Donner is sponsored made his professional debut at Opera Cleveland ALEC CARLSON by Robert C. Marks and Susan M. Miller. as Antonio/The Marriage of Figaro. He has also (Animal Trainer) appeared with Piedmont Opera and North Car- Previously at Lyric Opera: ANTHONY CLARK olina Opera. Concert engagements include the Ismael/Bel Canto, Soldier/ EVANS (Waiter) Apollo Chorus of Chicago, the Elmhurst Sym- Wozzeck (2015-16). Previously at Lyric Opera: phony Orchestra, the Ravinia Festival, Kansas Eight roles since 2013- City Symphony, Greensboro Symphony, and A native of Red Oak, Iowa, 14, most recently Simon St. Paul Chamber Orchestra. A grand finalist in and a first-year member of Thibault/Bel Canto, the 2013 Metropolitan Opera National Council Lyric’s Ryan Opera Center, Second Apprentice/ Auditions, Ollarsaba is a former participant in the tenor was an apprentice artist as part of Wozzeck (both 2015-16); the young-artist programs at Tanglewood and The Santa Fe Opera’s 2014 program. He also Jailer/Tosca (2014-15). Music Academy of the West. Richard Ollarsaba has participated in Houston Grand Opera’s is sponsored by Lois B. Siegel and Drs. Joan and Young Artist Vocal Academy and was a studio A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, and a third- Russ Zajtchuk. artist at Wolf Trap Opera Company in 2013. year Ryan Opera Center member, the baritone Carlson received his bachelor of arts degree will be heard later this season in Lyric’s Romeo BRADLEY SMOAK in music from Luther College in Decorah, and Juliet and in his San Diego Opera debut (Waiter) Iowa, followed by a master’s degree in voice as Sharpless/Madama Butterfly. Evans debuted Previously at Lyric Opera: performance at the University of Cincinnati in Chicago in 2013 in Bernstein’s Songfest at Six roles since 2014-15, College-Conservatory of Music. In his time at Ravinia. The baritone is a former apprentice most recently General the UCC-CM, Carlson appeared in the roles artist with Arkansas’s Opera in the Ozarks Benjamín/Bel Canto, of Ernesto/Don Pasquale, the Royal Herald (Marcello/La bohème, Pish-Tush/The Mikado), First Apprentice/Wozzeck, in a concert performance of Don Carlos, and and gave his first professional recital in Antonio/The Marriage of tenor soloist in a staged production of J.S. Lexington, Kentucky. Evans attracted national Figaro (all 2015-16). Bach’s St. John Passion. Last season he was attention as a Grand Finals winner of the both a Seybold-Russell Award winner (CCM 2012 Metropolitan Opera National Council A native of North Carolina and a second- Opera Competition) and an encouragement Auditions. Since then he has been awarded a year Ryan Opera Center member, the bass-

26 | February 8 - March 13, 2016 PROFILES | LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO baritone debuted at Lyric Opera last season in A member of the Lyric Opera Chorus, the of the Guard), Towpath Players in Rochester, Capriccio. Smoak has been heard with numerous American tenor has previously been seen on New York (Tony/West Side Story, Mr. Darling companies nationwide, with particular success the Lyric stage as Ike Skidmore/Oklahoma, and Captain Hook/Peter Pan), and with at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, where his roles Baron Elberfeld/The Sound of Music, and Chicago Opera Theater, Madison’s Opera for have included King of Hearts/Unsuk Chin’s in the Ensemble of Carousel. The current the Young, Eastman Opera Theater, and the Alice in Wonderland (American premiere), the season brings Brock to the Fort Wayne College Light Opera Company in Falmouth, Pirate King/The Pirates of Penzance, Masetto/ Symphony in Indiana for Handel’s Messiah. Massachusetts. He has sung a wide concert Don Giovanni, Antonio/The Marriage of The tenor has portrayed Almaviva/The Barber repertoire throughout the Chicagoland area and Figaro, and the Second Soldier/Salome. Last of Seville with Lyric Unlimited’s “Opera in has been heard in numerous musical-theater year he appeared with the Chicago Symphony the Neighborhoods” program, with L’Opera presentations at the Grant Park Music Festival. Orchestra in L’enfant et les sortilèges and Pelléas Piccola, and for Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera et Mélisande. Smoak has also performed with student matinees. Brock recently appeared EDWARD GARDNER Boston Lyric Opera (Les contes d’Hoffmann), as Alfredo/La traviata with the Lake Geneva (Conductor) Palm Beach Opera (Otello, Don Giovanni, Symphony Orchestra. He has performed Lyric Opera debut Carmen), Sarasota Opera (La bohème, The on San Francisco Opera’s mainstage (Der Crucible), Opera Omaha (Carmen, The Magic Rosenkavalier) and in a varied concert repertoire Recently appointed chief Flute, Fidelio), Opera North, Opera Charleston, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Grant conductor of the Bergen Opera Roanoke, Annapolis Opera, and DuPage Park Music Festival (where he has also sung Philharmonic Orchestra, Opera Theatre. The bass-baritone’s appearances Nanki-Poo/The Mikado), Peninsula Music the celebrated British at Ireland’s Wexford Festival Opera include Festival, and Northwest Indiana Symphony. conductor is former music Corigliano’s The Ghosts of Versailles,Donizetti’s director of London’s English National Opera Maria Padilla, Smetana’s The Kiss,and Pergolesi’s KENNETH NICHOLS (where he most recently led The Queen of La serva padrona. Smoak is an alumnus of Illinois (Lackey) Spades and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg). Wesleyan University. Bradley Smoak is sponsored Previously at Lyric Opera: Gardner will return to ENO later this season by The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation. Ten roles since 2002-03, for Tristan and Isolde. His 2015-16 season most recently Undertaker/ is further highlighted by debuts with the GEOFFREY AGPALO Porgy and Bess, Fourth Orchestre National de France, the Leipzig (Lackey) Servant/Capriccio (both Gewandhausorchester, and Frankfurt Radio Previously at Lyric Opera: 2014-15); Old Servant/ Orchestra. A graduate of Cambridge and Apprentice/Die Meistersinger Elektra (2012-13). the Royal Academy of Music (where he von Nürnberg (2012-13). holds the newly created Mackerras Chair Among the American bass-baritone’s roles in of Conducting), Gardner has worked with The tenor, a native of Chicago have been the King and the Herald/ many of the world’s major orchestras and Gurnee, Illinois, is an alum- The Love for Three Oranges(Chicago Cultural opera companies, including the Metropolitan nus of the University of Center) and Leporello/Don Giovanni (DuPage Opera, La Scala, Glyndebourne, the Opéra Central Florida and Northwestern University. Opera Theatre). He was an ensemble member National de Paris, the London Philharmonic, While participating in the Opera Theatre of and sang many performances of the featured the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Saint Louis young-artist program last season, he role of Joe in Harold Prince’s production of Concertgebouw, and the Czech Philharmonic, portrayed Hooker/Tobias Picker’s Emmeline. Show Boat (1993-98) in New York, Toronto, among others. Gardner is principal guest He will create the role of Gopinath/Jack Perla’s Chicago, and London. Since 1998 Nichols conductor of the City of Birmingham Shalimar the Clown at OTSL later this season. has made seven appearances with “Night of Symphony Orchestra, earning acclaim for Other performances include Künneke’s The 1,000 Voices,” the annual charity concert such challenging works as Jonathan Harvey’s Cousin from Nowhere and Lehár’s The Land of at London’s Royal Albert Hall. His concert Weltehos (UK premiere, opening Britain’s Smiles with Chicago Folks Operetta and, at activities have also included “An Evening of 2012 Cultural Olympiad) and Britten’s Spring Northwestern, operas of Rossini, Lehár, Menot- Gershwin” earlier this year with Sarasota’s Symphony and War Requiem to celebrate the ti, and Corigliano. Agpalo’s concert appear- Artist Series. Nichols is an alumnus of the composer’s centenary year. Recent recordings ances include major works of Verdi, Beethoven, Crane School of Music/SUNY Potsdam. include critically acclaimed discs of Verdi’s Bach, and Mendelssohn. The tenor is a former Macbeth with ENO as well as orchestral member of the Chautauqua Opera and Central RONALD WATKINS works of Janáček, Mendelssohn, Walton, and City Opera young-artist programs and has (Lackey) Lutoslawski. Among Gardner’s numerous performed with both the Lyric Opera Chorus Previously at Lyric Opera: awards are the 2008 Royal Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Six roles since 1994-95, Society Award (Best Conductor) and a 2009 most recently Captain/ Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement HOSS BROCK (Lackey) Carousel (2014-Yamadori/ in Opera. He was appointed to the Order of Previously at Lyric Opera: Madama Butterfly(2013- the British Empire in 2012. Four roles since 2012-13, 14); Joe/Oklahoma! most recently Spanish (2012-13). Ambassador to Peru/ Bel Canto (2015-16); The baritone has appeared at DuPage Opera Ensemble/Carousel (2014- Theatre (Marcello/La bohème), the Grant Park 15); Baron Elberfeld/The Music Festival (Samuel/The Pirates of Penzance), Sound of Music (2013-14). Light Opera Works (Captain Corcoran/HMS Pinafore, Sir Richard Cholmundey/The Yeoman

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MARTINA WEBER Don Giovanni, Pelléas et Mélisande, and Louise. MICHAEL BLACK (Director) Bosquet has created the sets and costumes for (Chorus Master) Lyric Opera debut more than 75 operas and ballets at Brussels’s Previously at Lyric Opera: Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie. He has also Chorus master since 2013- As a student in Munich designed the sets and costumes for more than 50 14; interim chorus master, and Vienna, the German operas, ballets and dramas produced in France, 2011-12. director gained experience Italy, Holland, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, in opera with two cele- South America, Australia and the United States. Lyric Opera’s chorus brated German directors, His repertoire has been highly diverse, ranging master’s activities last year, August Everding and Franz Winter. Before from Grétry’s rarely heard Zémire et Azor for the following the company’s 2014-15 season, her graduation Weber was already engaged as 30th Festival delle Nazioni in Città di Castello included preparing the choruses for The resident director with one of Europe’s most (Umbria, Italy) to The Magic Flute, Werther, Marriage of Figaro at Western Australian Opera, distinguished companies, Munich’s Bavarian The Mikado, and La traviata for New York City Britten’s War Requiem with the Melbourne State Opera. In Munich she supervised numer- Opera, The Merry Widow at Houston Grand Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Sir ous new productions by David Pountney Opera, Rigoletto and Otello at the Opéra Royal Andrew Davis), and Haydn’s Harmoniemesse (Faust, Moses and Aron), Andreas Homoki de Wallonie in Liège, La belle Hélène for the for his Grant Park Music Festival debut. (Arabella, Manon Lescaut, Romeo and Juliet, Canadian Opera Company in Toronto, and Chorus master from to 2001 to 2013 at Opera The King’s Children), David Alden (Il ritorno Capriccio in Washington, D.C. Australia, Black prepared the OA chorus d’Ulisse in patria, Rodelinda), Jürgen Rose for more than 90 operas and many concert (Norma, Werther), and Christof Loy (Roberto DUANE SCHULER works. At Opera Australia he progressed Devereux, Saul, Alcina), among others. As (Lighting Designer) from rehearsal pianist to assistant chorus productions are preserved for many years in Previously at Lyric master and children’s chorus master, before Munich’s repertory system, she was in charge Opera: More than 130 his appointment as chorus master. He has of those operas’ frequent revivals which often productions since 1977, served in that capacity for such distinguished involved numerous cast changes. Alongside most recently Nabucco, organizations as the Edinburgh International Andreas Homoki she directed Pagliacci/From Bel Canto (both 2015-16); Festival, Holland Park Opera (London), and, Today to Tomorrow (Leoncavallo/Schoenberg) Tosca (2014-15). in Australia, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at Venice’s Teatro La Fenice, and she trans- (including Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, led by ferred Jürgen Rose’s Werther production to A longtime resident lighting designer for Vladimir Ashkenazy), and Philharmonia Choir, the Opéra National de Paris. Weber’s career Lyric Opera, the Wisconsin-born designer has Motet Choir, and Cantillation chamber choir. highlights include a collaboration with the achieved international acclaim for his theatrical As one of Australia’s most prominent vocal renowned theater and opera director Otto lighting designs at such prestigious organizations accompanists, Black has regularly performed Schenk for the new staging of his Munich as the Opéra National de Lyon (Eugene Onegin, for recitals, broadcasts, and recordings (he Rosenkavalier in Geneva. As a guest director Mazeppa), San Francisco Opera (Werther, has been heard numerous times in Australian Weber has created productions in Vienna and The Makropulos Case), London’s Royal Opera Broadcast Corporation programs). He has also at Berlin’s Deutsche Oper. Since her post- House (Fidelio, Cendrillon), and La Scala (Lulu, been a lecturer at the Sydney Conservatorium graduate studies in arts management Weber Turandot). In addition to three Lyric Opera of Music, of which he is an alumnus. Black has worked primarily as artistic production productions, Schuler’s work will also be seen holds a master’s degree in musicology from the manager (“Kunst aus der Zeit” at Bregenz this season at Los Angeles Opera (Norma), University of New South Wales. Festival, Don Giovanni at Festspielhaus Baden- Canadian Opera Company (Maometto Baden, “Rossini in Wildbad” Opera Festival) Secondo), and in his Glyndebourne debut SARAH HATTEN while also managing the artistic administration (Béatrice et Bénédict). Schuler has designed (Wigmaster and Makeup department at Munich’s Teamtheater. more than 20 productions at the Metropolitan Designer) Opera (Boris Godunov, La rondine, The Great Previously at Lyric Opera: THIERRY BOSQUET Gatsby, Otello). Further opera credits include Wigmaster and makeup (Set and Costume Designer) the important venues of Salzburg (Benvenuto designer since 2011-12. Previously at Lyric Opera: Cellini, Elektra), Amsterdam (Tannhäuser, Die Die Fledermaus (2013-14); Bassariden, Turandot), Barcelona (Parsifal), Lyric’s wigmaster and Der Rosenkavalier (2005- Paris (La fanciulla del West), Berlin (Manon, Der makeup designer has 06). Rosenkavalier), Dresden (Dead Man Walking), worked in a wide repertoire at Des Moines Santa Fe (Alceste, Katya Kabanova, The Letter, Metro Opera and Michigan Opera Theatre Among the Belgian de- Don Pasquale), Los Angeles (Tristan and Isolde, (both since 2006), as well as Columbus Opera, signer’s recent productions Simon Boccanegra), Seattle (Don Giovanni, Porgy Toledo Opera, the Cabrillo Music Festival, is Ruslan and Lyudmila at St. Petersburg’s and Bess, The Barber of Seville), and Japan’s Saito and the University of Cincinnati College- Mariinsky Theatre. Bosquet’s Rosenkavalier Kinen Festival (Falstaff). In addition to his Conservatory of Music. She has also worked production was created for San Francisco Opera, successful career in opera, Schuler has designed at the Glimmerglass Festival and the major where his credits since 1990 include The Merry lighting for Broadway (The Importance of Being opera companies of Los Angeles, Omaha, Widow (DVD), Tosca (based on the original Earnest), New York’s American Ballet Theatre Cleveland, Sarasota, and Central City, as well 1932 design that opened San Francisco’s War (Swan Lake, Pillar of Fire), and numerous as Wisconsin’s American Players Theatre and, Memorial Opera House), Capriccio, Ruslan productions in television and film. The designer in Los Angeles, the Pantages Theatre and the and Lyudmila (originally designed by Alexander is a founding partner of Schuler Shook, a theater Geffen Playhouse. Hatten earned a B. A. in Golovin and Konstantin Korovin for the 1904 planning and architectural lighting design firm. music at Simpson College. Glinka Centennial and realized by Bosquet),

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Born for One Another: How Strauss and Hofmannsthal Brought Der Rosenkavalier to Life By Mandy Hildebrandt ROBERT KUSEL

A singer (Bruce Sledge) performs for the Marschallin (Anne Schwanewilms) during her morning levée: Act One of Der Rosenkavalier at Lyric, 2005-06 season.

It would be difficult to find two men more league with a new scenario. What would he commented that the wonderful text practi- different in personality and artistic views than ultimately become Der Rosenkavalier started cally set itself to music!) Hofmannsthal’s Act Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal, as a romantic-burlesque plot set in 18th- Three took many months to complete; he and probably few would have bet money on century Vienna, with dashing Octavian out- wanted to do the opera full justice, and insisted their partnership’s success. The former was witting lecherous Baron Ochs for the hand of on waiting for the right mood to come over a demanding and sometimes petty Munich young Sophie. At that point the figure of the him before creating a certain scene. Strauss native, the latter an ultra-sensitive and tem- Marschallin was still a mere shadow, but her understood this completely and didn’t mind peramental Viennese. The two never shared a importance would increase beyond all recogni- waiting more than a year before diving into social friendship but, surprisingly, they made tion as the opera progressed. Act Three. their professional relationship work. In fact, One of Hofmannsthal’s inspirations was Despite this delay, the act that gave them they became one of the most celebrated operat- Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, and there the most problems was actually the second. In ic composer-librettist teams since Mozart and certainly are some parallels between the two July 1909 Strauss wrote Hofmannsthal a long Da Ponte. This success proved true the predic- operas: in each, three principal roles (one of letter with detailed criticisms. He emphasized tion of Strauss, who’d written to Hofmannst- them a trouser role) are sung by sopranos, that Act Two lacked the “necessary clash hal in 1906, “We were born for one another and the principal male singers are baritones or and climax,” and that the audience should and are certain to do fine things together.” basses, with various tenors relegated to subsid- “laugh, not just smile or grin!” Fortunately, Their partnership lasted 23 years and produced iary comic parts. As with Mozart’s Cherubino, Hofmannsthal was in no way offended; he six operas, of which Der Rosenkavalier – an there’s an extra plot twist that finds Octavian respected and admired Strauss’s shrewd sense astonishing examination of feminine psychol- impersonating a girl: thus, a soprano portrays of theater, and willingly reworked the act. ogy in a bittersweet comedy, set to a ravishing a man pretending to be a woman! Nearly all the final action of Act Two follow- score – is unquestionably the most popular. As soon as he’d received Act One from ing Baron Ochs’s entrance came out of the In early 1909 they’d just completed Ele- Hofmannsthal, Strauss began working on the composer’s suggestions (including such vital ktra when Hofmannsthal approached his col- score with huge enthusiasm. (Years afterward, details as Ochs’s neglecting to tip Annina,

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A climactic scene from director Robert Wiene’s famous silent film (1926) based onDer Rosenkavalier. Pictured left to right are Paul Hartmann as the Field Marshall (a character not included in the opera), Huguette Duflos as the Marschallin, Elly Felicie Berger as Sophie, and Jaque Catelain as Octavian.

thus motivating the Italian intriguers’ change Ochs’s comedy originates not only in his of allegiance to Octavian). But contrary to the attempted womanizing, but especially in his usual assumption, the famous waltz conclud- absolute obsession with his own title, some- ing Act Two wasn’t Strauss’s idea at all: “Try thing not uncommon in old Vienna – and and think of an old-fashioned Viennese waltz,” actually still prevalent there! Ochs is so full Hofmannsthal wrote to the composer in April of himself that he considers his proposal an 1909, “sweet and yet saucy.” incredible blessing for Sophie (her nouveau For years audiences have assumed that it riche father, Faninal, is, of course, ecstatic was a standard Viennese custom to present a at the prospect of his daughter becoming a silver rose to a future bride, so it’s surprising Baroness). The Baron is easily the opera’s to learn that this was another Hofmannsthal most amusing character, but Strauss and Hof- invention. The opera’s title, Der Rosenkavalier mannsthal did this rowdy figure honor with (“The Cavalier of the Rose”), chosen quite an unexpected moment of dignified discretion: late, was actually a suggestion from Pauline in Act Three, when he finally understands the de Ahna, Strauss’s wife and formerly a dis- Marschallin’s actual relationship to Octavian, tinguished soprano. Until six months before he proves himself a man of the world and the premiere, Strauss and Hofmannsthal had agrees to remain silent about it. planned to title their opera Ochs auf Lerchenau With the opera completed and the Dres- (lit. “ox in the lark-meadow”), highlighting the den premiere fast approaching, Strauss and Baron and his comedic moniker. Hofmannsthal were increasingly preoccu- Strauss once described the self-satisfied pied with finding the ideal Ochs. For all the Baron as “a rustic Don Juan beau of about major roles, they knew the acting abilities of thirty-five, always a nobleman (even if a rather “ordinary operatic singers” just wouldn’t do, boorish one) … a bounder inwardly; but on and Ochs required an especially gifted actor. the surface sufficiently presentable…” It’s clear When bass-baritone Karl Perron was assigned from the start that Ochs lacks money, and that the part, Hofmannsthal’s disappointment was it’s his prospective father-in-law’s wealth that particularly acute; not because he didn’t admire accounts for his proposing marriage to Sophie. Perron as an artist (he’d previously created two One of few surviving photos of We see, too, that he doesn’t mind pursuing the powerfully dramatic roles for Strauss, Jocha- Hofmannsthal (left) and Strauss. Marschallin’s maid Mariandel (the disguised naan in Salome and Orest in Elektra), but he Octavian) while boasting of his wedding plans. believed Perron lacked the necessary comedic

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The first Octavian, Eva von der Osten, and the first Marschallin, Margarethe Siems, with costume sketches for their characters by Alfred Roller for the 1911 Dresden world premiere.

flair. Refusing to accept a merely adequate burlesque opera, Der Rosenkavalier in its final jumps to the conclusion that she doesn’t love Ochs, Strauss and Hofmannsthal considered form, although cheerful, is profoundly psycho- him as much as he loves her. cancelling the premiere if Perron didn’t live up logical, for which we can thank the Marschal- Octavian’s first meeting with Sophie con- to expectations. Hofmannsthal was also wor- lin. (It’s important to remember that Strauss veniently occurs shortly after his quarrel with ried about the casting of Octavian, since many and Hofmannsthal never visualized her as a the Marschallin (in Hofmannsthal’s words, possible artists were physically wrong for the motherly figure but as an attractive woman in “Quinquin falls for the very first little girl to role: “Oh well, if all buffo basses are long and her early thirties, who, when in a morose frame turn up”). Sophie can’t match the Marschal- lean and only the Quinquins [Octavian’s nick- of mind, sometimes feels like an old lady.) lin as a dominant female figure; the librettist name] thick and fat, I may as well close down!” It’s the Marschallin’s depth of personal- described her as “a very ordinary girl like doz- Strauss himself was displeased about the ity and worldly wisdom that make her so ens of others.” But to do her justice, Sophie cuts forced on him by Dresden’s general direc- appealing. Instead of being only an unsatis- definitely has guts. She may be dependent on tor – for example in Ochs’s long speech in Act fied woman cheating on her absent husband, Octavian’s help to free herself of Ochs, but One, which wouldn’t raise an eyebrow today we witness her sadly reflecting on the world’s she asks him for it instead of simply bowing to but was considered too lewd in 1911. For the changes and her longing for time to stand still. the situation. Later, in Act Three, she has the same reason, Octavian and the Marschallin She has deep feelings for Octavian, but she confidence to plant herself in front of Ochs and weren’t allowed to be seen in bed together un- realizes that their age difference must soon end warn him never to come near their house again. til a couple of decades into the opera’s perfor- the affair. Her sad gentleness, combined with When the Marschallin, Octavian, and mance history. the inner strength and dignity with which she Sophie finally come together for the first time, Despite all the difficulties, the premiere acts throughout the opera, can’t fail to make it’s up to the Marschallin to bring order into on January 26 was a brilliant success. The the audience feel for her. the confusion. She handles herself – and every- Marschallin was created – surprisingly, but Octavian is less complex: just 17 years one else – with gracious authority. Octavian is very successfully – by a star coloratura sopra- old, inexperienced, sometimes possessive, and caught between two women whose differences no, Margarethe Siems. Perron sang Ochs, and rather short-tempered. His feelings towards now become very obvious: the Marschallin Octavian was portrayed by a Wagner soprano, the Marschallin have all the passion of a first preserves her controlled dignity and gently Eva von der Osten, who happened to look love, but it’s not necessarily true love. If it questions Sophie, who promptly turns into great in trousers. Sophie was Minnie Nast, the were, how could he transfer his affections a nervous chatterbox. Following the last cli- Dresden company’s longtime resident ingénue. so easily from one woman to the next? One mactic phrases of the soaring final trio, the In the following months and years, the opera glance at Sophie and he’s instantly in love with Marschallin’s last line, “In Gottes Namen” – experienced a continuous and overwhelming her! Octavian isn’t mature enough to under- “In God’s name” – suggests both her sacrifice triumph, ensuring its place in the repertory to stand the Marschallin’s emotions and motives. and her blessing. this day. When she predicts that he’ll soon leave her for Why does the Marschallin renounce Octa- In contrast to the originally planned a younger woman, his teenage mind promptly vian so easily? Does she know she’s already lost

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DAVID H. FISHMAN him, or doesn’t she love him after all? Or maybe she, in a way, sees herself in Sophie. Before even meeting her, the Marschallin has noted some similarities between them: she, too, was a pretty girl brought up in a convent and forced into an arranged marriage. Although we can’t know her husband’s nature, we might suppose that the Marschallin does for Sophie what nobody years before had done for her: Saving her from a mar- riage to an older man she never loved, making it possible for her to marry a man she does love. When all is said and done, is there one main character in Der Rosenkavalier’s web of relationships? With the changing title, the attention shifted from Ochs to Octavian, but the figure with the most human appeal is certainly the Marschallin. She appears in less than half the opera, but she still domi- nates it. Hofmannsthal himself called her “the central figure for the public,” and years later ROBERT KUSEL even cited her as the opera’s “one engaging character.” Her mature understanding enables her to precipitate a happy ending after the third act’s chaos. And more important, she doesn’t break down over the loss of Octavian. Renouncing him may be self-sacrifice, but it’s not self-abandonment. We’ve seen enough of this woman’s strength to rest assured that she’ll do just fine. Both Strauss and Hofmannsthal seemed to regard Der Rosenkavalier as their most suc- cessful collaboration, and its success is by no means undeserved: the irresistible text and magnificent music intertwine incomparably, creating a story that’s rich, witty, sentimen- tal, touching, and broadly comic at the same time. The opera isn’t flawless; Hofmannsthal (Top) Two celebrated interpreters of criticized it frequently (particularly the “pieced Der Rosenkavalier, Christa Ludwig together” third act), and Strauss, recogniz- DAN REST (the Marschallin, left) and Yvonne ing its considerable length, authorized cuts Minton (Octavian), collaborated for performances. But poet and composer onstage at Lyric for the company’s first still loved this work immensely. It’s certainly production of Strauss’s opera in 1970. saying a lot that many decades later, when he was long established as Germany’s most (Middle) Annina (Stephanie successful composer, Strauss took great pride Novacek) and Valzacchi (David in introducing himself by declaring, “I am the Cangelosi) attempt to pull apart composer of Der Rosenkavalier.” Sophie (Camilla Tilling) and Octavian (Susan Graham), who are Dresden native Mandy Hildebrandt, Lyric's already in love: Der Rosenkavalier at dramaturgical intern from September to Lyric, 2005-06 season. December 2015, graduated Leipzig's University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn (Bottom) Baron Ochs (Franz Bartholdy" with an undergraduate thesis about Hawlata) is unsuccessful in seducing sign-language interpreted musical performances. “Mariandel” – the disguised Octavian She has undertaken internships with several (Susan Graham): Der Rosenkavalier German companies (among them the Leipzig at Lyric, 2005-06 season. Opera) and is continuing her studies in Germany.

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Music Staff Irene Radetzky Oboe Trombone Stageband Musicians John D. Robinson Judith Kulb, Principal Jeremy Moeller, Principal Flute Music Staff David Volfe Robert E. Morgan, Mark Fisher, Assistant Principal Kathryn Flum Emanuelle Andrizzi Albert Wang Assistant Principal John Schwalm Rachel Blumenthal Judith Zunamon Lewis William C. Billingham Viola Oboe Susan Miller Hult Bass Trombone Anne Bach Carol Cook, Principal English Horn John Schwalm Vladimir Kulenovic Clarinet Terri Van Valkinburgh, Robert E. Morgan Keun-A Lee Leslie Grimm Assistant Principal Tuba Sergey Gutorov Grant Lohenig Frank W. Babbitt Clarinet Andrew Smith, Principal Mario Marra Patrick Brennan Charlene Zimmerman, Bassoon Francesco Milioto Karl Davies Principal Harp John Gaudette Jerad Mosbey Amy Hess Linda A. Baker, Marguerite Lynn Williams, Matthew Hogan Matthew Piatt Melissa Trier Kirk Co-Assistant Principal Principal Horn Mauro Ronca Di Shi Susan Warner, Gail Williams Craig Terry Benton Wedge** Co-Assistant Principal Timpani Matthew Oliphant Robert Tweten Cello Edward Harrison, Principal Trumpet Eric Weimer Calum Cook, Principal Bass Clarinet Bob Sullivan Percussion Paul Dwyer, Linda A. Baker Violin Principal Orchestra Assistant Principal Michael Green, Florentina Ramniceanu Bassoon Mark Brandfonbrener Douglas Waddell, Lisa Fako , Assistant Principal Violin I William H. Cernota James T. Berkenstock Michael Shelton Principal Robert Hanford, Laura Deming Eric Millstein Renée-Paule Gauthier , Assistant Principal Concertmaster Barbara Haffner Lewis Kirk Stephen Boe Extra Musicians Sharon Polifrone, Walter Preucil Preman Tilson Sheila Hanford Assistant Concertmaster Violin Alexander Belavsky Bass Contrabassoon Laura Chen Viola Ben Wedge Kathleen Brauer Michael Geller, Principal Lewis Kirk Cello Pauli Ewing Brian Ferguson, Andrew Hesse Cello Horn Larry Glazier Bing Y. Grant Assistant Principal Bass Jonathan Boen, Principal David Hildner Andrew L. W. Anderson Joshua Harrison Bass Ellen Hildner Gregory Sarchet Fritz Foss, Assistant Principal/ Jeremy Attanaseo Laura Miller Timothy Shaffer** Utility Horn Clarinet Eugene Pazin Collins R. Trier Robert E. Johnson, Third Horn Andrea DiOrio Librarian Liba Schacht Neil Kimel Percussion John Rosenkrans, Principal Heather Wittels Flute Paul Straka** Jeff Handley Marie Tachouet, Principal Rich Janicki Personnel Manager Violin II Dionne Jackson, Trumpet Harp and Stageband Contractor Yin Shen, Principal Assistant Principal* William Denton, Principal Alison Attar Christine Janicki John Macfarlane, Alyce Johnson, Matthew Comerford, Celeste Co-Assistant Principal Assistant Principal Acting Assistant Principal Andrea Swan Bonita Di Bello Jennifer Bouton Schaub** Diane Duraffourg-Robinson Channing Philbrick, Teresa Kay Fream Piccolo Co-Assistant Principal *On leave, 2015-16 season Peter Labella Alyce Johnson **Season substitute Ann Palen

Chorus Master Colleen Lovinello Baritones/Basses Mezzos/Altos Tenors Michael Black Lynn Lundgren Matthew Carroll Corinne Wallace-Crane Errin Brooks Janet Mensen Reynolds David DuBois Michelle K. Wrighte Scott J. Brunscheen Regular Chorus Maia Surace Nicholson Scott Holmes Matthew Daniel Yvette Smith Robert Morrissey Tenors Klaus Georg Sopranos Marie Sokolova Kenneth Nichols Jared V. Esguerra Tyler Samuel Lee Elisa Billey Becker Laurie Seely Vassalli Steven Pierce Peder Reiff Brett Potts Jillian Bonczek Pamela Williams Robert J. Prindle Dane Thomas Adam J. Smith Sharon Garvey Cohen Thomas Sillitti Chase Taylor Patricia A. Cook-Nicholson Tenors Craig Springer Baritones/Basses Cathleen Dunn Geoffrey Agpalo Jeffrey W. Taylor Nicolai Janitzky Baritones/Basses Janet Farr Jason Balla* Ronald Watkins Martin Lowen Poock Claude Cassion Desirée Hassler Timothy Bradley Nikolas Wenzel Michael Cavalieri Rachael Holzhausen Harold Brock Core Supplementary Todd von Felker Laureen Janeczek-Wysocki William Combs Chorus Supplementary Chorus Kirk Greiner Kimberly McCord John J. Concepcion Earl Hazell Heidi Spoor Kenneth Donovan Sopranos Sopranos Aaron Ingersoll Stephani Springer Joseph A. Fosselman Carla Janzen Elena Batman John E. Orduña Elizabeth Anne Taylor Cameo T. Humes** Suzanne M. Kszastowski Jill Dewsnup Dan Richardson Sherry V. Watkins Lawrence Montgomery Kaileen Erin Miller Rosalind Lee Vince Paul Wallace, Jr. Mark Nienow Christine Steyer Mezzos/Altos James Odom Mezzos/Altos Claudia A. Kerski-Nienow Thomas L. Potter Katie Ruth Bieber *On leave, 2015-16 season Marianna Kulikova Walton Westlake Ginger Inabinet **One-year chorister

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Artistic Roster

Sopranos Alessandro Corbelli Conductors Projection Designer Nicole Cabell Anthony Clark Evans Sir Andrew Davis Greg Emetaz Danielle de Niese Martin Gantner Edward Gardner Angela Denoke Thomas Hampson Henrik Nánási Chorus Master Renée Fleming Joshua Hopkins Carlo Rizzi Michael Black Christiane Karg Dmitri Hvorostovsky Emmanuel Villaume Christina Landshamer Jacques Imbrailo Choreographers Amanda Majeski Philip Kraus Directors Chase Brock Angela Mannino Paul La Rosa Joan Font Xevi Dorca Ana María Martínez Željko Lučič Barbara Gaines Andrew George Mithra Mastropierro Takaoki Onishi Sir David McVicar Harrison McEldowney Hlengiwe Mkhwanazi Robert Orth Kevin Newbury Diana Newman Mark Rucker Matthew Ozawa Associate Choreographer Susanna Phillips Daniel Sutin Bartlett Sher Joshua Buscher Tatiana Serjan Susan Stroman Heidi Stober Bass-baritones Martina Weber Assistant Choreographer Nina Warren Patrick Carfizzi Lauren Kadel Laura Wilde Jeongcheol Cha Associate Directors Stefano de Peppo Gina Lapinski Ballet Mistress Mezzo-sopranos David Govertsen Joan Anton Rechi August Tye J’nai Bridges Philip Horst Dan Rigazzi Alice Coote Tomasz Konieczny Wigmaster and Makeup Designer Marianne Crebassa Richard Ollarsaba Set and Costume Designers Sarah Hatten Elizabeth DeShong Luca Pisaroni Thierry Bosquet Rachel Frenkel Adam Plachetka Julian Crouch Fight Choreographers Katharine Goeldner Vito Priante Jane Greenwood B. H. Barry Jill Grove Bradley Smoak Joan Guillén Chuck Coyl Suzanne Hendrix Christian Van Horn Constance Hoffman Nick Sandys Sophie Koch David Korins Basses Laura Krumm William Ivey Long Translators for English Titles Isabel Leonard Dmitry Belosselskiy Susan Mickey Patricia Houk Megan Marino Runi Brattaberg Vicki Mortimer Derek Matson Lindsay Metzger Patrick Guetti James Noone Roger Pines Julie Miller Matthew Rose Michael Yeargan Francis Rizzo Deborah Nansteel Brindley Sherratt Catherine Zuber Colin Ure Annie Rosen Stefan Szkafarowsky Principal Dancers Lighting Designers The American Guild of Countertenors Shannon Alvis Paule Constable Musical Artists, AFL-CIO Anthony Roth Costanzo Annelise Baker Albert Faura (AGMA), is the union Matthew Deming Ariane Dolan Duane Schuler that represents the singers, Jen Gorman Jennifer Tipton dancers, actors, and staging Tenors Ellen Green Robert Wierzel personnel at Lyric Opera of René Barbera Catherine Hamilton Chicago. Lawrence Brownlee Jeffery B. Hover, Jr. DAN REST William Burden Lauren Kadel Joseph Calleja Ashley Klinger Alec Carlson Kristina Larson-Hauk Eric Cutler Tom Mattingly Rafael Davila Jamy Meek Matthew DiBattista Alison Mixon Plácido Domingo Matthew Prescott Jesse Donner Emily Pynenburg Allan Glassman Kristen Schoen-René John Irvin Rachael Switzer Keith Jameson J.P. Tenuta Jonathan Johnson Mingjie Lei Actors David Portillo Lex Bourassa Rodell Rosel McKinley Carter Brenton Ryan Jeff Dumas Gerhard Siegel Cory Goodrich Sergei Skorokhodov Dev Kennedy Jason Slayden James Romney Michael Spyres Jennie Sophia Andrew Stenson Genevieve Thiers Stefan Vinke Zachary Uzarraga Michael Weber Baritones Jonathan Weir The Marschallin (Anne Schwanewilms, left) with Sophie (Camilla Tilling) Jonathan Beyer Jonah D. Winston in Act Three ofDer Rosenkavalier at Lyric, 2005-06 season. Christian Bowers Fred Zimmerman

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(Der Rosenkavalier) Men Michael Ortyl* Women Girls Carson Cook Reuben Rios* Carolyn Geldermann* Megumi Goto James Edward Dauphin Brian Rivera-Bruno* Susan Lesher* Kayla McGovern* Dennis Delavara* Paul Russell Nyketa Marshall* Kylie McGovern* Bill DuBois* Kayhon Safavi* Amy Rapp India Rose Renteria* Jeffrey Dziedzik James Stanis* Susanne Rozkuszka* Matt Goto John Thompson Joseph Harris Ron Tolisano* Boys Ed Husayko Theo Vlahopoulos* Hudson Ford Henry Lunn Pete Walters* Weston (Bruiser) Ford Henry (Hank) Mandziara Doug Wernicke Michael Goto* Jeff Mariola Howard White* Zach Thomas *Regular supernumerary Robert Muzzarelli*

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February 8 - March 13, 2016 | 35 PATRON SALUTE | LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Mel and Sue Gray: Investing in Lyric’s Stars of Today and Tomorrow

Mel Gray heard a lot of opera ROBERT KUSEL a friend of ours told us about a young long before he became interested in it. singer named Sharon Graham who had Sue and Mel Gray “My father loved music. It was a part a wonderful voice, and was studying at celebrate Rising Stars of his life, and thus part of my life from Lyric. We were introduced, and as a in Concert birth. An avid collector of recordings, he result, we were able to help her travel to would come home from the office, and Europe for auditions and performances. the music would come on; there was We became good friends, and she had always music playing wherever he was. some success as an operatic singer.” To the consternation and horror of most The Gray’s philanthropy of young of the family, a good deal of that music artists fits naturally within The Patrick was opera. I recall that I didn’t like it, G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, and I don’t think any of my six brothers on whose board Mel has served since and sisters particularly did either. But it 2007. Mel and Sue have enjoyed watch- was there.” ing Ryan Opera Center Ensemble mem- Flash forward a few decades, and bers grow before their very eyes into the Mel will admit that he is now somewhat next generation of international opera of an opera fanatic. Having left Chicago stars. They regularly attend auditions, for college in Missouri and a law degree DAN REST master classes, and workshops, and they from Harvard, he returned home with cosponsor Rising Stars in Concert, the Sue in 1956 to begin their life together annual celebration of the Ensemble’s and work for the family business. His accomplishments, for the sixth consecu- brother had married an opera lover, and tive year this season. they had been attending performances “It’s interesting to talk to members at Lyric since its inception in 1954. It of the Ensemble and get their feedback. wasn’t long before Mel and Sue were What you hear is that for anyone wish- invited to come along, and in 1958 they ing to make a career in this business, saw Madama Butterfly starring Renata a field that is nearly impossible to suc- Tebaldi. “I would ascribe the impact of ceed in, it is widely believed that the the performance to Ms. Tebaldi. When I best place to go is Lyric’s Ryan Opera heard that voice, something rang in me.” Center.” And that was that. All those years Mel continues, summarizing the Mel Gray with Ryan Opera Center alumna Amber Wagner begrudgingly listing to his father’s opera role the Ryan Opera Center plays in records flowered into a full-fledged pas- Lyric’s success as a whole. “I think it is a sion, intensifying with each passing season. together, the creativity behind them; often wonderful thing for the company to generate When Mel’s business travels found him often the stories are more interesting to me, so I am its own talent. I do that in my business life, in London, Covent Garden was his home quite a fan of anything new.” and I see that as a vital dimension to what I do away from home. “It became automatic that at As Mel’s business and Sue’s admiration for a living. When I see the same thing being the end of the work day I would go to Covent for opera both grew, the couple began sub- done here, I am very gratified and proud. Garden, get in line, buy a ticket; no matter scribing and contributing to Lyric’s Annual Lyric is generating its own future by fostering what the opera was, I was there. I remember Campaign. Eventually, Mel was tapped for the development of these young people. What that with great pleasure; it really helped ease leadership, joining the Board of Directors in could be better than that? the feeling of being alone and far away.” 1998 and the Investment Committee in 2006. “I feel intensely privileged to be able to For Sue – although she is an enthusiastic “I have had considerable experience over my contribute in some small way to the welfare of amateur pianist and a lover of literature and lifetime with investments as a subject, so I felt Lyric Opera, to provide a little bit of help in theater – appreciation for the opera came more that was an area where I could possibly make ensuring its permanence; ensuring that it con- slowly; but it came nonetheless. “I will say that some contribution. I have been delighted to tinues indefinitely. The music that surrounds for both of us it is a privilege to be associated serve on the Investment Committee to help the performance onstage reaches the deepest with such a great institution in Chicago. Lyric oversee the investable assets that are an impor- parts of a person. Anything I can do to make is something that so many people benefit from tant financial foundation for the company.” possible the continuation of these performanc- and enjoy, it’s a monument in the community, Along the way, Mel developed another es that I enjoy more than I can even express is and that is part of the reason I join Mel in passion: young artist development. “Over an honor and a privilege.” supporting Lyric. But I have learned a lot over time, I have become particularly interested in the years, and I actually am very fond of new young singers and the development of their —Meaghan Stainback operas. I like the imagination of putting them careers. It happened about 35 years ago that

36 | February 8 - March 13, 2016 Alumni Perform Around the World in 2015/16

DAVID PORTILLO The Metropolian Opera EMILY BIRSAN The Barber of Seville Edinburgh International Festival The Rake’s Progress

MARJORIE OWENS RENÉ BARBERA English National Opera Oper Köln Norma L’italiana in Algeri

NICOLE CABELL QUINN KELSEY Opéra National de Paris Opernhaus Zürich La bohème Rigoletto

KATHLEEN KIM WAYNE TIGGES Palm Beach Opera Festival Internacional de Ariadne auf Naxos Música de Macau Faust

AMBER WAGNER Oper Frankfurt Die Walküre

The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago is recognized as one of the premier professional artist-development programs in the world. That standing is maintained by providing the finest emerging singers with high-level training and performance experience which prepares them for major international careers. For more information, or to make a gift to the Ryan Opera Center, please visit lyricopera.org/ryanoperacenter or call Meaghan Stainback at 312.827.5691. ARIA SOCIETY SPOTLIGHT | 2015-2016

ABBOTT FUND ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTORS Abbott and the Abbott Fund are leading corporate contributors to Lyric Opera is extremely grateful for Aria Society support received from eight Lyric Opera of Chicago, with a longstanding tradition of dedicated anonymous contributors during the 2015/16 season. support. Over the last three decades, Abbott has generously cosponsored 21 Lyric productions, including the 2015/16 season- BAKER TILLY VIRCHOW KRAUSE LLP opening production of The Marriage of Figaroand last season’s Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP is a nationally recognized, full- Don Giovanni. Abbott has championed Lyric’s achievements as a service accounting and advisory firm whose specialized professionals contributor to the Great Opera Fund, the Building on Greatness connect with clients with candor and clear industry insight. As an Miles D. White Capital Campaign, and Wine Auctions, among other efforts, and independent member of Baker Tilly International, the world’s eighth made a leadership commitment to the Breaking New largest network of accounting firms, Baker Tilly brings you access Ground Campaign. Lyric is honored to have Abbott’s to market-specific knowledge in 125 countries. Lyric Opera Board Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Miles D. White, Tim Christen member Timothy Christen is Baker Tilly’s chairman and CEO, and serve on its Board of Directors. is Vice Chairman of the Civic Engagement Committee. In October, Tim becomes the Chairman of the American Institute of CPAs, the largest professional KATHERINE A. ABELSON and association in the profession, representing 400,000 members in 145 countries. Baker Tilly ROBERT J. CORNELL cosponsored Lyric’s successful Wine Auctions in 2012 and 2015, and has cosponsored Kathy Abelson and Robert Cornell are longtime friends the Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium of Lyric Opera. Kathy comes from generations of opera Park concert for three consecutive years. Lyric lovers and is a former singer, having trained with some is also grateful for Baker Tilly’s generous gift to of the best voice teachers in the world, including Elvira the Breaking New Ground Campaign. de Hidalgo, who taught Maria Callas. Kathy has been a donor and a season subscriber to Lyric since 1977. Deeply THE BARKER WELFARE FOUNDATION committed to Lyric Opera’s renowned artist development program, The Patrick G. and Lyric Opera is grateful for the more than four decades of support from The Barker Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, Kathy is a Past President and current member of the Welfare Foundation. Dedicated to improving the quality of life for families and Ryan Opera Center Board, in addition to being a leadership donor to the Ryan Opera children, the Foundation has staunchly and generously contributed to Lyric Opera’s Center for over twenty years. Lyric is also honored to have Kathy Abelson on its Board education and community engagement programs for many years. Lyric is the honored of Directors. This season Kathy and Robert are generously cosponsoring Lyric’s revival beneficiary of gifts to the Breaking New Ground Campaign and the Building on of Nabucco. Greatness Capital Campaign from The Barker Welfare Foundation.

ADA and WHITNEY ADDINGTON JULIE and ROGER BASKES Ada and Whitney Addington are dedicated Lyric subscribers Lyric treasures the exemplary leadership and dedication of and donors. For many seasons, they have contributed to the Julie and Roger Baskes. Subscribers for more than three Annual Campaign, and have generously supported the decades, they have generously supported Lyric’s Ryan Great Opera Fund, the Building on Greatness Capital Opera Center activities as cosponsors of Rising Stars in Campaign, the Campaign for Excellence, and the Breaking Concert, and sponsors of the Ryan Opera Center Recital New Ground Campaign. The Addingtons have also Series on 98.7WFMT. They have cosponsored numerous invested in the company’s future through their planned productions including, most recently, La Clemenza di Tito gift to Lyric. This season they cosponsor Lyric’s world premiere of Bel Canto, having (2013/14), Il Trovatore (2014/15), and this season’s Romeo and Juliet. They also made previously cosponsored Porgy and Bess (2008/09) and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg a leadership commitment to the Breaking New Ground Campaign to help safeguard (2012/13). Lyric is fortunate to have Dr. Whitney Addington as a member of its Board the future of Lyric Opera. Lyric is honored to have Julie Baskes serve on its Board of of Directors and Executive Committee. Directors, Executive, and Production Sponsorship Committees, and as immediate past President of the Ryan Opera Center Board. JOHN and ANN AMBOIAN John and Ann Amboian have been staunch supporters JAMES N. and LAURIE V. BAY of Lyric Opera for many years. They have contributed Jim and Laurie Bay are passionate supporters of the arts in annually to Lyric’s Annual Campaign, and have given Chicago and have been members of the Lyric Opera family a personal leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground for more than three decades. They have previously contrib- Campaign. In his role as CEO of Nuveen Investments, uted to Lyric’s Wine Auction, 60th Anniversary Concert John has championed gifts to support Lyric Unlimited and Diamond Ball, Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium programs such as last season’s family opera The Magic Park, the Annual Campaign, and education programs. Victrola, and The Family Barber (2013/14). Lyric Opera is proud to have John Amboian They also cosponsored Madama Butterfly (2013/14) and serve on its Board of Directors and as a past longtime member of the Nominating/ have made a leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Lyric is honored Governance Committee. to have Jim Bay, a principal of Bays Corporation, serve on its Board of Directors and Compensation Committee. AMERICAN AIRLINES This season we celebrate 34 years of vital corporate partnership with MARLYS A. BEIDER American Airlines, the Official Airline of Lyric Opera. In recognition As an aficionada of Lyric for more than 30 years, Marlys has con- of the company’s significant contribution to the Building on tributed to the Annual Campaign and is a Bel Canto Benefactor Greatness Capital Campaign, the mezzanine level of the Civic Opera of the planned giving Overture Society. Her planned gift commit- House is named the American Airlines Mezzanine. American Airlines ment created the Marlys Beider Wigmaster and Makeup Designer provides important in-kind Endowed Chair in memory of her late husband, Harold Beider. support for Lyric’s programs and Marlys Beider cosponsored several productions including Elektra Franco Tedeschi special events. Franco Tedeschi, (2012/13), Parsifal (2013/14) and Tosca (2014/15). Marlys has also Vice President of American Airlines, proudly serves made a leadership commitment to cosponsor Lyric’s new productions of Das Rheingold on Lyric’s Board of Directors. (2016/17) and Götterdämmerung (2019/20), part of Lyric’s new Ring Cycle. This sea- son, Marlys generously cosponsors the Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park concert. PAUL M. ANGELL FAMILY FOUNDATION The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation strives to advance society through the RANDY L. and MELVIN R. BERLIN performing arts, conservation of the world’s oceans, and alleviation of poverty. The Devoted fans of opera education and the arts, Melvin Foundation’s namesake, Paul M. Angell, founder of Newly Weds Foods, dedicated and Randy Berlin are vital members of the Lyric Opera the early part of his life to serving his country and performing as a member of John family. They have contributed significantly to the Annual Philip Sousa’s U.S. Navy Band during World War I. He believed in hard work, self Campaign and were Diamond Sponsors of the 60th reliance, and optimism, and the Foundation is intended to honor him and his ideals. Anniversary Concert and Diamond Ball last season. Melvin At Lyric, the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation has been a generous supporter of and Randy have made a leadership gift to the Breaking Lyric’s Annual Campaign and Lyric Unlimited programming, cosponsoring The Family New Ground Campaign, and have cosponsored several Barber (2013/14) and The Magic Victrola (2014/15). productions such as last season’s new production of Don Giovanni. This season they generously cosponsor Lyric’s new production of The Marriage of Figaro.Lyric is honored to have Melvin Berlin serve on its Board of Directors.

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BMO HARRIS BANK DAVID and ORIT CARPENTER BMO Harris Bank proudly supports Lyric Opera in the spirit of David and Orit Carpenter have been staunch supporters community partnership that has identified the bank for over 125 of Lyric Opera for many years, and have recently made years. As a longstanding corporate contributor to Lyric, BMO a generous planned gift to the Breaking New Ground Harris Bank has generously supported Lyric’s Annual Campaign, the Campaign to help ensure that Lyric will be available for Facilities Fund, the Great Opera Fund, the Stars of Lyric Opera at many future generations to enjoy. In addition to their Millennium Park concert, Fantasy of the Opera, the Renée Fleming longtime personal support of Lyric’s Annual Campaign, Subscriber Appreciation Concert (2010/11), the Renée Fleming & David Carpenter has helped secure six production Alexandra Dousmanis-Curtis Susan Graham Subscriber Appreciation Concert (2012/13), and cosponsorships through Sidley Austin LLP, where he was a Partner for over 30 years Lang Lang in Recital (2013). This season, BMO Harris Bank is the and where he now serves as Senior Counsel. Lyric is honored to have David serve on its exclusive sponsor of the Plácido Domingo and Ana María Martínez Concert. Lyric Board of Directors and Production Sponsorship Committee. is honored to have Alexandra Dousmanis-Curtis, Group Head, U.S. Retail and Business Banking, CELLMER/NEAL FOUNDATION FUND BMO Harris Bank, serve on its Board of Directors Longtime supporters of Lyric Opera’s Annual Campaign, and Investment Committee. Jeffrey C. Neal and Susan Cellmer have recently made a leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. HENRY M. and GILDA R. BUCHBINDER Having previously supported the Campaign for Excellence Dedicated lovers of the arts, Henry and Gilda Buchbinder and the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, Lyric are longstanding members of the Lyric Opera family. is grateful for Jeff and Susan’s gift to ensure Lyric’s bright Committed to sustaining the exceptional quality of Lyric’s future. Founding Partner of Horizon Capital, LLC, Jeff artistic product, the Buchbinders made a leadership gift Neal proudly serves on Lyric’s Board of Directors. to Lyric’s Breaking New Ground Campaign to name Jeffrey C. Neal and Susan Cellmer the Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation Rehearsal Room. They have also been longtime generous THE ELIZABETH F. CHENEY FOUNDATION donors to the Annual Campaign, including cosponsoring their first production, Boris Lyric Opera remains deeply grateful for the longterm generosity of Godunov (2011/12). Lyric is honored to have Gilda Buchbinder serve on its Board of The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, one of Chicago’s nonprofit Directors and the Nominating/Governance Committee. leaders in arts support. The Cheney Foundation has made an enhanced multi-year commitment to the Ryan Opera Center/Lyric CAROLYN S. BUCKSBAUM Opera. During the 2015/16 season, The Cheney Foundation is Lyric Opera sincerely appreciates the extraordinary leadership and supporting the residency of famed mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe; generosity of Kay Bucksbaum. An avid subscriber and longtime the Director of Vocal Studies faculty position; access to a behind- patron of Lyric with her late husband Matthew, the Bucksbaum Elizabeth F. Cheney the-scenes view of the Ensemble selection process by opening the Family’s very generous challenge grant re-established Lyric’s regional Ryan Opera Center’s Final Auditions to a greater number of Lyric and national/international radio broadcasts in 2006. Kay’s incred- donors and subscribers for the third year; and singer sponsorship of bass Bradley ible continued matching support makes possible The Lyric Opera Smoak. Lyric Opera is honored to have as a major supporter The Elizabeth F. Cheney Broadcasts, which draw 16 million listeners annually. “Lyric is a Foundation, whose directors are committed to celebrating Ms. Cheney’s legacy through great national institution,” Matthew once said, “and it gives our family great pleasure the philanthropic support of the arts. to know these broadcasts bring Lyric’s wonderful performances to so many in Chicago and around the globe.” NELSON D. CORNELIUS PRODUCTION ENDOWMENT FUND THE JOHN and JACKIE BUCKSBAUM FAMILY Nelson Cornelius was a longtime subscriber and supporter of Lyric Passionate philanthropists in the Chicago community, Opera and a cherished friend of legendary former Lyric Opera John and Jackie Bucksbaum are major supporters of the General Director Ardis Krainik, with whom he shared his passion arts. John Bucksbaum is founder and CEO of Bucksbaum for opera and for making sure that Lyric would keep Chicago Retail Properties, LLC, a fully integrated owner and on the world’s opera map. That passion was also shared by Julius developer of retail real estate. This season, John and Jackie, Frankel, and as a trustee of the Julius Frankel Foundation for many with their family, generously provide matching funding for years, Mr. Cornelius fulfilled Mr. Frankel’s wishes by directing The Lyric Opera Broadcasts, which air on 98.7WFMT live significant Foundation support to Lyric Opera’s Annual Campaign and production John and Jackie Bucksbaum during each opening night performance. cosponsorship. Mr. Cornelius was also personally generous, supporting Lyric’s Annual Campaign and was the exclusive sponsor of Lyric’s new production of Lucia MARION A. CAMERON di Lammermoor (2011/12). His legacy created the Nelson D. Cornelius Production Lyric is sincerely honored to have the support and leadership of Endowment Fund, which this year cosponsors Romeo and Juliet. Lyric is honored to Marion A. Cameron. A subscriber and donor for over 20 years, remember its close friend Nelson Cornelius. Lyric gratefully acknowledges her outstanding generosity through her leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign, her MR. and MRS. JOHN V. CROWE cosponsorship of Rusalka (2013/14), and her additional gift in Jack and Peggy Crowe are generous and passionate support of last season’s Tannhäuser. Ms. Cameron is the President members of the Lyric family, evidenced by their production of Sipi Metals Corp., which this season supports the widely-popular sponsorship of Turandot (2006/07) and Tosca (2009/10) Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park concert. Marion Cameron is a member of and major support of the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Lyric’s Board of Directors, a member of the Executive Committee, and Chair of the The Crowes are one of eight sponsors of the Renée Fleming Investment Committee. Initiative. Jack and Peggy Crowe’s significant contribution to Lyric was recognized in naming the Isabelle Cavagnaro AMY and PAUL CARBONE Crowe Foyer on the fifth floor in memory of Jack Crowe’s mother. The Crowes were Lyric is very appreciative of the friendship of Amy and Paul leading contributors to the Campaign for Excellence and the Building on Greatness Carbone. A dynamic member of Lyric’s Board of Directors Capital Campaign. Lyric is very fortunate to have Jack Crowe as an esteemed member since 2007, Paul currently serves as its Treasurer, chairs the of the Executive Committee of Lyric’s Board of Directors. Finance Committee, and is a member of the Executive, Audit and Investment Committees. Having previously sponsored Lyric’s NEXT student ticket initiative and Backstage Tours, Amy and Paul Co-Chaired last season’s record-breaking 60th Anniversary Concert and Diamond Ball, and supported the event as Diamond Sponsors. The Carbones have also made a generous gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Lyric is grateful for the dedicated leadership of Amy and Paul Carbone.

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THE CROWN FAMILY THE FERGUSON-YNTEMA FAMILY TRUST Two of Chicago’s leading philanthropists, Renée and Lester Passionate supporters of the arts in Chicago, Mark Ferguson Crown, are devoted patrons of Lyric Opera. The Crown and Liza Yntema are vital members of the Lyric Opera Family is a sponsor of the Renée Fleming Initiative and family. Through their family trust, they have generously made a generous commitment to Lyric’s Breaking New supported Lyric’s Annual Campaign, most recently Ground Campaign. They have also made major contribu- dedicating their gift to underwrite discounted tickets tions to the Annual Campaign, the Building on Greatness for college students through Lyric Unlimited’s NEXT Capital Campaign, the Campaign for Excellence, and the program. Mark and Liza have also made a leadership gift to Lester and Renée Crown Great Opera Fund. Mrs. Crown is a past President of the Mark Ferguson and Liza Yntema the Breaking New Ground Campaign. A Partner at Bartlit Women’s Board. Mr. Crown joined Lyric’s Board of Directors in 1977 and has served Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP, Mark has secured funding for the ever-popular as Chairman of the Executive Committee ever since. In 2004, Renée and Lester Crown Grand March, a part of the Opera Ball festivities, for many years as well as cosponsoring were recipients of the Carol Fox Award, presented in recognition of their outstand- Lyric’s Board of Directors Annual Meeting. Lyric is honored to have Mark Ferguson ing leadership and commitment to Lyric. Lyric is also honored to have Mrs. Nancy serve on its Board of Directors, Innovation and Lyric Unlimited Committees. Carrington Crown serve on its esteemed Women’s Board. Lyric is forever indebted to The Crown Family for their many years of dedicated service to Lyric Opera of Chicago. FORD FOUNDATION Lyric is honored to have the tremendous support of the Ford Foundation. For nearly 80 THE DAVEE FOUNDATION years, the Foundation has worked with visionary leaders and organizations worldwide Lyric Opera is extremely grateful to The Davee Foundation and the late Ruth Dunbar to ensure that all people have the opportunity to reach their full potential, contribute and Ken M. Davee for their tremendous generosity over the years. The Foundation’s to society, have a voice in the decisions that affect them, and live and work in dignity. exemplary support of Chicago-area charities reflects the Davees’ wide-ranging interests, Lyric is deeply grateful for the Ford Foundation’s including their great love of music and the arts. Lyric Opera is fortunate to be among essential support for Lyric’s landmark Chicago Voices the organizations benefiting from The Davee Foundation’s enduring philanthropy, initiative during the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons. which helps secure Lyric’s future for generations to come. Recently, The Davee Foundation provided critical support to enhance amplification and sound systems used MAURICE and PATRICIA FRANK in the American Musical Theater Initiative. The Foundation has generously cosponsored Jerry and Pat Frank are steadfast friends of Lyric Opera, Lyric premieres of Oklahoma! (2012/13), The Sound of Music(2013/14), and Carousel having subscribed for over four decades. Faithful (2014/15), and has committed to support the remaining installments of Lyric’s five-year contributors to Lyric’s Annual Campaign for many years, partnership with the Rodgers and Hammerstein Foundation, cosponsoring this season’s Jerry and Pat recently enhanced their relationship with The King and Iand next season’s South Pacific. Lyric by deepening their engagement with The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, first by sponsoring the JOHN EDELMAN and SUZANNE KROHN Renée Fleming Master Class in 2013/14. They are now John Edelman and Suzie Krohn are passionate members of proud Singer Sponsors of first-year Ryan Opera Center tenor Mingjie Lei. The Franks the Lyric Opera family. Lyric is grateful for their leadership provided a substantial planned gift as part of the Breaking New Ground Campaign to gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign, as well as secure Lyric’s future. their generous annual support. Lyric is proud to have John Edelman serve on its Board of Directors, continuing JULIUS FRANKEL FOUNDATION the family legacy of his late father, Daniel J. Edelman. A founding patron of Lyric Theatre (now Lyric Opera) and a Lyric John and Suzie are avid supporters of Lyric’s education Opera Board member at the time of his death in 1982, Julius initiatives, and John also serves on the Lyric Unlimited Committee. Frankel devoted his philanthropic giving to making Chicago a great place to live and enjoy life. In past seasons, Julius Frankel sponsored STEFAN T. EDLIS and GAEL NEESON Lyric productions of Andrea Chénier (1979) and Lohengrin (1980) Passionate patrons of the arts, Stefan Edlis and Gael in memory of Betty Frankel. The Julius Frankel Foundation has Neeson are actively involved with organizations in Chicago, sustained this noble legacy under the guidance and longtime New York, and Aspen. Mr. Edlis and Ms. Neeson have Julius Frankel dedication of former trustees Nelson Cornelius and John Georgas supported and subscribed to Lyric Opera for more than 30 and current trustee BMO Harris Bank N.A. Lyric’s audiences have years. They have previously cosponsored the Stars of Lyric benefited greatly from the Foundation’s major grants for general operating support and Opera at Millennium Park concert and named their seats production sponsorships. The Julius Frankel Foundation has generously sponsored/ through the Your Name Here program. Stefan and Gael cosponsored many celebrated new productions at Lyric including Die Fledermaus have previously cosponsored four mainstage operas, and are generously cosponsor- (1989/90), Xeres (1995/96), Carmen (1999/00) in memory of Ardis Krainik, Cavalleria ing this season’s new production of Wozzeck. They also made a leadership gift to the rusticana/Pagliacci (2002/03), Il Trovatore (2006/07), and La Traviata (2013/14) in Breaking New Ground Campaign. Lyric is honored to have Stefan Edlis serve on its honor of the late Nelson D. Cornelius. Board of Directors and Production Sponsorship Committee. ELIZABETH MORSE GENIUS CHARITABLE TRUST EXELON One of two trusts established in memory of Elizabeth Morse Genius, The philanthropic initiatives of Exelon Corporation help generate and sustain Chicago’s daughter of 19th-century industrialist Charles Hosmer Morse, the cultural stature and economic vitality. For several decades, Exelon has generously Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust is a major, and deeply supported the Annual Campaign, Fantasy of the Opera, Wine Auction, and the Great appreciated, leader among Lyric’s contributors. Through the Trust’s Opera Fund as well as Lyric’s education and community-engagement programs. support of classical fine arts, Co-Trustees Bank of America, N.A. Exelon’s many cosponsorships have included The Mikado (2010/12), the Renée and James L. Alexander seek to enrich the quality of life in Chicago, Fleming and Dmitri Hvorostovsky Subscriber Appreciation Concert (2011/12), La especially for youth and elderly citizens. In recognition of the Trust’s bohème (2012/13), Rusalka (2013/14), and Lyric’s second mariachi opera, El Pasado Elizabeth Morse Genius Building on Greatness Capital Campaign support, Lyric named the Nunca Se Termina (2014/15). This season, Exelon distinctive Opera House chimes and music library in honor of the cosponsors Lyric’s new production of The Marriage Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust. Along with The Elizabeth Morse Charitable of Figaro. Lyric Opera is fortunate to have found in Trust, the Trust sponsors mainstage productions each season, and is cosponsoring this Exelon an outstanding corporate partner. season’s Nabucco. The Trust funds Lyric’s ongoing board diversity efforts, and helped preserve Lyric’s history through support of the Archives project. James L. Alexander is a MR. and MRS. W. JAMES FARRELL Vice President of Lyric’s Board of Directors, Chairman of the Production Sponsorship Lyric sincerely appreciates the dedicated support of Maxine Committee, and serves on the Executive, Finance, Investment, and Nominating/ and Jim Farrell. Devoted fans of opera, the Farrells are Lyric Governance Committees. In 2010, Lyric recognized subscribers and have both taken substantial leading roles the dedicated leadership and vital involvement of in fostering the company’s success. Maxine Farrell is a past James L. Alexander by awarding him the Carol Fox President of Lyric’s Women’s Board (2005–2008) and was Award, Lyric’s most prestigious honor. Chairman of Opera Ball 2004. W. James Farrell, retired Chairman and CEO of Illinois Tool Works, has served on ANN and GORDON GETTY FOUNDATION Lyric’s Board of Directors since 1996. They provided a substantial gift to Lyric to establish Lyric is extremely grateful for the longstanding support of the Ann and Gordon Getty the W. James and Maxine P. Farrell French Opera Endowed Chair and made a major Foundation. The Foundation has made vital contributions to the Annual Campaign, contribution to the Campaign for Excellence and the Breaking New Ground Campaign. providing essential general operating support to foster Lyric’s achievements. Gordon They were cosponsors of Werther (2012/13), and The Sound of Music (2013/14), and this Getty is an esteemed National Director of Lyric’s Board of Directors. season, Mr. and Mrs. Farrell generously cosponsor Romeo and Juliet. 40 | February 8 - March 13, 2016 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO

BRENT and KATIE GLEDHILL JOHN R. HALLIGAN CHARITABLE FUND Brent and Katie are proud supporters of numerous causes John R. Halligan was a devoted subscriber and patron of Lyric for in Chicago. At Lyric, the Gledhills cosponsored a new many years until his death in 2001. With support from his Charitable production of The Sound of Music (2013/14) and are Fund under the direction of the Fund’s President, Norman J. Gantz, generous contributors to this season’s Lyric Unlimited Mr. Halligan’s philanthropic legacy continues through very generous world premiere Second Nature presented in partnership annual contributions to Lyric. The Halligan Fund is proud to support with the Lincoln Park Zoo. They have also made a numerous artistic, cultural, and civic organizations which enhance our leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. lifestyles, preserve our sense of history and heritage, instill knowledge, Brent Gledhill is the Global Head of Investment Banking at William Blair & Company John R. Halligan and advance our appreciation of nature. The fund focuses its attention and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Lyric is honored to have him serve on organizations based in the Chicago and Honolulu metropolitan areas, being the on its Board of Directors and Audit Committee, and as Chairman of the Innovation communities in which Mr. Halligan resided during his lifetime. Committee. THE HARRIS FAMILY FOUNDATION WILLIAM and ETHEL GOFEN The Harris Family Foundation, represented by William and Ethel Gofen have been attending Lyric Opera Joe and Pam Szokol and King and Caryn Har- productions for more than 50 years. They are generous ris, joined the production sponsorship family donors to Lyric’s Annual Campaign, and cosponsored the last year as a cosponsor of Lyric’s new produc- Overture Society Luncheons for many years. In 1997, Bill tion of Tosca, and are cosponsoring Nabucco and Ethel named seats for each other in the Ardis Krainik this season. The Harris Family Foundation has Theatre as part of the Building on Greatness Capital previously supported the Annual Campaign, Joe and Pam Szokol and King and Caryn Harris Campaign. This season, the Gofens are cosponsoring and made a generous commitment to the Lyric’s world premiere of Bel Canto, based on the novel by Ann Patchett, and are Breaking New Ground Campaign to help secure Lyric’s future. Lyric is thrilled to have supporting the opera’s appearance on PBS Great Performances. They have also made a Vice President of the Foundation Pam Szokol as a member of its Board of Directors and leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Lyric is thrilled to have Ethel serving on its Production Sponsorship Committee. Lyric is also grateful for the dedi- Gofen as a member of the Board of Directors. cated involvement of Caryn Harris. Caryn is an active member of the revered Women’s Board and has held many leadership positions, most recently as Opera Ball Chair in HOWARD GOTTLIEB and BARBARA GREIS 2012, and this season as Co-Chair of Opening Night/Opera Ball. Among Lyric’s most devoted subscribers and patrons, Howard Gottlieb and Barbara Greis have generously WALTER E. HELLER FOUNDATION supported Lyric Opera through major contributions to the Alyce H. DeCosta was a dedicated philanthropist who loved Chicago Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, Campaign for and helped nurture cultural life in the city through her generous Excellence, Breaking New Ground Campaign, and Annual support for the arts and higher education. Mrs. DeCosta was a leading Campaign. They have cosponsored many productions, member of the Lyric family, having served as a National Director of most recently Otello and Il Trovatore, and this season Lyric’s Board. For many years, she was president of the Walter E. Heller generously cosponsor The Merry Widow. Mr. Gottlieb is the retired chairman of the Foundation, a philanthropic trust named after her late husband, the Glenwood Investment Corporation and an accomplished violinist. Lyric is honored founder and Chairman of Walter E. Heller Co., a financial services Alyce H. DeCosta to have him serve as an active member of Lyric’s Board of Directors, Executive and firm. The Walter E. Heller Foundation generously funded many Lyric Investment Committees. productions, most recently Madama Butterfly (2013/14). This season, the Walter E. Heller Foundation cosponsors Lyric’s world premiere of Bel Canto, and underwrites its appearance GRAMMA FISHER FOUNDATION on PBS Great Performances. With an unparalleled record as sponsor of 25 Lyric new productions since the 1960s, the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, is a cornerstone of Lyric’s J. THOMAS HURVIS legacy of world-class achievement in the arts. The Gramma Fisher Foundation has made Tom Hurvis is an avid opera fan and longtime Lyric subscriber. As a leadership commitment to cosponsor each of the four operas that make up Wagner’s part of the Breaking New Ground Campaign, Tom and his beloved Ring Cycle, starting with Das Rheingold (2016/17) and concluding with the complete late wife Julie made a generous leadership commitment in support of Cycles in 2019/20. Lyric is sincerely grateful for the enduring friendship and leadership Lyric Unlimited, comprising the company’s education and community of Christine Hunter and other members of the Fisher family. Lyric is fortunate to have engagement activities. In an effort to help keep Chicago a haven for Russell Fisher serve on its Board of Directors and Stephanie Fisher as an esteemed the cultural arts, Tom Hurvis sponsors the Renée Fleming Initiative, member of the Women’s Board. which brings the renowned soprano to our city multiple times each year. Lyric gratefully acknowledges the Hurvis family’s more than 20 years of contributions SUE and MELVIN GRAY to the Annual Campaign, including support for The Lyric Opera Broadcasts. The Hurvises Sue and Mel Gray have been steadfast supporters of previously sponsored three mainstage productions and cosponsor this season’s The Merry Lyric Opera for many years. In 2007, they committed Widow starring Renée Fleming. Lyric is honored to have Tom Hurvis serve on its Board of a significant planned gift as part of the Campaign for Directors, Executive Committee, and Lyric Unlimited Committee. Excellence to ensure Lyric’s future. The Grays have made a leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign, ITW having previously supported the Building on Greatness Lyric Opera deeply appreciates the long tradition of sustaining support from Illinois Tool Works Capital Campaign. They continue to be influential Inc. (ITW). The company has made vital contributions to the Annual Campaign, the Breaking contributors to the Annual Campaign, most recently cosponsoring for five consecutive New Ground Campaign, the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, the Great Opera years Rising Stars in Concert, the annual showcase for The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Fund, 60th Anniversary Concert and Diamond Ball, and Wine Auction, and since 2002, it has Ryan Opera Center Ensemble. Lyric is honored to have Mel Gray serve on its Board of cosponsored the Opera Ball, one of Lyric’s most important traditions. ITW cosponsored The Directors, Investment Committee, and Ryan Opera Center Board. Pearl Fishers (2008/09), The Barber of Seville (2001/02), The Elixir of Love (2009/10), Hansel and Gretel (2012/13), and Tosca (2012/13). Lyric is proud to have past MR. & MRS. DIETRICH M. GROSS ITW Chairmen and CEOs W. James Farrell, John Nichols, and the late Lyric deeply appreciates the enduring friendship and David Speer serve on its Board of Directors. tremendous generosity of Dietrich and Erika Gross. Together, they have sponsored/cosponsored a total of 19 EDGAR D. JANNOTTA Lyric productions since 1987/88 including last season’s Lyric is extremely grateful for the longstanding of support from Ned new production of Don Giovanni and this season’s Der Jannotta and his beloved late wife Debby. A life-long opera lover, Rosenkavalier. Through yearly challenge grants, they also Ned has been an integral part of the Lyric Opera family, joining the help generate important momentum for Operathon, Lyric’s Board of Directors in 1987, serving as President and CEO of Lyric annual fundraising broadcast heard live on 98.7WFMT. They made a leadership gift Opera from 1996 to 2000, and is currently serving as Co-Chairman to the Breaking New Ground Campaign in support of Lyric’s future. Dietrich Gross is Emeritus. Lyric is honored to have received leadership gifts from the an esteemed member of Lyric’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. In 2009, Jannottas for the Breaking New Ground Campaign, the Campaign Lyric recognized the dedicated leadership and vital involvement of Dietrich Gross by for Excellence, and the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, in addition to their awarding him the Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s most prestigious honor. generous gifts to the Annual Campaign

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JENNER & BLOCK KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP Founded in 1914, Jenner & Block is a leading law firm with global Kirkland & Ellis LLP has a more than 100-year history of providing impact and substantial experience in a broad range of legal issues. exceptional service to clients in Chicago and around the world The firm has long played a prominent role in Chicago’s legal and in complex litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property, business communities, and is consistently ranked as one of the top restructuring, and counseling matters. The firm is committed to firms in the country. Jenner & Block has provided significant pro enhancing quality of life through educational opportunities, cultural bono legal expertise to Lyric, along with generous contributions awareness, youth programs, and community outreach. For many to the Breaking New Ground Campaign, the Annual Campaign, years, Kirkland & Ellis LLP sponsored Lyric Opera’s Board of Craig C. Martin Linda K. Myers the Campaign for Excellence, Fantasy of the Opera, Opera Ball, Directors Annual Meeting. More recently, Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Wine Auction. Lyric is fortunate to have Craig C. Martin, a Partner at Jenner & cosponsored Boris Godunov (2011/12) and A Streetcar Named Desire (2012/13), and Block, as a valued member of its Board of was Lead Sponsor of last season’s 60th Anniversary Concert and Diamond Ball. This Directors and Executive Committee. season the firm continues their production support by cosponsoringThe Merry Widow. Lyric Opera is fortunate to have Linda K. Myers, a Partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. as a member of its Board of Directors, Lyric gratefully acknowledges the vital corporate leadership and support Executive and Production Sponsorship of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Along with the bank’s predecessors The Committees. First National Bank of Chicago and Bank One, JPMorgan Chase has generously contributed to the Annual Campaign, the Building on NANCY W. KNOWLES Greatness Capital Campaign, Lyric Unlimited, Facilities Fund, the Opera has always played an important role in the life of Nancy W. Great Opera Fund, and Wine Auction. The bank has also cosponsored Knowles. Her love for the art form was nurtured by her family’s many mainstage productions, including this season’s new production musical traditions. “My father had hundreds and hundreds of Eric S. Smith of The Marriage of Figaro. Lyric is honored to have Eric S. Smith, records to play,” she fondly recalls, “so classical music was always Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase, serve as a member of its Board of Directors, Executive in my home.” A devoted subscriber and patron, Nancy Knowles and Nominating/Governance Committees, and as is a prominent member of the Lyric family. She generously invests chairman of the Lyric Unlimited Committee. her time, talents, and leadership abilities to advance Lyric as a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, and formerly as a STEPHEN A. KAPLAN and ALYCE K. SIGLER Guild Board member. Chairman Emeritus of Knowles Electronics, a manufacturer Early supporters of Lyric’s Wine Auction, Stephen Kaplan of hearing-aid components, Nancy Knowles is president of The Knowles Foundation. and Alyce Sigler have generously contributed to the The Knowles Foundation is a leading contributor to Lyric’s Annual Campaign and triennial gala through event cosponsorship and donations has cosponsored several mainstage productions. As part of the Building on Greatness from their internationally renowned collection of wine. Capital Campaign, the Foundation provided an assisted listening system to enhance the Stephen also serves as a Wine Auction Advisor Emeritus operatic experience for hearing-impaired patrons. In recognition of her extraordinary to the Women’s Board. As an esteemed National Member gift to the Campaign for Excellence, Lyric named the Nancy W. Knowles Lobby in of the Board of Directors, Stephen along with Alyce has 2007. Mrs. Knowles has once again made a significant gift in support of the Breaking supported major campaigns such as the Campaign for Excellence and the Breaking New Ground Campaign to underwrite the Nancy W. Knowles Student and Family New Ground Campaign. Lyric is also grateful for their many years of steadfast Annual Performances fund. In recognition of her outstanding generosity and enthusiasm, she Campaign support. received the Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s highest honor, in 2014. This season, Ms. Knowles generously underwrites the appearance of Lyric’s world premiere Bel Canto on PBS MR. and MRS. GEORGE D. KENNEDY Great Performances. Lyric Opera is grateful for the staunch support of George and Valerie Kennedy. As a former member of the Board of Directors, George Kennedy has long been passionate MR. and MRS. FRED A. KREHBIEL about the financial health of Lyric, having previously supported the Annual Campaign Kay and Fred Krehbiel are longstanding dedicated members and the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign. The Kennedys have also sponsored of the Lyric Opera family. Lyric gratefully acknowledges Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park, and recently made a generous gift to the their generous contributions to Lyric’s Wine Auction, Breaking New Ground Campaign. the Annual Campaign, the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, the Campaign for Excellence, and the Breaking RICHARD P. and SUSAN KIPHART New Ground Campaign. Last season, they were Diamond Dick and Susie Kiphart are esteemed members of the Patrons of the 60th Anniversary Concert and Diamond Lyric Opera family and are visionary philanthropists. They Ball. Kay Krehbiel is a leading and cherished member of Lyric’s Women’s Board, and have generously cosponsored several Lyric productions, Fred Krehbiel is a National Director of Lyric’s Board of Directors. most recently The Passenger (2014/15). In honor of Lyric’s Golden Jubilee (2004/05), they made a significant gift JOSEF and MARGOT LAKONISHOK to Lyric to establish the Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Devoted members of the Lyric family, Josef and Margot Costume Director Endowed Chair. They have made lead- Lakonishok have subscribed to Lyric for many seasons. ership contributions to the Campaign for Excellence, of They have contributed to the Annual Campaign, and they which Dick served as chairman, and the Breaking New Ground Campaign. They also made significant gifts to the Campaign for Excellence and continue to provide major support for Lyric’s radio programming as members of the the Breaking New Ground Campaign. They have also broadcast consortium and are generous sponsors of the Renée Fleming Initiative. Dick cosponsored several mainstage productions, including last Kiphart is head of William Blair & Company’s Private Client Advisors Business and a year’s Capriccio and this season’s Cinderella. The CEO of LSV member of the firm’s executive committee. He is a past President and CEO and cur- Asset Management, Josef Lakonishok is a dedicated member rent Chairman of Lyric’s Board of Directors, Chairman of the Nominating/Governance of Lyric’s Board of Directors, serving on the Executive and Investment Committees. Committee, and a member of both the Finance and Production Sponsorship Committees. Susie Kiphart is President of the Ryan Opera Center Board and serves JIM and KAY MABIE on the Lyric Unlimited Committee. The Kipharts’ enthusiasm for opera and heartfelt Lyric Opera cherishes the vital leadership and long- commitment to Lyric are tremendous assets to the company, and in recognition of their standing support of Jim and Kay Mabie. They are avid passion and immense dedication they received the Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s highest operagoers, having subscribed to Lyric for several decades. honor, in 2013. The Mabies have fostered Lyric’s success through generous contributions to the Annual Campaign, the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, and the Campaign for Excellence. They have also made a leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign, and are underwriting the appearance of Lyric’s world premiere Bel Canto on PBS Great Performances. They cosponsored Candide (1994/95), The Great Gatsby (2001/02), Porgy and Bess (2008/09) and Rigoletto (2012/13). Jim Mabie is an esteemed member of Lyric’s Board of Directors, serving on the Executive and Investment Committees.

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JOHN D. and CATHERINE T. MacARTHUR FOUNDATION THE MONUMENT TRUST (UK) The MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions Lyric is grateful for the generosity of The Monument Trust and its Chairman of committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting trustees Stewart Grimshaw, who initiated their support for the cosponsorship of the MacArthur Fellows, the Foundation works to defend human rights, advance global Rusalka in 2013/14 and cosponsored last season’s Anna Bolena. The Monument Trust conservation and security, make cities better places, and understand how technology is is a passionate supporter of the arts in the affecting children and society. Support for arts and culture organizations in Chicago U.K. and U.S. and cosponsors Wozzeck and the region is an expression of civic commitment to the place where the Foundation this season. has its headquarters and where John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur made their home. Grants are designed to MR. and MRS. ROBERT S. MORRISON help sustain the cultural life of the city and region. Lyric Susan and Bob Morrison are devoted members of the Opera is very grateful for the ongoing support of the John Lyric Opera family. Both are loyal subscribers and patrons D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. who take an active role in nurturing Lyric’s success. Susan Morrison is a leading member of the Women’s MALOTT FAMILY FOUNDATION Board. Lyric is fortunate to have Bob Morrison serve Robert H. Malott, Retired Chairman and CEO of FMC Corporation, as a member of its Board of Directors. The Morrisons is a fervent fan of opera and music and Lyric is delighted to call him a have generously supported the Opera Ball and Wine longtime friend, staunch leader, and generous supporter. The Family Auction as well as the Annual Campaign for many years. Foundation made a leadership commitment to Lyric’s Breaking New They provided a substantial gift to the Campaign for Ground Campaign, and the Malott Room was named in his family’s Excellence and Breaking New Ground Campaign, and honor in recognition of their gift to the Building on Greatness have cosponsored Oklahoma! (2012/13), The Sound of Music (2013/14), and Carousel Capital Campaign. He also plays a leadership role as a Life Director (2014/15). Susan and Bob generously cosponsor The King and I this season. Robert H. Malott of Lyric’s Board of Directors. THE ELIZABETH MORSE CHARITABLE TRUST MAZZA FOUNDATION Lyric sincerely appreciates the tremendous ongoing support of The Lyric deeply appreciates the abiding Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, as well as the invaluable leadership friendship and generosity of the Mazza of the Trust’s Co-Trustees JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and James Foundation. Under the guidance of its L. Alexander. One of two trusts established in memory of Elizabeth directors, Mary Jane Rubinelli, Nicholas J. Morse Genius, daughter of 19th-century industrialist Charles Lavezzorio, Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr., and Hosmer Morse, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust continues its Joan Lavezzorio Schniedwind, the Mazza legacy as production cosponsors by supporting this season’s Nabucco. Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation provided major support for After providing cosponsorship support of The Cunning Little Vixen the Student Matinees from 1994 through (2004/05) in honor of Lyric’s Golden Jubilee, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust 2004, helping Lyric introduce the majesty raised challenge grant support for Orfeo ed Euridice (2005/06), and continued on to Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr., Mary Jane Rubinelli, Nicholas and grandeur of opera to thousands of cosponsor many more productions. From 2000-2008, the Trust provided leadership J. Lavezzorio, and Joan Lavezzorio Schniedwind young people each season. Since 2005, support of the Stars of Lyric Opera concerts at Grant Park and Millennium Park. the Mazza Foundation has been part of James L. Alexander is a Vice President of Lyric’s Board of Directors, Chairman of the the production sponsorship family, most recently cosponsoring Otello (2013/14) and Production Sponsorship Committee, and serves on the Executive, Finance, Investment, Il Trovatore (2014/15). This season, the Mazza Foundation generously cosponsors The and Nominating/Governance Committees. In 2010, Lyric recognized the dedicated Merry Widow. Lyric is honored to have Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr. serve on its Board of leadership and vital involvement of James L. Alexander by awarding him the Carol Fox Directors, Production Sponsorship and Compensation Committees. Award, Lyric’s most prestigious honor. ROBERT and EVELYN McCULLEN Enthusiastic new members of the Lyric Opera family, Bob and Evie McCullen have endeavored to introduce ALLAN and ELAINE MUCHIN the magical world of opera to their friends and colleagues Allan and Elaine Muchin are longtime, valued members by inviting guests to each of their subscription nights. of the Lyric Opera family. Allan served as President and Generous cosponsors of last season’s Lang Lang in Recital CEO of the company from 2001 to 2006, and is currently and this season’s The King and I cast party, the McCullens Co-Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors, and have also made a leadership gift to the Breaking New serves on the Executive Committee. The Muchins have Ground Campaign. Lyric is honored to have Robert McCullen, Chairman and CEO of staunchly supported the Annual Campaign, Fantasy of the Trustwave, as a member of its Board of Directors and Innovation Committee. Opera, and Operathon, and have committed leadership gifts to the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, the Campaign for Excellence, and BLYTHE JASKI McGARVIE the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Lyric is extremely grateful for Allan and Elaine A longtime subscriber and supporter of the Annual Campaign, Muchin’s munificent friendship. Lyric is grateful to Blythe McGarvie for her leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Currently serving on the Board NATIONAL ENDOWMENT for the ARTS of Directors for four public companies and a former Senior Lecturer Serving the public good by fostering creativity and artistic excellence in America, grants at Harvard Business School, Blythe proudly serves on Lyric’s Board awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) have played a leading role of Directors and Civic Engagement Committee, having previously in the advancement of Lyric’s programming and expansion of the operatic repertoire. served many years on the Guild Board. Through production and program funding as well as a major challenge grant, awards from the NEA have nurtured Lyric’s world-class artistic achievements. The Endowment THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION has funded important artistic initiatives at Lyric such as American Horizons, Great Lyric is deeply grateful for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s long and tremendous American Voices, and Toward the 21st Century. The NEA has provided vital support history of support. Through a multi-year commitment to Lyric’s American Horizons for numerous Lyric Opera premieres, new productions, and revivals, most recently initiative in 2000, the Mellon Foundation encouraged presentation of American operas A Streetcar Named Desire (2012/13), Rusalka (2013/14), and Porgy and Bess (2014/15). and expansion of the operatic repertory by providing major support for Lyric Opera This season, the National Endowment for premieres; the centerpiece of the initiative was Lyric’s mainstage world premiere of the Arts is supporting Lyric’s world premiere Bolcom’s A Wedding. The Mellon Foundation provided essential matching funds which of Bel Canto. enabled Lyric to resume radio broadcasts in 2006. During the 2012/13 season The Mellon Foundation provided leadership funding to launch Lyric’s visionary new Lyric Unlimited programming, which included the Chicago premiere of Cruzar la Cara de la Luna, the world’s first Mariachi opera. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation continued its generous partnership with Lyric Unlimited by providing outstanding support for last season’s world premiere mariachi opera El Pasado Nunca Se Termina, and continues its unparalleled legacy by cosponsoring this season’s world premiere of mainstage production Bel Canto.

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THE NEGAUNEE FOUNDATION NORTHERN TRUST The founder of The Negaunee Foundation has great affection for music, the performing A leading global financial services provider, Northern Trust has a arts, and Mozart. These interests, combined with a strong admiration of Lyric Opera, longstanding and significant relationship with Lyric. The company has have been instrumental in bringing operas to Lyric’s mainstage. The Negaunee played a major role supporting the Annual Campaign, Facilities Fund, Foundation has cosponsored many productions, most recently Don Giovanni and Great Opera Fund, and Lyric Unlimited. Northern Trust provides Carousel (both 2014/15) and cosponsors The Marriage of Figaro and The King and I vital leadership contributions to Lyric as Presenting Sponsor of Wine this season. The Negaunee Foundation has also made a generous gift to the Breaking Auctions (2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018) and cospon- New Ground Campaign. Lyric is very fortunate to be among the Chicago cultural sor of the Opera Ball (annually since 1998). In addition, Northern Trust institutions benefitting from The Negaunee Foundation’s leadership and financial Jana R. Schreuder cosponsored Faust (2009/10), Oklahoma! (2012/13), The Sound of Music commitment. Lyric is honored to have The Negaunee Foundation’s president serve as a (2013/14), and this season’s The King and I. Lyric is honored to have Jana member of its Board of Directors and Audit Committee. R. Schreuder, Chief Operating Officer of Northern Trust, serve as a member of its Board of Directors and Finance Committee, SYLVIA NEIL and DANIEL FISCHEL and Northern Trust’s Retired Chairman Sylvia and Dan have been loyal Lyric Opera subscribers and and CEO William A. Osborn serve as a donors for many years. They sponsored the Symposiums member of its Board of Directors and for Lyric productions of Hercules (2010/11) and Show Boat Executive Committee. (2011/12). They have cosponsored several mainstage opera productions, including this season’s new production of NUVEEN INVESTMENTS The Marriage of Figaro. They made a generous gift to the Nuveen Investments, represented by Lyric Board member John P. Breaking New Ground Campaign to help secure Lyric’s Amboian, has been an enthusiastic supporter of Lyric Opera for future. Sylvia is Lecturer in Law, University of Chicago Law School. She is founder over three decades. Dedicated to developing the next generation of and chair of the Project on Gender, Culture, Religion and Law at Brandeis and is opera lovers, Nuveen Investments has most recently cosponsored co-editor of its book series (Brandeis University Press). Dan is President, Chairman Lyric Unlimited’s family productions The Magic Victrola(2014/15) and Co-Founder of the Compass Lexecon consulting firm. He is the Lee and Brena and The Family Barber(2013/14), has provided general support of Freeman Professor of Law and Business Emeritus at the University of Chicago Law Lyric’s education and community engagement initiatives, and has School. Lyric is honored to have Sylvia Neil serve on its Board of Directors, Production John P. Amboian underwritten NEXT student Sponsorship, and Lyric Unlimited Committees. discount tickets. Nuveen Investments has also cosponsored several mainstage opera productions, THE NERENBERG FOUNDATION Lyric’s Radio Broadcasts, and has recently During their lifetimes, Jerry and Elaine Nerenberg committed a leadership gift to the Breaking New were passionate supporters of Lyric Opera and sub- Ground Campaign. scribed for more than 30 years. They were especially supportive of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan OPTUMRX Opera Center and loved to watch these young artists As one of the country’s largest and most innovative pharmacy benefits perform and grow at Lyric Opera. Jerry Nerenberg managers, Lyric Opera is grateful for OptumRx’s leadership support and his wife Elaine passed away in 2005 and 2007, of the Breaking New Ground Campaign. OptumRx, formerly Jerry and Elaine Nerenberg respectively. In their wills, they established The Jerome Catamaran, has also cosponsored Rising Stars in Concert, an annual and Elaine Nerenberg Foundation, which was funded to make generous annual grants showcase of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center to Lyric Opera for many years to come. Lyric is very appreciative of the Nerenbergs’ Ensemble, for four consecutive seasons. Lyric is proud to have thoughtfulness and generosity in creating this planned gift. OptumRx’s Chairman and CEO Mark Thierer serve on its Board of Mark Thierer Directors. NIB FOUNDATION Founding owners/managers of former radio station WNIB, Sonia and MR. and MRS. DAVID T. ORMESHER William Florian established the NIB Foundation to extend their support Lyric Opera is sincerely grateful for the devotion of David and to many worthwhile arts and environmental causes. The Florians are Sheila Ormesher. David is founder and CEO of closerlook, devoted members of the Lyric family, having subscribed to Lyric for inc., a Chicago-based digital marketing agency serving the more than three decades. The NIB Foundation continues to cosponsor pharmaceutical industry since 1987. closerlook has given many mainstage productions, most recently Tannhäuser (2014/15) and generously to Lyric Opera for many years, sponsoring Fantasy this season’s production of Romeo and Juliet. The Foundation made a of the Opera from 2009 to 2014 and the Stars of Lyric Opera Sonia Florian significant and deeply appreciated contribution to Lyric’s endowment, at Millennium Park concert for four consecutive years. David establishing The NIB Foundation Italian Opera Endowed Chair, and the NIB Foundation and Sheila generously provided an Operathon Challenge Grant and supported the Opera made major contributions to the Campaign for Excellence and the Breaking New Ground Ball this season. Lyric is proud to have David T. Ormesher serving as its President and CEO, Campaign. In addition to their magnanimous financial support, Mr. and Mrs. Florian and on the Executive Committee, and on seven sub-committees of the Board of Directors. the NIB Foundation gave their valuable collection of operatic and other vocal recordings to Lyric, making Lyric’s Educational Library Collection one of the most extensive collections of MR. and MRS. WILLIAM A. OSBORN its kind in the country. Sonia Florian very generously provided a naming gift for the Florian Bill and Cathy Osborn are devoted members of the Opera Bistro located on the third floor of the Civic Opera House. Sonia Florian is a vital Lyric Opera family. They have subscribed to Lyric for member of Lyric’s Board of Directors, Executive Committee and Production Sponsorship two decades and enjoy participating in special events Committee, and was awarded the Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s most prestigious honor, in 2015 such as Opening Night/Opera Ball and Wine Auction. for her outstanding commitment to the company. The Osborns have generously contributed to the Annual Campaign, the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, JOHN D. and ALEXANDRA C. NICHOLS the Campaign for Excellence, the Breaking New Ground Longtime enthusiasts of arts and culture in Chicago, John Campaign, and Wine Auctions. Cathy Osborn, a valued member of Lyric’s Women’s D. and Alexandra C. Nichols have steadfastly supported the Board, was Co-Chairman of Lyric’s highly successful Wine Auction 2009, and Annual Campaign, and are generous sponsors of the Renée Chairman of Opera Ball 2013. William A. Osborn, Northern Trust’s Retired Chairman Fleming Initiative. By providing major support to Lyric’s and CEO, is a leading member of Lyric’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. endowment, Mr. and Mrs. Nichols established the John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Music Director Endowed Chair. POWERSHARES QQQ Principal Dressing Room 110 is named in their honor due PowerShares QQQ, represented by Dan Draper, Managing Director, to their very benevolent contribution to the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign. Invesco PowerShares Global ETFs, is proud to sponsor the arts as Lyric Opera is extremely grateful for John and Alexandra Nichols’ significant leadership a new corporate partner of Lyric Opera. For the 2015/16 season, contributions to both the Campaign for Excellence and the Breaking New Ground they will be cosponsoring the productions of Cinderella and Romeo Campaign, establishing the John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Grand Staircase. Retired and Juliet. The PowerShares global network recognizes the value in Chairman and CEO of Illinois Tool Works and Retired Vice Chairman and CEO of helping investors around the world, The Marmon Group, Inc., John Nichols is also a dedicated National Director of Lyric’s but with headquarters in Downers Board of Directors. Lyric is immensely grateful for the unwavering generosity of John Dan Draper Grove, we also support Lyric Opera’s and Alexandra Nichols. deep engagement with the local community to foster a rich culture of arts right here in Chicago.

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PRINCE CHARITABLE TRUSTS LLOYD E. RIGLER-LAWRENCE E. DEUTSCH FOUNDATION The Prince Charitable Trusts support a broad array of programs in Chicago, Washington, A graduate of the University of Illinois and life-long arts philanthropist Lloyd E. DC, and Rhode Island, and Lyric Opera is fortunate to be among the beneficiaries of the Rigler established the Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation in 1977 in generosity of the Trusts’ Chicago and Washington, DC branches. Last season, the Prince memory of his partner to provide major support to arts organizations in Los Angeles Charitable Trusts were Diamond Patrons of the 60th Anniversary Concert and Diamond and nationwide. In 1994, the late Mr. Rigler established Classic Arts Showcase in Ball in honor of Lyric’s esteemed Women’s Board, which includes Diana Prince and an effort to provide free arts programming to those who could not afford to attend Meredith Wood-Prince as members. The Trusts also provided principal support for Lyric’s live performances. Mr. Rigler’s nephew James Rigler now serves as President of the world premiere of Bel Canto through their award of the 2013 Prince Foundation and continues the important legacy established by his uncle. As Lyric strives Prize for Commissioning Original Work to composer Jimmy López, to expand its reach and relevance, it is grateful to the Rigler-Deutsch Foundation for as well as sponsoring the summer 2014 workshop presentation of the its support of the annual Operathon broadcast on 98.7WFMT and future production piece. The Prince Charitable Trusts have supported Lyric’s Annual sponsorship support. Campaign, Wine Auction, Building on Greatness Campaign, and Great Opera Fund, and were cosponsors of the 2004/05 Ring Cycle. MR. and MRS. EDWARD B. ROUSE A dedicated member of Lyric’s Board of Directors and PRITZKER FOUNDATION Compensation Committee, Ted Rouse and his wife The Pritzker Foundation is a leading supporter of arts Barbara are enthusiastic supporters of Lyric Opera’s special and education philanthropies in Chicago. Lyric Opera events and have contributed faithfully to the Annual of Chicago is truly grateful for the Pritzker Foundation’s Campaign. Ted serves as Vice President and Director of generous support of the Breaking New Ground Campaign Bain and Company, Inc., a generous corporate cosponsor to underwrite the Pritzker Family Concert Shell, designed of Fantasy of the Opera and Wine Auction for more than by renowned Chicago architect Jeanne Gang and Studio two decades. Ted and Barbara have personally invested in Lyric’s future with gifts to the Gang architects. Lyric Opera is honored to have Life Campaign for Excellence and the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Lyric is grateful Member Mrs. Jay A. Pritzker and M. K. Pritzker serve on for the friendship of Ted and Barbara Rouse. its esteemed Women’s Board. Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Pritzker PATRICK G. RYAN and SHIRLEY WELSH RYAN Lyric cherishes the enduring friendship and dedication of PwC Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan. Since 1966 when they A world-wide leader in business consulting, PwC is first subscribed to Lyric as newlyweds, they have shared a prominent member of Lyric Opera of Chicago’s their leadership, talents, vision, and resources to advance Business Ensemble. PwC has staunchly supported Lyric’s mission. Over the past four decades, the Ryans have Lyric’s Annual Campaign for over three decades, contributed generously to the Annual Campaign, the Great underwriting such special projects as production Opera Fund, Wine Auctions (which Mrs. Ryan initiated in sponsorship, the Board of Directors Annual 1988), and the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign Meeting, and Lyric Signature Events. PwC has for which Lyric named the Pat and Shirley Ryan Family John Oleniczak Vinay Couto provided a leadership gift to the Breaking New Rehearsal Center located backstage to honor their major contribution. In recognition Ground Campaign, having previously supported of his leadership role in the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, Pat Ryan was the Campaign for Excellence. Lyric is fortunate to receive generous in-kind consulting a recipient of the 1994 Carol Fox Award. For several seasons, they have sponsored services this season from Strategy&, formerly Booz and Co., now a part of PwC. Lyric Lyric Opera Commentaries, underwriting this special project to honor the memory of Opera is proud to have several PwC representatives as members of the Lyric family: their parents. The Ryans are sponsors of the Renée Fleming Initiative, and supported John Oleniczak, PwC’s Midwest Region Assurance Managing Partner, serves on Lyric’s the 60th Anniversary Concert and Diamond Ball as Diamond Patrons last season. In Board of Directors, Executive Committee and as Chairman of the recognition of their extraordinary gift to the Campaign for Excellence, Lyric’s premier Audit Committee; Vinay Couto, Strategy&’s Senior Vice President, artist development program was renamed The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera serves on Lyric’s Board of Directors and Lyric Unlimited Committee; Center. Lyric is deeply grateful for their major leadership gift to the Breaking New and Maggie Rock Adams, PwC’s Greater Chicago Marketing Leader, Ground Campaign in support of the Innovation Initiative. A Vice President and a is a dedicated member of Lyric’s Guild Board. member of the Executive and Innovation Committees of Lyric’s Board of Directors and a distinguished former President of the Women’s Board, Shirley Welsh Ryan was DAVID RAMON awarded the 2008 Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s most prestigious honor, in recognition of Lyric Opera is extremely grateful for the generous contribution to the Breaking New her many years of devoted service to the opera company. Ground Campaign from David Ramon in honor of Lyric’s legendary late President and CEO Kenneth G. Pigott. DR. SCHOLL FOUNDATION Since 1983, the Dr. Scholl Foundation’s commitment to MR. and MRS. WILLIAM H. REDFIELD children, families and educational enrichment through the Longtime subscribers and members of the Chapter arts has led it to provide essential support for one of Lyric’s community, Bill and Marilyn Redfield made significant most popular cultural engagement opportunities available planned gifts to ensure Lyric’s future. In honor of their to young Chicagoans, the Student Matinees. Each year, love of beautiful singing, they have underwritten the Bel these widely accessible performances at the Civic Opera Canto Endowed Chair as part of the Look to the Future House reach audiences of junior high and high school Campaign. In recognition of their commitment to the Jack and Catherine Scholl students, many of whom are experiencing opera for the Breaking New Ground Campaign, their name appears on first time. The Foundation has generously supported family presentations of The Magic Mezzanine Box 3 in honor of their munificent generosity and steadfast dedication to Victrola (2014/15) and The Family Barber(2013/14). Lyric Opera is deeply grateful preserve Lyric Opera as one of the cultural crown jewels of the Midwest. to the Dr. Scholl Foundation for its generous ongoing support of Student Matinees/ Performances for Students, commemorating Catherine A. and Jack E. Scholl, who J. CHRISTOPHER and ANNE N. REYES championed cultural and institutional education. Anne and Chris Reyes are prominent members of the Lyric family. Immediate Past President of Lyric’s Women’s EARL and BRENDA SHAPIRO FOUNDATION Board, Anne was recently elected to serve on Lyric’s Board Prominent members of the Lyric family for many seasons, Brenda of Directors, Executive and Lyric Unlimited Committees; Shapiro and her late husband Earl provided vital support to the Chris is also a valued member of the Board of Directors, Annual Campaign, the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, the and serves on its Nominating/Governance Committee. Campaign for Excellence, and the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Together they have made important contributions to The Foundation has cosponsored several mainstage productions, most Lyric as cosponsors of several mainstage productions, most recently The Passenger(2014/15). Lyric is honored to have Brenda recently Carousel (2014/15). They have staunchly supported Wine Auctions 2009, Shapiro serve on the Board of Directors as well as the Executive, 2012, and 2015, were Diamond Patrons of last season’s 60th Anniversary Concert Brenda Shapiro Production Sponsorship, and Lyric Unlimited Committees. and Diamond Ball, and are major supporters of the Annual Campaign. In addition, they provided significant and much appreciated gifts to the Campaign for Excellence and the Breaking New Ground Campaign. This season, Chris and Anne Reyes provide leadership support for Lyric Unlimited’s world premiere of Second Nature, a new opera for youth written by Matthew Aucoin.

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LIZ STIFFEL ROBERTA L. and ROBERT J. WASHLOW A passionate devotee of opera and loyal subscriber at Lyric, Liz is a Roberta and Bob Washlow are cherished members of prominent member of Lyric’s Women’s Board and a longstanding the Lyric family. For more than three decades, they have member of the Guild Board of Directors. She has generously enjoyed attending Lyric performances and special events, supported The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, and and have generously supported the Annual Campaign. has underwritten the Opening Night Pre-Opera Cocktail Buffet, the Since 1986, the Port, Washlow, and Errant Families Opera Ball Reception, and the Wine Auction Honored Guest Dinner. sponsored more than 20 Lyric productions. Roberta and This past season, Liz Stiffel was a Diamond Patron of the celebratory Bob made a generous commitment to the Breaking New 60th Anniversary Concert and Diamond Ball. Previously, Liz Stiffel was the Lead Sponsor Ground Campaign to support Lyric Unlimited activities. The Washlows have annually of the Renée Fleming Subscriber Appreciation Concert (2010/11) and the Stars of Lyric remained valued members of the production sponsorship family, and generously Opera at Millennium Park concert (2013/14), and she generously cosponsored several cosponsor this season’s world premiere of Bel Canto. Lyric is honored to have Roberta mainstage productions, most recently Carousel (2014/15). She has also supported Lyric’s Washlow as an esteemed member of its Board of Directors. Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, and Lyric has named Mezzanine Box 1 in recognition of her significant gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. This season, MR. and MRS. ROBERT G. WEISS Liz Stiffel generously underwrites the appearance of Lyric’s world premiere Bel Canto on Lyric is honored to have found dedicated friends in Robert PBS Great Performances. and Floretta Weiss. Subscribers since shortly after Lyric’s inception, the Weisses have long been a pillar of the Lyric MRS. HERBERT A. VANCE and Opera community. A cherished member of the Women’s MR. and MRS. WILLIAM C. VANCE Board, Flo has supported board activities with her time Lyric Opera appreciates the extraordinary generosity and and generous commitment for many years. Together, leadership of the Vance Family. For more than 20 years, Bob and Flo have contributed regularly to the Annual Mrs. Herbert A. Vance provided Lead Sponsorship of Campaign and have given leadership gifts to the Great Opera Fund, the Building on Opera in the Neighborhoods, one of Lyric’s most popular Greatness Capital Campaign, the Campaign for Excellence, and the Breaking New youth-enrichment programs. The Vances have generously Ground Campaign. Lyric is sincerely grateful for the longstanding devotion of Bob sponsored/cosponsored several Lyric premieres and new and Flo Weiss. productions, most recently Oklahoma! (2012/13), The Sound of Music (2013/14), Carousel (2014/15), and this MR. and MRS. ROBERT E. WOOD II season’s The King and .I For many years, the Vances have Rob and Susan Wood have been steadfast members of the Lyric Opera family for more Carol and William Vance supported young singers through their sponsorship of than three decades. Rob Wood serves as a distinguished Life Director of the Board. Ryan Opera Center ensemble members. In addition, Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance Together, the Woods have contributed leadership gifts to the Great Opera Fund, contributed to the Campaign for Excellence and the Breaking New Ground Campaign, the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, the Campaign for Excellence, and the and are generous sponsors of the Renée Fleming Initiative. Mr. Vance is an esteemed Breaking New Ground Campaign. They are loyal subscribers and generous supporters member of Lyric’s Board of Directors, Compensation, and Executive Committees. He of the Annual Campaign, and Lyric Opera is forever grateful for their friendship. also serves on the Ryan Opera Center Board, of which he is a past President. HELEN and SAM ZELL DONNA VAN EEKEREN FOUNDATION Helen and Sam Zell are passionate supporters of Chicago’s Donna Van Eekeren is a devoted opera fan, Lyric subscriber, vibrant cultural scene. They are longtime subscribers to and generous supporter of the Ryan Opera Center. She enjoys Lyric Opera and have contributed to the Annual Campaign encouraging talented young artists in her roles as a Ryan Opera and special projects, including the Wine Auction, for many Center Distinguished Benefactor and Lead Sponsor of Rising years. Helen and Sam Zell have previously cosponsored Stars in Concert and Exclusive Sponsor of its radio rebroadcast on several new productions, and this season are generous 98.7WFMT. Reflecting her passion for introducing young people cosponsors of Lyric’s world premiere Bel Canto. to opera, the Donna Van Eekeren Foundation has supported Lyric’s Donna Van Eekeren Performances for Students, NEXT Discount Tickets for College ANNE ZENZER Students, and Opera in the Neighborhoods, as well as Fantasy of A dedicated subscriber and longtime member of the the Opera and as a Singer Sponsor for the Ryan Opera Center. This season, the Donna Guild Board, Lyric is proud to recognize Anne Zenzer Van Eekeren Foundation generously cosponsors The Merry Widow, having previously for her generous planned gift as part of the Breaking New cosponsored several mainstage productions. Donna also made a leadership gift to the Ground Campaign. A partner at Witt/Kieffer Associates, Breaking New Ground Campaign to secure Lyric’s future. Executive Chairman of Land and a lifelong opera enthusiast and staunch supporter of O’Frost, Donna Van Eekeren is a valued member of Lyric’s Board of Directors, serving the Annual Campaign, Anne has ensured Lyric’s bright as Secretary of the Board, on the Executive and Production Sponsorship Committees, future through her thoughtful commitment and charitable and on the Ryan Opera Center Board. Anne Zenzer and husband foresight. Dominick DeLuca THE WALLACE FOUNDATION The Wallace Foundation is a national philanthropy that seeks to improve learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children and foster the vitality of the arts for everyone. Wallace has an unusual approach: funding projects to test innovative ideas for solving important social problems, conducting research to find out what works and what doesn’t and to fill key knowledge gaps – and then communicating the results to help others. Lyric Opera is the recipient of a multi-phase grant as part of the Foundation’s Building Audiences for Sustainability initiative; the grant will fund research and analysis of Lyric Opera audiences, and reveal ways in which Lyric can maximize its reach in the community. Lyric’s work will inform lessons that will be shared with the broader field.

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For sixty years, Lyric Opera of Chicago has produced world-class opera with many of the world’s greatest artists. With decades of dedicated support from donors and subscribers, the company has flourished, gaining global recognition for its artistic excellence and fiscal stability. Building our reputation for the future will rely on continued commitment to the broad, deep, and relevant cultural service we provide to our city, while also advancing the development of opera as a vital art form. Lyric is seizing new opportunities to present opera at the highest level, re-define our audiences, and enhance our infrastructure. The Breaking New Ground Campaign was launched in January 2013 to implement the company’s blueprint for a world-class, twenty-first century opera company. Breaking New Ground allows Lyric to continue to produce major productions of the highest caliber while also modernizing the stage of the Ardis Krainik Theatre with state-of-the-art equipment. The Campaign also contributes toward updated media, marketing, and audience development programs, and strengthens the company’s financial position, including continued efforts to build Lyric’s endowment in accordance with industry best practice. Lyric Opera is grateful to the following donors who have made contributions of $5,000 and above to the Campaign as of January 1, 2016.

Anonymous Ada and Whitney Addington J. Thomas Hurvis James N. and Laurie V. Bay The Monument Trust (UK) Bulley & Andrews The Negaunee Foundation Amy and Paul Carbone John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Considine J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Ferro, Jr. Patrick G. Ryan and Shirley Welsh Ryan Brent and Katie Gledhill Ethel and William Gofen Julie and Roger Baskes Jenner & Block Christopher Carlo and Robert Chaney Jim and Kay Mabie David and Orit Carpenter Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel Mr. & Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross Nuveen Investments Nancy W. Knowles OptumRx Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation Sheila and David Ormesher Mr. and Mrs. William A. Osborn Anonymous PwC Abbott and Abbott Fund David Ramon The Crown Family Stefan T. Edlis and H. Gael Neeson John and Ann Amboian Donna Van Eekeren Foundation Robert and Evelyn McCullen Allan and Elaine Muchin Anonymous (2) Northern Trust Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Susan and Robert E. Wood II The Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation Julius Frankel Foundation Anonymous (2) Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP The Harris Family Foundation The Barker Welfare Foundation Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Marion A. Cameron Josef and Margot Lakonishok Nancy Dehmlow Robert H. Malott John Edelman and Suzanne Krohn Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison Mr. and Mrs. W. James Farrell Mr. and Mrs. William H. Redfield The Ferguson-Yntema Family Charitable Trust Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Gidwitz Lisbeth Cherniack Stiffel Sue and Melvin Gray Anne Zenzer Mr. and Mrs. George F. Johnson Stephen A. Kaplan and Alyce K. Sigler Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. George D. Kennedy Jack and Peggy Crowe Lavin Family Foundation Maurice and Patricia Frank Blythe Jaski McGarvie ITW Jeffrey C. Neal and Susan J. Cellmer Edgar D. Jannotta Family Mr. and Mrs. James J. O’Connor Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Krehbiel Edward B. Rouse and Barbara R. Rouse NIB Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Thomas Pritzker Foundation Roberta L. Washlow and Robert J. Washlow Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss

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Breaking New Ground - continued

Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Hull Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Anderson The King Family Foundation Robert M. Arensman Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Barden Reinhardt H. and Shirley R. Jahn Foundation Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden John W. and Rosemary K. Brown Family Frank B. Modruson and Lynne C. Shigley Jane B. and John C. Colman Foundation Kenneth R. Norgan Dr. and Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta Vinay Couto and Lynn Vincent Mr. and Mrs. Lee Oberlander Drs. George and Sally Dunea Ann M. Drake Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr. Daniel Groteke and Patricia Taplick Lois Eisen Howard Solomon and Dr. Mona J. Hagyard Virginia and Gary Gerst Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hank Ruth Ann M. Gillis and Michael J. McGuinnis Franco Tedeschi Carrie and Harry Hightman Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Goldstein Capt. Bernardo Iorgulesco, Komarek-Hyde-McQueen Foundation/ Mrs. John H. Anderson USMC Memorial Fund Patricia Hyde E. M. Bakwin John and Mary Kohlmeier William C. and Nancy Richardson Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock Richard and Susan Levy Candace and Gary Ridgway Howard E. Jessen Lester and Mary Jane Marriner Collin and Lili Roche Maura Ann McBreen Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Melchor Marsha Serlin Matt and Carrie Parr Kate B. Morrison Mary Stowell The Rhoades Foundation Linda K. and Dennis M. Myers Norman Sackar Rodd M. Schreiber and Mr. and Mrs. Ron Beata Claudia Saran Susan Hassan Schreiber Diane and Michael Beemer Mr. and Mrs. Eric S. Smith Mrs. John Stanek Sir Andrew Davis and Lady Gianna Rolandi Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stark Ms. Carla M. Thorpe Davis Dr. Cynthia V. Stauffacher David J. Varnerin Erika E. Erich Michael and Salme Harju Steinberg Michal C. Wadsworth Anthony Freud and Colin Ure Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Taylor Gwenyth B. Warton James R. Grimes Mr. and Mrs. James M. Trapp Pam and David Waud Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hay U.S. Bank Mrs. John A. Wing Carl J. Hildner Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van Nice James and Mary Houston David and Linda Wesselink

Lyric Opera is grateful to the many donors who have made gifts of less than $5,000 to the Breaking New Ground campaign. Space limitations prevent listing the names of these donors but their generosity is sincerely appreciated. Look To The Future ENDOWED CHAIRS Regenstein Foundation Mozart Endowed Chair LYRIC OPERA ENDOWED PROGRAM The Women’s Board General Director Endowed In Memory Of Ruth Regenstein Distinguished Conductor Award Chair William E. and Mary Gannon Hay Puccini Sarah and A. Watson Armour III In Loving Memory Of Ardis Krainik Endowed Chair John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Music The Guild Board of Directors Verdi LYRIC OPERA ENDOWED FUNDS Director Endowed Chair Endowed Chair Estate of Robert and Isabelle Bass Wagner Endowed Chair – A Gift From An George F. and Linda L. Brusky Youth Howard A. Stotler Chorus Master Endowed Chair Anonymous Donor Education Endowment Fund Chapters’ Endowed Chair For Education Thomas Doran In Memory Of Alfred Glasser Mrs. R. Robert Funderburg Concertmaster Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment Fund The Ryan Opera Center Board Opera Center Endowed Chair John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Director Endowed Chair Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Costume Estate of Marjorie A. Mayhall Director Endowed Chair Hope Baldwin McCormick Trust Mary-Louise and James S. Aagaard Lighting Robert and Ellen Marks American Opera Lois B. Siegel Endowed Chair Designer Endowed Chair Joanne Silver Baroque Opera Endowed Chair – In Honor Of Duane Schuler The Lois L. Ward Trust A Gift From An Anonymous Donor Robert and Ellen Marks Ryan Opera Center Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk Mr. and Mrs. William H. Redfield Bel Canto Vocal Studies Program Endowed Chair Opera Endowed Chair In Honor Of Gianna Rolandi PRODUCTION ENDOWMENT FUND W. James and Maxine P. Farrell French Opera Allan and Elaine Muchin Production and Endowed Chair Technical Director Endowed Chair James K. Genden and Alma Koppedraijer Irma Parker German Opera Endowed Chair Marlys Beider Wigmaster and Makeup Designer Wayne S. and Lenore M. Kaplan The NIB Foundation Italian Opera Endowed Endowed Chair Chair In Memory Of Harold Beider

48 | February 8 - March 13, 2016 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Major Contributors Special Event and Project Support Lyric Opera is grateful to the following generous donors for their support of special events and projects during the 2015/16 Season. Listings include contributors whose gifts of $5,000 and above were received by January 1, 2016. Annual Meeting Dinner Lyric After Hours Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP Lyric Young Professionals Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Silva Strategy&, Formerly Booz & Company U.S. Bank Lyric Signature Events Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Weinberg Backstage Tours PwC Paul Wood and The Honorable Amy and Paul Carbone United Scrap Metal, Inc. Corinne Wood

Lyric Opera of Chicago Broadcasts Official Airline Operathon The Hurvis Family Foundation American Airlines Ardmore Associates Walgreens With Matching Funding by: Official Piano ofBel Canto 98.7WFMT The Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum Family The John and Jackie Bucksbaum Family Steingraeber & Söhne Operathon Challenge Grants Anonymous Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Opening Night Gala Amsted Industries Foundation Cast Parties Aon Mr. and Mrs. Ron Beata closerlook, inc. Anonymous Opera Ball Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Goldstein Dr. and Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta Mrs. William B. Graham ITW Sir Andrew Davis and Robert and Evelyn McCullen Northern Trust Lady Gianna Rolandi Davis Renée Fleming Lisbeth Stiffel Opera Ball Reception Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss Anthony Freud and Colin Ure Lisbeth Stiffel Mr. & Mrs. Dietrich Gross Champagne Onstage Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Opera Ball Grand March Albert and Rita Lacher Lyric Opera Chapters Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Lyric Opera Overture Society Plácido Domingo and Ana María Martínez Scott LLP Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marjan Concert Dinner Mr. and Mrs. James McClung Opening Night Gala and Egon and Dorothy Menker BMO Harris Bank Opera Ball Fund Allan and Elaine Muchin Grand Benefactor Dinners Abbott Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation Latham & Watkins LLP Ada and Whitney Addington Dr. David Thurn John and Ann Amboian Dmitri Hvorostovsky Recital Reception Mr. and Mrs. Brian Arbetter Operathon Merchandise Sponsor Anne Zenzer and Dominick DeLuca Mr. and Mrs. David Batanian Fellowes, Inc. BMO Harris Bank Dr. and Mrs. Mark Bowen Overture Society Luncheons Innovation Initiative Mr. and Mrs. Merrill E. Blau Patrick G. Ryan and Shirley Welsh Ryan Amy and Paul Carbone closerlook, inc. Rhoda L. and Henry S. Frank Susan M. Miller Jane Lynch: See Jane Sing Mr. and Mrs. John V. Crowe The Crown Family Blythe Jaski McGarvie Planned Giving Seminars Liz Stiffel Mr. and Mrs. A. Steven Crown DLA Piper LLP (US) and Partner William Blair & Company Morgan Stanley The King and I Gala Marilyn Pearson Lead Sponsor: Lois and Steve Eisen Projected English Titles Zurich Mr. and Mrs. Philip Friedmann Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation Exclusive Media Sponsor: Brent and Katie Gledhill Renée Fleming Initiative Make It Better Media/ Karen Z. Gray Susan and Nicholas Noyes The Harris Family Foundation Anonymous Cosponsors: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huebner Mr. and Mrs. John V. Crowe Bain & Company Jenner & Block The Crown Family Greg and Mamie Case Ann and Gregory K. Jones J. Thomas Hurvis Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huebner Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Quarles & Brady LLP Nancy W. Knowles John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Reed Smith LLP The Lavin Family Foundation Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Rouse Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Lenny Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance Mayer Brown LLP Skadden/Rodd M. Schreiber and Season Preview Concert Susan Hassan Schreiber Mr. and Mrs. Todd D. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. William A. Osborn Komarek-Hyde-McQueen Foundation/ Liz Stiffel Patricia Hyde UL LLC J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Lake Geneva Chapter

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Dan Novak Craig Terry Julia Faulkner Renée Fleming Faculty Director Music Director Director of Vocal Studies Advisor Julia Faulkner The Ryan Opera Center Jannotta Family The Elizabeth F. Cheney Gianna Rolandi Board Endowed Chair Endowed Chair Foundation W. Stephen Smith Voice Instruction Robert and Ellen Marks Vocal Studies Program Ensemble Endowed Chair in honor of Gianna Rolandi

Deborah Birnbaum Stephanie Blythe Sir Andrew Davis Matthew A. Epstein Renée Fleming Gerald Martin Moore Edith Wiens Guest Master Artists

Alan Darling Laurann Gilley Celeste Rue Soprano Soprano Soprano Mezzo-soprano Mezzo-soprano Eric Weimer HLENGIWE DIANA LAURA LINDSAY ANNIE Pedro Yanez MKHWANAZI NEWMAN WILDE METZGER ROSEN Coaching Staff

Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sade Akkoek Susan and Richard Susan Ipsen an Anonymous Donor an Anonymous Donor Friends of Derek Matson Kiphart Mrs. J. W. Mrs. J. W. Oliver Dragon Marina Vecci Drs. Funmi and Van Gorkom Van Gorkom Alessandra Visconti Sola Olopade Melissa Wittmeier Foreign Language Instruction

Dawn Arnold Kelly Bremner Kristina Fluty Erik Friedman Irene Marquette Acting and Movement Instruction

Orit Carpenter Performance Psychology Tenor Tenor Tenor Tenor Baritone ALEC JESSE JONATHAN MINGJIE ANTHONY Roger Pines CARLSON DONNER JOHNSON LEI CLARK EVANS Guest Lecturer and Consultant Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Stepan Company Robert C. Marks Mr. and Mrs. Maurice J. and Richard O. Ryan Artistic/Production Susan M. Miller William C. Vance Patricia Frank Richard W. Shepro Personnel and Lindsay E. Roberts Michael Christie Warren Jones Conductors

Erik Friedman Matthew Ozawa Paula Suozzi Directors

Sarah Hatten Wigs and Makeup

John W. Coleman Stage Manager

Baritone Bass-baritone Bass-baritone Bass Pianist Theresa Ham TAKAOKI RICHARD BRADLEY PATRICK MARIO ANTONIO Lucy Lindquist ONISHI OLLARSABA SMOAK GUETTI MARRA Maureen Reilly Wardrobe Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by The Handa Lois B. Siegel The Elizabeth F. The C. G. Pinnell Heidi Heutel Bohn Administration Foundation Drs. Joan and Russ Cheney Foundation Family Lawrence O. Corry Jimmy Byrne Zajtchuk Philip G. Lumpkin Manager Laura Chambers Administrative Coordinator Wendy Skoczen Staff Librarian 50 | February 8 - March 13, 2016 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center

Lyric Opera is grateful to the following generous donors for their contributions to The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, one of the world’s premier artist development programs. Listings include contributors whose gifts of $5,000 and above were received between July 1, 2014 and January 1, 2016. Artist Support, Special Event, and Project Sponsors Duds for Divas Training Program Heidi Heutel Bohn National Endowment for the Arts Lawrence O. Corry Anne Gross Voice Instruction Final Auditions Drs. Janet V. Burch and Joel R. Guillory The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Mary Ellen Hennessy The Cozad Family Jennifer L. Stone The Five Tenors Celebration WFMT Recital Series Anonymous (2) Julie and Roger Baskes Julie and Roger Baskes Workshop Performances Julian Family Foundation Martha A. Hesse Susan and Richard P. Kiphart Philip G. Lumpkin General Support Frank B. Modruson and Lynne C. Shigley Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Aria Society Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance ($100,000 and above) Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Foreign Language Instruction Carl A. and Fern B. Gaensslen Platinum Distinguished Benefactors Ryan Opera Center artists onstage at Lyric: Charitable Giving Fund ($50,000 to $99,999) (top) Bradley Smoak in The Marriage of Figaro Erma S. Medgyesy Drs. Janet V. Burch and Joel R. Guillory (with Luca Pisaroni); (bottom) Hlengiwe Lauter McDougal Family Foundation Guest Master Artist Mkhwanazi in The Marriage of Figaro. The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Distinguished Benefactors ($25,000 to $49,999) Launchpad Ingrid Peters Rising Stars in Concert Marcus Boggs Mentors Lead Sponsor: Master Classes ($10,000 to $24,999) Mrs. Thomas D. Heath Donna Van Eekeren Foundation Paul and Robert Barker Foundation Martha A. Hesse Heidi Heutel Bohn Sponsors: National Auditions Hal Coon Ann M. Drake American Airlines Erika Erich Sue and Melvin Gray Howard Family Foundation Renée Fleming Master Class Renée Fleming Sue and Melvin Gray Patricia A. Kenney and Gregory O'Leary Julian Family Foundation Illinois Arts Council Susan and Richard P. Kiphart Singer Sponsors/Cosponsors Capt. Bernardo Iorgulescu, Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Anonymous (2) USMC Memorial Fund Family Foundation Heidi Heutel Bohn Jeanne Randall Malkin Family Foundation Frank B. Modruson and The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Jean McLaren and John Nitschke Lynne C. Shigley Lawrence O. Corry The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust OptumRx Friends of Oliver Dragon Mr. and Mrs. William J. Neiman Maurice J. and Patricia Frank Rising Stars in Concert Broadcast Mrs. Vernon J. Pellouchoud Donna Van Eekeren Foundation The Handa Foundation The George L. Shields Foundation Susan Ipsen Mr. and Mrs. Henry Underwood Susan and Richard P. Kiphart Rising Stars in Concert Reception Howard A. Vaughan, Jr. Philip G. Lumpkin Mr. and Mrs. Allan Drebin Robert C. Marks Dan and Patty Walsh Susan M. Miller Walter Family Foundation Drs. Funmi and Sola Olopade Debbie K. Wright Lafayette J. Ford The C. G. Pinnell Family Artist Circle Virginia and Gary Gerst Richard O. Ryan ($5,000 to $9,999) James and Mary Houston Richard W. Shepro and Lindsay E. Roberts Anonymous Dr. Kamal Ibrahim Lois B. Siegel Lester S. Abelson Foundation Leslie Fund, Inc. Stepan Company L. Robert Artoe Genevieve Phelps Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance C. Bekerman, M.D. Julie Schwertfeger and Alexander Zajczenko Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom Mrs. M. James Termondt Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk Doris Conant Anne Megan Davis Marilee and Richard Wehman Thomas Doran Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund

February 8 - March 13, 2016 | 51 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Lyric Unlimited With Major Support from The Hurvis Family Foundation

Bel Canto Symposium Envestnet Nuveen Investments Katherine A. Abelson Educational Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation/ Satter Family Foundation Endowment Fund Judy Guitelman & ALAS Wings Donna Van Eekeren Foundation The Wallace Foundation Helyn D. Goldenberg The Dolores Kohl Education Foundation- Pre-Opera Talks Caminos a la ópera (Pathways to Opera) Morris and Dolores Kohl Kaplan Fund Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Boshell, Jr. U.S. Bank Judith Z. and Steven W. Lewis Family The Kip Kelley Family The Barbara and Frank Lieber Family James and Michele Young Chicago Voices Charitable Trust Senior Matinee Leadership Funding: Daniel Lome Buehler Family Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Northern Trust Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment Fund Ford Foundation Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc. Louise H. Landau Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James M. Trapp Additional Funding by: Lannan Foundation The Wallace Foundation The Chicago Community Trust Dr. Sondra C. Rabin City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs Lyric Express The Retirement Research Foundation and Special Events The Siragusa Foundation Tawani Foundation Adam and Harriette Swierz Donor-Advised Fund General Support NEXT Student Ticket Program Leadership Funding: Student Backstage Tours Lead Sponsor: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation John Edelman and Suzanne Krohn The Grainger Foundation Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment Fund Additional Funding By: Cosponsors: Daniel T. Manoogian Anonymous (2) Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Anderson Archer Daniels Midland Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Atkinson, Jr. Vocal Partnership Program The Barker Welfare Foundation The Brinson Foundation Bank of America Baxter International, Inc. The Ferguson-Yntema Family Charitable Trust Helen Brach Foundation Youth Opera Council Elaine Frank Nancy Dehmlow Terry J. Medhurst Komarek-Hyde-McQueen Foundation/ Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation Penelope and Robert Steiner Patricia Hyde Richard B. Egen Michael Welsh and Linda Brummer NiSource With Major Support Provided from the Nancy W. Knowles Student and Family Performances Fund Second Nature Performances for Students Lead Sponsor: Additional Support from: Anonymous J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Norman and Virginia Bobins/ Baird The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation Bulley & Andrews Cosponsors: Richard P. and Susan Kiphart The Jacob and Rosaline Cohn Foundation Anonymous General Mills Foundation Joyce E. Chelberg John Hart and Carol Prins Dover Foundation Opera in the Neighborhoods Dr. Scholl Foundation Marilyn D. Ezri, M.D. Anonymous Segal Family Foundation Brent and Katie Gledhill Opera Residencies in Schools Bill and Orli Staley Foundation Goldman Sachs Anonymous Donna Van Eekeren Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Hirschfield Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. Michael Welsh and Linda Brummer Kenneth R. Norgan BNY Mellon Donna Van Eekeren Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Walter Family Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation Wintrust Community Banks

Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park

Lead Sponsor: Cosponsors: Crain-Maling Foundation closerlook, inc. Anonymous (2) Ernst & Young LLP Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Rhoda L. and Henry S. Frank Marlys A. Beider Greg and Annie Jones/The Edgewater Funds Christine and Paul Branstad Family Foundation Sipi Metals Corp. Music Performance Trust Fund and Film Fund

52 | February 8 - March 13, 2016 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO The Overture Society

The Overture Society consists of those esteemed supporters who have designated a special gift, through bequests, trusts or other planned giving arrangements, to benefit Lyric Opera in the future. These generous gifts ensure Lyric Opera’s artistic progress well into the twenty-first century for the benefit of future Lyric audiences. Lyric Opera is honored to acknowledge these members of the Overture Society: Bel Canto Benefactors These Overture Society members have made a major planned gift to Lyric Opera as well as a generous annual gift. For information about the Bel Canto Benefactors, please call Jonathan Siner, Lyric’s Senior Director of Planned Giving, at (312) 827-5677. Anonymous (15) Thomas Doran Concordia Hoffmann Allan and Elaine Muchin Lois B. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. James S. Aagaard Mr. and Mrs. James D. Ericson Edgar D. Jannotta Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. Murphy Ilene Simmons Valerie and Joseph Abel Marilyn D. Ezri, M.D. John and Kerma Karoly David J. and Dolores D. Nelson Larry G. Simpson Louise Abrahams Dr. and Mrs. Paul Y. Feng Kip Kelley John H. Nelson Craig Sirles Dr. Whitney Addington Robert F. Finke James C. Kemmerer John D. and Alexandra C. Mrs. Jay Spaulding Karen G. Andreae Jack M. and Marsha S. Firestone LeRoy and Laura Klemt Nichols Lisbeth Cherniack Stiffel Catherine Aranyi Roy Fisher Nancy W. Knowles William A. Osborn Mr. and Mrs. James P. Stirling L. Robert Artoe Elaine Frank Dr. Petra B. Krauledat and Joan L. Pantsios Mary Stowell Mr. and Mrs. Ron Beata Maurice J. and Patricia Frank Dr. W. Peter Hansen Irma Parker Gerald Sunko, M.D. Marlys A. Beider Rhoda and Henry S. Frank Dr. William R. Lawrence André and Julia Pernet Carla M. Thorpe Julie Anne Benson Richard J. Franke Thomas and Lise Lawson Frances Pietch Lawrence E. Timmins Trust Merrill and Judy Blau George and Mary Ann Gardner Carol L. Linne Kenneth Porrello and Phil and Paula Turner Ann Blickensderfer James K. Genden and Daniel T. Manoogian Sherry McFall Mrs. Elizabeth Upjohn-Mason Dr. Gregory L. Boshart Alma Koppedraijer Robert C. Marks Nathaniel W. Pusey Joan and Marco Weiss Danolda (Dea) Brennan Sue and Melvin Gray Paul Mavros Dr. Sondra C. Rabin Mrs. Robert G. Weiss George F. and Linda L. Brusky Harry J. Griffiths, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mayer Lyn and Bill Redfield Claudia L. Winkler Christopher Carlo and Julian W. Harvey Nancy Lauter McDougal Joan L. Richards Florence Winters Robert Chaney William E. and Mary Gannon Bill Melamed Chatka Ruggiero Dr. Robert G. Zadylak David W. Carpenter Hay Margaret and Craig Milkint Mary T. Schafer Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk James W. Chamberlain Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Heagy Susan M. Miller Martha P. Schneider Edward T. Zasadil Paula Hannaway Crown Mrs. John C. Hedley David and Justine K. Mintzer Charles Chris Shaw Renée Crown Josephine E. Heindel James and Mary Beth Morehouse Rose L. Shure Society Members Anonymous (44) Sarah J. Cooney John F. Gilmore J. Peter Kline Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Olson Carol A. Abrioux Joseph E. Corrigan John A. Goldstein Helen Kohr Stephen S. Orphanos Judy Allen Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Cottey Dr. J. Brian Greis Dr. Bruce Korth Jonathan F. Orser Mrs. Robert L. Anderson B. A. Coussement James R. Grimes Shirley Krsinich Dr. and Mrs. Robert W. Parsons Elizabeth M. Ashton Morton and Una Creditor Patricia Grogan Mary S. Kurz George R. Paterson Richard N. Bailey Kathryn M. Cunningham Carolyn Hallman Larry Lapidus Dr. Joan E. Patterson David G. Baker Donald A. Deutsch Carl J. Halperin Barbara K. Larsen George Pepper, M.D. Susann Ball Phyllis Diamond Mrs. Elaine Hansen Millicent Leibfritz Elizabeth Anne Peters Constance and Liduina Barbantini Roger Dickinson CAPT Martin Hanson USN (Ret) Ernest L. Lester Genevieve M. Phelps Margaret Basch Ms. Janet E. Diehl Ms. Geraldine Haracz Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Levy Karen and Dick Pigott Mrs. Bill Beaton Mr. and Mrs. William S. Dillon Andrew Hatchell Dr. and Mrs. Andrew O. Lewicky Ms. Lois Polakoff Alvin R. Beatty Dr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Dobroski William P. Hauworth Carole F. Liebson Martilias A. Porreca, CFP Joan I. Berger Ms. Barbara J. Doerner Dr. and Mrs. David J. Hayden Doris C. Lorz Mrs. Edward S. Price Barbara Bermudez Thomas M. Dolan Mrs. Thomas D. Heath Eva Lutovsky Robert L. Rappel, Jr. Patrick J. Bitterman Mary Louise Duhamel Ronald G. Hedberg Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Malatesta Sherrie Kahn Reddick M. J. Black Mrs. Alfred V. Dunkin, Jr. Mary Mako Helbert Jeanne Randall Malkin Keith A. Reed and Dr. Debra Zahay Blatz Kathy Dunn Stephanie and Allen Hochfelder Ann Chassin Mallow Beth Kesterson Reed Ned and Raynette Boshell Richard L. Eastline Mrs. Marion Hoffman Dr. and Mrs. Karl Lee Manders Michael and Susan “Holly” Reiter David Boyce Carol A. Eastman James and Mary Lunz Houston Mrs. John Jay Markham Evelyn R. Richer Dr. and Mrs. Boone Brackett Lowell and Judy Eckberg H. Eileen Howard James Massie and Jennie M. Righeimer Robert and Phyllis Brauer Boyd Edmonston and Joseph H. Huebner Dr. Christine Winter Massie Gerald L. Ritholz Mrs. William A. Briggs Edward Warro Kenneth N. Hughes Michael M. and Diane Mazurczak Charles and Marilynn Rivkin Leona and Daniel Bronstein Lucy A. Elam, Dagmar Hurbanek James G. and Laura G. McCormick Howard M. and Mary Raffetto- Candace Balfour Broecker and the in memory of Elizabeth Elam Michael Huskey Gia and Paul McDermott Robins Estate of Howard W. Broecker Mr. and Mrs. Don Elleman Capt. Bernardo Iorgulescu, William F. McHugh Jadwiga Roguska-Kyts, M.D., Richard M. and Andrea J. Brown Cherelynn A. Elliott USMC Memorial Fund Florence D. McMillan in memory of Robert Kyts Kathryn Y. Brown Terrence M. W. Ellsworth Barbara A. Joabson Leoni Zverow McVey and Mrs. Beth Wheeler Rome Jacqueline Brumlik Joseph R. Ender John Arthur Johnson J. William McVey James and Janet Rosenbaum Donna Brunsma Dr. James A. Eng Laurence P. Johnson Martina M. Mead Dr. John Gregory Russo Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Bruske III Mr. and Mrs. Philip L. Engel Nancy E. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Leland V. Meader Joseph C. Russo Steven and Helen Buchanan Martha L. Faulhaber Roy A. Johnson Dr. and Mrs. Jack L. Melamed Dennis Ryan Dr. Mary Louise Hirsh Burger Nadine Ferguson Ms. Barbara Mair Jones Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Mesrobian Louise M. Ryssmann and Mr. William Burger Felicia Finkelman Janet Jones Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Meyers Eugene Rzym, in memory of Muriel A. Burnet Darlene and Kenneth Fiske Moreen C. Jordan Ms. Barbara Terman Michaels Adaline Rzym Lisa Bury Mr. and Mrs. John C. Forbes Dr. Anne Juhasz Marilyn E. Miller David Sachs Robert J. Callahan Ms. Susan Frankel Mr. Theodore Kalogeresis Edward S. and Barbara L. Mills Mrs. Philip H. Schaff, Jr. Patrick V. Casali Thomas H. Franks, Ph.D. Stuart Kane Robert and Lois Moeller Douglas M. Schmidt Esther Charbit Allen J. Frantzen Wayne S. and Lenore M. Kaplan Dr. Virginia Saft Mond Franklin R. Schmidt Jeffrey K. Chase, J.D. Dr. Paul Froeschl Kenneth Kelling Drs. Bill and Elaine Moor Lois K. Schmidt Ramona Choos Marie and Gregory Fugiel Paul R. Keske Mr. and Mrs. Mario A. Munoz Edwin J. Seeboeck J. Salvatore L. Cianciolo Sheilah Purcell Garcia, Chuck and Kathy Killman Dr. Herbert and Brigitte Neuhaus Donald Seibert Heinke K. Clark Lady Witton Diana Hunt King Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Nickels Mr. and Mrs. Gordon M. Shaw Robert and Margery Coen Susan Boatman Garland Neil King Edward A. Nieminen Mette and David Shayne Dr. and Mrs. Peter V. Conroy Scott P. George Esther G. Klatz Florence C. Norstrom David A. Sherman Sharon Conway Mr. Lyle Gillman R. William Klein, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Oliver, Jr. Jared Shlaes

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Dr. Alfred L. and Mildred Siegel Sherie B. Stein Karen Hletko Tiersky Albert Wang Caroline C. Wheeler Joanne Silver K. M. Stelletello Myron Tiersky Louella Krueger Ward Dr. and Mrs. Peter Willson Jonathan P. Siner J. Allyson Stern Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Turner Karl N. Wechter Nora Winsberg Dr. Ira Singer Carol A. Stitzer Jean M. Turnmire Patricia M. Wees David G. Winter Joan M. Skepnek Norene W. Stucka Paul and Judith Tuszynski Mrs. Richard H. Wehman Brien and Cathy Wloch Norman and Mirella Smith Mr. and Mrs. Glenn L. Stuffers Ultmann Family Charitable Claude M. Weil Mrs. William Wunder Joan M. Solbeck Emily J. Su Remainder Unitrust Eric Weimer and Edwin Hanlon Dr. Debra L. Zahay Mary Soleiman Peggy Sullivan Marlene A. Van Skike Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Weinberg Daniel R. Zillmann Elaine Soter Sherwin A. Swartz Raita Vilnins Joanna L. Weiss Audrey A. Zywicki Ms. Geraldine A. Spatz Mr. and Mrs. John C. Telander Dr. Malcolm Vye James M. Wells Philip and Sylvia Spertus Cheryl L. Thaxton Darcy Lynn Walker Mrs. Melville W. Wendell James A. Staples Lauritz K. Thomsen Gary T. Walther Sandra Wenner Estate Gifts The following estates have generously provided gifts of bequests and other planned gifts to Lyric Opera. With deepest regards, Lyric Opera commemorates those departed friends who have honored us with this most profound commitment. Anonymous (6) Carl Dumke Richard J. Hofemann Thomas G. Neumiller David Wm. Smitches Mrs. Julius Abler Mrs. Ray Duncan Martha and Walter Honigman John and Maynette Neundorf and Paul A. Lindgren Mrs. Elmer E. Abrahamson Bettie B. Dwinell Carl E. Horn Mrs. Frances Newman Edward Byron Smith Arthur A. Acheson Barbara H. Eckholt Hugh Johnston Hubbard Jaye and Piri Niefeld Dr. Edward C. Smith Jean L. Acker Carl B. Eklund Mrs. Alfred Jacobshagen Elisabeth A. Noel Ms. Joan H. Smith Dr. Anne Hardwick Addington Kelli Gardner Emery Deborah Jannotta Joan Ruck Nopola Mrs. Louis A. Smith Ralph E. Adler William J. Evans Lenore S. John William A. Novy, Jr. Paige L. Smith Estate of Beth Ann Alberding- Milton D. Faber Albert J. Johnson James F. Oates Irene Smoller, in memory Mohr Yvette Fairshter Diana T. Jones Mary S. Oldberg of her late son, Donald Alderman Dr. James D. Fenters Phyllis A. Jones Roberta R. Oliff William Rothwell Smoller Dr. Harry S. and Irene K. Arkin Larry Ferguson Dr. Stephen E. Juhasz Rex N. Olsen Willis B. Snell Trust Lorin Adrian Fillmore Joseph M. Kacena Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Olson Marilyn J. Snoble Mr. and Mrs. A. Watson Armour III Marguerite B. Finch Andrew Karzas Edmond and Alice Opler Anna Sovish Joan Armstrong Harold Finley Theodore Kassel Foundation Jay Spaulding James Ascareggi Robert A. Fischer Sherry Kelley Mary G. Oppenheim Eleanore E. Starek Trust James E. S. Baker Agnes Joern Fowler Dorothy E. Kemp Eugenia Patche Clarke and Adine Stayman Trusts Elsa F. Bandi Brena and Lee Freeman Miss Emily Kernkamp, in memory Suzanne Pirie Pattou James L. Stein Vincent Barresi Don B. Freeman of Dr. Lorraine McGuire Richard Pearlman Charitable Trust Franz S. Steinitz, M.D. Estate of Patricia Anne Barton Mrs. Charles Goodlett Frey Ms. Ruth Kiewe Fund for Music Robert D. Stewart Robert and Isabelle Bass Lucille Friday Mrs. Israel Kirsh Ralph M. Perlick Howard A. Stotler Mrs. Henry Beard Dr. Muriel S. Friedman Robert Kispert Seymour H. Persky Charitable Frank D. Stout Trust Mrs. B. Edward Bensinger Robert M. Friedman R. Eustice Klein Trust Lucile L. and Joseph J. Strasburger Mrs. Edwin P. Berndtson Robert S. Friend Russell V. Kohr Ira J. Peskind Gertrude & Walter E. Swanson, Jr. Velma Berry Mrs. R. Robert Funderburg Muriel Kolinsky Bendix L. Peterson Foundation Rev. Dr. Warren Best Betsy Thayer Fricke Fyfe Ardis Krainik Mrs. Howard R. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Morton F. Swift Mrs. Edward McCormick Blair Mrs. Hildreth Jane Gaebe Herman Kuhn Harold H. and Elaine Plaut Helen L. Teich Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Blettner In memory of Carl and Fern Anne C. Lacovic Sidney L. Port Dean Terrell Estate Mary L. Block Gaensslen Medard C. Lange Trust Jack and Eleanor Portis Glenn E. Thiel Berenece A. Boehm Florence Gambino Marjorie Lanterman Joann M. Potvliet Joseph Tiritilli Raymond J. Bradley Mrs. Nicholas Gannam Susanne E. Larsh Frank J. Prah Jane B. Tripp Charitable Lead Joanell C. Breen Dr. Martin L. Gecht Walter Leibfritz Hal Pritchard Annuity Trust John P. Britz Trust In memory of Larry W. Gelfius, Louis L. Lerner and William Reily Estate of Ruben Tross Theresa J. Brosamer member of the Lyric Opera David L. Lerner Gayle Ann Rentschler Edgar William Trout Mrs. T. von Donop Buddington Lecture Corps Mrs. John Woodworth Leslie William G. Rice John T. Trutter Inge Burg George Gifford Robert C. Lietz Michael Richter Dr. John E. Ultmann Nara Cadorin Rosalie E. Gingiss Trust Dean A. Linton Theresa M. Rill Dr. Paul D. Urnes Madeleine G. Camilleri Alfred Glasser Dr. Richard A. Livingston Gerald L. Ritholz John H. Utley and Mary L. Utley Carol N. Cane Joe Richard Glover Mrs. Glen A. Lloyd Rosemary D. Roberts Trust Elizabeth Capilupo Carlyn E. Goettsch Rosalie Loeding Harry A. Root Irvin J. Valovic Rose Mary Carter Myles C. and Gloria M. Gogan Arthur B. Logan Rev. George Nash Ross Sheila von Wiese-Mack Warren Choos Jane Yager Goodman Eleanor Lonek H. Cary Ross Cecilia Wade Charitable Trust William J. Ciulla Jeanne Brown Gordon Mrs. Arthur M. Long Norman Ross Charitable Trust Nancy L. Wald Harry R. Clamor Shirley and Benjamin Gould Mary Longbrake George M. Rubenstein Lydia Walkowiak Ellen Cole Charitable Remainder Endowment Fund Babette Irene Louis Arthur Rubloff Residuary Trust Adele A. Wallace Trust John D. Gray Dale B. Louiso Burton Rubloff Trust Carmen W. Walsh Anne and Milton Colman Frank E. and Sarah Graydon John P. Lundin Edith S. Ruettinger Lois L. Ward Dorothy F. Cooney Eleanor Green Eva Lutovsky Margaret R. Sagers Richard W. Wathen Nelson D. Cornelius Allen Greenberger Mary Louise Maher Gladys S. Sailor Living Trust Lyman Watson John W. Coutts Jerome A. Gross Dr. Alexis W. Maier Trust Suzanne Hewson Sammann Virginia O. Weaver Robert Cowell Lester and Betty Guttman Herman R. and Sylvia Margolis Mrs. Lee Schaenen William D. Weaver Claudia Cassidy Crawford Trust Ann Hall Ellen R. Marks Thomas W. Scheuer Eva L. Weber, M.D. Kathryn Kryder Crittenden David C. Hall Mrs. Edward A. Maser S. Leder (Lee) Schiff Melvin “Bud” Weil Kathleen A. Crosby Richard Halvorsen Richard M. Mattern Alice F. Schimberg Trust Ralph Weil Joanne Toor Cummings Elaine H. Hansen Augustus K. Maxell, Jr. Roy Schmaltz Mrs. Miriam T. Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Dabovich Kenneth L. Harder Trust Marjorie A. Mayhall Katherine M. Schultz Susanne Wells Ruth B. Dean Donna E. Harrison Hope Baldwin McCormick Trust Robert G. Schweitzer Claire M. Wilhelm Richard D. Deason Dr. Melville D. Hartman Alfred L. McDougal Margaret W. Seeboeck Bernard E. Williams Marianne Deson-Herstein, Mrs. Ruth M. Harwell Gerald E. Meyers Romana K. and Clay Seipp Frances B. Wilson in memory of Camille C. Hatzenbuehler Ruth J. Milner Dr. Joseph Semrow In memoriam, Henry J. Witka Samuel and Sarah Deson Hatti Hayes Lisa D. Mogensen Ingeborg Haupt Sennot Sophie F. Wolff Marjorie Louise DeBoos Thomas D. Heath Mrs. Winston C. Moore Michael N. Shallow Peter Wolkonsky, M.D. Jo Hopkins Deutsch Josephine A. Hedges Ann A. Mortenson Henry Shapiro Mrs. Peter Wolkonsky Jane Warner Dick, in honor of John C. Hedley Renate Moser Joseph Jeffrey Shedd Cynthia Wood Edison Dick Dr. Erich and Tamara Heinrichs Dorothy Mosiman, in honor of Lenore T. Sherwin Mrs. William Wood Prince Helen L. Dickerman Trust Mr. and Mrs. Edgar D. Jannotta Sidney N. Shure Mrs. Herman E. Woods The Edward & Rose Donnell J. Raymond Helbert Ms. Kathryn Mueller Adeline Elizabeth Sigwalt Geraldine Wuester Foundation James C. Hemphill Doris A. Murdoch Ellen Smith Simmons Marjorie Donovan The Margaret E. Hertline Family Muriel Neave Robert Slabey Mrs. Lyman Drake, Jr. Trust Jerome and Elaine Nerenberg Philip and David Slesur Family Josephine S. Dryer Margot S. Hertz Foundation Trust Dr. Thomas R. Du Buque James and Gail Hickey Dawn Clark Netsch

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Lyric Opera gratefully recognizes and sincerely appreciates the generosity of the following distinguished corporate contributors. The following list includes donors whose gifts or pledges were received between July 1, 2014 and January 1, 2016. ARIA SOCIETY • $100,000 and above Abbott Fund Exelon Northern Trust Miles D. White, Chairman & CEO Chris Crane, President and CEO Frederick H. Waddell, Chairman & CEO American Airlines ITW Jana R. Schreuder Franco Tedeschi, E. Scott Santi, Chief Operating Officer Vice President - Chicago President & CEO PowerShares QQQ BMO Harris Bank Jenner & Block Dan Draper, Managing Director Alexandra Dousmanis-Curtis, Group Head - Craig C. Martin, Partner Invesco PowerShares Global ETFs U. S. Retail and Business Banking JPMorgan Chase & Co. PwC closerlook, inc. Eric S. Smith, Managing Director John W. Oleniczak, Partner David T. Ormesher, CEO Kirkland & Ellis Foundation Strategy&, Formerly Booz & Company Linda K. Myers, Partner Vinay Couto, Senior Vice President

PLATINUM GRAND BENEFACTOR • $50,000 to $99,999 Aon Latham & Watkins, LLP Nuveen Investments Gregory C. Case, President & CEO Richard A. Levy, Office Managing Partner John P. Amboian, CEO

Baxter International Inc. Make It Better Media Zurich Robert L. Parkinson, Jr., Susan B. Noyes, CEO & Publisher Michael T. Foley, Chairman & CEO CEO North America Commercial and Regional Chairman of North America

GOLDEN GRAND BENEFACTOR • $25,000 to $49,999 Ardmore Associates Fellowes, Inc. Sipi Metals Corp. Cherryl T. Thomas, President James E. Fellowes, Chairman & CEO Marion A. Cameron, President

Bain & Company Goldman Sachs Skadden Edward B. Rouse, Eric L. Hirschfield, Rodd M. Schreiber, Partner Vice President & Managing Director Managing Director, Investment Banking Division Spencer Stuart Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Kevin M. Connelly, Chairman & CEO Timothy L. Christen, CEO KPMG LLP Claudia M. Saran, Advisory Partner, Stepan Company Bank of America U.S. Leader - People & Change Practice F. Quinn Stepan, Chairman & CEO Sharon Oberlander, Managing Director Mayer Brown LLP UL LLC Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP Richard W. Shepro, Partner Keith E. Williams, President & CEO Mark Ferguson, Founding Partner Morgan Stanley United Scrap Metal, Inc. Bulley & Andrews Matthew J. Parr, Managing Director Marsha Serlin, Founder & CEO Allan E. Bulley III, President NiSource U.S. Bank Dover Carrie J. Hightman, Marsha Cruzan, Market President Chicago Robert A. Livingston, President & CEO Executive VP and Chief Legal Officer Walgreens Ernst & Young LLP OptumRx Mark A. Wagner, President, Rick Fezell, EY Americas Vice Chair - Accounts Mark A. Thierer, President & CEO Business Operations

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SILVER GRAND BENEFACTOR BENEFACTOR MWM Consulting $10,000 to $24,999 $5,000 to $7,499 Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd. Alexander & Alexander, Attorneys at Law Baird BNY Mellon General Mills Foundation FRIEND Chicago Title and Trust Company Foundation Italian Village Restaurants $1,000 to $1,999 DLA Piper LLP (US) Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Concierge Unlimited International Evans Food Group Shure Incorporated Draper and Kramer, Incorporated OPERA America Enterprise Holdings Foundation BRAVO CIRCLE Hafner Printing Company, Inc. The PrivateBank $3,500 to $4,999 Quarles & Brady LLP Kinder Morgan Foundation Robert Bosch Tool Corporation Reed Smith LLP Michuda Construction, Inc. Corporate Suites Network Tamsen Z, LLC Midwest Cargo Systems, Inc. Invesco Wintrust Community Banks S&C Foundation Lazard Asset Management Turks’ Greenhouses PREMIER BENEFACTOR Levenfeld Pearlstein LLC $7,500 to $9,999 Old Republic International Corporation SUSTAINER Amsted Industries Foundation IMPRESARIO $500 to $999 Archer Daniels Midland Foundation $2,000 to $3,499 Law Office of Phillip Brigham LLC Chicago White Metal Charitable Foundation American Agricultural Insurance Company Children’s Law Group LLC Envestnet BNSF Foundation Carl Johnson’s Gallery in Galena Starshak Winzenburg & Co. Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC Network for Good William Blair & Company KD Mailing Service Rooney Rippie & Ratnaswamy LLP Matching Gifts A special thank you to the following companies for matching their employees' gifts to Lyric Opera of Chicago. Anonymous (2) CME Foundation JPMorgan Chase Foundation PNC Foundation Allstate Giving Program CNA Foundation Kirkland & Ellis Polk Bros. Foundation Aon Foundation ConAgra Lannan Foundation Retirement Rsearch Foundation ArcelorMittal Emerson Electric John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur The Rhoades Foundation AT&T Foundation GE Foundation Foundation Skadden Bank of America Foundation General Mills Foundation Macy’s/Bloomingdale’s UBS Foundation Baxter International Foundation Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley U.S. Bank Foundation Benevity Community Impact Fund Graham Holdings Motorola Foundation The Warranty Group BMO Harris Bank Foundation IBM Corporation Northern Trust Company W. K. Kellogg Foundation Helen Brach Foundation ITW Foundation Peak6 W. W. Grainger Inc. Caterpillar Foundation Inc. Johnson & Johnson Peoples Gas Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Johnson Controls Foundation PepsiCo Foundation For purposes of recognition, we are pleased to combine matching gifts with an individual’s personal gift. If your employer has a matching gift program, please request a matching gift form through your Human Resources or Community Affairs office, and send it to us along with your contribution. Special Thanks • American Airlines for its 34 year partnership as the Official Airline of Lyric Opera of Chicago. • Jenner & Block and Craig C. Martin, Partner, for the firm’s pro bono legal services throughout the year. • Strategy& and Vinay Couto, Senior Vice President, as well as PwC and John Oleniczak, Midwest Region Assurance Managing Partner, and Paul Anderson, Retired Senior Advisor, for their firm’s pro bono consulting services on our organizational assessment. • Steingraeber & Söhne as the official piano of Lyric’s new production ofBel Canto, in partnership with the Grand Piano Haus, Skokie, Illinois. • Warner Classics as the Official Education and Promotion Music Provider.

Acknowledgements The following individuals and organizations have very generously provided gifts and services in support of Lyric Opera’s efforts: Generous Gifts Special Gifts Notable Gifts KD Mailing & Fulfillment Art Institute of Chicago BBJ Linen John and Linda Anderson Marc Lacher Calihan Catering Cru Cafe Artists Frame Service Lloyd’s Chicago Classic Color Calo Ristorante Martha Nussbaum Coco Pazzo Einstein’s Bagels Todd Rosenberg HMS Media, Inc. Food and Paper Supply Company Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stark The Estate of Gerald Ritholz Hall’s Rental Thomas Terry

This performance is partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency. Lyric Opera of Chicago is a member of OPERA America.

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Lyric Opera deeply appreciates annual campaign gifts from the following individuals, foundations, and government organizations. Their continued support is vital to our success. The following listings include donors whose gifts or pledges were received between July 1, 2014 and January 1, 2016. ARIA SOCIETY · $100,000 and above Anonymous (7) Stefan T. Edlis and Gael Neeson Dr. David G. Knott and Mr. and Mrs. William A. Osborn Katherine A. Abelson and Mr. and Mrs. W. James Farrell Ms. Francoise Girard Seymour H. Persky Charitable Trust Robert J. Cornell Daniel Fischel and Sylvia Neil Nancy W. Knowles Prince Charitable Trusts Ada and Whitney Addington Ford Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Krehbiel J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Julius Frankel Foundation Josef and Margot Lakonishok Foundation Julie and Roger Baskes Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Estate of Arthur B. Logan Betsy and Andy Rosenfield James N. and Laurie V. Bay Trust John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Patrick G. Ryan and Marlys A. Beider Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation Foundation Shirley Welsh Ryan Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Estate of Carlyn E. Goettsch Robert H. Malott Estate of Thomas W. Scheuer Carolyn S. Bucksbaum Ethel and William Gofen Mazza Foundation Dr. Scholl Foundation The John and Jackie Bucksbaum The Grainger Foundation The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation Family Gramma Fisher Foundation of The Monument Trust (UK) Manfred and Fern Steinfeld Amy and Paul Carbone Marshalltown, Iowa Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison Lisbeth Stiffel David and Orit Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Mrs. Herbert A. Vance Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Estate of Betty Guttman Allan and Elaine Muchin Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance City of Chicago Department of John R. Halligan Charitable Fund Linda K. and Dennis M. Myers Donna Van Eekeren Foundation Cultural Affairs and Special Events The Harris Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Wallace Foundation Estate of Nelson D. Cornelius Walter E. Heller Foundation The Negaunee Foundation Roberta L. Washlow and Mr. and Mrs. John V. Crowe J. Thomas Hurvis Jerome and Elaine Nerenberg Robert J. Washlow The Crown Family The Edgar D. Jannotta Family Foundation Helen and Sam Zell Mr. and Mrs. A. Steven Crown Richard P. and Susan Kiphart NIB Foundation Ann Ziff The Davee Foundation John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols PLATINUM GRAND BENEFACTOR · $50,000 to $99,999 Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Gidwitz Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. The Brinson Foundation Brent and Katie Gledhill Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. James L. Sandner Henry M. and Gilda R. Buchbinder Sue and Melvin Gray Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund Nancy S. Searle Janet V. Burch, M.D. and The Handa Foundation Blythe Jaski McGarvie Segal Family Foundation Joel R. Guillory, M.D. Estate of Elaine H. Hansen Estate of Renate Moser Howard Solomon and Cellmer/Neal Foundation Fund The Hearst Foundations Polk Bros. Foundation Sarah Billinghurst Solomon The Chicago Community Trust Howard Family Foundation Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Cherryl T. Thomas Ann and Reed Coleman Illinois Arts Council Foundation Robert L. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Ferro, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Knight III Collin and Lili Roche Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss Rhoda L. and Henry S. Frank GOLDEN GRAND BENEFACTOR · $25,000 to $49,999 Anonymous (4) Elaine Frank Patricia A. Kenney and J. B. and M. K. Pritzker Family John and Ann Amboian Maurice and Patricia Frank Gregory J. O'Leary Foundation Paul and Mary Anderson Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Sanfred Koltun Dr. and Mrs. Ricardo Rosenkranz Robin Angly R. Robert and Sally Funderburg Komarek-Hyde-McQueen Foundation/ Sage Foundation Estate of James Ascareggi Charitable Trust Patricia Hyde Estate of Margaret R. Sagers Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. Carl A. and Fern B. Gaensslen Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Kozloff Rodd M. Schreiber and Dr. and Mrs. Mark Bowen Charitable Giving Fund Lavin Family Foundation Susan Hassan Schreiber Christine and Paul Branstad Ruth Ann M. Gillis and Mr. and Mrs. Burt Lewis Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation Family Foundation Michael J. McGuinnis Jim and Kay Mabie Estate of Dr. Joseph J. Semrow Mr. and Mrs. John A. Buck Avrum Gray Family Jeanne Randall Malkin Family Charles and M.R. Shapiro Greg and Mamie Case Mary Ellen Hennessy Foundation Foundation, Inc. Joyce E. Chelberg Estate of Margot S. Hertz Judith W. McCue and Rose L. Shure The Jacob and Rosaline Cohn Martha A. Hesse Howard M. McCue III Lois B. Siegel Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Hirschfield Robert and Evelyn McCullen Morris Silverman and The Cozad Family Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huebner Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna Lori Ann Komisar Crain-Maling Foundation Mr. and Mrs. George E. Johnson Susan M. Miller Bill and Orli Staley Foundation Sir Andrew Davis and Greg and Annie Jones/ Mr. and Mrs. Todd D. Mitchell Dusan Stefoski and Craig Savage Lady Gianna Rolandi Davis The Edgewater Funds Frank B. Modruson and Mary Stowell Mr. and Mrs. James M. Denny Estate of Phyllis A. Jones Lynne C. Shigley Joseph and Pam Szokol Ann M. Drake Julian Family Foundation Kenneth R. Norgan Carl and Marilynn Thoma Drs. George and Sally Dunea Joseph M. Kacena Endowed Fund Mr. and Mrs. Lee Oberlander Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom John Edelman and Suzanne Krohn Stephen A. Kaplan and Matt and Carrie Parr Walter Family Foundation Lois and Steve Eisen Alyce K. Sigler Estate of Ira J. Peskind Kim and Miles D. White Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Fama The Kip Kelley Family Ingrid Peters Paul Wood and The Ferguson-Yntema Family The C. G. Pinnell Family The Honorable Corinne Wood Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Michael Polsky

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SILVER GRAND BENEFACTOR · $10,000 to $24,999 Anonymous (8) Shawn M. Donnelley and James Huntington Foundation William C. and Nancy Richardson Mr. and Mrs. James S. Aagaard Christopher M. Kelly Capt. Bernardo Iorgulescu, Candace and Gary Ridgway Kenneth Aldridge Mr. and Mrs. Allan Drebin USMC Memorial Fund Dr. Petra and Mr. Randy O. Rissman Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Applebaum Richard Driehaus Susan Ipsen The Rooney Family Mr. and Mrs. Brian S. Arbetter Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elden Laurie and Michael Jaffe John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe L. Robert Artoe Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation/ Mr. and Mrs. William R. Jentes Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Atkinson, Jr. Judy Guitelman & ALAS Wings Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Jorndt Susan and David Ruder Juliette F. Bacon Erika E. Erich Mr. and Mrs. George D. Kennedy Richard O. Ryan E. M. Bakwin Marilyn D. Ezri, M.D. Stephen Kohl and Mark Tilton Mr. and Mrs. Scott Santi Mr. and Mrs. Larry A. Barden Joan and Robert Feitler Albert and Rita Lacher Mrs. Robert E. Sargent Paul and Robert Barker Foundation The Field Foundation of Illinois Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Lenny Raymond and Inez Saunders The Barker Welfare Foundation Sonja and Conrad Fischer The Barbara and Frank Lieber Family Alan Schriesheim and Kay Torshen Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baumgartner, Jr. Russell W. and Christina Fisher Charitable Trust Richard W. Shepro and Lindsay E. Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Ron Beata Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Fisher Daniel H. Lome The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc. David Q. Bell and Mary A. Bell Richard and Barbara Franke Philip G. Lumpkin The Shubert Foundation Ross and Patricia D. Bender Mr. and Mrs. Philip Friedmann Francine Manilow Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund Mr. and Mrs. Merrill E. Blau Don Funk and Abby Zanarini Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marjan Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Silva Norman and Virginia Bobins/ Susan J. Garner Robert C. Marks Larry G. Simpson and Edward T. Zasadil The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation Virginia and Gary Gerst Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mayer Philip and David Slesur Family Trust Marcus Boggs Bruce A. Gober, M.D. Jean McLaren and John Nitschke Dr. Cynthia V. Stauffacher Heidi Heutel Bohn Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Goldstein Erma S. Medgyesy Penelope and Robert Steiner Mr. and Mrs. John Jay Borland Andrea and Jim Gordon/ Terry J. Medhurst Jennifer L. Stone Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Boshell, Jr. The Edgewater Funds Dawn G. Meiners Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stone Helen Brach Foundation Phillip and Norma Gordon Martha A. Mills Tawani Foundation Betty Bradshaw David and Elizabeth Graham Estate of Beth Ann Alberding Mohr Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Thomas Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Broadie Mrs. William B. Graham Mr. and Mrs. William J. Neiman Mrs. Theodore D. Tieken John W. and Rosemary K. Brown Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gray John K. Neundorf Charitable Howard and Paula Trienens Foundation Family Foundation Maria C. Green and Oswald G. Lewis Remainder Unitrust Tully Family Foundation Buehler Family Foundation Mrs. Mary Winton Green Fredric G. and Mary Louise Novy Mr. and Mrs. Henry Underwood Mr. and Mrs. Allan E. Bulley, Jr. Estate of Allen Greenberger Foundation Elizabeth Upjohn Mason Mr. and Mrs. Duane L. Burnham Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Gross Martha C. Nussbaum Howard A. Vaughan, Jr. The Butler Family Foundation Estate of Richard Halvorsen Julian and Sheila Oettinger Estate of Sheila Von Wiese-Mack Marie Campbell Mr. and Mrs. William J. Hank Mr. and Mrs. John W. Oleniczak Dan and Patty Walsh Marcia S. Cohn Dr. James and Mrs. Susan Hannigan Estate of Mary G. Oppenheim Marilee and Richard Wehman Hal Coon Joan W. Harris Pasquinelli Family Foundation Michael Welsh and Linda Brummer Lawrence O. Corry John Hart and Carol Prins Mrs. Vernon J. Pellouchoud Dr. and Mrs. Peter Willson Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Crawford, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hay Marian Phelps Pawlick Mrs. John A. Wing Susan E. Cremin Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Heagy Maya Polsky Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wood II Rosemary and John Croghan Mrs. Thomas D. Heath Andra and Irwin Press Debbie K. Wright Marsha Cruzan Mrs. John C. Hedley Dr. and Mrs. James C. Pritchard James and Michele Young Dr. and Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta Dr. Judith and Mr. Mark C. Hibbard Dr. Sondra C. Rabin Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk M. Dillon Mr. and Mrs. Wayne J. Holman III Mary and John Raitt Anne Zenzer and Dominick DeLuca Edward and Joyce McFarland Dlugopolski Miriam U. Hoover Merle Reskin Arie and Bozena Zweig Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Hull The Rhoades Foundation

PREMIER BENEFACTOR · $7,500 to $9,999 Anonymous (3) Robert F. Finke MaryBeth Kretz and Robert Baum Burton X. and Sheli Rosenberg Kelley and Susan Anderson Lafayette J. Ford Louise H. Landau Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Rouse Judith Barnard and Michael Fain The Foster Charitable Trust Lannan Foundation George and Terry Rose Saunders Robert S. Bartolone Dr. Jorge Galante Mrs. T. E. Leonard Mary and Stanley Seidler Mark and Judy Bednar Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey Geldermann Bernard and Averill Leviton Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. L. Senior Mr. and Mrs. D. Theodore Berghorst Lloyd Gerlach Julius Lewis Mary Beth Shea Lieselotte N. Betterman George and Maureen Gilmore Jim and SuAnne Lopata The Siragusa Foundation Patrick J. Bitterman Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Goldblatt Daniel T. Manoogian Mr. and Mrs. John R. Siragusa Dr. Charles Bower Helyn D. Goldenberg Shari Mayes Patricia Arrington Smythe Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden Mr. and Mrs. William M. Goodyear, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James A. McClung The Solti Foundation U.S. Joy Buddig Chester A. Gougis and Shelley Ochab Egon and Dorothy Menker Dorie Sternberg Mrs. Laurence A. Carton Dr. Doris Graber Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Milliken Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Struthers Dr. Robert W. Carton Joan M. Hall David J. and Dolores D. Nelson Bolton Sullivan Fund Mrs. Warren M. Choos Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Harvey Bobbie Newman Angela Tenta, M.D. Lynd W. Corley Katie Hazelwood and Todd Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. James J. O'Connor Dr. David Thurn Anne Megan Davis Mrs. Richard S. Holson, Jr. Barbara and Jerry Pearlman Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van Nice Decyk Charitable Foundation James and Mary Houston Harvey R. and Madeleine P. Plonsker Christian Vinyard Nancy Dehmlow Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Jaffee Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Potempa Marilou and Henry von Ferstel Jon W. DeMoss Irene Jakimcius Irene D. Pritzker Cynthia Walk Estate of Josephine S. Dryer Mr. and Mrs. John A. Karoly John and Betsey Puth Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Weinberg Harvey S. and Sheila Dulin Nancy Rita Kaz Mr. and Mrs. James T. Reid Dr. David H. Whitney and Dr. Juliana Chyu Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Durkes Kate T. Kestnbaum The Retirement Research Foundation Donna and Phillip Zarcone Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation The Dolores Kohl Education Foundation - Daryl and James Riley Donald and Anne Edwards Morris & Dolores Kohl Kaplan Fund J. Timothy Ritchie Richard B. Egen Martin and Patricia Koldyke Edgar Rose

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BENEFACTOR · $5,000 to $7,499 Anonymous (9) Dr. Anthony W. Gargiulo and Maura Ann McBreen Arch W. Shaw Foundation Mrs. Roger A. Anderson Mrs. Jane Duboise Gargiulo James G. and Laura G. McCormick Ilene and Michael Shaw Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. David Batanian Mrs. Willard Gidwitz Thomas J. McCormick Kit and Bob Simon Maria C. Bechily and Scott Hodes John F. Gilmore Lois Melvoin Del Snow C. Bekerman, M.D. Mr. Gerald and Dr. Colette Gordon Jack and Goldie Wolfe Miller Fund Mrs. John Stanek Mr. and Mrs. Stephen P. Bent David W. Grainger Mr. and Mrs. Newton N. Minow Ellen and Jim Stirling Estate of Velma Berry Karen Z. Gray Arthur C. Nielsen, Jr. Family Dr. and Mrs. Peter W. Stonebraker Helen and Charles Bidwell James and Brenda Grusecki Charitable Trust Pam and Russ Strobel Richard and Heather Black Mrs. John M. Hartigan Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson Mrs. Robert D. Stuart, Jr. Wiley and Jo Caldwell Lawrence Christensen Thomas A. Clancy and Dana I. Green "Often, the music itself moves me to tears. Lyric gives me a taste of what heaven will be like." David and Carolyn Colburn Anonymous Jane B. and John C. Colman Francie Comer Doris Conant Regina Janes Mr. and Mrs. James N. Perry Jr. Adam and Harriette Swierz B. A. Coussement Susie Karkomi Estate of Bendix L. Peterson Donor-Advised Fund The Dancing Skies Foundation Tyrus L. Kaufman Genevieve Phelps Andrea and Mark Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Avrum H. Dannen Gerould and Jewell Kern Rosy and Jose Luis Prado Mrs. Vernon B. Thomas, Jr. Douglas A. Doetsch and Susan Manning Annette Kleinman Charles B. Preacher Foundation L. Kristofer Thomsen Thomas Doran Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lennard Tom and Karen Rafter Lawrence E. Timmins Trust Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Douglas Leslie Fund, Inc. Charles and Marilynn Rivkin John and Patricia Tunstall Fred L. Drucker and Hon. Rhoda Sweeney Judith Z. and Steven W. Lewis Family Rocco and Cheryl Romano Ksenia A. and Peter Turula Craig and Janet Duchossois Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Livingston Norman Sackar Jean Morman Unsworth Jim and Pati Ericson Julia Luscombe Ellen M. Salter John H. Utley, Jr. and Mary L. Utley Trust Robert E. Berry Estate of Eva Lutovsky Satter Family Foundation Harriet Weinstein James and Deborah Fellowes Mr. and Mrs. Philip Marineau Julie Schwertfeger and Alexander Zajczenko Claudia Winkler Renée Fleming Thomas A. Marshall George and Joan Segal Charles Yager William Mason and Diana Davis Phyllis W. Shafron and Ethan Lathan BRAVO CIRCLE · $3,500 to $4,999 Anonymous (2) Anthony Freud and Colin Ure Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Melchor Craig Sirles Dr. and Mrs. Herand Abcarian Peter G. O. Freund Pamela G. Meyer Joan M. Solbeck Katherine Abele James R. Grimes Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Milkint Glenn and Ardath Solsrud Eric A. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Heinz Grob John H. Nelson Michael and Salme Harju Steinberg Mychal P. Angelos Sandra L. Grung Zehava L. Noah Irving Stenn, Jr. Peter and Lucy Ascoli Family Fund Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Heestand, Jr. Drs. Funmi and Sola Olopade Janet D. Thau Susann Ball Mr. and Mrs. Milan Hornik Jonathan F. Orser Michael Tobin, MD Geoffrey Bauer and Anna Lam Mr. and Mrs. Peter Huizenga Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Ottley Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Toft Mr. and Mrs. George Bayly Joseph and Rebecca Jarabak Dr. Pat and Lara Pappas Marianne Tralewski Meta S. and Ronald Berger Family Carolyn and Paul Jarvis Mrs. Harold E. Pendexter, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Trapp Foundation Joy Jester Jean Perkins and Leland Hutchinson Phil and Paula Turner Danolda (Dea) Brennan Douglas M. Karlen Karen and Richard Pigott Elizabeth K. Twede Nicholas Bridges and Margaret McGirr Gerald and Judith Kaufman Dr. Joe Piszczor Lori L. and John R. Twombly Mr. and Mrs. Allan Bulley III Kenneth Douglas Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Lincoln Ramirez Scott D. Vandermyde and Julie T. Emerick Mr. and Mrs. Stanley D. Christianson Thomas A. Kmetko Edward and Leah Reicin David J. Varnerin Heinke K. Clark Dr. Katherine Knight J. Kenneth and Cheryl Rosko Mr. and Mrs. Todd Vieregg Dr. and Mrs. Richard Davison John and Mary Kohlmeier Curt G. Schmitt Jacqueline Villa Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Denison Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Lee Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schriesheim Howard Walker Drs. Donald and Helen Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levin The Schroeder Foundation Dr. Catherine L. Webb Cherelynn A. Elliott Pamela Forbes Lieberman Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shea David and Linda Wesselink Deane Ellis Marilyn and Myron Maurer Bill and Harlan Shropshire Sarah R. Wolff and Joel L. Handelman David S. Fox David E. McNeel Adele and John Simmons Dr. Robert G. Zadylak and Dr. and Mrs. James L. Franklin Bill Melamed and Jamey Lundblad Ilene Simmons James C. Kemmerer IMPRESARIO · $2,000 to $3,499 Anonymous (12) Richard Boyum and Louie Chua Anita D. Flournoy Michael Huston Allison Alexander Dr. Lia Brillhart Amanda Fox Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ibers Mrs. Robert W. Allen Mr. and Mrs. Roger O. Brown Mr. and Mrs. James V. Franch Dr. Kamal Ibrahim Mrs. John H. Andersen Winston and Lally Brown Fred Freitag and Lynn Stegner John G. and Betty C. Jacobs Antoniou Family Fund Christopher Carlo and Robert Chaney James K. Genden and Alma Koppedraijer Dr. and Mrs. Todd and Edith M. Ballin Russell Cartwright Melinda Gibson Peggy Janus Michael A. Barna Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Cavallino Mr. and Mrs. William I. Goldberg Ronald B. Johnson Mrs. Robert G. Bartle James W. Chamberlain Mary and Michael Goodkind Drs. Perry and Elena Kamel Bastian Voice Institute Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Chandler Gordon and Nancy Goodman Judith L. Kaufman Ronald Bauer and Michael Spencer Alice Childs Annemarie H. Gramm Mrs. Philip E. Kelley Dee Beaubien Margery and Robert Coen Janet Wolter Grip, M.D. Norm Kidder Diane and Michael Beemer Robert Curley Patricia Grogan Mr. and Mrs. Joe King Daniel J. Bender Robert O. Delaney Mr. and Mrs. David L. Grumman Neil and Diana King Julie Anne Benson Mr. and Mrs. John DeWolf Dr. and Mrs. Rolf M. Gunnar Klaff Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Berlin Lyn Dickey Solomon Gutstein Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy C. Klemt Leslie Bertholdt Mario Diorio Marjorie Habermann J. Peter Kline and Julio Padin, Jr. Mrs. Arthur Billings Bernard J. and Sally Dobroski The Blanny A. Hagenah Family Fund Jean Klingenstein Astrid K. Birke Mr. and Mrs. Eben Dorros Dr. Mona J. Hagyard Emil J. and Marie D. Kochton Foundation Diane and Tom Blake Richard and Ingrid Dubberke CAPT Martin Hanson USN (Ret) Dr. and Mrs. Sung-Tao Ko Dr. Debra Zahay Blatz La and Philip Engel Mari L. Harrer Eldon and Patricia Kreider Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Block Susanna and Helmut Epp Daggett Harvey Dr. and Mrs. Ken N. Kuo Robert and Anne Bolz Charitable Trust Sidney and Sondra Berman Epstein Hoellen Family Foundation Marc Lacher Minka and Matt Bosco Michael and Sally Feder Andrèe S. Hognestad Dr. M. S. W. Lee Anastasia Boucouras Firestone Family Foundation Edmund A. and Virginia C. Horsch Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Leopold

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Dr. and Mrs. Robert Levy Robert and Lois Moeller Laurie and Michael Petersen Lynda Schultz Ms. Carla M. Thorpe Dr. and Mrs. Andrew O. Lewicky Dr. Virginia Mond Mrs. Zen Petkus Thomas Scorza Gayle and Glenn R. Tilles Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan B. Lewis, Sr. Gerald and Maia Mullin Mrs. Geoffrey C. M. Plampin David J. Seleb and John P. Cialone Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tirpak Dr. Judith Lichtenstein Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mustell Mary and Joseph Plauche Mary Lynne Shafer Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Tobin Dr. and Mrs. Philip R. Liebson Elaine T. Newquist Joel and Vivianne Pokorny Dr. S. P. Shah The Trillium Foundation Dr. Therese Lucietto-Sieradzki Carol M. Nigro Ania Perzanowska Nancy Silberman Dulcie L. Truitt Robert Mann and Janis Wellin Notz and Dr. Jeffrey H. Port Mr. and Mrs. John B. Simon Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Turner Kathryn Voland-Mann John K. Notz Jr. Charlene Posner The Sondheimer Family Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Walsh, Jr. Liz and Arsen Manugian Hon. and Prof. C. Nuechterlein Dr. and Mrs. Don Randel Charitable Foundation Mrs. William N. Weaver, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Marks Penny J. Obenshain Christina Rashid Phil and Sylvia Spertus Louis Weber Kevin Matzke and Marc and Cindy Oberdorff Phillip C. and Jeanne R. Ravid Rick Stamberger Hilary and Barry L. Weinstein Jacqueline Griesdorn Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Olson Maggie Rock Adams James A. Staples Manfred Wendt Mrs. David McCandless Mark Ouweleen and Merlin and Gladys Rostad Arts Fund Walter and Caroline Sueske Caroline C. Wheeler Ms. Michelle McCarthy Sarah Harding Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Rubash Charitable Trust Howard S. White Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McNally V Luis A. Pagan-Carlo, M.D. Susan B. and Dr. Myron E. Rubnitz MinSook Suh Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Wick Martina M. Mead and Kimberly Ann Palmisano Mrs. Dolores E. Ruetz Oscar Tatosian, Jr. Dr. Wendall W. Wilson Michael T. Gorey Dr. Songya Pang Robert Russell Mrs. Henry S. Tausend Mr. and Mrs. James R. Wimmer Sheila and Harvey Medvin Drs. Sarunas and Jolanta Peckus Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Sarnoff Gilbert Terlicher Mr. and Mrs. Brien Wloch Harriet and Ulrich E. Meyer Sandra and Michael Perlow Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Schuler Dr. Andrew J. Thomas Chip and Jean Wood Ms. Britt M. Miller Elizabeth Anne Peters O. Thomas Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Michael Woolever FRIEND · $1,000 to $1,999 Anonymous (11) Wendy and Norman Bradburn Roy Fisher and Jerry A. Hall, M.D. Judith Jump A & T Vavasis Philanthropic Fund Marlene Breslow-Blitstein and Charles Chris Shaw Janice H. Halpern Wayne S. and Lenore M. Kaplan Julia and Charlotte Abarbanell Berle Blitstein Mr. and Mrs. James G. Fitzgerald Mr. and Mrs. M. Hill Hammock Mr. and Mrs. Jack Karp Louise Abrahams Candace B. Broecker Mrs. Harold M. Flanzer Agnes Hamos Mary Ann Karris Richard Abram and Jerry Brosnan and Gisela Brodin Nona C. Flores Michael Hansen and Christine Kassa-Skaredoff Paul Chandler Mark S. Brown Paul Fong Nancy Randa Dr. and Mrs. Robert Katz Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin D. Abrams Howard and Moira Buhse Dr. Jacek Franaszek and Dr. and Mrs. Paul J. Hauser Mrs. Helen Kedo Ann Acker Susan Burkhardt Kathleen McQueeny Alex P. Heard Larry M. Keer, M.D. Duffie A. Adelson George J. Burrows Arthur L. Frank, M.D. Sheila Ann Hegy Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Kern Susan S. Adler Jeffrey Bussean Allen J. Frantzen and Dr. Martha Heineman Pieper Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kirkpatrick Judith A. Akers Irma Caprioli George R. Paterson Dr. Allen Heinemann and Esther G. Klatz Ginny Alberts-Johnson and Fairbank and Lynne Carpenter Anne and Willard Fraumann Dr. William Borden Frank and Alice Kleinman Lance Johnson Stephen H. and Virginia McM. Carr Jerry Freedman and Joseph Heiney Elaine H. Klemen Carnot & Luceile Allen Drs. James and Stephanie Elizabeth Sacks Robert and Janet Helman Paul Kleppner Foundation Cavanaugh Mr. and Mrs. John Freund Dr. and Mrs. Leo M. Henikoff Mary Klyasheff Dr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Altman Barry and Marcia Cesafsky Penny Friedman Raymond Hicks Emily and Christopher Knight Sheila and James Amend Keith and Barbara Clayton Jeff Frient and Jennifer Carter Carrie and Harry Hightman Edward and Adrienne Kolb Paul Andziewicz Maryclaire Collins Mrs. Norman Gates Dr. Leroy J. Hirsch and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Konczal Doris W. Angell Gordon and Sigrid Connor Judy and Mickey Gaynor Bebe Awerbuch William Konczyk and Dr. Michael Angell James M. Cormier Stephen and Elizabeth Geer Mrs. J. Dillon Hoey Stanley Conlon Daniel J. Anzia Daniel Corrigan Generations Fund Sandra Hoffman Richard Kron and Dr. Edward Applebaum and Jennifer Cox Mr. and Mrs. Louis Genesen Suzanne L. Hoffman and Deborah Bekken Dr. Eva Redel Katherine Hutter Coyner Mr. and Mrs. Scott P. George Dale Smith Marina Kuznetsov Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Baldwin Peter N. Lagges, Jr. Peter and Elise Barack Carol and Jerome Lamet Mr. and Mrs. Robert Barkei “I saw the very first opera production, Don Giovanni. Frederic S. Lane Ronald and Donna Barlow After seeing it with all the top singers and the production concept, Dr. William R. Lawrence Marilyn R. Barmash I knew that this opera company was here to stay." Phillip Lehrman Mr. and Mrs. Brit J. Bartter Mrs. Harold E. Leichenko Sandra Bass Richard V. Vivian Leith and Stewart Hudnut Ron and Queta Bauer Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Lewis James and Deborah Morris Gary Crosby Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gepson Concordia Hoffmann Gregory M. Lewis and Baughman Mr. and Mrs. J. William Gregory Geuther John E. Holland Mary E. Strek Marcia J. Baylin Cuncannan Dr. and Mrs. Bernardino Ghetti Mr. and Mrs. James A. Mrs. Paul Lieberman Priscilla and Anthony Beadell Timothy and Cheryl Dahlstrand Sharon L. Gibson Hollensteiner Robert B. Lifton W. C. Beatty James and Marie Damion Debbie Gillaspie and Fred Sturm George R. Honig, M.D. and Anne and Craig Linn Seth Beckman Jason Dantico Gay L. Girolami Olga Weiss DeAnn Liska Mr. and Mrs. Francis Beidler III Patty Litton Delony Mr. and Mrs. Andy Gloor Carol and Joel Honigberg William and Diane Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Gohl Eric A. Bell Frank Devincentis Bill and Vicki Hood Lloyd R. Loback Jennifer Bellini Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Golden Mrs. James K. Hotchkiss Melvin R. Loeb Rosanne Diamond Jacqui Berlin Alfred G. Goldstein Victoria Howland Sherry and Mel Lopata Dr. Elton Dixon Lois M. Berman Robert and Marcia Goltermann Michael and Beverly Huckman Craig and Jane Love Michael L. Dollard Mr. and Mrs. Turney P. Berry Jerry Goodman Joseph H. Huebner Carlotta and Ronald Lucchesi Bill Donaldson Mr. and Mrs. Loren M. Berry III Anthony Green Mr. and Mrs. Gary Huff Kurtice Luther David and Deborah Dranove Dr. Vanice (Van) Billups Nancy and Jonathan Green Cleveland and Phyllis Hunt Charlene and Gary MacDougal Ronald B. Duke Cynthia L. Bixel Mark and Melanie Greenberg Mrs. John C. Ingalls Daniel Carroll Madden and Kathy Dunn M. J. Black and Mr. Clancy Greene Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Harold E. Jackson Tuny Mokrauer Drs. Walter Dziki and Mrs. John R. Blair Rochelle and Michael Greenfield R. C. Jager Mr. and Mrs. Robert Maganuco Emily Miao Elaine and Harold Blatt Tim and Joyce Greening Mr. and Mrs. Loren A. Jahn Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mages Barbara and John Eckel Ann Blickensderfer John R. Grimes Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. James Mr. and Mrs. Carl Majeski Jim Blinder Hugh and Jackie Edfors Charles R. Grode Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. James Jeffrey and Paula Malak John Blosser Mr. and Mrs. James G. Ellis Donald J. Grossman and Mr. and Mrs. Ross H. Jannotta Francis Manley Mr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Blumen Peter Emery Elaine T. Hirsch The Jaquith Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Manoogian Frima H. Blumenthal Dr. and Mrs. James O. Ertle Rose Ann Grundman Dr. Laurence Jewell Jan Marinello Terence and Mary Jeanne Bolger Dr. Thelma M. Evans Donald Haavind Mel and Mary Ann Jiganti Mrs. John Jay Markham Mr. and Mrs. David Bomier Estate of William J. Evans Philip and Nancy Zimmerman Amyl W. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Miles Marsh Dr. Gregory L. Boshart Jim and Elizabeth Fanuzzi Hablutzel Mr. and Mrs. John Arthur Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Martin Mrs. Fred Bosselman Dr. and Mrs. Carl Fetkenhour Glen and Claire Hackmann Maryl R. Johnson, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Sean Martin Donald F. Bouseman Howard and Charlotte Fink Mirja and Ted Haffner Russell L. Johnson Bob and Doretta Marwin Dr. and Mrs. Boone Brackett Elizabeth W. Fischer Family Fund JS Charitable Trust Maureen and Michael McCabe

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John F. McCartney Gayla and Ed Nieminen William and Cheryl Roberts Barbara Smith and Professor Harald and Marilyn McCoy and Anna Marie Norehad James Robertson Timothy Burroughs Mrs. Christine Uhlig Charles R. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nusinow Joseph Rochetto Mrs. David W. E. Smith Manuel S. Valderrama Ann E. McDermott Virginia A. O'Neill Mr. and Mrs. Randall S. Rogers Louise K. Smith Elizabeth Van Ness Therissa McKelvey Margo and Michael Oberman Roberta Rosell Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Smith Marlene A. Van Skike Michael McKinney and Family Lorelei Rosenthal Therese G. Smith Frances and Peter Vandervoort James McKnight Mr. and Mrs. John Ostrem Babette Rosenthal Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smolen Rosalba Villanueva Florence D. McMillan Mrs. Richard C. Oughton Tim Ross Robert A. Sniegowski Dr. Annabelle Volgman Claretta Meier Charles M. Parrish Manfred Ruddat Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Snopko Mr. Malcolm V. Vye Ernst Melchior Michael Payette R. Charles Rudesill The Sondheimer Family Charitable Dr. and Mrs. Robert J. Walsh Helen Melchior Norman and Lorraine Perman Chatka and Anthony Ruggiero Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Walter Dr. Patricia A. Merwick Melanie and Dan Peterson Lena M. Ruppman Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Stanley April Ware and Jess Forrest Jim and Ginger Meyer Viktoras Petroliunas Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Ruskin Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stark Dr. Richard Warnecke Joanne Michalski and Karen and Tom Phillips Paul and Joanne Ruxin Peter and Cindy Stathakis Mr. and Mrs. Virgil L. Watts Jr Michael Weeda Ruth A. Phillips Louise M. Ryssmann Joyce L. Steffel Sarena M. Weil Rev. Dr. Mary L. Milano Dr. and Mrs. John T. Picken David Sachs Carol Stein and Doris Ashkin Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Weiland Gerry M. Miller Jim and Polly Pierce Dr. and Mrs. Hans Sachse Carol O. Stein and James Sterling Tamra and Jack Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Mills Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Pinto Carol S. Sadow Mrs. Karl H. Stein Adele and Joseph R. Wells Mr. and Mrs. David Mintzer Penelope and Jimmy Podolny John Sagos Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Stein Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wertz William Mondi Mr. and Mrs. Robert Polenzani Sharon Salveter and Hal S. R. Stewart Heide Wetzel Steven Montner and Scott Brown Matthew and Erica Posthuma Stephan Meyer Dr. Bernadette Strzyz Patricia and William H. Wheeler Charles Moore Dorothy M. Press Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Schaeffer Dr. and Mrs. Frank P. Stuart Mrs. John White Lloyd and Donna Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Barry F. Preston Robert P. Schaible Mr. and Mrs. James Swartchild Tom and Stathy White Mr. Peter and Dr. Deborah Jean M. Prokopek-Kasnick Edgar Schiller Phillip Sylvester Kathryn B. Winter Morowski Barbara Provus Judith and Leonard Schiller Geraldine L. Szymanski F. C. Winters John S. Mrowiec and Marcia Purze Robert B. Schmidt Maureen Tansey-Tokar Charles B. Wolf Dr. Karen L. Granda Nathaniel W. Pusey Susan B. Schulson Mrs. Amy Tax and Ann S. Wolff Anthony Mullins Drs. Joseph and Kimberly Pyle Richard and Betty Seid Dr. Michael Tax Ted and Peggy Wolff Clare Munana John P. and Victoria L. Z. Dr. and Mrs. Emanuel Semerad Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Taylor D.P. Wood and R.L. Sufit Dr. John S. and Nan D. Munn Ratnaswamy Sherie Shapiro Mrs. M. James Termondt Christopher and Julie Wood Rosemary Murgas William H. Redfield Mr. and Mrs. James F. Shea Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Tesarik Michael B. Yanney Chris and Eileen Murphy Scott Redman Esq Carol and Roger Shiffman The Philip and Myn Rootberg Owen and Linda Youngman Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Nadig Alicia and Myron Resnick Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth I. Siegel Foundation Priscilla T. Yu Dr. Corinne Nawrocki Sherry and Bob Reum Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Sims Linda and Ronald Thisted Michael and Judy Zeddies Christopher K. Neal Mr. and Mrs. William Revelle Paul and Ann Singer Jennifer Tipton Barbara Zeleny Robert and Tricia Nelson Joan L. Richards Margles Singleton and Clay Young Joseph Tiritilli Trust Marianne and Ted Zelewsky Mrs. A. M. Neumann Jerry and Carole Ringer Arthur B. Smith, Jr. and Bryan Traubert and Penny Pritzker Susan Zick Jeffrey Nichols William and Louise Robb Tracey L. Truesdale Kay and Craig Tuber Richard E. Ziegler Nancy A. Nichols Carol Roberts SUSTAINER · $500 to $999 Anonymous (19) Dorin Bircu Agnes B. Canning Dr. Gary Dillehay James Patrick Foley Mr. and Mrs. Richard Aaron Margaret C. Bisberg and Walter Carlson Mr. and Mrs. William S. Dillon Stephen and Rosamund Forrest Andrew Abbott and Susan Schlough Richard VanMetre Robert and Emily Carroll Stephen Di Padua Richard W. Foster Katherine Abbott and Jerry Szatan Donald H. Bittner Victor J. Casaz Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey B. Donnell Dr. Maija Freimanis and Mr. and Mrs. William Adams IV Mr. and Mrs. Philip D. Block III Donald and Bonnie Chauncey Maureen Dooley David Marshall Mr. and Mrs. Phillip G. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Bloom Dr. Francoise Chor Tom Draski Mr. and Mrs. Philip Friedmann Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. Albright James Blum Robert Cieslak Dr. Morton Dubman Priscilla and Henry Frisch Mr. and Mrs. Bruce T. Allen D. Jeffrey and Joan H. Blumenthal Connie Clark Linda and Cornelius DuBose Samuel and Adriana Front Mr. and Mrs. Donald Allen David and Amber Boehnlein Michael Cleveland and Douglas F. Duchek Irene Frye Judith L. Allen Erminio Bonacci Grazia Nunzi Dr. Deirdre Dupre and John A. Gable Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Allie Dr. H. Constance Bonbrest Jean M. Cocozza Dr. Robert Golub Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Gahlon John and Mary Alukos Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus M. Bond, Sr. Beth Cohen Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dusek Leota P Gajda Kenneth and Mary Andersen Mr. and Mrs. Paul S. Gall Gregory and Michael Anderson Nancy R. Gamburd and William Ankenbrandt "That is Lyric. A wondrous place where magic occurs with every performance." Cathy Hanby Dr. Erin Arnold Karen S. Gamrath Drs. Andrew and Iris Aronson Stephanie E. Dr. Sandra Garber Ramin Artang, M. D. Dorothy and John Gardner Margaret Atherton Christopher Gaston Gregory Bailey Paul R. Gauvreau Fred and Michelle Baird Aldridge and Marie Bousfield Susan and John Combes Roma Dybalski Dr. George Gay and Mr. and Mrs. Michael Baniak David E. Boyce Dr. Peter and Beverly Ann Conroy Hon. Frank Easterbrook and Mr. Brian Soper William and Marjorie Bardeen Mary and Carl Boyer Sharon Conway Mrs. B. Englert Easterbrook Thomas P. Germino Barbara J. Barnes Michael Bradie Beatrice V. Crane Kimberly A. Eberlein GFF Foundation Barbara Barzansky Robert Bradner Mr. and Mrs. William A. Crane Adrienne Eckerling Florence Gibaldi Joseph P. Basile Giovanna Breu Evelyn Crews James W. Edmondson Dr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Gilbert Benjamin C. Beach Mary Lee Brinegar Barbara Flynn Currie Mrs. Richard J. Elrod Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Gilford Alvin R. Beatty Joan and Tom Broderick James Currie, Jr. Joseph R. Ender Kik and S. I. Gilman Elizabeth S. Beck John A. Bross, Jr. Mrs. Joseph T. Curti Beverley R. Enright Dale and David Ginsburg Hans F. Bell Dr. Annie Brown Hope Curtis Susan and Bryan Erler David L. Gitomer John C. Benitez Todd Brueshoff Mary and Hans Dahl Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ertman Jill Glaser Lynn Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Bruske III Rathin Datta Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Evans Dr. Paul B. Glickman Joan Berman Warren and Patricia Buckler Carol Davis Janet Eyler and Edwin Walker Barbara and Norman Gold Dyanna Bernier Dr. and Mrs. Gerald P. Budzik Cathy Davis Marion and Burt Fainman Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Goldin Diane and Karl Berolzheimer Mrs. Theodore H. Buenger Greg Davis Dr. Eva D. Ferguson Elizabeth and Edwin Goldwasser Jane Berry Kurt Bullard Malcolm Deam Harve A. Ferrill Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gonnella Marlena Bertolozzi Dr. Jack Bulmash Joan G. Deeter Dr. and Mrs. Donald Fisher Amy and Michael Gordon Mrs. Keki Bhote Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock Paul B. Dekker Darlene and Kenneth Fiske Jaimy Gordon and Peter Blickle Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bible Ed and Natalie Byczynski Patricia K. Denman Marilyn E. Fites Anne H. Gorham Jerry Biederman Dr. Lidia T. Calcaterra Mr. and Mrs. John Deppong, Jr. Mr. James Flax and Phillip and Suzanne Gossett Mr. and Mrs. John Bienko Jana and David Caldarelli The Dick Family Foundation Ms. Kayla Pennington Mokoto Goto John Bierbusse Christopher Calip Frank Dickerson William A. Fleig Birgit Gottelt Jules Binder Cathleen Cameron Robert and Anne Diffendal Marvin Fletcher Sarah J. Gottermeyer

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Dr. Steven A. Gould Chuck and Kathy Killman Andrew S. McFarland John Reppy Amelia Soudan John and Pat Grady John B. and Nelly Llanos Kilroy Dr. and Mrs. John McGee Judith Revells Kevin L. Sparks Michael and Melissa Graham Foundation Catherine McKechney Edward Rhyne, Jr. George Speck Dr. and Mrs. Barry Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn Kind Anne Ford McMillen Evelyn Richer Michael Sprinker George Greene Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Kittle-Kamp MaryJanet McNamara Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Richert Phillip V. St. Cloud Marcy Gringlas and Joel Greenberg Diane F. Klotnia Mr. and Mrs. Leland V. Meader L. Jennie Righeimer Henry M. Staley Charitable Trust Ginger Griffin Alexis Kneeland Joann and Milt Meigs Lynn W. Riordan Judy Stanley Bland Robert Grist Lionel and Jackie Knight Dr. Janis Mendelsohn Ed and Susan Ritts Corinne M. Steede D. Grynspan and S. Stupp Mr. and Mrs. Roger Koenker Dr. R. Menegaz and R. D. Bock Blanche Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Eric H. Steele Erika Guerra Mrs. Russell V. Kohr Lucy and Glenn Merritt Sharon Roberts Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Stern John Gustaitis Gerald A. and Karen A. Virginia Michalicek Stanton Robinson Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Stoll Margo Lynn Hablutzel Kolschowsky Foundation, Inc. Sally S. Miley Gabriel and Beth Rodriguez Mrs. James H. Stoner Beth Hadley Amy Kontrick and Mark Mycyk Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Miller, Jr. Susan Rodriguez Lorna Straus Dr. and Mrs. Norm A. Hagman Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kracum David E. Miller Victor Rodriguez Patrick Strieck Todd Haines Stephen Kraft Jane and Sam Miller Dr. Ashley S. Rose and Mr. and Mrs. John Strom John Hales Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Kretchmer Mr. and Mrs. William A. Miller Charlotte B. Puppel-Rose Carol Sullivan Terry Haller Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Krugel Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Milnarik Elaine G. Rosen Mary W. Sullivan and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hallisy, Sr. Dr. Marleta Reynolds and Vee Minarich Saul and Sarah Rosen Coleman S. Kendall Mary E. Hallman Dr. Vincent Kucich Ramona O. Mitchell Honey and Howard Rosenfeld Karen L. Swartz Mrs. Richard S. Hardy Thomas P. Kuczwara Edward J. Mitchen Drs. Ronald and Linda Rosenthal Sherwin A. Swartz Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Harris Walfrid and Sherry Kujala Sanford Moltz Thomas and Barbara Rosenwein Mr. and Mrs. Peter Sweders, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hartigan Laimonis and Kristina Laimins Drs. Bill and Elaine Moor Marsha and Robert Rosner Patricia N. Tabet Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Hartung Jodi A. Lamela J. Clifford Moos Mrs. Donald I. Roth Anne Taft Dr. and Mrs. David Jerome Hayden Elisabeth M. Landes Martin W. Morris Heidi Stevenson Rothenberg, M.D. Bradley and Simone Taylor Mrs. John S. Hayford Mrs. Fritz Lange Steven W. Morris Drs. Cynthia and Gary Ruoff Fara Taylor Paul Hecht Penfield S. Lanphier Larry Morrison Patricia A. Rutkiewicz Russsell Ternes Mr. and Ms. Ross Heim Mrs. Frederick Larsen Beverly Mortensen Eugene W. Rzym Charles and Kristine Thorsen Josephine E. Heindel Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Larsen Helga E. Muench Dennis and Mary Ann Sadilek Myron and Karen Hletko Tiersky Stephen Heller Mr. and Mrs. Harold Laughlin Mrs. Thomas E. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Safford Eleanor W. Tippens M. K. Hennington Marsha Lazar Thomas F. Murphy Darleen Salomon Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tittle Norman K. Hester Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Lee Mrs. Natalie Mycyk Alan Salpeter and Shelley Gorson Karen J. Tjarksen Joe Hetz Mary Anne Leer Holly I. Myers Natalie Saltiel Diane Tkach and James Freundt Midge and Frank Heurich Dr. Michael C. Leland Lawrence T. Nash, M.D. Linda Samuelson and Joel Howell Judith Tuszynski Harriet E. Heyda Ralph and Carol Lerner Virginia Navarrete Robert and Mary Ann Savard Dr. Aris Urbanes Caren B. Hiatt Barry Lesht and Kay Schichtel J. Robin Naylor Gregory Scannell Anna Vera Urbanski Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. High Edmund H. Lester David and Lynne Nellemann Edna J. Schade Elsa Vaintzettel Carl J. Hildner Laurence and Mary Levine Elizabeth Nerney Patricia Schaefer Mrs. Murray J. Vale Thomas W. and Helen C. Hill David Levinson and Kathy Kirn Wayne W. Nestander Mary T. Schafer Sharon Van Dyck and Edward and Teresa Hintzke Dr. Eva F. Lichtenberg and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Nichols Jura Scharf-Mertic Richard Kelber Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Hodges Dr. Arnold Tobin Mr. and Mrs. George Nichols, Jr. Marie-Claude Schauer Marie Vanagas Janine Hoedemaker Paul M. Liebenson Eleanor A. Nicholson Karla Scherer Dr. Eladio A. Vargas Kathleen Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Myron Lieberman Andrew Noha Anne McMillen Scheyer John N. Vinci Cynthia and Ron Holmberg Paula Lima Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nolen Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Schiele Mr. and Mrs. James Vlaming Stephen Holmes Robert E. Lindgren David Norris Mrs. Sheldon K. Schiff Robert Von Dreele William Holmes Caroline P. Lippert Mr. and Mrs. Hiram M. Nowlan David Schiffman John and Kathleen Vondran Mrs. Dennis J. Horan Mr. and Mrs. Brian A. Loftus Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nutt Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Schloss Suzanne L. Wagner Joel Horowitz Abby and George Lombardi Gail O’Gorman Michele C. Schmal Robert D. Wallin Larry and Ann Hossack Dr. Vassyl A. Lonchyna and Estate of James F. Oates Arthur Schneider and Helen Sellin Gary T. Walther Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Howell, Jr. Dr. Roksolana Tymiak-Lonchyna George and Susan Obermaier Barbara and Lewis Schneider Benjamin Wasmuth G. Todd Hunt Richard Lord Margory M. Oliker Marcia G. Schneider Mrs. M. Hubachek Watkins Barbara Hunter Lovell Love Dr. Mildred M. Olivier Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Scholly John Watrous and Natalie Gummer Jacqueline Hussey Wayne R. Lueders Mr. and Mrs. Keith Olson Mr. and Mrs. Michael Schulson Nancy E. Webster Anne Hutcherson Lutz Family Foundation Sandra L. Osborn Mr. and Mrs. Mark Schultz Claude M. Weil Robert and Sandra Ireland Timothy Lyman, M.D. John and Dawn Palmer Stacy and Robert Schultze Dr. and Mrs. Howard Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Isaacson Patrick A. Macellaio Paloucek Family Fund Deborah and George Schulz Marco and Joan Weiss Howard Isenberg Macfund Stephen Paramus Linda S. Schurman Dr. B. Craig Weldon and Dr. and Mrs. Peter Ivanovich Suzanne C. Mack David Paris Judy and John Scully Terri Monk Virginia A. Jach Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Madden Mrs. Edwin C. Parker Barbara and John T. Seaman, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Melville W. Wendell Douglas and Lynn Jackson Mrs. Timothy J. Malloy Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Parks Dr. Itai Seggev and Peter J. Wender Merle L. Jacob Jennifer Malpass Robert W. Parsons, M.D. Dr. Dara Goldman Dr. and Mrs. Dennis K. Wentz Charlene Jacobsen George and Roberta Mann Ilene Patty and Thomas Terpstra Sandra K. Seim Floyd and Judith W. Whellan Bett C. and Ronald E. Jacquart Philanthropic Fund Bruce and Nancy Payne Okan K. Senguliu David P. Whitman and Karen Jared Dr. Lawrence and Sylvia Margolies Jean T. Pennino John and Floria Serpico Donna L. Reynolds Nora Jaskowiak and Robert Markowski and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Perry Dr. and Mrs. David Shapiro Charles A. Whitver Matthew Hinerfeld Randi Ragins Karen Petitte Mr. and Mrs. Myron D. Shapiro Robert and Barbara Wichmann Mr. and Mrs. A. Paul Jensen John Martens Lorna and Ellard Pfaelzer, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Shapiro Dr. Doris Wineman Jerry and Judy Johansen Dr. Ashley Martin and Shirley Pfenning and David Sherman Michael Winfield Arlene V. Johnson Viviana Potocnik Robert J. Wilczek Mr. and Mrs. Kent Shodeen Alfred and Barvara Winick Randee and Vance Johnson Nisrin Martin Mr. and Mrs. William Pinsof Barbara Fulton Sideman Marsha and David Woodhouse Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Arthur C. Martinez John J. W. Plampin Mr. and Mrs. Frederick J. Simon Robert E. Woodworth, Jr. Barbara Mair Jones Jeordano Martinez Diane L. Podolak Roberta E. Singer Teana and Abbott Wright Dr. and Mrs. Robert N. Jones James Martins Jerry Polek Thomas Sinkovic Catherine J. Wytzka Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Marzec Mr. and Mrs. Byron Pollock Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Smith, Jr. Mark Zajackowski Ethan Jung Harold L. Mason Mrs. Carol Pollock Mr. and Mrs. David Snyder Mr. and Mrs. John G. Zasi Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Kaeser James Massie and Christine Winter William V. Porter Michael and Donna Socol Dr. Antoinette Zell and Beverly Kasper Mrs. John May Marla McCormick Pringle Mr. and Mrs. John D. Soley Kenneth R. Walter Matthew J. Keller, Jr. Dr. John Mazuski Mr. and Mrs. Chris Quigg K. Soltani Larisa Zhizhin Alfred Kelley Mr. and Mrs. George P. McAndrews Dorothy V. Ramm Larry and Marge Sondler Dr. and Mrs. Eric Zickgraf Douglas and Christine Kelner Gale D. McCarty Jeffrey Rappin and Penny Brown Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Sopranos Camille J. Zientek Jeffrey R. Kerr Dr. William McCulloch and Dr. and Mrs. Pradeep Rattan Linda Soreff Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Zulkey Patricia Kersey and Dr. Margaret McCulloch Dr. Biswamay Ray Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sorensen Audrey A. Zywicki Charles Erlichman Meredith McDonald Dennis C. Regan Elaine Soter

Lyric Opera is very grateful to the thousands of donors who give gifts of less than $500 to our annual campaign. Due to space limitations, we are unable to list the names of these donors, but their generosity is sincerely appreciated.

62 | February 8 - March 13, 2016 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Commemorative Gifts Gifts of $500 and above contributed in the name of a friend, loved one, or colleague are a unique expression of thoughtfulness. In Memory Of: Ardis Krainik Dr. Sheldon K. Schiff Anthony Freud John Andersen from Elizabeth Upjohn Mason from Mrs. Sheldon K. Schiff Duffie Adelson from Heidi Stevenson Rothenberg John H. Ladish Stephen Schulson Regan Friedmann and his many friends and family from Mary Ladish Selander and his from Susan Schulson from Peggy and James Swartchild Dorothy A. Angelos family Dr. Alan J. Shapiro Kay and Craig Tuber from Mychal P. Angelos Fred Larsen from his many friends and family Paula Getman Elsa E. Bandi from the Riverside Chapter Dr. Robert J. Strzyz from Concierge Unlimited from Walter F. Bandi John A. Leer, Jr. M.D. from Dr. Bernadette Strzyz International Robert G. Bartle from Mary Anne Leer Henry S. Tausend William and Ethel Gofen from Mrs. Robert G. Bartle Lome and Williams Family Members from Mrs. Henry S. Tausend from Phil and Sylvia Spertus John R. Blair from Daniel H. Lome Stephen A. Thau Caryn Harris from Barbara Blair Joseph M. Macellaio from Janet D. Thau from the Comer Family Foundation Roman Block from Patrick A. Macellaio Jacqueline Toscas Edgar D. Jannotta from Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Fama Hugo Melvoin from Dr. Timothy J. Lyman from Sandra L. Grung Flora Boemi from Lois Melvoin Bruce M. Turnmire Richard P. and Susan Kiphart from her many friends and family Virginia Byrne Mooney from Jean Milnarik Turnmire from Daniel Fischel and Sylvia Neil Sandra Box from Kathleen Vondran Dr. Ronald Milnarik Virginia and Gary Gerst from Barbara Box Sylvia M. Morrison Nancy Wald Ken and Lori Julian and their many friends and family Martha A. Boyce from Melinda Gibson from an Anonymous Donor from David E. Boyce Ruth and Irving Waldshine Erin L. Koppel Naomi M. Nash and Lawrence Nash from her many friends Nancy Neumann Brooker from Lawrence T. Nash, M.D. from Marcia Purze and Deane Ellis from Jean and Don Haider Sarita Warshawsky Margot and Josef Lakonishok Dr. Antonio E. Navarrete from Liz and Arsen H. Manugian Joe Cipriano from Virginia Navarrete from Randee and Vance Johnson Robert and Patty Lane from Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Sorensen George Nichols, Jr. Carol Warshawsky and her many friends and family from Kevin Matzke and Jacqueline Edwin Conger from Nancy Nichols Griesdorn from Rebecca Tung and his many friends and family Arthur Weiner from Fredrick and Susan Gohl Lome Family Members Dr. W. Gene Corley Thomas L. Nicholson from Daniel H. Lome from Lynd W. Corley from Eleanor A. Nicholson Jim and Nelly Kilroy and his many friends and family Jane Russell Love James W. Cozad Salvatore L. Nigro, M.D. from Craig J. Love from David Grainger from Carol M. Nigro Paula Weisskirch Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth J. James from Julia Luscombe Jeanne Randall Malkin Neil Oberg from Lynn Barr Mr. and Mrs. L. Daniel Jorndt from Susan and Bryan Erler Robert H. Whittlesey Miles and Lorna Marsh from Constance Rebar Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Nadig Andrew Patner from an Anonymous Donor and his many friends and family from Dr. and Mrs. Ricardo Rosenkranz Mary Wolkonsky Lois Dunn and his many friends and family from Neal Ball Sue Niemi from Mr. and Mrs. Harold G. Blatt from Kathy Dunn Peer and Sarah Pedersen Dale E. Wooley Thomas E. Earle from Leslie Bertholdt from Regina Janes Michael and Margo Oberman from the Jack and Goldie Wolfe from Anne Earle Kenneth G. Pigott Anthony C. Yu Hon. Richard J. Elrod from Priscilla T. Yu Miller Fund from Anonymous (2) Phyllis N. Segal from Marilyn Elrod Duffie A. Adelson Eugene and Marion Zajackowski John Flanzer Julie and Roger Baskes from an Anonymous Donor Ellen O’Connor from Leonard Lavin from Mrs. Harold M. Flanzer Leslie Bertholdt Nikolay Zhizhin Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Durkes Carol Lavin Bernick Sally Funderburg from Larisa Zhizhin and the Lavin Family Foundation from Robert and Cathy Funderburg Eisen Family Foundation Frontenac Company Anne and Chris Reyes Carl A. and Fern B. Gaensslen In Honor Of: from Andrea and Jim Gordon/ from Robert E. Gaensslen Jean Gilkison Guild Board of Directors Katherine A. Abelson and The Edgewater Funds Norman Gates Cayenne S. Harris Robert J. Cornell Dr. William Richardson from Joe Hetz Mr. and Mrs. Eric L. Hirschfield from John Hart and Carol Prins from Exelon and his many friends and family Laurie and Michael Jaffe Gene Andersen Betsy Rosenfield Betty Rae Gilbert Paula Kahn from Heidi Stevenson Rothenberg from The Comer Foundation from the family of Betty R. Gilbert Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kearney Richard O. Ryan Heather Locus Julie and Roger Baskes Evelyn Glieberman Suzanne L. Wagner from Michael and Sally Feder from her many friends and family Jim and Kay Mabie Mr. and Mrs. Philip Marineau Peter Wender Erica and Jim Sandner Arbella Gowland David Q. Bell from Mirja and Ted Haffner from an Anonymous Donor Daniel Moss and Steven Betancourt Daniel S. Novak and Dean Ricker from Mary A. Bell Family Fund Dorothy and Ed Hoy David Ramon Mary A. Bell Nancy Searle from Ron and Peggy Beata Dr. and Mrs. Ricardo Rosenkranz from David Q. Bell from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huebner Laura Ladish Jacobson Larry G. Simpson and Edward T. Zasadil Margery and Bob Coen Mr. and Mrs. David Snyder from Mary Ladish Selander and her Tully Family Foundation from Marcy Gringlas and Meaghan Stainback family and his many friends and family Joel Greenberg from Terry J. Medhurst Brigita Jakimcius June B. Pinsof Lester and Renée Crown Liz Stiffel from Irene Jakimcius from Harvey and Madeleine Plonsker from Mr. and Mrs. Newton N. Minow from Ruth Ann M. Gillis and Deborah Jannotta Dr. Robert A. Pringle Sir Andrew Davis and Michael McGuinnis from an Anonymous Donor from Marla McCormick Pringle Gianna Rolandi Davis Charles and Caroline Huebner Sandra L. Grung Bertha Rabin from James Baughman and Craig Terry Bill and Vicki Hood and Billye from Dr. Sondra C. Rabin Deborah Morris Baughman from Michael and Sally Feder Lee and Billye Jennings Marilyn and Roland Resnick Lois Eisen Robert and Flo Weiss from Alfred G. Goldstein from J. Peter Kline and Julio Padin, Jr. from Peggy and James Swartchild from Charles and Caroline Huebner William Laird Kleine-Ahlbrandt Myn Wartey Rootberg Kay and Craig Tuber from Sheila Ann Hegy from the Philip and Myn Rootberg Sonia Florian Foundation from an Anonymous Donor

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The management of Lyric Opera of Chicago earnestly requests patrons to preserve complete silence during the performance. As a gesture of respect for all other audience members as well as for our artists onstage and in the pit, patrons are asked to remain seated until an act or the opera is completely over. The management reserves the right to refuse admittance or remove any person who may create a disturbance. Patrons are urgently reminded to check that their cellular phones, pagers, and electronic beepers (including watches) are SWITCHED OFF before the performance begins. Perfumes, hairsprays, colognes, and other body lotions should be avoided or used sparingly when attending the opera, as allergies are commonplace. Noise from theater elevators may disturb patrons in the auditorium during the performance. We therefore respectfully ask that the elevators only be used before perfor- mances, at intermission, and after performances have concluded, except in cases of emergency. Your understanding and cooperation are appreciated.

TICKETS The Civic Opera House Box Office (at the corner of PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES The Opera House is accessible to Wacker and Madison) is open from noon to 6:00 p.m. Monday physically disabled persons with elevator service to all floors except through Friday, and from noon through the first intermission on the Opera Club. The Ardis Krainik Theatre contains seating that is accessible to persons in wheelchairs, as well as seats with removable performance days. During season, Lyric Opera’s phone sales staff armrests. The Opera House has automatic door-openers on exterior is on duty from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, doors, and accessible drinking fountains and public telephones. A and from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. On performance TTY phone is available in the Box Office for outgoing calls only. evenings and matinees, our phone lines are open until curtain Restroom facilities for female patrons with disabilities are located on time. Call (312) 332-2244, ext. 5600, for ticket information. all levels of the Opera House except the Opera Club level. For male Should you need to visit the Ticket Department, we are located patrons, these facilities are located on all levels except the Opera at 20 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 840, Chicago, IL 60606. Hours Club level and the sixth floor. are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Buy tickets Assistive listening devices for persons desiring amplification are online anytime via Lyric Opera’s website, www.lyricopera.org. available at no cost at any open checkroom. A valid driver’s license, Should you be unable to attend a performance, we would state identification, or major credit card is required as a security deposit. greatly appreciate you donating your tickets to Lyric Opera. We can accept your ticket donation as late as five min- High-powered opera glasses for the visually impaired are available utes prior to curtain at (312) 827-5600, or donate your at no cost at the checkroom on the main floor. A valid driver’s license, state identification, or major credit card is required as a tickets online up to four hours prior to curtain at lyricopera.org/ security deposit. Also, large format programs are available for every donatetickets. You may also mail or fax your ticket donation — performance.. the fax number is (312)332-8120. Donating your ticket(s) as For additional information or questions, call (312) 332-2244, ext. soon as possible will increase our chances of reselling them. A 5600. personalized statement of all ticket donations will be sent to you in January for the previous calendar year. DINING options are available before, during (intermission), and after most Lyric Opera performances on the main and third floor of Attention Box-Seat Holders: In order for each party seated in your the Civic Opera House. Refreshments are also available throughout box to have equivalent front-of-box seating opportunities for all most lobby areas on each floor and on the Opera Club level. Visit performances throughout the season, Lyric asks that you agree lyricopera.org/dine for complete details. Outside food and bever- ages may not be brought into the Civic Opera House. upon an equitable seating rotation plan with your neighbors seated within your box. Please remember that you may need to adjust NO SMOKING POLICY In compliance with the City of Chicago your front-of-box seating expectations in consideration of patrons ordinance, Lyric Opera of Chicago enforces a no smoking policy throughout the Opera House and within 15 feet of our theatre who do not regularly sit in your box and therefore are unaware of entrances. Thank you for your cooperation. any previous arrangements. LATECOMERS Opera has a tradition of starting promptly, and The use of a ticket acknowledges a willingness to appear in photo- the doors to the house are closed promptly at curtain time. We graphs taken for print, television, or film in the public areas of the realize situations arise that can delay your arrival, and we will try theater and releases Lyric Opera of Chicago from liability resulting to accommodate latecomers in an available section of the house from the use of such photo­graphs. The program and artists are or at a pre-determined break, which may be intermission. Video screens are available in the lobby, so you won’t miss a moment of subject to change without notice. the performance. Please be aware that patrons who must leave their For patrons attending the pre-performance lectures, the doors seats during a performance will not be readmitted until intermis- will open 75 minutes before curtain. sion or a suitable break. Evening performances of Der Rosenkavalier begin PROMPTLY at 6:30 p.m. Matinee performances of Der CAMERAS, recording equipment, food, and beverages are not Rosenkavalier begin PROMPTLY at 1:00 p.m. allowed in the seating area of the Civic Opera House. For the safety PHONES As a courtesy to our patrons, complimentary phone and comfort of our audience, management reserves the right to service is available in the Vaughan Family Hospitality Foyer. have all large parcels, backpacks, luggage, etc. checked in the Civic LOST AND FOUND Please telephone (312) 827‑5768 for lost Opera House checkrooms. items. Unclaimed articles are held for 30 days. FIRST AID In case of illness or injury, please inform an usher, who EMERGENCY EXIT Walk, do not run, to the nearest marked exit will call the house manager and house doctor for assistance. EXIT which is the shortest route to the street.

Front of House Managers Box Office Assistant Treasurers Concessions Supervisor Usher Supervisor Laura LoChirco Joseph Dunn Geri LaGiglio Dolores Abreu Box Office Treasurer John Thor Sandquist Checkroom Supervisor Patron Relations Timothy M. Finnigan Hospitality Services Manager Carmen Cavello Miguel González Patrick Lutz

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