La bohème PUCCINI

Boheme-Cover.indd 1 7/11/2018 9:42:45 AM LYRIC OF CHICAGO Table of Contents CATHERINE ASHMORE/ COVENT GARDEN

IN THIS ISSUE La bohème – pp. 20-35

6 From the General Director 12 Administration/Administrative Staff/ 43 Society Production and Technical Staff 8 From the Chairman 53 Supporting Our Future – 14 Strong Women, Strong Roles Endowments at Lyric 10 Board of Directors 20 Title Page 54 Major Contributors – Special Events 11 Women’s Board/Guild Board/ and Project Support Chapters’ Executive Board/Lyric Young 21 Synopsis Professionals/Ryan Opera Center Board 55 Lyric Unlimited Contributors 23 Cast 56 Commemorative Gifts 24 Artist Profiles 57 Ryan Opera Center 28 Lyric Season Schedule

CORY WEAVER 58 Ryan Opera Center Alumni 29 Lyric and Social Media Around the World 30 Opera Notes 59 Ryan Opera Center Contributors 34 A Talk with the Conductor 60 Planned Giving: The Overture Society 35 After the Curtain Falls 62 Corporate Partnerships 36 Musical Staff/Orchestra/Chorus 63 Matching Gifts, Special Thanks, 37 Backstage Life and Acknowledgements STRONG 38 Artistic Roster 64 Annual Individual and Foundation Support WOMEN 40 Patron Salute 70 Facilities and Services/Theater Staff IN OPERA 42 Production Sponsors pp. 14-18 On the cover: “Young people in corridor,” photographed in 1948 by Paul Almasy. Courtesy of AKG Images.

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LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO From the General Director

On behalf of everyone at Lyric, welcome to the opening production of our 2018/19 season! I’m tremendously excited about all the productions and special

events we have planned. Our music director, Sir Andrew Davis, and I have LEONARD STEVE worked intensively over the past several years to put together repertoire, casts, and production teams that will illuminate these great works for our audiences and bring them to life in thrilling new ways. After 46 years, a new vision of ’s universally beloved La bohème was long overdue on our stage. Lyric’s new coproduction packs a tremendous emotional punch. I’m delighted to welcome back to Lyric for two productions this season Richard Jones, an extraordinary director. I’ve always appreciated Richard’s ability to reach the emotional heart of whatever piece he directs. He does this in Bohème, exploring the music and text in remarkable detail. Lyric’s marvelously youthful cast is made up of international stars. I'm so pleased that , the irresistible Italian who made her Lyric debut last season as Liù in , is returning to sing Mimì, her favorite role. Opposite her as Rodolfo, and making his Lyric debut, is Michael Fabiano, the American who has very rapidly ascended to the front rank internationally. Our Musetta, Danielle de Niese, will no doubt captivate Lyric audiences, as she has done previously in Giulio Cesare, , and the world premiere of Bel Canto. Zachary Nelson (Marcello), heard at Lyric in Turandot and Das Rheingold, is one of the most promising American of his generation, and Adrian Sâmpetrean (Colline), the Romanian , has proven deeply impressive in Lyric’s recent productions of Lucia di Lammermoor and I puritani. It’s always a great event when a notable new conductor debuts at Lyric. Venezuela’s Domingo Hindoyan, who leads La bohème, has rapidly developed a sensational career in both the opera house and the concert hall. Last season, which included his debut (L’elisir d’amore), he was also on the podium at the opera companies of Stuttgart, Monte Carlo, Dresden, and Berlin. Lyric’s La bohème will make you fall in love with opera all over again.

Anthony Freud General Director, President & CEO The Women’s Board Endowed Chair

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LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO From the Chairman

Welcome to Lyric’s thrilling 2018/19 season! I know you’ll have a terrific time at this performance, and it’s my great pleasure to welcome you on behalf of the board of directors.

One of my distinct pleasures as chairman is to work with an extraordinary ROSENBERG TODD board. It’s really a “brain trust” of experience and leadership that is fully engaged in helping us confront the challenges, as well as the opportunities, of operating a world-class opera company in the 21st century. Together we work with senior management to consider new ways of thinking about the business of opera. For the past year, our board meetings have been dominated by the very important work of examining our operations, streamlining our processes, and building a new business model. As technology, social, and entertainment options change all around us, Lyric must continue to evolve. We must work together to develop new strategies to stay relevant while maintaining our high standards of quality. This is all necessary, of course. It is part of our fiduciary duty as trustees. But it’s also important that we don’t miss the forest for the trees. Why are we here? Why do we do what we do? What is special about this art form and this company and why has it captured our minds, our hearts, our passion, our pocketbooks? We often talk about the “transformative power of opera.” How do you experience this? Personally? Is it when you witness an exciting new rising star from the Ryan Opera Center making their opera debut? Or when school children and communities throughout Chicagoland encounter the powerful stories of opera through Lyric Unlimited? Is it in the Ardis Krainik Theatre, where families come together for the annual musical, and music lovers from all over the world come to experience the brilliance of our orchestra and chorus supporting the best opera singers in the world? When I was a teenager, I used to think it was silly that grown women and men would cry at the opera...until it happened to me for the first time during Act Three of . When did you first feel a surge of emotion at the opera? And left with a poignant feeling of resonance or joy? A lasting memory of artistic excellence, of musical athleticism that took your breath away? Each one of us approaches art, and is impacted by art – whether the visual arts or the performing arts – in very personal ways. And yet there is something special, powerful, transformative even, about opera, with its unique combination of the visual, the musical, the storytelling, the ageless themes of myth and humanity. If you know what I’m talking about, I want you to join me as ambassadors for Lyric. To spread the word about this unique company, this crown jewel in Chicago’s cultural life, whose reputation extends beyond our city to every musical capital in the world. To invite your neighbors, your colleagues, your family members to come experience Lyric like you do. It’s only as we roll up our sleeves and work, in every way we can, not simply to produce performances at the top level, but to sell out every one of those performances, that we have a future of which we can be proud. A future that Lyric deserves. A future that Chicago needs. Onward and upward! I look forward to greeting many of you at performances throughout the season.

David T. Ormesher Chairman

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LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO

Board of Directors

OFFICERS LIFE DIRECTORS Mary Patricia Gannon Elke Rehbock The Honorable Bruce Rauner Edgar Foster Daniels Ruth Ann M. Gillis* Anne N. Reyes* The Honorable Rahm Emanuel Richard J. Franke Brent W. Gledhill*+ William C. Richardson, Ph.D. ° Honorary Chairmen of the Board Edgar D. Jannotta Ethel C. Gofen Brenda Robinson Edgar D. Jannotta George E. Johnson Howard L. Gottlieb* Collin E. Roche Co-Chairman Emeritus James J. O’Connor Melvin Gray Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr. Allan B. Muchin Gordon Segal Maria C. Green+ Shirley Welsh Ryan* Co-Chairman Emeritus Robert E. Wood II Dietrich M. Gross* E. Scott Santi* David T. Ormesher Dan Grossman Claudia M. Saran Chairman of the Board DIRECTORS Elliot E. Hirsch Rodd M. Schreiber Lester Crown Katherine A. Abelson Eric L. Hirschfield Jana R. Schreuder* Chairman of the Executive Whitney W. Addington, M.D.* J. Thomas Hurvis* Marsha Serlin Committee James L. Alexander* Gregory K. Jones Brenda M. Shapiro* Anthony Freud John P. Amboian Stephen A. Kaplan° Richard W. Shepro+ General Director, President & Paul F. Anderson Kip Kelley II Eric S. Smith* CEO Larry A. Barden Fred A. Krehbiel° Pam F. Szokol Sir Andrew Davis Julie Baskes* Josef Lakonishok* Franco Tedeschi Vice Chair James N. Bay Robert W. Lane° Mark A. Thierer Renée Fleming Melvin R. Berlin James W. Mabie* Cherryl T. Thomas Vice Chair Gilda R. Buchbinder Craig C. Martin* Olivia Tyrrell James L. Alexander Allan E. Bulley, III Robert J. McCullen Donna Van Eekeren* Vice Chair John E. Butler Blythe J. McGarvie William C. Vance* Shirley Welsh Ryan Marion A. Cameron* Andrew J. McKenna Roberta L. Washlow Vice Chair Paul J. Carbone*+ Frank B. Modruson+ Miles D. White William C. Vance David W. Carpenter Robert S. Morrison Vice Chair Richard W. Colburn+ Allan B. Muchin* Donna Van Eekeren William Mason Michael P. Cole Linda K. Myers* Secretary General Director Emeritus Vinay Couto Jeffrey C. Neal Paul J. Carbone Lester Crown* Amélie Négrier-Oyarzabal Treasurer Marsha Cruzan Sylvia Neil* Elizabeth Hurley Sir Andrew Davis* John D. Nichols° Assistant Secretary Gerald Dorros, M.D.° Kenneth R. Norgan Roberta Lane Ann M. Drake Gregory J. O’Leary Assistant Treasurer Dan Draper+ Sharon F. Oberlander Allan Drebin+ John W. Oleniczak*+ Charles Droege Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, M.D. * Executive Committee Chaz Ebert David T. Ormesher*+ + Audit Committee Stefan T. Edlis William A. Osborn* ° National Member Lois Eisen Matthew J. Parr Matthew A. Fisher Jane DiRenzo Pigott* Renée Fleming* Richard Pomeroy Sonia Florian* Jose Luis Prado Anthony Freud*+ Don M. Randel

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Women’s Board Guild Board of Directors Members Members at Large † Nancy S. Searle † James A. Staples Ms. Judith A. Akers Vindya Dayananda Mrs. Geraldine Bellanca Phil DeBoer President President Lena Dickinson † Mrs. James C. Pritchard † Minka Bosco Mr. Michael J. Brahill Dr. Gerald Budzik Katherine "Fritzi" Getz Vice President – Board Activities Vice President – Benefit Marian Klaus † Caroline T. Huebner † Sarah Demet Mrs. Robert C. Debolt Joe Michalak Vice President – Education Vice President – Benefit Mrs. Ingrid Dubburke Natalie Pace Mrs. Barbara M. Eckel Marne Smiley † Mrs. Julian W. Harvey † Michael Tirpak * Mr. Jonathan Eklund Vice President – Fundraising Vice President – Family Day J.J. Williams Mrs. Gwen Lauren Wood † Mrs. Anne M. Edwards † Fay M. Shong Mr. Peter B. Faust Vice President – Special Events Vice President – Fundraising Mrs. Nancy R. Fifield † Maggie Rock Ms. Sharon L. Gibson The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Silvia Beltrametti Vice President – Membership Mr. Denny C. Hayes Ryan Opera Center Margot Stone Bowen † Nathaniel W. Pusey Ms. Virginia A. Jach Board of Directors Suzette Bulley Vice President – Mrs. Jackie Knight Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Marie Campbell Membership Engagement * Ms. Kate Letarte Honorary Co-Chairs Mamie Biggs Case † Dorothy Kuechl Mrs. Carole A. Luczak John Nitschke President Mrs. Alger B. Chapman, Jr. Secretary Mrs. Judith M. Marshall *^ Julie Baskes Vice President – At Large † Elizabeth O’Connor Cole † David Marshall Vee Minarich Vice President – At Large Treasurer Mrs. Hershy Pappadis Janet Burch Mrs. Gary C. Comer ^ Philip G. Lumpkin Vice President – Mrs. Nancy Carrington Crown † Marc Lacher Karen W. Porter Vice President at Large Mrs. Maria Rigolin Fundraising * Mrs. Lester Crown ^ Sally Feder Vice President – * Mrs. W. James Farrell Ms. Sherie Shapiro Allison Alexander Ms. Laura Shimkus Fundraising Co-Chair Mrs. Michael Ferro Vice President – Mrs. Matthew A. Fisher Leslie Bertholdt Mrs. Carla Thorpe ^ Jane DiRenzo Pigott § Renée Fleming *† Patrick J. Bitterman Nominating Regan Rohde Friedmann Henry Clark Sustaining Members * Susan Kiphart Vice President – Mrs. Robert W. Galvin Mrs. Suzy Cobin * Ms. Julie Anne Benson Nominating Co-Chair Ms. Lili Gaubin Eben Dorros Mrs. Ron Beata ^ Joan Zajtchuk Vice President – Ms. Marlene R. Boncosky Strategic Planning Mrs. Ronald J. Gidwitz † Timothy R. Farrell Mrs. Jeanne Hamilton Keith Kiley Goldstein Robert Gienko, Jr. Juliana Chyu Vice President – Mrs. Beatriz E. Iorgulescu Strategic Planning Co-Chair Mrs. Annemarie H. Gramm Olivier C. Junod * Dorothy Kuechl Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel Mark Kozloff, M.D. Debbie K. Wright Treasurer Mr. Lester Marriner Roberta Lane Assistant Treasurer Mrs. King Harris Daria M. Lewicky * Ms. Jennie M. Righeimer Mrs. Philip E. Kelley Daniel T. Manoogian Chester T. Kamin Secretary Mrs. Karen H. Tiersky Dan Novak Assistant Secretary Rebecca Walker Knight Louis Margaglione Mr. Myron Tiersky Mrs. Frederick A. Krehbiel Robert S. Marjan Nicole M. Arnold Mrs. Arthur C. Martinez * Ms. Martina M. Mead Life Members Marcus Boggs * Mrs. Richard P. Mayer Craig R. Milkint * Mrs. J. William Cuncannan Heidi Heutel Bohn Florence D. McMillan † Melissa Mounce Mithal * Mrs. Donald Grauer Tanja Chevalier Alison Wehman McNally Tim Pontarelli * Mrs. Patrick R. Grogan Tamara Conway Mrs. Susan H. Mesrobian Ms. Christina M. Rashid * Mrs. Merwyn Kind Lawrence O. Corry *† Mimi Mitchell Mary Lynne Shafer * Mrs. Jonathan R. Laing Nancy Dehmlow Mrs. Robert S. Morrison Ilene Simmons * Mrs. Frank M. Lieber * Allan Drebin Suzanne W. Mulshine Ms. Joan M. Solbeck * Mrs. Howard S. Smith Erika E. Erich † Mrs. Eileen Murphy Claudine Tambuatco * Mrs. William C. Tippens Jack Forsythe * Mrs. Eugene E. White David S. Fox Mrs. Susan B. Noyes * Oscar Tatosian Anthony Freud * Mrs. James J. O’Connor Cathy Wloch Chapter Presidents Mira Frohnmayer Mrs. William A. Osborn Ms. Anne Zenzer Mary Patricia Gannon Mrs. Jerry K. Pearlman Barrington Melvin Gray Mrs. Frederick H. Prince Sustaining Members Mary Rafetto-Robins Mrs. Thomas D. Heath M.K. Pritzker Mrs. John H. Andersen Evanston Mary Ellen Hennessy * Mrs. J. Christopher Reyes * Mrs. Gustavo A. Bermudez Mrs. Barbara M. Eckel Martha A. Hesse Far West Loretta Julian Mrs. Ronald A. Rolighed Mrs. Avrum H. Dannen Mrs. Judith M. Marshall Jeanne Randall Malkin Trisha Rooney * Robert F. Finke Flossmoor Area Robert C. Marks Betsy Bergman Rosenfield Mrs. Amanda C. Fox Ms. Sharon L. Gibson Erma S. Medgyesy * Mrs. Patrick G. Ryan Mrs. William R. Jentes Glencoe Helen Melchior † Erica L. Sandner Chester T. Kamin Anne Ruzicka Frank B. Modruson Mrs. E. Scott Santi John M. Kohlmeier Hinsdale Phyllis Neiman † Mrs. Alejandro Silva Mrs. Robert E. Largay Karen W. Porter Susan Noel Mrs. John R. Siragusa * Ms. Britt M. Miller Gregory J. O’Leary Lake Geneva Michael A. Oberman Mrs. Lisbeth Stiffel * John H. Nelson Mr. Peter D. Connolly ^ Ted Reichardt Mrs. James P. Stirling Mrs. Lisbeth Stiffel Near North Richard O. Ryan Marilynn Thoma R. Todd Vieregg David E. Miller Richard W. Shepro * Mrs. Theodore D. Tieken Northfield Billie Jean Smith Mrs. Richard H. Wehman † Executive Committee Mrs. Margareta Brown Salme Harju Steinberg Mrs. Robert G. Weiss * Former President Riverside Nasrin Thierer Hon. Corinne Wood Mrs. Mary Kitzberger Cynthia Vahlkamp Mrs. Patrick Wood-Prince Chapters’ Executive Board Wilmette Donna Van Eekeren Mrs. Nancy R. Fifield Mrs. Richard H. Wehman † Richard Greenman Life Members Winnetka Jack Weiss President Mrs. Julie McDowell Paula Hannaway Crown † Ms. Erika E. Erich Life Members * Mrs. Campbell de Frise Vice President – Fundraising * Katherine A. Abelson * Mrs. Richard W. Durkes † Executive Committee † Mary Rafetto-Robins * Former President Mrs. James W. Cozad * Jane Duboise Gargiulo Vice President – Community Relations Bernard J. Dobroski * Mrs. Paul W. Oliver, Jr. † Mrs. Linda Budzik Lyric Young Professionals Anne Gross Mrs. Jay A. Pritzker Vice President – Membership * Keith A. Reed Mrs. Gordon Segal Lisa DeAngelis, President Orli Staley † Mrs. Margie Franklin Martha Grant, Co-Vice President * William C. Vance Vice President – Programs Shannon Shin, Co-Vice President * Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom * Former President † Claudia Winkler Christopher Hanig, Secretary Howard A. Vaughan, Jr. † Executive Committee Treasurer Tania Tawil, Events Chair § Honorary Member † Mrs. Mary Lunz Houston Jonathon Thierer, Fundraising Chair * Former President Secretary ^ Team Chair

October 6 - 20, 2018 | 11 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Anthony Freud, OBE General Director, President & CEO The Women’s Board Endowed Chair

Sir Andrew Davis Renée Fleming Drew Landmesser Music Director Creative Consultant Deputy General Director and Chief Operating Officer The John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Endowed Chair Elizabeth Hurley Roberta Lane Chief Development Officer Chief Financial and Administrative Officer

Cayenne Harris Elizabeth Landon Nicholas Ivor Martin Vice President, Lyric Unlimited Vice President, Human Resources Vice President, Artistic Operations and Labor Strategy The Chapters’ Endowed Chair for Education Andreas Melinat Lisa Middleton Dan Novak Vice President, Artistic Planning Vice President, Marketing and Communications Vice President and Director, Ryan Opera Center The Ryan Opera Center Board Endowed Chair Will Raj Rich Regan Michael Smallwood Vice President, Information Technology Vice President and General Manager, Vice President and Technical Director Presentations and Events The Allan and Elaine Muchin Endowed Chair

OFFICE OF THE GENERAL Daniel Moss Lee Stevens MARKETING AND DIRECTOR Senior Director of Institutional Payroll Director COMMUNICATIONS Anthony Freud Partnerships Dan Seekman Lisa Middleton General Director, President & CEO Adriane Fink Senior Staff Accountant Vice President, Marketing The Women’s Board Endowed Chair Director of Institutional Partnerships Ebonie McDuff and Communications Linda Nguyen Irvin Angela DeStefano Payroll Associate Shelby Homiston Manager, Office of the General Director Associate Director of Guild Board Tom Pels Marketing and Public Relations Kathleen Butera Sarah Sapperstein Payroll Associate Coordinator Assistant, Office of the General Director Associate Director of Institutional Rosemary Ryan Partnerships Accounts Payable Associate OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY Holly H. Gilson Pavitra Ramachandran GENERAL DIRECTOR Institutional Partnerships Associate HUMAN RESOURCES Senior Director, Communications Drew Landmesser Elizabeth Landon Magda Krance Deputy General Director and Vice President, Human Resources Director of Media Relations Chief Operating Officer Amber Cullen Stephanie Strong Roger Pines Director of Major Gifts Director of Compensation, Benefits, Dramaturg ARTISTIC Libby Rosenfeld and HR Operations Kamaria Morris Andreas Melinat Major Gifts Officer Charity Franco Public Relations Manager Vice President, Artistic Planning Human Resources Associate Andrew Cioffi Cory Lippiello Sharai Bohannon Digital Content Producer Angela Larson Artistic Administrator Office Coordinator Amanda Reitenbach Director of Annual Giving Evamaria Wieser Mosadi Goodman Social Media Associate Casting Consultant Scott Podraza Human Resources Coordinator Associate Director of Annual Giving DEVELOPMENT Sarah Geocaris INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Tracy Galligher Young Elizabeth Hurley Chapters Coordinator Will Raj Senior Director, Marketing and Chief Development Officer Karoline Reynolds Vice President, Information Technology Audience Development Zachary Vanderburg Digital Fundraising Coordinator Eric Hayes Laura E. Burgos Executive Assistant to the Chief Anna VanDeKerchove Director of IT Operations Director of Audience Analytics and Development Officer Donor Engagement and Stewardship Rita Parida Digital Initiatives Marisa Lerman Coordinator Director of Data Services Jennifer Colgan Development Assistant Tracy Sefcik Director of Sales and Advertising HRIS Director Brittany Gonzalez Amy Tinucci Lawrence DelPilar Jessica Keener Director of Group Sales Director of Development Operations Systems Analyst Valerie Bromann Senior Director, Development Hanna Pristave Mike Biver Sean Lennon Manager of Digital Content Manager of Operations and Data Systems Administrator and Analysis Director of Planned Giving Analytics Jonathan P. Siner Bob Helmuth Michael Musick Stephanie Lillie Technology Support Associate E-Commerce Manager Senior Director of Planned Giving Donor Records and Reporting Associate Meaghan Stainback Daniel Crespo Erin Johnson LYRIC UNLIMITED Graphic Designer Associate Director of Individual Giving Donor Records Coordinator Cayenne Harris Andrea Rubens Stefany Phillips Amanda Ramsey Vice President, Lyric Unlimited Creative Project Associate Individual Giving and Lyric Young Prospect and Research Coordinator The Chapters' Endowed Chair for Professionals Coordinator Lindsey Raker Education Marketing Associate, Advertising and Todd Snead FINANCE Promotions Director of Learning Programs Kate Later Roberta Lane Sarah Sabet Senior Director of Special Events and Will Biby Marketing Associate, Special Programs Chief Financial and Administrative Manager of Audience Programs Women’s Board Officer LeiLynn Farmer Deborah Hare Drew Smith Group Sales Coordinator Whitney Bercek Learning Programs Manager Director of Special Events Controller Leah Bobbey LaRob Payton Vincente F. Milianti Lyric Unlimited Coordinator Women’s Board Associate Senior Director, Financial Planning Rachel Peterson and Analysis Special Events Associate Nicky Chaybasarskaya Paul D. Sprecher Senior Accountant Special Events Associate Ana Joyce Teresa Fleming Senior Accountant Women’s Board Assistant Nancy Ko Accounting Manager

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TICKET DEPARTMENT/ PRODUCTION Richard “Doc” Wren Scott Marr AUDIENCE SERVICES Cameron Arens Warehouse Coordinator Wardrobe, Wigs, and Makeup Director Susan Harrison Niemi Senior Director, Production Dan DiBennardi Director of Audience Services Assistant Warehouse Coordinator Maureen Reilly Alex Chatziapostolou-Demas Katrina Bachus Costume Director Sales Manager Jordan Lee Braun Dan Donahue The Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Endowed Chair John Renfroe David Carl Toulson Justin Hull Mo Zhou Ryan McGovern Lucy Lindquist Tessitura Manager Wardrobe Mistress Laura Waters Assistant Stage Directors Assistant Carpenters Call Center Manager John W. Coleman Anthony Bernardy Meriem Bahri Kelly E. Cronin Rachel C. Henneberry Adam Gorsky Louie Barrios VIP Ticketing Associate Rachel A. Tobias Brian Hobbs Jenah Hensel Daniel Quinn Stage Managers Robert Hull, Jr. Molly Herman VIP Ticketing Coordinator Connor Ingersoll James Herrity Kristen Barrett John Ingersoll Robert Hilliard Sebastian Armendariz Rachel C. Henneberry Samantha Holmes Lily Bartleson Dan Lang Anderson Nunnelley Johnny Rivers Kate Keefe Kelly Bourget Daniel Sokalski Cecylia Kinder Abigail Brown Chase Torringa Peggy Stenger Carpenters Krystina Lowe Katie Burnham Amy C. Thompson Talia Newton Alex Carey Rachel A. Tobias Kathy Rubel Emily Crisp Bill Walters Chris Maravich Toni Rubino Leigh Folta Sandra Zamora Lighting Director Joanna Rzepka Claire French Assistant Stage Managers The Mary-Louise and James S. Aagaard Marguerite Scott Michaela Gleason Endowed Chair Rebecca Shouse Andrew Groble Ben Bell Bern Sarah Riffle Ewa Szylak Virginia Head Rehearsal Department Manager Heather Sparling Barbara Szyllo Bailey Howard Kevin Krasinski Assistant Lighting Designers Carolina Tuazon Karen Hunt Artist Services Manager Isaac Turner Zach Hutchinson Marina Vecci Michael C. Reynolds Maggie Zabierowski Cameron Keenan Rehearsal Associate Master Electrician Wardrobe Staff Kerri Killeen Michael Calderone Soren Ersbak Eve Krueger Christine Wagner Board Operator John Salyers Steve Landsman Rehearsal Assistants Wardrobe Crew Head Erin McElroy John Clarke, Jr. THE PATRICK G. AND SHIRLEY W. Anthony Coia Kristine Anderson Jenna Odom Scott Barker Jamie Porche RYAN OPERA CENTER Gary Grenda Dan Novak Breena Cope Jessica Reinhart Robert Reynolds Lauren Crotty Ben Ross Vice President and Director, Assistant Electricians Tracy Curran Kellie Springfield Ryan Opera Center Dawn Marie Hamilton The Ryan Opera Center Board Jason Combs Destiny Strothers Thomas Fernandez David Hough Adam Stubitsch Endowed Chair Charlie Junke Craig Terry Thomas Hull Catlin Watts Daniel Kuh Kim Kostera Samantha Westlake Music Director Wendy McCay The Jannotta Family Endowed Chair Asiel Simpson Ticket Staff Jeremy Thomas Moira O'Neil Julia Faulkner Dulce Santillan Kelly Bourget Director of Vocal Studies Jose Villalpando Electricians Lynn Sparber Katie Burnham The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Chris Valente Emily Crisp Emma Scherer Roger Weir Michaela Gleason Associate Joe Schofield Samantha Yonan Ben Ross Head Audio Technician Dressers Lyric Concierge Representatives TECHNICAL Michael Smallwood Nick Charlan OPERATIONS Vice President and Technical Director Matt Eble Sarah Hatten Nicholas Ivor Martin The Allan and Elaine Muchin Kelvin Ingram Wigmaster and Makeup Designer Vice President, Artistic Operations and Endowed Chair Audio Technicians The Marlys Beider Endowed Chair Labor Strategy April Busch Allison Burkholder Stephanie Karr Technical Operations Director Maria DeFabo Akin Department Coordinator Senior Director of Music Administration Michael Schoenig Props and Scenic Art Director Wendy Skoczen Technical Finance Director Chantelle Marie Johnson Lynn Koroulis Chief Librarian Madeleine Borg Charles Reilly Tabitha Boorsma Property Master Robert Kuper Production Manager – Lyric Unlimited Lana McKinnon Operations Associate and Ryan Opera Center Michael McPartlin Gretchen Meyerhoefer Properties Crew Head Claire Moores Music Administration Associate Staff Janis Sakai Scott Wolfson Phil Marcotte Prop Carpenter Bridget Ryzmski Music Administration Coordinator Associate Technical Director Wig Crew Head Stephen Snyder Bob Ladd PRESENTATIONS AND EVENTS Technical Coordinator Armorer John Bivins III Rich Regan Rachel Boultinghouse DeShawn Bowman Vice President and General Manager, Joe Dockweiler Upholsterer Martha Contreras Presentations and Events Master Carpenter Brittany Crinson Sharon Lomasney Mike Reilly Robert Hartge Toywa Curington Director of Presentations and Events Head Flyman/Automation Michael O’Donnell, Jr. Eric Daniels Nora O’Malley Richard Tyriver June Gearon Jeffrey Streichhirsch Assistant Properties Director of Facility Operations Automation Assistant David Grant Carla Hubbs Leslie MacLean Chris Barker Michael Buerger Facilities Coordinator Joseph Collins Alicja Klosek Matt Reilly Briette Madrid Megan St. John Rigging/Automation Assistants Gordon Granger Presentations and Events Coordinator Nick Malloy Patrick Munoz Mark Shanabrough Nelson Posada Stephen Dunford Head Shop Carpenter Joe Mathesius Chief Engineer Kevin McPartlin Sunni Powell Gregg Brody Brian Grenda Properties Monique Rhue Box Office Manager Layout Carpenter Jada Richardson Bernard McNeela Lela Rosenberg Engineer Drew Trusk Brian Traynor Rick Salazar Briette Madrid Head Shop Welder Charge Artist Rebecca Scott Stage Door Supervisor Tim Morrison Kacy Tatus Bruce Woodruff Pat Tomlinson Nathan Tuttle Layout Welder Michael Murtagh Facilities Porter Scenic Artists Wig and Makeup Crew

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By Magda Krance

Musetta. These memorable characters are central PHILIP GROSHONG/CINCINNATI OPERA to the first four of Lyric’s 2018/19 Elettra. season: Puccini’s La bohème, Mozart’s Idomeneo, Wagner’s Siegfried, and Verdi’s Brünnhilde. Il trovatore. What they have in common is that each is a force of nature in her own Azucena. distinctive way, dramatically and musically.

It’s hard to imagine four more wildly Danielle de Niese. different characters in opera: The coquette Erin Wall. who dumps her wealthy companion for Christine Goerke. her perpetually penniless soulmate. The Jamie Barton. traumatized princess in exile who covets a prince she cannot have. The valiant Valkyrie, The artists who will bring these roles to life asleep within a ring of fire as punishment onstage at Lyric this fall are also forces of for defying her father, now awakened by a nature. All are brilliant, passionate singers fearless young hero (and fellow virgin). The and actresses who will dazzle you and draw wild-eyed PTSD survivor consumed by you into their unforgettable portrayals, vengeful rage. stirring your soul and moving you to tears.

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Danielle de Niese first rocked the Lyric Opera House 11 years Danielle de Niese ago as a sensational Cleopatra in an exuberant Bollywood-inspired at Lyric as Roxane production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare. Her saucy Susanna in in Bel Canto.

Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro(2009/10) won all hearts, and most TODD ROSENBERG recently she created the transformative role of opera singer and hostage Roxane Coss in the 2015 world premiere of Jimmy López’s Bel Canto. Surprisingly, de Niese had never portrayed Musetta until a few months ago in London, in the coproduction of Lyric, House Covent Garden, and Teatro Real Madrid. De Niese admits that in all the Bohèmes she’d ever seen, “I never really liked the person this character is – attention-seeking, petulant, possessive, flimsy, who then turns good in the end.” She notes that with director Richard Jones there’s been an exploration of backstory for all the characters. “Musetta looks at her assets as a woman, and thinks, ‘With what I have to give, I should have lovely clothes and a comfortable life.’ But she fell in love with a poor artist who can’t provide for her. Before we meet Musetta, she’s extracted herself from her fiery relationship with Marcello and turned practical” by taking up with the wealthy, older Alcindoro. “I think she’s incredibly strong to make such a practical decision.” Indeed; “the boys” (as de Niese calls Marcello and his broke Bohemian buddies) “are ill-equipped for life’s realities. They smoke their own fantasies and live off the fumes. It’s a juvenile approach to life. Musetta is a pragmatist and CHRIS DUNLOP that’s why she’s gone off with Alcindoro, but that doesn’t provide her certain comforts of the heart.” Which explains Musetta’s somewhat manic state of mind when she makes her big Act-Two entrance: “It’s so much more than frivolity and laughter and shopping. What’s happened to her? What’s led her to drink so much? What would really happen if you weren’t so happy in your life, and you came across an old love?” De Niese relishes “finding the real person, rather than falling into the well-worn treads of archetypal characters and clichés.” Achieving naturalism in opera is challenging “because everything is so heightened and dramatically extended. It’s what we do vocally – we extend emotional thought. gives de Niese the perspective to dig deeper into the character. Richard is trying to juxtapose that with natural human behavior, “Musetta’s understanding and humanity thread through and it’s hard. Puccini wrings it out of you.” the opera,” de Niese declares. “I’ve enjoyed finding those human The soprano notes that because La bohème is about young people, moments – why does she sing this? What happened before she it expresses the shared experience of performers and audiences alike: got into this scene? What is she feeling about her life that makes “When you’re young, everything is dead serious. Everything you feel her overdo it in Act Two? She’s made the right, practical decision, feels so dramatic. Everything is totally, genuinely felt, and the ability but she’s still not happy, and it ricochets her back to Marcello. The to cope with situations and see them in a mature way” hasn’t yet push-pull of relationships feels so dramatic when you’re in love. developed. Coming to the role in midlife instead of her early twenties La bohème is authentic to the spirit of what love is.”

Erin Wall, acclaimed internationally in a wide range of repertoire, Mozart brings Wall back to Lyric this fall in a role debut: Elettra has been a Lyric favorite since her breakout portrayal of Marguerite/ in Idomeneo, a character with a harrowing back story. Traumatized Faust during her third season in the Ryan Opera Center. The by the murder of her father, King Agamemnon, by her mother and Canadian soprano triumphed as a last-minute Donna Anna in her mother’s lover, Elettra plotted vengeance, which was carried Mozart’s to open Lyric’s 50th-anniversary season, and out by her brother Orestes. In the Strauss opera Elektra, returning returned for highly praised portrayals of Mozart heroines: Pamina/ to Lyric in February, she dances herself to death. In Idomeneo, she’s The Magic (2005/06), Fiordiligi/Così fan tutte (2006/07), and a royal refugee on Crete who covets the love of Idomeneo’s son Konstanze/The Abduction from the Seraglio (2008/09). She’s also Idamante, who loves Ilia, a royal captive. It’s complicated. been featured here as Helena/A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Lyric “Elettra is intensely focused and relentless,” Wall notes. premiere, 2010/11) and Antonia/Les contes d’Hoffmann(2011/12). “She’s dramatic, and very intent on vengeance when she doesn’t

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get what she wants, although when others Erin Wall at Lyric are around she behaves herself fairly well.” DAN REST as Konstanze in The Abduction What are her character’s strengths? “Well, from the Seraglio. she is certainly persistent, and she's very in touch with her emotions – especially her ALEXANDER VASILJEV anger and despair!” Wall finds Elettra temperamentally quite a departure from her previous roles. “I am really looking forward to chewing the scenery a little more than I usually get to do in a Mozart role,” she says. “I usually play the soprano character who lives happily ever after, so this will be something quite different. I think in this opera, she functions a little bit as a villain, as the audience absolutely roots for Ilia and Idamante to wind up together – but when I've seen the opera, the audience also really enjoys Elettra's histrionics, especially in Act Three. I can't help but feel badly for her as well – haven’t we all experienced an unrequited love at some time in our lives? “I have a strong personality myself, and it will be fun to let loose and be a bit less repressed onstage with emotions that our society tends to look unfavorably upon – like anger, rage, and vengeance!”

Christine Goerke first had Lyric audiences screaming on their feet with her triumphant debut as Strauss’s Elektra to open the 2012/13 season. Her Cassandre in

Berlioz’s massive was rapturously received TODD ROSENBERG in Lyric's 2016/17 season premiere, and her fierce, tender, and terrified portrayal of Brünnhilde, Wotan’s favorite daughter in Die Walküre, dazzled audiences and critics at Lyric last season. That installment ended with her sleeping encircled by magic fire. She returns to be awoken to the joys and terrors of love in the final act of Siegfried this November, as Wagner’s Ring cycle continues to roll out in Lyric’s splendid new production. She is deeply steeped in this character, with additional Ring cycle engagements at The Metropolitan Opera, Houston Grand Opera, and Canadian Opera Company. “I am very lucky to have the chance to inhabit a lot of incredible characters onstage, but admittedly ARIELLE DONESON following Brünnhilde’s journey through the Ring cycle has to take top honors,” Goerke declares. “She is a headstrong, ‘know it all’ teen in Die Walküre – albeit a well-meaning one. She discovers that she has the wisdom and strength of her mother [the earth-goddess Erda] and is able to not only stand up for what she Christine Goerke at Lyric as Cassandre in Les Troyens. feels is right, but she does so and stands against her father, whom she loves more than anything.

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“As we find her in Siegfried, though years have passed since continues. “In the end, she finds herself, and peace. her punishment was handed down, for her it feels as if it’s been “The gift of portraying this character is found in the fact that just moments,” Goerke says of Brünnhilde’s awakening. “She though the story of the Ring seems lofty, the characters – these doesn’t appear to be very strong at first, and indeed she isn’t. She gods – are more human than most humans,” the soprano notes. is now mortal, vulnerable in a way that she has never been before, “It’s quite easy to imagine yourself in any one of these situations but as she talks about what she has done and who she was – and when you bring them down to their simplest forms. Everyone has in fact who she still is, she realizes that her strength comes from a experienced betrayal. At some point, it’s likely that everyone has very different place than perhaps she first thought. She finds joy in been accused and blamed for something that they didn’t do. We’ve taking a chance on love again, after being disappointed in the love all had issues with a parent disagreeing with a choice that we have and protection of her father. made and that we have felt strongly about. We’ve all fallen in love, “As we find Brünnhilde in Götterdämmerung, we see further and been afraid of losing ourselves in that feeling. For me, that is variations of her strength, but we also see that she is not only the gift of losing ourselves in any story – being able to recognize her mother’s daughter, having found wisdom, but also her father’s parts of ourselves in the characters.” daughter – possessing his anger, strength, and pride,” Goerke

Jamie Barton sang three supporting roles during her Lyric debut Traumatized by seeing her own mother killed, Azucena is season (2011/12), in Les contes d’Hoffmann, Boris Godunov, and consumed by the desire for revenge, and has her way over the . She has since returned to delight Lyric audiences course of Verdi’s blood-and-thunder melodrama. “What I love as Magdalene/Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, followed by the about Azucena is her grit, her endurance, and her flaws,” says dramatic and musical thrills she brought to Anna Bolena as Giovanna Barton. “She’s had an incredibly difficult life. She saw her mother Seymour. Barton has won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World die a horrific death, burned at the stake, which is certainly enough and other top competitions, and has wowed audiences and critics to cause some major PTSD. Her mother also commanded her to worldwide in a variety of powerful mezzo-soprano roles. In November avenge her, and in this frenzy, she threw a baby – who she thought she will portray the deeply troubled Azucena in Verdi’s Il trovatore, a was Count di Luna Senior’s child – into the fire. It turns out to role she sang previously at Cincinnati Opera to great acclaim. be her own baby, so she kidnaps Count di Luna Senior’s child and raises him as her own. Jamie Barton as Giovanna in “Obviously, this woman has gone through hell, and is Anna Bolena at Lyric (with John living in a world of trauma and guilt as a result of it,” Barton Relyea as Enrico). continues. “I have massive respect for a character with flaws, and

TODD ROSENBERG I consider it a privilege to get to share her struggles – for me, imperfect characters hit a little closer to home. I may never have had to endure events at this level, but I have dealt with PTSD and guilt, and I think showing a human being going through human struggles is something that ends up being cathartic for the audience – and for us onstage!” Barton finds a strong musical correlation between Azucena and Don Carlo's Eboli – “apt, since they're both Verdi characters! They’re two very powerful women. Eboli wields political power, and Azucena is incredibly magnetic. Both are so blinded by their own missions that they can’t see how devastating the repercussions will be. Truly, I can understand what drives Azucena more than what motivates Eboli. Despite the horror of what is revealed in the end, I believe this woman was pushed and prodded into doing

FAY FOX what she felt she had to do. Given that her Act-Four music has such beauty and fragility woven into it, I’ve always wondered if Verdi looked upon Azucena with a sympathetic eye as well.”

Four incredible roles. Four outstanding artists. What a revelatory feast for the senses and emotions each of these portrayals promises to be!

Magda Krance is Lyric’s director of media relations.

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LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO CATHERINE ASHMORE/ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN

Giacomo Puccini La bohème

Production sponsors JULIUS FRANKEL FOUNDATION LIZ STIFFEL THE MICHAEL AND SUSAN AVRAMOVICH CHARITABLE TRUST HOWARD L. GOTTLIEB AND BARBARA G. GREIS ROBERTA L. AND ROBERT J. WASHLOW

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La bohème Synopsis

The opera is set in Paris.

ACT ONE explains that Rodolfo’s jealousy is destroying their relationship and he An attic in the Latin Quarter, Christmas Eve wants to leave her. Marcello advises Mimì to go, but she hides nearby. Rodolfo comes out of the tavern and says he will break up with Rodolfo and Marcello complain about the bitter cold. They need to Mimì: her flirting has incensed him. Eventually, however, he reveals the light their stove: Marcello suggests using a chair, but Rodolfo offers the real reason for their separation: she is so ill that his miserable poverty manuscript of the play he is writing. Colline enters and the remaining offers her nothing but the prospect of death. They hear Mimì crying acts of the play are burned. and coughing. As Rodolfo rushes to her, Musetta’s laughter is heard Schaunard enters with wood, food, and wine. He explains that and Marcello rushes into the tavern to see what she is doing. Mimì an Englishman engaged him to play his violin to hasten the death says farewell to Rodolfo, telling him that she will send a porter for her of a parrot. The friends decide to go to eat in the Latin Quarter but possessions. She proposes that he keep her bonnet as a memento of their are interrupted by Benoît, their landlord, who has come for the rent. love. Marcello and Musetta quarrel and separate. Rodolfo and Mimì They ply him with wine and Benoît boasts of his sexual prowess. The decide to postpone their separation until the spring. Bohemians pretend outrage at Benoît’s immorality and push him out. Marcello, Colline, and Schaunard head to Café Momus, leaving ACT FOUR Rodolfo behind to finish an article. There is a knock at the door. It is a The attic, autumn young woman who asks for a light for her candle. She feels faint from climbing the stairs. As she is leaving, her candle flickers out again and Marcello and Rodolfo taunt each other about their ex-lovers: Rodolfo she realizes that she has lost her key. Rodolfo’s candle also goes out has seen Musetta in a fine carriage and Marcello has seen Mimì dressed and they search for her key in the moonlight. Rodolfo takes the young like a queen. They pretend not to miss their lovers, but then admit that woman’s icy hand and tells her of his life as a poet. She tells him her they do. Schaunard and Colline arrive with bread and a herring and the name, Mimì, and describes her simple life as a flower embroiderer. four eat and amuse each other. Schaunard, Colline, and Marcello shout up to Rodolfo to hurry. Mimì Suddenly Musetta enters. She has brought Mimì, who is desperately asks if she may join them at the Café Momus. Rodolfo suggests they ill. Musetta explains that she met her in the street and that Mimì might stay in, but eventually they leave together singing of their love. begged to be taken to Rodolfo. Mimì rallies and greets the friends. Musetta instructs Marcello to sell her earrings to pay for medicine and a ACT TWO doctor. Colline leaves to pawn his overcoat. Alone with Rodolfo, Mimì The Latin Quarter expresses her boundless love for him. He shows her the bonnet and they reminisce about their first meeting. The others return with a muff and Rodolfo and Mimì wander through the Christmas Eve crowds. Rodolfo medicine, promising that a doctor will come. Mimì dies unnoticed while introduces Mimì to his friends. When Mimì shows her new friends the they are preparing her medicine. Colline arrives with money from the bonnet Rodolfo has brought her, Marcello expresses cynicism about pawnbroker, but it is too late. romance. As they propose a toast, Marcello’s ex-girlfriend Musetta appears, This synopsis was originally printed in the program of the Royal Opera House accompanied by Alcindoro, her rich admirer. Agitated at being ignored Covent Garden. by Marcello, Musetta launches into a song – to provoke and seduce him. She complains of a painful foot and dispatches Alcindoro to buy new shoes. The bill for supper arrives, but the Bohemians have already spent their money. Musetta places their bill on Alcindoro’s plate. A arrives, and the Bohemians leave with Musetta. Alcindoro returns and is presented with the bill. La bohème – Approximate Timings ACT ONE 35 minutes ACT THREE ACT TWO 20 minutes Outside the Barrière d’Enfer Intermission 25 minutes Workers arrive from out of town to enter the city. From inside a ACT THREE 25 minutes tavern comes the voice of Musetta. Mimì appears, ill and wracked with ACT FOUR 30 minutes coughing. She asks for Marcello. He tells her that he and Musetta are Total 2 hours, 15 minutes now living at the inn and that Rodolfo turned up in the night. Mimì

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New Coproduction • A coproduction between Lyric Opera of Chicago, Royal Opera House Giacomo Puccini Covent Garden, and Teatro Real Madrid. LA BOHÈME Opera in four acts in Italian

• Lyric Opera of Chicago gratefully by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, acknowledges the support of The NIB after Henry Murger’s novel, Scènes de la vie de Bohème Foundation Italian Opera Endowed Chair and the Mary Patricia Gannon First performed at the , Turin on February 1, 1896 Puccini Endowed Chair. First performed by Lyric Opera on November 6, 1954 Characters in order of vocal appearance:

Marcello ZACHARY NELSON • Lyric Opera of Chicago wishes Rodolfo MICHAEL FABIANO* to thank its Official Airline, American Colline ADRIAN SÂMPETREAN Airlines. Schaunard RICARDO JOSÉ RIVERA*° Benoît JAKE GARDNER Mimì MARIA AGRESTA Prune Man GEOFFREY AGPALO • English surtitles by Kenneth Parpignol MARIO ROJAS° Chalmers 2017© Royal Opera House, Alcindoro JAKE GARDNER Covent Garden. Musetta DANIELLE DE NIESE Sergeant NIKOLAS WENZEL Customs Guard RONALD WATKINS CHICAGO CHILDREN’S CHOIR • This season’s projected English titles Actors: Jacob Bates, Emma Jo Boyden, John Byrnes, Phillip Christian, Katherine Coyl, are funded in part by a generous grant Jack DeCesare, Bobby Duncalf, Jodi Gage, Matthew Kuhlman, Gary Mcmillan, Jr., from the Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Kirk Osgood, Philip Soulides, Jake Stempel, Kai Young Deutsch Foundation. Conductor DOMINGO HINDOYAN* Director RICHARD JONES Set and Costume Designer STEWART LAING* • Additional costumes provided by: Lighting Designer MIMI JORDAN SHERIN Seams Unlimited, Steppenwolf Costume Chorus Master MICHAEL BLACK Shop, Uber Costume, and Laura Children’s Chorus Master JOSEPHINE LEE Whitlock. Original Movement Director SARAH FAHIE* Revival Movement Director DANIELLE URBAS* Wigmaster and Makeup Designer SARAH HATTEN Associate Director SIMON IORIO* • Children's eye wear provided by Assistant Director JORDAN LEE BRAUN Dr. Adam Black of Couture Vision, Stage Manager JOHN W. COLEMAN Naperville, IL. Stage Band Conductor STEFANO SARZANI Musical Preparation SUSAN MILLER HULT JERAD MOSBEY MATTHEW PIATT ERIC WEIMER Projected English Titles KENNETH CHALMERS*

* Lyric Debut ° Current member, The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center

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MARIA AGRESTA recital activities include a seven-city American d’amore at Pittsburgh Opera. Other recent (Mimì) tour and the tenor’s London recital debut at successes include Enrico/Lucia di Lammermoor Previously at Lyric: Wigmore Hall. On DVD, he can be seen in (Santa Fe) and Escamillo/ (Oslo, San Liù/Turandot (2017/18). the title role/Donizetti’s Poliuto and Alfredo/ Francisco, Palm Beach). He has portrayed (both from Glyndebourne), Escamillo and Masetto/Don Giovanni at Acclaimed as one of the Cassio/ (Met), and Gennaro/Lucrezia ’s Canadian Opera Company. In most remarkable Italian Borgia (San Francisco). Fabiano is the recipient 2013/14 Nelson joined the Semperoper’s singers of her generation, of Australia’s prestigious Helpmann Award permanent ensemble, and has appeared with the soprano is returning in the “Best Male Performance in an Opera” the company as Paolo/Simon Boccanegra, to Lyric for one of her category, for Faust in Sydney. Guglielmo/Così fan tutte, Belcore, Marcello, signature roles, one that brought her to London’s and the Figaros of Rossini and Mozart. His Royal Opera this summer. Her Mimì has also DANIELLE DE NIESE portrayal of Mozart’s Figaro has been heard earned acclaim at the Metropolitan Opera (Musetta) with the Aix-en-Provence Festival; on tour in (company debut, 2016), , the Opéra Previously at Lyric: Bahrain; and in Santa Fe, where he has also National de Paris, and the major houses of Roxane Coss/Bel Canto sung Malatesta/Don Pasquale. Other successes Vienna, , Venice, the Verona Arena, (world premiere, 2015/16); include appearances with Japan’s Seiji Ozawa and Torre del Lago’s Puccini Festival. Also Susanna/The Marriage Music Academy Opera Project (Die Fledermaus) prominent among her Puccini roles is Liù (La of Figaro (2009/10); and Washington Concert Opera (Strauss’s Scala, Verona Arena, most recently last season at Cleopatra/Giulio Cesare Guntram). The Maryland native is the recipient the Metropolitan Opera). She is also a celebrated (2007/08). of many awards and honors, among them Verdian, with successes including some of the the George London Award from the George most demanding roles in Italian opera, such as The internationally celebrated Australian-born London Foundation and first prize from the Lucrezia/I due Foscari (Vienna, London), Leonora/ American soprano sang her first Musetta in Opera Index Competition, the Liederkranz Il trovatore London, Milan, Amsterdam), the June at London’s Royal Opera House, where Foundation Competition (General Opera title role/Giovanna d’Arco (Graz), Amelia/Simon she previously starred as Galatea/Acis and Division), and the -Puccini Boccanegra (Frankfurt), Violetta/La traviata Galatea (DVD). She has earned acclaim at Foundation. He is an alumnus of the Catholic (Munich, Berlin), Desdemona/Otello (with Jonas the Metropolitan Opera as Despina, Euridice, University of America and Philadelphia’s Kaufmann, Royal Opera House, DVD), and her Ariel/The Enchanted Island, Susanna, and Academy of Vocal Arts. career-breakthrough role, Elena/I vespri siciliani de Niese’s signature role, Cleopatra/Giulio (Turin). Other important highlights include Cesare. Cleopatra, the vehicle of her European ADRIAN Donna Elvira/Don Giovanni (La Scala), the title debut in Amsterdam, brought her stardom at SÂMPETREAN role/Norma (Tel Aviv, Zurich, Paris), Marguerite/ Glyndebourne (DVD), where she has returned (Colline) Faust (Salzburg), and the title role/Donizetti’s as Monteverdi’s Poppea, Donizetti’s Adina and Previously at Lyric: Gemma di Vergy (Bergamo, Scala, Amsterdam, Norina (DVD), Concepción/L’heure espagnole, Sir Giorgio Walton/ Salerno). On CD Agresta sings sacred music of the Child/L’enfant et les sortilèges, and Rosina/The I puritani (2017/18); Verdi with Antonio Pappano conducting, and Barber of Seville. Her stage successes encompass Raimondo Bidebent/ she can be seen on DVD in , Gemma di Donna Elvira/Don Giovanni (Dresden); Cavalli’s Lucia di Lammermoor Vergy, Faust, and I due Foscari. Calisto (Munich); Norina/Don Pasquale (2016/17). (Vienna); (San Francisco); Susanna MICHAEL FABIANO and Despina (Dutch National Opera, DVD); The Romanian bass, who has rapidly risen (Rodolfo) Anne Trulove/The Rake’s Progress(Turin); to international prominence, made his stage Lyric debut and the title role/ (Sydney). debut as Colline/La bohème at the National She returns to Brussels in December to star Opera in his hometown, Cluj-Napoca. Guest A winner of both in Don Pasquale. Her numerous prestigious engagements followed at the Opéra de Monte the Richard Tucker orchestral engagements include opening the new Carlo, the Opéra National de Paris, the Opéra Award and the Beverly Philharmonie de Paris; BBC’s “Last Night of the de Bordeaux, Rome’s Teatro dell’Opera, the Sills Artist Award, Proms”; performances with the major orchestras in Palermo, the Teatro La the American tenor of New York, Cleveland, San Francisco; and her Fenice in Venice, the Deutsche Oper am premiered Richard London debut with Sir Simon Rattle Rhein/Düsseldorf-Duisburg, and the state Jones’s Bohème production to open the 2017/18 in Bernstein’s Wonderful Town. De Niese’s operas in Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich, in Royal Opera House season at London’s many acclaimed recordings include four solo roles such as Alidoro/Cinderella, Don Basilio/ Covent Garden. He reprises his Met portrayal discs for Decca Records. Her many honors The Barber of Seville, Philip II/Don Carlo, and of Rodolfo this season, while also making role include an Emmy Award, the ECHO Award Sparafucile/Rigoletto. In his still-young career debuts as Faust/Mefistofele (Met) and Carlo/ and France’s Orphée D’Or. Sâmpetrean has already earned successes at La Verdi’s Giovanna d’Arco (Madrid). Highlights Scala in the title role/Verdi’s Oberto and Banco/ in recent seasons have been Fabiano’s role ZACHARY NELSON Macbeth; the as Ferrando/ debut as Don José/Carmen (Aix-en-Provence), (Marcello) Il trovatore and Leporello/Don Giovanni; the as well as the title role/Faust (Houston), the Previously at Lyric: Aix-en-Provence Festival as Selim/Il turco in Duke/Rigoletto (London, Paris, Los Angeles), Ping/Turandot Italia; the Verona Arena as Ramfis/Aida; the Lensky/Eugene Onegin (London), Des Grieux/ (2017/18); Donner/Das state operas of Hamburg (Raimondo/Lucia (San Francisco, Bilbao), and Edgardo/ Rheingold (2016/17). di Lammermoor) and Berlin (Ferrando); and Lucia di Lammermoor (Met, Sydney). Fabiano the Teatro in the title role/Don triumphed in two rarities – Verdi’s Il corsaro This season the American Giovanni. As Leporello in the latter opera, he and Massenet’s Hérodiade – at Washington appears as also appeared in Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Concert Opera. Other major venues include Peter/Hansel and Gretel Moscow, Paris, Monte Carlo, and Hamburg. the leading companies of Milan, Madrid, (Oregon Symphony) and Count Almaviva/The Sâmpetrean will be featured later this season Amsterdam, Dresden, and Berlin, as well Marriage of Figaro (Arizona Opera). Last season as Count Walter/Luisa Miller in Monte Carlo, as the major orchestras of Cleveland, San he reprised his portrayal of Mozart’s Figaro Leporello at France’s Chorégies d’Orange Francisco, Philadelphia, and Vienna. Recent at Dresden’s Semperoper and Belcore/L’elisir Festival, and Alidoro in Rome.

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RICARDO JOSÉ Little Night Music (Hawai’i Opera Theater), Hall, and was featured in the Chicago/Midwest RIVERA (Schaunard) Judge Turpin/Sweeney Todd (Houston Grand Emmy-winning documentary Songs on the Road Lyric debut Opera) and Buffalo Bill/Annie Get Your Gun to Freedom (2008). A regular collaborator with and Mayor Shinn/The Music Man (both at major Chicago musical organizations, CCC The Puerto Rican Glimmerglass Opera). This season’s highlights has performed throughout the world, for many baritone, a first-year include Gardner’s first Bailiff/Werther (Florida dignitaries, and in performances with such member of Lyric’s Ryan Grand Opera), Sir Joseph Porter/HMS Pinafore celebrities as Chance the Rapper, Luciano Opera Center, returns to (Eugene Opera), and Wagner’s Ring Cycle in Pavarotti, Beyoncé, Yo-Yo Ma, and Celine the company’s mainstage One Night (Binghamton Philharmonic). Dion, among many others. later this season to portray Baron Douphol/La traviata. Rivera MARIO ROJAS DOMINGO has portrayed Guglielmo/Così fan tutte at the (Parpignol) HINDOYAN International Vocal Academy of Rome; sung Previously at Lyric: (Conductor) several recitals with the American Masters of Borsa/Rigoletto Lyric debut Opera Academy in Moscow; and performed in (2017/18). scene and concert presentations as a participant The Venezuelan conductor, in Tel-Aviv’s International Vocal Arts Institute. The Mexican tenor, a who made a pre-season He has had repeat engagements at the Performing second-year Ryan Opera appearance leading the Arts Center of San Juan and at the University of Center member, who 2018 Stars of Lyric Opera at Puerto Rico Theater, including Don Pasquale, returns to Lyric’s mainstage Millennium Park concert, , and Don Quixote/Ravel’s later this season as Ruiz/Il trovatore and Gastone/ enjoys a vibrant career leading internationally Master Peter’s Puppet Show (part of the 2016 La traviata, has portrayed Rodolfo/La bohème acclaimed ensembles. Starting with the 2019/20 Casals Festival). He recently earned his master’s at Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes. Rojas is season, he will serve as principal guest conductor of degree at Rice University’s Shepherd School of an alumnus of the San Francisco Conservatory the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra. Music, where his appearances included Fiorello/ of Music (Don José/La tragédie de Carmen, Highlights among many prestigious engagements The Barber of Seville, Starveling/A Midsummer Nemorino/L’elisir d’amore). He has also appeared this season include debuts with the Vienna State Night’s Dream, and Marco/Gianni Schicchi. at the SFCM Gala with renowned pianist/coach Opera (Turandot) and Barcelona’s Gran Teatre He has also participated in numerous summer Warren Jones. One of the youngest singers ever del (Luisa Miller) plus symphonic concerts programs, including VOICExperience in to receive the Plácido Domingo scholarship with the Orchestre de Chambre de Paris. Last Savannah and the Aspen Music Festival, where from SIVAM (Mexico's most prominent young- season Hindoyan made acclaimed debuts at he has appeared as Claudio/Béatrice et Bénédict artist program), he has sung elsewhere in the Metropolitan Opera (L’elisir d’amore), the and Angel 7 in Luke Bedford’s opera Seven Mexico as Don Ottavio/Don Giovanni and Mariinsky Theatre (La bohème), Oper Stuttgart Angels. Ricardo José Rivera is sponsored by Dr. Julian/Tomás Bretón’s La verbena de la Paloma. (), Semperoper Dresden (La traviata), and David H. Whitney and Dr. Juliana Chyu, and Rojas has received the Marta Eggerth Kiepura L’Opéra de Monte-Carlo (I puritani). Recent Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk. Award in the Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundation symphonic engagements include performances International Vocal Completion, third place in with the Dresden Philharmonic, Hamburger JAKE GARDNER the Palm Springs Opera Guild Competition, Symphoniker, Orchestre National de Bordeaux (Benoit, Alcindoro) the Emerging Singers Award in the Opera Index Aquitaine, Orchestre National de Belgique, Previously at Lyric: Vocal Competition, second place in the East Bay and Malmö Symphony Orchestra. From 2013 Brétigny/Manon (2008/09) Opera League competition, an Encouragement to 2016 Hindoyan was first assistant to Daniel Jules Mackenzie Goddard/ Award from the Metropolitan Opera National Barenboim at the and has William Bolcom's A Wedding Council Auditions, and a grant from the Loren L. since become a prominent guest conductor (2004/05, world premiere); Zachary Society for the Performing Arts. Mario there, having led a vast array of works including George Jones/Street Scene Rojas is sponsored by the Elizabeth F. Cheney La traviata, Tosca, L’elisir d’amore, La boheme, (2001/02). Foundation. The Barber of Seville, The Rake's Progress, Orfeo ed Euridice, and The Rite of Spring (ballet). Born The career of the distinguished American bass- CHICAGO in Caracas, Venezuela, and originally a violinist, baritone has encompassed productions at the CHILDREN’S CHOIR Domingo studied conducting at Geneva’s Vienna Volksoper, Dresden’s Semperoper, Previously at Lyric: Haute Ecole de Musique. (See Conductor's Note, Glyndebourne, Dutch National Opera, the Ten productions since page 34.) Edinburgh Festival, and the major houses of San 2000/01, most recently Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, Washington, Turandot (2017/18); RICHARD JONES and Miami. For a decade he performed as Carmen (2016/17); (Director) principal baritone with the Cologne Opera, Tosca (2014/15). Previously at Lyric: under the baton of music director James Hansel and Gretel Conlon. Recently Gardner sang his first Prince Founded as a single (2012/13, 2001/02). Gremin/Eugene Onegin at Eugene Opera and choir in Hyde Park at the height of the Jenůfa (2000/01). portrayed Ashby/La fanciulla del West (Virginia civil rights movement in 1956, today the Opera); Harold Ryan/Richard Auldon Clark’s Chicago Children’s Choir serves 4,800 youth The British director and Kurt Vonnegut’s Happy Birthday Wanda representing all 57 Chicago zip codes. The debuted at London’s June (Indianapolis Opera, world premiere); the CCC encompasses programs in 85 city schools Royal Opera House Hermit/Der Freischütz, his 100th role (Virginia and 10 neighborhoods, an ensemble for young directing an award-winning 1994 production Opera); Sulpice/La fille du régiment (Honolulu); male voices, and the world-renowned Voice of of the Ring cycle. He has returned for eight Bartolo/The Barber of Seville(Eugene, San Chicago. Under president and artistic director productions, among them Lady Macbeth of Antonio); and Scarpia/Tosca (Piedmont Opera, Josephine Lee, Chicago Children’s Choir has Mtsensk, Anna Nicole (world premiere), and Opera Coeur d’Alene). Gardner has sung a undertaken many highly successful national and most recently La bohème (2017/18). Other wide variety of operetta and musical theater, international tours, has been featured in national productions have included Die Meistersinger von including recent portrayals of Baron Zeta/ broadcasts, including NBC’s Today, Oprah, and Nürnberg, La fanciulla del West, , and The Merry Widow (LA Opera), Frederic/A the PBS series From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hansel and Gretel ( and

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The Met); Don Giovanni, Rodelinda, Cavalleria work with Jones includes Lohengrin and Les contes JOSEPHINE LEE rusticana, Pagliacci, , The Trojans, and Julietta d’Hoffmann, The Midsummer Marriage(Bavarian (Children’s Chorus Master) (); Falstaff, Macbeth, and State Opera), The Makropulos Case (Frankfurt Previously at Lyric: Flight (Glyndebourne); Pelléas et Mélisande and Opera), , Ariodante (Netherlands Ten operas since Lohengrin (); Billy Budd Opera), Peter Grimes (La Scala, Milan), Flight, 2000/01, most recently (Frankfurt Opera and Netherlands Opera); Peter Falstaff, and Der Rosenkavalier (Glyndebourne), Turandot (2017/18); Grimes (La Scala); and La bohème (Bregenz Rusalka (Royal Danish Opera), Rodelinda, Die Carmen (2016/17); Festival). Jones’s work in theater includes The Meistersinger von Nürnberg, La fanciulla del West, Wozzeck (2015/16). Hairy Ape (Old Vic and New York – nominated From Morning to Midnight, , for 6 Drama Desk Awards); The Trial, Public Pagliacci, Don Giovanni (English National The president and Enemy, The Government Inspector, Annie Get Opera), Anna Nicole Smith (Brooklyn Academy artistic director of Chicago Children’s Choir Your Gun, and The Good Soul of Szechuan of Music), and many others. Sherin has worked has revolutionized youth choral music through (all for the Young Vic); A Midsummer Night’s extensively in theater, including Annie Get Your cutting-edge performances of diverse repertoire Dream (Royal Shakespeare Company); Tales Gun, Public Enemy, The Government Inspector, and innovative collaborations with world- from the Vienna Woods (National Theatre); and and The Trial (Young Vic), The Hairy Ape (Old class artists. Her vision and leadership have Into the Woods (West End). He has directed on Vic and New York Armory), Jerusalem (Royal established CCC as one of the city’s premier Broadway three times and is a Tony nominee. Court, West End and Broadway), The Glass cultural institutions, solidifying partnerships Jones is the winner of five Olivier Awards and Menagerie, Julius Caesar, and Our Country’s Good with Lyric, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, was appointed a CBE in 2015. (all on Broadway), and 35 years of productions and Ravinia. Recent projects include a revival for America’s regional theaters. Awards include of the original musical Sita Ram at the Harris STEWART LAING the American Theatre Wing Award, two Obies, Theater with David Kersnar of Lookingglass (Set and Costume Designer) an Eddy Award, a Tony nomination, and six Theatre and Natya Dance Theatre, as well as Lyric debut Drama Desk nominations. the development of a fully staged theatrical work with the Q Brothers. The Chicago native The British designer/ MICHAEL BLACK has led tours nationally and internationally to director has worked (Chorus Master) 20 countries since 1999. In 2015 she founded extensively internationally Chorus master since Vocality, a festival chorus comprising CCC for major theaters. His 2013/14; interim chorus alumni and young vocal artists from a wide work has been seen at the master, 2011/12. array of communities within and surrounding Royal Opera (La bohème), Chicago, exemplifying the highest level of choral La Scala, English National Opera, Scottish Chorus master from to singing with an emphasis on excellence and Opera, and Opera North, as well as London’s 2001 to 2013 at Opera diversity. Vocality debuted in 2015 at the Ravinia West End, National Theatre, Royal Shakespeare Australia in Sydney, Festival in Porgy and Bess with the CSO and Company, and Royal Court Theatre, among Black prepared the OA performed in the area premiere of Bernstein’s many other companies. In the U.S. he has chorus for more than 90 operas and many MASS in July, along with CCC members. Lee designed for the New York Shakespeare Festival, concert works. He has served in this capacity was recently featured in “The Transformative The Builders Association and for theaters in for such distinguished organizations as the Power of Music,” a segment on the Oprah New Haven, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Edinburgh International Festival, Opera Winfrey Network’s show, Super Soul Sunday. His work has also been seen on Broadway (he Holland Park (London), and, in Australia, earned a Tony Award for Titanic in 1997). He the Sydney Symphony Orchestra (including SARAH FAHIE recently designed The Hairy Ape for the Old Vic Rachmaninoff’s The Bells, led by Vladimir (Original Movement and the Park Avenue Armory in New York. Ashkenazy), the Philharmonia Choir, Motet Director) Laing is associate director with National Theatre Choir, and Cantillation chamber choir. Black Lyric debut of Scotland and is artistic director of his own has also worked with the Melbourne Symphony company, Untitled Projects, which he formed Orchestra in Australia with Sir Andrew Davis. The Australian in 1998. He has directed for many theatres His recent activities include preparing the choreographer and director in the U. K., including The Citizens Theatre, Damnation of Faust chorus, continuing his is closely associated Traverse Theatre, Lyceum Theatre, Unicorn association with Grant Park Music Festival, with the Royal Opera, Theatre, and Royal Court. He also directs opera, where he has worked for two seasons. As one of Covent Garden, where including work for Garsington Opera, Scottish Australia’s most prominent vocal accompanists, she debuted reviving Linda Dobell’s movement Opera, Grange Park Opera, NorrlandsOperan, Black has regularly performed for broadcasts for Eugene Onegin (2008). She has subsequently and Malmö Opera. and recordings (he has been heard numerous worked as movement director for The Gambler, times in Australian Broadcast Corporation , and Philip Venables’s MIMI JORDAN programs). He has served as chorus master on 4.48 Psychosis, and on the revivals of Rigoletto SHERIN four continents, and his work has been recorded and Gianni Schicchi, and as revival director for (Lighting Designer) and/or aired on ABC, BBC, PBS, and for many Il tabarro and Suor Angelica. Movement credits Previously at Lyric: HD productions in movie theaters as well as include Peter Grimes (La Scala), Rodelinda and on television. He has also been a lecturer at the Don Giovanni (English National Opera, Bolshoi (1999/00). Sydney Conservatorium of Music, of which he Theatre), Der Rosenkavalier (Glyndebourne), is an alumnus. Black holds a master’s degree in Rumpelstiltskin (Birmingham Contemporary The distinguished American musicology from the University of New South Music Group), Don Giovanni (Bergen National lighting designer will return Wales. Michael Black is the Howard A. Stotler Opera and Northern Ireland Opera), Capriccio to Lyric later this season Chorus Master Endowed Chair. (Grange Park Opera), Hänsel und Gretel, Semele for the company premiere of Ariodante. Her and The Skating Rink (Garsington Opera), Aida Bohème designs were first seen last season at (Royal Albert Hall), La traviata and La bohème London’s Royal Opera House, where she has (Opera Holland Park), (Mid collaborated with director Richard Jones in six Wales Opera) and, in theater, The Trial (Young other productions. Her designs for Boris Godunov Vic). Credits as revival director include Der will be seen there later this season. Sherin’s other Rosenkavalier and Falstaff (Glyndebourne) and

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Rumpelstiltskin (Birmingham Contemporary Opera Festival, NI Opera, and Scottish Opera, SIMON IORIO Music Group). An alumna of the University of among others. She revived Mears’s production (Associate Director) Melbourne and London Contemporary Dance of The Turn of the Screw for Moscow’s Novaya Lyric debut School, Fahie received a Jerwood Foundation Opera, and also served as assistant movement Choreography Award in 2003. director on La bohème at the Royal Opera The London-born director and revival movement director for the same originally trained as a DANIELLE URBAS production at Madrid’s Teatro Real and the singer. He has worked (Movement Royal Opera. on productions at the Director) Royal Opera House, Lyric debut SARAH HATTEN Glyndebourne Festival (Wigmaster and Makeup Opera/Glyndebourne Tour, and Teatro Real, The British director/ Designer) Madrid, with directors such as Richard Jones, choreographer, who Wigmaster and makeup Sir David McVicar, Laurent Pelly, and Keith trained as an actress at the designer since 2011/12. Warner. In 2017 he was associate revival Drama Centre London, director on Cosi fan tutte for the Glyndebourne appeared onstage, on Lyric’s wigmaster and Tour. Directing credits include Monteverdi’s television, and in films before making her makeup designer has L'incoronazione di Poppea, Howard Moody’s directorial debut with Emily Howard’s opera worked in a wide repertoire Push for The Battle Festival/Glyndebourne, Zatopek!, part of the New Music Festival 20x12,. at Des Moines Metro Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld for Her most recent productions are Beverley Opera and Michigan Opera Theatre, as well as Trinity Laban at Blackheath Halls, Bernstein’s Andrews’s Awa’s Journey, in collaboration Columbus Opera, Toledo Opera, the Cabrillo Trouble in Tahiti and Wolf-Ferrari’s Susanna's with Union Dance in London, and a newly Music Festival, and the University of Cincinnati Secret for The Little Opera Company. He has developed piece at the recent Tête à Tête College-Conservatory of Music. She has also directed opera scenes at the Guildhall School of Opera Festival. She assisted director Antony worked at the Glimmerglass Festival and the Music and Drama, where he is a visiting professor McDonald on Thomas Adès’s Powder Her Face major opera companies of Los Angeles, Omaha, of stagecraft and acting. He has also directed for NI Opera and recently debuted at Irish Cleveland, Sarasota, and Central City, as well opera scenes for the Royal Academy of Music National Opera directing that production’s as Wisconsin’s American Players Theatre and, and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music, and revival. She previously assisted McDonald at in Los Angeles, the Pantages Theatre and the has delivered workshops for the Jerwood Young Wide Open Opera, NI Opera, Opéra National Geffen Playhouse. Hatten earned a B. A. in Artists program at Glyndebourne. Future plans du Rhin, and Grange Park Opera. She also music at Simpson College. Sarah Hatten is include directing the world premiere of Howard regularly assists Oliver Mears, director of opera the Marlys Beider Wigmaster and Makeup Moody’s Agreed for Glyndebourne, and assisting at London’s Royal Opera, on a highly diverse Designer Endowed Chair. Sir David McVicar on I masnadieri at La Scala repertoire for companies including Tête à Tête in Milan.

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La bohème and the Wisdom of Singers By Mark Thomas Ketterson

he scintillating American soprano Geraldine Farrar left Cavalleria rusticana and Ruggiero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci had a delightful anecdote regarding her debut at the Opéra defined a new operatic genre, that of verismo, or realism. de Monte Carlo in 1904. Farrar was onstage listening to It was into this heady milieu that that Puccini made his Tthe tenor of the evening deliver his aria, after which she was to early forays into composition. Puccini was born into a venerated begin her own. The elegant diva had initially been unimpressed by musical family in Lucca; his father, grandfather, great-, and great- her colleague’s appearance, noting he was “was clad in shrieking great-grandfather had all held the position of maestro di cappella at checks, topped by a grey fedora, the Cattedrale di San Martino. yellow gloves, and grasping a After graduating from Milan gold-headed cane.” But when he Conservatory, he composed two began to sing, the astonishing operas, Le villi and Edgar, neither beauty of his voice so enraptured of which won success. Then in her she found herself transfixed. 1893, Puccini enjoyed a triumph “I forgot all about the theater, with Manon Lescaut, which the actions, everything,” Farrar premiered at Turin’s Teatro recalled. “I sat there sobbing like Regio. No less an authority than a child. When my cue came, I George Bernard Shaw opined, did not hear it. The orchestra “Puccini looks to me more like hesitated. My mother, who was the heir of Verdi than any of his in the wings, waved dramatically rivals.” at me. I did not see her. I was But as any artist can attest, having a beautiful, old-fashioned coming up the second time after cry. Then the prompter arose an acknowledged victory is one from his seat and said 'Well, of the most dangerous moments Miss Farrar, are you going to in a career. The world is full sing or not?'” The tenor in of one-hit wonders. None of question was the blazing Italian Leoncavallo’s subsequent operas supernova Enrico Caruso, and achieved the success of Pagliacci the opera was Giacomo Puccini’s (including his rival version of La bohème. Bohème, which more or less died Bohème is among the most on the vine). Puccini knew he admired of operas. It has been needed to proceed judiciously. said that box-office health is a For inspiration, he turned simple matter of “A, B, C” – Aida, to French poet Henri Murger’s Bohème, and Carmen. Bohème’s Scènes de la vie de Bohème. Set extraordinary popularity was in Paris, Murger’s episodic unimaginable when the opera novella presented a series of first appeared, however. Farrar’s colorful vignettes which related reminiscence is a treasurable bit the escapades of a disparate of theatrical nostalgia – but it The Café de Paris, from an 1843 engraving by M. L. Bosredon. group of young people living also provides a telling glimpse a romanticized Bohemian into an operatic success that may never have occurred had it not been existence in the Latin Quarter. A stage adaptation by playwright for the insight and determination of some very influential singers. Théodore Barrière had proven to be wildly successful. Giulio The second half of the 19th century was a time of formidable Ricordi, who commissioned the opera, assigned the team of Luigi development in Italian opera. Giuseppe Verdi had boldly transcended Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa as librettists. As with the play, Illica and the traditions of bel canto and the structures of opera from earlier in Giacosa took several liberties with Murger’s novel, combining the the century to endow the Italian lyric theater with a level of musical/ characters of Mimì and Francine, and tweaking matters to minimize dramatic cohesion heretofore unknown. A gritty naturalism had similarities to Verdi’s La traviata. Puccini viscerally resonated with also crept into the arts; initially through the paintings of Antonio the material. “I lived that bohème,” he enthused, “when there wasn’t Mancini and Francesco Paolo Michetti, as well as in literature as any thought stirring in my brain of seeking the theme of an opera.” manifested by writer Giovanni Verga. In opera, Pietro Mascagni’s La bohème premiered at the Teatro Regio on February 1, 1896,

30 | October 6 - 20, 2018 OPERA NOTES | LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO conducted by the young Arturo Toscanini. The response was decidedly tepid. Such a flaccid reaction seems mind-boggling today. Perhaps Puccini’s music seemed a trifle dull, lacking both the pyrotechnical dazzle of the old repertory or the primal intensity of the new – particularly in the absence of a real aria d’urlo, a feature of verismo in

which a character veers from lyricism and essentially begins to scream METROPOLITAN OPERA ARCHIVES (though we have a suggestion of that from Rodolfo at Mimì’s death). In any case, this was not a matter of audience favor overriding critical dissent (Puccini would experience that later with Tosca). This time around, the audience wasn’t crazy about it either. Bohème’s ascension was to be fueled by its interpreters. Chief among these was the great Australian diva Nellie Melba. Dame Nellie was a huge star, both at the Met and particularly at Covent Garden, where she ruled with an iron fist. She was also a soprano in search of new material. Melba had built her reputation in such florid Italian roles — most prominently Donizetti's Lucia — and was also celebrated as Gounod's Juliet and Marguerite. Audience tastes had changed, however. Melba’s outing as Nedda in Pagliacci was well received, but an ill-advised attempt at Brünnhilde in Wagner’s Siegfried was a disaster. “I have been a fool,” Melba told the press, in a rare moment of humility. In truth, Melba was anything but. She knew she Pictured as Rodolfo needed to evolve, and that the excesses of verismo were a poor fit for and Mimi are the two her vocally and temperamentally. But Puccini’s Mimì was something legendary singers who else. Here was a modern role that would allow her to exploit her did the most to bring La preternaturally beautiful timbre and exquisitely floated upper tones. bohème to world attention Melba plunged into six weeks of study in the role with Puccini himself. – Enrico Caruso and The composer declared her an ideal Mimì (an assessment informed, Dame Nellie Melba. no doubt, by his awareness of Melba’s considerable influence with management – Puccini was no fool, either). Melba aggressively campaigned for Covent Garden to mount Bohème for her, which they did in 1899, despite their distaste for the “new and plebeian opera.” Her performance created a sensation. Soprano Mary Garden left a revealing account of Melba’s achievement, specifically the floated high C concluding “O soave fanciulla.” “The note came floating over the auditorium of Covent Garden; it left Melba's throat, it left Melba's body, it left everything, and came over like a star and passed us in our box, and went out into the infinite. I have never heard anything like it in my life, not from any other singer, ever. My God, how beautiful it was! That note of Melba's was just like a ball of light.” The Met capitulated as well, and Melba became their first Mimì in 1900, with the unusual caveat that she sing the from Lucia di Lammermoor following the opera, as a panacea for those (Above) Nearly a century after who remained skeptical. the heyday of Melba and Caruso, La bohème was essential to one of Then there was Caruso. If there ever was a perfect match of the most successful films of the 1980s, composer and voice, it was Giacomo Puccini and Enrico Caruso. Moonstruck. In a crucial scene, Caruso’s extraordinary tenor instrument, with its ringing, honeyed Loretta (Cher) attends a Metropolitan sweetness on top and surprising complement of beef in the middle Opera performance of Bohème with register, was ideally served by Puccini’s music. It could have been opera-loving Ronny (Nicolas Cage), written for him, and Caruso knew it. His appearances as Rodolfo her fiancé’s brother, who’s fallen in opposite Melba at Covent Garden in 1902 caused pandemonium. The love with her. press also had a field day with an extra-musical event that occurred. As legend has it, Caruso, a notorious practical joker, pressed a hot sausage Singing in English, country singer Gary Morris played into Melba’s hand as he sang “Che gelida manina” (“Your little hand is Rodolfo and Linda Ronstadt was Mimì in the New frozen”). It was a juicy little story, and it kept the singers – and Bohème York Shakespeare Theater’s 1984 English-language – firmly in the public consciousness. production of La bohème.

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Three singers who scored with “Don’t You Know,” the pop song based on Musetta’s waltz from La bohème: (left to right) Della Reese, Vic Damone, and Bobby Vinton.

Generations of singers, especially youthful enthusiasm goes some distance in become their better selves. Italian singers, have followed the Melba/ this piece, and younger singers can make an If audiences dismissed Bohème in 1896, Caruso example since. Licia Albanese, enchanting effect in it. they have lined up in droves since. La Beniamino Gigli, the Renatas (Tebaldi and Pop culture has reveled in Bohème. bohème is arguably the most beloved opera Scotto), Carlo Bergonzi, Franco Corelli, Musetta’s waltz is among the world’s most ever composed. It is the most frequently Mirella Freni, – all have recognizable melodies, and has been covered performed work at Lyric and the Met, had their careers in part measured by their by everyone from Della Reese to Vic where it has been performed more than assumptions of these roles, and to omit Damone. Moviegoers sobbed along with 1,300 times. Even after innumerable them from their repertoires would have Nicolas Cage and Cher when Moonstruck hearings, the emotional lyricism of the been unthinkable. took us to Bohème at the Met. Joseph Papp score takes one’s breath away. From the first And no wonder. Few operas command produced a version starring pop sensation act’s exquisite pair of and emblematic such an expansive appeal as La bohème. Linda Ronstadt and country king Gary love duet, we are gloriously transported Its recognizable characters boast a human Morris, and Broadway scored another hit through Musetta’s waltz, Mimi’s shattering complexity that anyone who has ever been with Rent, a reimagined rock version. farewell with the quartet that follows, and in love, survived a breakup, or has just had Bohème has even survived one of its that ineffably affecting orchestral moment to get the rent paid, can relate to. Their own problematic dynamics reasonably well. when the love theme is echoed in the final passions are expressed through workaday In Mimì, Puccini created the first of what scene. The world now knows what Melba, objects familiar to us all – a candle here, have regrettably been dubbed his “little Caruso, and a host of other singers have an old topcoat there, a bonnet, a muff. women” – roles typified by the heroine of always known – and how grateful we should This essential humanity has rendered the Madama Butterfly or Turandot’s Liù, who be for their wisdom. piece virtually indestructible, even in an suffer and die for the love of a man. It’s era of high-concept Regietheater. It is also a character convention that becomes ever Mark Thomas Ketterson is the Chicago one of the most musically accessible of more awkward. Yet Bohème’s women are the correspondent for . He has also operas, for audiences and singers alike. opera’s driving force; the men only react. written for Playbill, the Chicago Tribune, The score requires little virtuosic display Mimì is a surprisingly modern character for Chicago magazine, and the publications of – Musetta delivers a staccato run or two, her time. She seeks independence, respect, the Ravinia Festival, Houston Grand Opera, and Rodolfo has one high C (which even and a voice. It is through Mimì’s strength Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Caruso occasionally transposed down). of character that everyone else in the opera, Arts, and Washington National Opera at the While nothing beats an all-star Bohème, male or female, learns to love, forgive, and Kennedy Center.

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A TALK WITH THE CONDUCTOR Venezuelan-Swiss conductor Domingo Hindoyan, who debuts at Lyric leading La bohème, spoke in August with Roger Pines, Lyric’s dramaturg.

When did you hear the piece for the first time? Do you have a favorite section of La bohème? monotonously, when she’s talking about herself I heard in my childhood the famous arias from Act Three, which is absolutely the turning and her everyday life. But when she talks Mimì and Rodolfo, but I heard the complete point. It’s where the big drama starts, and it about her feelings, her inner world, her vocal opera when I was 16 years old, and I played makes sense of the first two acts. lines expand to an incredibly impassioned, full a complete run of La bohème in Venezuela How do you view the structure of the opera? sound. When I’m working with the singers with the Venezuelan Symphony Orchestra as a It’s like a symphony. The first act is the first and the orchestra, I am always very keen on substitute violinist. movement, the allegro. The second act is the keeping these contrasts present. They are What was your gut response to the piece at , and it’s tough to coordinate everything essential to give sense to the text and tell the the time? there, especially at the end with the banda story in the most transparent and touching way for the audience. I was in love with every bar! I also had [stage band]. The third act is the adagio, where tremendous curiosity about what was it’s often hard to keep the tension up, to keep What’s the secret of doing justice to the big happening onstage, and was lucky to have a seat the musical phrases flowing, and to avoid soaring moments that everyone waits for in where I could see everything. That curiosity had falling into the trap of sentimentalism. The this opera? a lot to do with why I became a conductor. fourth act would be the last movement, with The success of the big moments in this opera What do you think are the basic reasons that musical recollections of what happened in the requires a perfect relationship between the account for this piece’s popularity? first, second, and third movements within, score and the freedom to interpret, with of course, a different context and the tragic perfect construction of the crescendi, dynamics, Great music, great libretto, and perfect ending. It is a perfectly proportioned opera, emotionally, vocally and orchestrally. Puccini structure. It attaches itself immediately to like a few others in the repertoire that are also was a composer who liked to write in great the musical memory of everyone who hears masterpieces, like The Marriage of Figaro or detail. The word “freedom” is relative, because it. Its melodies stay in your mind, thanks to La traviata, just to mention a few. it should be a sensation within a rigorous simplicity, emotion, and its contrasts. Puccini respect for the score. very often repeats the same themes, so they can The piece’s challenges include dealing with the serve as reminders of certain ideas – friendship, conversational passages, which are so abundant. What makes Puccini such a terrific orchestrator? love, the Bohemian life, fatality. They come in It is all about bringing out the contrasts of the The richness of the musical colors! He has different , in different harmonies and music and the text. At the beginning of the the “italianitá” in the sound with moments colors and context. Think of the first meeting opera, for example, you sense immediately that of impressionism as well. Some of his pieces of Mimì and Rodolfo: it’s so special because Marcello is a completely different character recall Debussy in certain moments. The way it totally contrasts with what was happening from Rodolfo. In those first lines for Marcello, he uses the percussion, the way he mixes before with the four Bohemians. Suddenly it’s he sings often on the same note, almost spoken woodwinds, his massive brass sections, and the pianissimo, with string texture, muted and rich singing, but then comes Rodolfo, with more delicate strings. The second act of Bohème is a harmonies; this sudden change of ambiance melodic lines and excitement in the voice masterpiece of orchestration, with the sparkling touches the emotions of the listeners, singers, with lines moving up and down. Think also character of the percussion, the children's orchestra, and stage director. La bohème is full of Mimì, who has two different sides to her choir, the brilliant , and how he builds of moments like this one. vocal character. She sings simply, almost this big, massive scene.

Lyric’s Mimì and Rodolfo, Italian soprano Maria Agresta and American tenor Michael Fabiano, in Richard Jones’s production at the Royal CATHERINE ASHMORE/ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN. CATHERINE ASHMORE/ROYAL OPERA HOUSE COVENT GARDEN. Opera House Covent Garden.

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Your opera experience doesn't have to end here! When the performance is over, you can continue your exploration of La bohème in conversation with your companions. Here are some topics to consider:

DAN REST • What captivated you most about the opera, whether musically or theatrically?

• Parpignol, the toy vendor in Act Two, has no direct relationship with the protagonists or the plot. Why do you think he was included in the opera?

• Mimì and Rodolfo sing two wonderful duets: one when they first meet in Act One, and the other as Mimì lies on her deathbed in Act Four. Which do you think you’ll especially remember and why?

• Why do you think Marcello and Musetta get back together?

• What points does the opera make about trust in relationships?

• The last few lines of the final scene are meant to be spoken in rhythm, rather than being actually sung. What effect does this choice by Puccini have on the drama? Dimitri Pittas (Rodolfo) and Ana María Martínez (Mimì) in Act One of La bohème, Lyric, 2012/13 season.

To continue exploring La bohème, Lyric dramaturg and program editor Roger Pines suggests the following performances:

CD DVD Mirella Freni, Luciano Pavarotti, Rolando Panerai, , Nicole Car, Michael Fabiano, Mariusz Kwiecień, Simona Mihai, Luca Nicolai Ghiaurov, Gianni Maffeo; Berlin Philharmonic, Deutsche Oper Tittoto, Florian Sempey; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera Berlin and Chorus, cond. (Decca) House Covent Garden, cond. Antonio Pappano, dir. Richard Jones Renata Tebaldi, Carlo Bergonzi, Ettore Bastianini, Gianna d’Angelo, (Opus Arte) Cesare Siepi, Renato Cesari; Academy of Santa Cecilia Orchestra and Ileana Cotrubas, Neil Shicoff, Sir Thomas Allen, Marilyn Zschau, Chorus, cond. Tullio Serafin (Decca) Gwynne Howell, John Rawnsley; Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Victoria de los Angeles, Jussi Björling, Robert Merrill, Lucine Amara, Opera House Covent Garden, cond. Lamberto Gardelli, dir. John Giorgio Tozzi, John Reardon; RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra and Copley (Kultur Video) Chorus, Robert Shaw Chorale, cond. Sir Thomas Beecham (EMI) Teresa Stratas, José Carreras, Richard Stilwell, , James Leontina Vaduva, Roberto Alagna, , Ruth Ann Morris, Allan Monk; Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, cond. Swenson, Samuel Ramey, ; Philharmonia Orchestra, , dir. (DG) London Voices, cond. Antonio Pappano (EMI Classics) Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazon, Boaz Daniel, Nicole Cabell, Vitalij Kowaljow, Stéphane Degout; Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, cond. Bertrand de Billy, dir. Robert Dornhelm (Kultur Video)

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Music Staff Violin II Bass Harp William C. Billingham Yin Shen, Principal Ian Hallas, Preman Tilson, Principal Marguerite Lynn Williams, Jennifer Condon John Macfarlane, Acting Principal Lewis Kirk, Assistant Principal Principal Aram Demirjian Assistant Principal Andrew L. W. Anderson Hanna Sterba* Susan Miller Hult Injoo Choi* Jeremy Attanaseo* Keun-A Lee Bonita Di Bello Andrew J. Keller* Edward Harrison, Principal Noah Lindquist Diane Duraffourg-Robinson Gregory Sarchet Lewis Kirk Grant Loehnig Teresa Kay Fream Collins R. Trier Percussion Francesco Milioto Renée-Paule Gauthier* Michael Green, Principal Jerad Mosbey Peter Labella Flute Jonathan Boen, Principal Douglas Waddell, Matthew Piatt Ann Palen Marie Tachouet, Principal Fritz Foss, Assistant Principal/ Assistant Principal Stefano Sarzani Irene Radetzky Dionne Jackson, Utility Horn Eric Millstein Madeline Slettedahl John D. Robinson Assistant Principal Robert E. Johnson, Third Horn Eric Weimer David Volfe Alyce Johnson Samuel Hamzem Stageband Musicians Maureen Zoltek Albert Wang Neil Kimel Gaby Vargas, piccolo Piccolo Christy Kim, piccolo Orchestra Alyce Johnson David Inmon, trumpet Carol Cook, Principal William Denton, Principal Kevin Hartman, trumpet Violin I Terri Van Valkinburgh, Matthew Comerford, Matt Lee, trumpet Robert Hanford, Assistant Principal Judith Kulb, Principal Co-Assistant Principal Ross Beacraft, trumpet Concertmaster Frank W. Babbitt Judith Zunamon Lewis Channing Philbrick, Joel Cohen, percussion The Mrs. R. Robert Patrick Brennan Acting Assistant Principal Co-Assistant Principal Rich Janicki, percussion Funderburg Karl Davies Endowed Chair Amy Hess English Horn Extra Musician Sharon Polifrone, Melissa Trier Kirk Judith Zunamon Lewis Jeremy Moeller, Principal Michael Kozakis, percussion Assistant Concertmaster Aurélien Fort Pederzoli* Mark Fisher, Assistant Principal Alexander Belavsky Mark Fry* Librarian Kathleen Brauer Charlene Zimmerman, Graeme Mutchler** John Rosenkrans, Principal Pauli Ewing Calum Cook, Principal Principal David Hildner Paul Dwyer, Assistant Principal Linda A. Baker, Bass Trombone Personnel Manager Laura Miller Mark Brandfonbrener Co-Assistant Principal Mark Fry* and Stageband Contractor Liba Shacht William H. Cernota Susan Warner, Graeme Mutchler** Christine Janicki Heather Wittels Laura Deming Co-Assistant Principal Bing Jing Yu Sonia Mantell* *Season substitute Walter Preucil Andrew Smith, Principal **Sabbatical Linda A. Baker

Chorus Master Tenor Core Supplementary Supplementary Chorus Chicago Children’s Michael Black Geoffrey Agpalo Chorus Tenor Choir Timothy Bradley Chorus Master Soprano Humberto Borboa Beltran Josephine Lee The Howard A. Stotler Hoss Brock Matthew Daniel William M. Combs Carla Janzen President & Artistic Director Endowed Chair Suzanne M. Kszastowski Klaus Georg Elisabeth Van Schoonhoven John J. Concepcion Luther Lewis Kenneth Donovan Kelsea Webb Assistant Conductor Regular Chorus John Goodwin Joseph A. Fosselman Bass Soprano Tyler Samuel Lee Mezzo Rehearsal Accompanist Katie Ruth Bieber Michael Cavalieri Elisa Billey Becker Lawrence Montgomery Kirk Greiner Jillian Bonczek Mark Nienow Sarah Ponder Amber Cloud Stephanie Schoenhofer Dorian McCall Lauren Cusick Sharon Garvey Cohen James Odom John E. Orduña Patricia A. Cook-Nicholson Thomas L. Potter Annie DeMarea Tenor Douglas Peters Nicoletta Dowd Cathleen Dunn Walton Westlake William Roberts Janet Marie Farr Jared V. Esguerra Zachariah Elliott Cameo T. Humes Scott Tomlinson Tobin Ferrall Desirée Hassler Bass Todd von Felker Rachael Holzhausen Matthew Carroll Joe Shadday Hana Freidheim-Javed Laureen Janeczek-Wysocki David DuBois Edward Gelman Kimberly McCord Robert Morrissey Bass Emerson Good Heidi Spoor Kenneth Nichols Claude Cassion Amina Gorman Stephani Springer Steven Pierce Nicolai Janitzky Nicholas Hong Elizabeth Anne Taylor Robert J. Prindle Vince Wallace Lydia Kuhr Sherry Watkins Thomas Sillitti Colin Nelsen Craig Springer Wyatt Parr Mezzo Jeffrey W. Taylor Emerson McConkey Claudia A. Kerski-Nienow Ronald Watkins Kate Mueller Marianna Kulikova Nikolas Wenzel Olivia Roman Colleen Lovinello Lucia Ross Yvette Smith Myra Sahai Marie Sokolova Marco Speroni Maia Surace Aaliyah Torres Laurie Seely Vassalli Corinne Wallace-Crane Pamela Williams Michelle K. Wrighte

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BACKSTAGE LIFE: Maria DeFabo Akin

What is your role here at Lyric, and What keeps you committed to the work how long have you held the position? you do? I am the properties and scenic art There are some really incredible people director and I’ve been here for five years. that I work with on a daily basis. What My role is to facilitate the execution of amazes me most is their willingness the props and paint for all of Lyric’s to learn new things, improve their productions. That can mean creating skills, and keep up with the changing props for new shows, maintaining or technology. Working backstage can be repairing used props, or finding/buying hectic and chaotic, but seeing them all specific props for a show. I work with so dedicated to their craft makes it an the designers and directors, or with the enjoyable place to come every day. artists and choreographers, to make sure the props and paint are aligned with the What’s something about your job that original artistic vision. I then work with people might not know? the stage crew to bring those ideas to life One thing people don’t know is that onstage. we often paint costumes. For example, in the Troy scenes of Les Troyens we What led you to work at Lyric? needed the costumes to look dirty I was working in Chicago for awhile and disheveled, so we used paint to doing props for other theaters when I accomplish that. There are also several heard Lyric was looking for someone different techniques to make costumes to work in the props department. I look old and broken down, including knew opera had a reputation for doing the use of a cheese grater. The audience everything on a grand scale, so it seemed like a great opportunity to probably doesn’t know that whenever a flame will be used on stage, work at a place with such amazing technical elements. we spray a fireproof chemical on the costumes, props, scenery, and wigs as a safety measure! What’s a typical day like for you? I usually begin each morning by checking in with different Favorite Lyric moment? backstage departments to see what they might need. If there was Lyric offers backstage touch tours for patrons who are blind or have a rehearsal the day before, we usually have notes from the stage low vision. On one of these tours before a performance of Così manager letting us know what the director and singers might fan tutte, one of the stars of that production, soprano Ana María need, or what’s working and what’s not working. If specific props Martínez stopped by, as she caught wind of our touch tour. She are being built for a production, my team might have questions started talking with the tour group, and offered to let them touch they need answered from the designer, so I serve as the liaison her throat and diaphragm while she sang. They were so amazed; between the designer and the stage crew. If the designers are here most people don’t get the chance to hear an opera star singing that in town, for example during the summer tech week, we make props close to them! Her incredible kindness and willingness to share her collaboratively so we can understand their vision firsthand. craft was really inspiring. Many of the patrons had been subscribers for years, so to learn something new and experience opera in a What’s the most challenging aspect of your job? different way was very cool for them. The props and paint departments are often juggling many things at once on a tight deadline. Creating props and painting them in a Beyond opera, what are your other passions? timely fashion and on budget, all while maintaining a high-quality My husband runs a company called Step Up Chicago Playwrights, product, can be really challenging. If there is something we need to whose mission is to go out into the community and get more plays create but there isn’t enough time, we have to find new strategies made about Chicago. I enjoy getting to see a lot of theater with to make it happen. For instance, the design team for Jesus Christ him and figuring out how to bring cool art to the city. I also like Superstar wanted more of the palms used in the “Hosanna” scene. We to cook, in particular the science of cooking. It’s exciting to figure originally thought we didn’t have enough time for so many additional out what different things you can add to a dish to make it better. I palms, but after some brainstorming I found a way to get the pieces watch cooking shows and get obsessed with them! here faster, and our spectacular props carpenter figured out a way to make them in less time. We were able to get all 28 palms made on schedule, but we’re always dealing with that type of challenge.

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Artistic Roster

Sopranos Burkhard Fritz Associate Directors Wigmaster and Makeup Maria Agresta Allan Glassman Benjamin Davis Designer Emily Birsan Clay Hilley Benoît de Leersnyder Sarah Hatten Janai Brugger Jonathan Johnson Simon Iorio Tracy Cox Matthias Klink Rob Kearley Fight Choreographers Adrienne Danrich Josh Lovell Chuck Coyl Danielle de Niese Matthew Polenzani Set and Costume Designers Nick Sandys Renée Fleming David Portillo Barbara de Limburg Susan Foster Mario Rojas Charles Edwards Translators for Christine Goerke Russell Thomas Johan Engels Projected English Titles Alexandra LoBianco Riccardo Hernandez Kenneth Chalmers Baritones Angela Mannino Robert Innes Hopkins Roger Pines Weston Hurt Anya Matanovic Stewart Laing Colin Ure Whitney Morrison Christopher Kenney Marie-Jeanne Lecca Marie-Eve Munger Zeljko Lučić John Macfarlane Andrew Manea Anna Netrebko Cait O’Connor Zachary Nelson Diana Newman Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Emily Pogorelc George Petean Ricardo José Rivera Brigitte Reiffenstuel Brenda Rae ULTZ Albina Shagimuratova Reginald Smith, Jr. The American Guild of Siobhan Stagg Daniel Sutin Lighting Designers Musical Artists, AFL-CIO Bass-Baritones Marcus Doshi (AGMA), is the union Heidi Stober Kyle Albertson Fabrice Kebour that represents the singers, Ann Toomey Jake Gardner Chris Maravich dancers, actors, and staging Elza van den Heever Alan Higgs Duane Schuler personnel at Lyric Opera of Erin Wall Philip Horst Mimi Jordan Sherin Tamara Wilson Chicago. Kyle Ketelsen Jennifer Tipton Eric Owens Mezzo- Iain Paterson Projection Designer Jamie Barton David Weigel Christopher Ash DAN REST Elizabeth Bishop Derek Welton Angela Brower Samuel Youn Puppetry Director Ariana Chris Finn Caldwell Alice Coote Basses Kayleigh Decker Patrick Guetti Puppet Designers Michaela Martens Adrian Sâmpetrean Nick Barnes Julie Miller Roberto Tagliavini Ronnita Miller Finn Caldwell Deborah Nansteel Conductors Mary Phillips Marco Armiliato Chorus Master Zoie Reams Harry Bicket Michael Black Annie Rosen Michael Christie Krysty Swann Sir Andrew Davis Children’s Chorus Master Domingo Hindoyan Josephine Lee Francesco Milioto Lauren Decker Donald Runnicles Choreographers and Movement Directors Countertenors Directors Lucy Burge Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen Arin Arbus Sarah Fahie Iestyn Davies Richard Jones Karine Girard David Kneuss Austin McCormick Sir David McVicar Denni Sayers Noah Baetge Laurent Pelly Laura Scozzi Giorgio Berrugi Jean-Pierre Ponnelle Danielle Urbas Robert Brubaker David Pountney Jonathan Burton Roy Rallo Ballet Mistress Nick Sandys Michael Fabiano August Tye Eric Ferring Nicole Cabell as Musetta in La bohème at Lyric (2007/08 season).

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PATRON SALUTE | LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO The Women’s Board of Lyric: Rooted in History, Poised for the Future

On August 21, 1955, JACLYN SIMPSON The Women’s Board Anne Mitchell, Sarah is also responsible for Wood Armour, Louise overseeing The William B. Smith, and Mary Ward and Catherine Graham Wolkonsky came together Room. Originally known for the first Lyric Opera of as the Green Room, this Chicago Women’s Board premiere dining space meeting, in an effort to was renamed in 1993 further the growth of the in honor of the late Bill company as a cultural and and Catherine Graham. educational institution in Catherine, a Women’s concert with the Board Board member for 31 of Directors and other years, was known as Lyric’s volunteer groups. Today, “grande dame,” and her the Women's Board involvement as Graham consists of 56 regular Room Committee chair members, 5 non-resident was a role that she deeply members, 7 life members, cherished. Today, the and during the 2016/17 Women’s Board honors season inducted Renée the legacy of Mrs. Graham Fleming as an honorary by preserving the highest member. quality of dining service, 2017 Opera Ball hostesses (left to right) Susan Lenny, Nancy Searle, The Women’s Board organizing tastings and Mamie Case, Ellen Stirling, Lili Gaubin, and Nancy Santi. organizes myriad projects, selecting the final menus both large and small in scale, which secure critical The past thirteen auctions have raised over $11 seasonally for this ultimate donor benefit. funding for Lyric. Now a 400-person, black-tie million in funds for Lyric, capped this past Collaboration is key to the Women’s fête at the Hilton raising on average a million spring by the 30th anniversary celebration of Board. The Board of Directors united with the dollars, the Opening Night Opera Ball came the first auction with honored guest Château Women’s Board during the 2016/17 season for from humble beginnings. Less than two months Margaux and honoree Shirley Welsh Ryan. the Chicago Voices Gala Benefit Concert and after that very first Board meeting in 1955, the In addition to these events, the Women’s After Party to celebrate our city’s rich musical inaugural Ball was held. In its first year, the event Board maintains a strong commitment to Lyric’s culture. For several years, the Women’s Board raised a total of $17,000 and the cost to attend educational and sustaining efforts. They created, has joined forces with the Guild Board of was a mere $25 per couple. Dancing took place developed, and continue to grow the Opera Directors on the Spring Musical Celebration, in the Rice Grand Foyer, with dinner tables on Commentaries Project, now sponsored by the which has built a strong community surrounding the American Airlines Mezzanine. Since then, Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Foundation the wildly successful musical-theater initiative. Opera Ball has become one of the Board’s in memory of their parents. This season’s The Women’s Board is eagerly anticipating signature events, commencing each new season Commentaries can be found free of charge to the Renée Fleming 25th Anniversary Concert with the level of excitement and elegance it so the public on Lyric’s website, providing opera and Gala on March 23, 2019, with Mrs. Lester deserves. This year’s co-chairs, Erica L. Sandner lovers with a rich history and understanding of Crown as Gala chair. Never a dull moment! and Mrs. Alejandro Silva, continue this tradition each opera of the season. In 2005, the Women’s Through the Board’s tireless work ethic, with an evening that will mirror the French Board General Director’s Endowed Chair in generosity, and commitment, Lyric’s mission romanticism of La bohème. loving memory of Ardis Krainik was established to support the performance of world-class Equally as impressive as Opera Ball is the as part of Lyric’s 50th anniversary season. opera and the creation of innovative programs triennial Wine Auction, which features live and The Women’s Board continues its for community engagement and education silent auction lots of the world’s rarest wines, commitment to outreach opportunities has been strengthened. The Women’s Board luxury trips, and dining experiences. President through collaborations that connect the has celebrated the past while simultaneously Nancy Searle summarizes the auction’s staying Chicago community to the programming of planning ahead for nearly 65 years, and has no power: “It has grown into the vehicle through Lyric Unlimited. Annually, the Board brings plans to slow down. which we are able to give to Lyric and to the Lyric Unlimited’s Opera in the Neighborhoods — Leah Bobbey community on an unprecedented level. At the performances to various venues throughout same time, Wine Auction has encouraged us to the city, such as the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, hold onto our roots: we continue to host this Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of event in our cherished Lyric Opera House, and Chicago, and Misericordia. Spreading the joy of we continue to rely on one another for support opera throughout the city is a privilege that the and encouragement, just as we did in 1988.” Women’s Board holds dear.

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Lyric is grateful for our 2018/19 Season Production Sponsors

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ABBOTT FUND JULIE and ROGER BASKES Abbott and the Abbott Fund are leading corporate contributors Lyric treasures the exemplary leadership and dedication to Lyric Opera of Chicago, with a longstanding tradition of of Julie and Roger Baskes. Subscribers for more than dedicated support. Over the last three decades, Abbott has four decades, they have generously supported Lyric’s generously cosponsored 24 Lyric productions, including this Ryan Opera Center activities as previous cosponsors of season’s new coproduction of La bohème. Abbott has championed Rising Stars in Concert, and currently underwrite the Ryan Opera Center Recital Series on 98.7WFMT. They Miles D. White Lyric’s achievements by making a leadership commitment to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. “Lyric is one of the treasures have cosponsored numerous productions including, most recently, last season’s that make Chicago the world-class city that it is. We’re proud to be associated with Rigoletto and this season's Elektra. They also made a leadership commitment to it.” says Miles D. White, Abbott’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a the Breaking New Ground Campaign to help safeguard the future of Lyric Opera. valued member of Lyric’s Board of Directors. Lyric is honored to have Julie Baskes serve on its Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Julie is also Chairman of the Production Sponsorship Committee, and ADA and WHITNEY is a past President of the Ryan Opera Center Board. ADDINGTON Ada and Whitney Addington are dedicated Lyric MARLYS A. BEIDER subscribers and donors. They have contributed generously As an aficionada of Lyric for more than 30 years, Marlys has con- to the Annual Campaign and the Breaking New Ground tributed to the Annual Campaign and is a Bel Canto Benefactor Campaign, and have made a leadership gift in support of of the planned giving Overture Society. Her planned gift com- Lyric’s new Ring cycle, including this season’s Siegfried. mitment created the Marlys Beider Wigmaster and Makeup The Addingtons have also invested in the company’s Designer Endowed Chair in memory of her late husband, Harold future through their planned gift to Lyric. Lyric is fortunate to have Dr. Whitney Beider. Marlys Beider cosponsored several productions including Addington as a member of its Board of Directors and Executive Committee Elektra (2012/13), Parsifal (2013/14), and Tosca (2014/15), and has committed generous leadership gifts to cosponsor two of Lyric’s new Ring cycle AMERICAN AIRLINES productions including Das Rheingold (2016/17) and next season's Götterdämmerung. This season we celebrate 37 years of vital corporate partnership with American Airlines, the Official Airline of Lyric Opera of RANDY L. and MELVIN R. BERLIN Chicago. In recognition of the company’s significant contribution Devoted fans of opera education and the arts, Melvin to the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, the mezzanine and Randy Berlin are vital members of the Lyric Opera level of the Lyric Opera House is named the American Airlines family. “It’s part of Chicago for us. It enriches the city Mezzanine. American Airlines provides important in-kind support and the community, and we like to be part of that,” Franco Tedeschi for Lyric’s programs and special events. Franco Tedeschi, Vice says Melvin. The Berlins have contributed significantly President of American Airlines, proudly serves on to the Annual Campaign and made a leadership gift to Lyric’s Board of Directors and Lyric Unlimited the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Melvin and Randy have cosponsored several Committee. productions including last season's Cosi fan tutte and this season's West Side Story. Lyric is honored to have Melvin Berlin serve on its Board of Directors. PAUL M. ANGELL FAMILY FOUNDATION The Paul M. Angell Family Foundation strives to advance society through the BMO HARRIS BANK performing arts, conservation of the world’s oceans, and alleviation of poverty. The BMO Harris Bank is a proud supporter of Lyric Opera. BMO, Foundation’s namesake, Paul M. Angell, founder of Newly Weds Foods, dedicated which is celebrating its bicentennial this year, has demonstrated the early part of his life to serving his country and performing as a member of John its strong commitment to supporting the communities it serves Philip Sousa’s U.S. Navy Band during World War I. He believed in hard work, for the past 200 years. BMO has generously supported special self reliance, and optimism, and the Foundation is intended to honor him and his projects through Lyric’s Annual Campaign and is proud to join the production sponsorship family supporting this season's La ideals. At Lyric, the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation has been a loyal supporter Richard Pomeroy of Lyric’s Annual Campaign and Lyric Unlimited programming and has generously traviata. Lyric is honored to have Richard “Rick” Pomeroy, Senior committed to a high level of multi-year support. Managing Director, CTC | my CFO, BMO Harris Bank, serve on its Board of Directors and Investment Committee. “Opera is truly an inspiration. It ANONYMOUS CONTRIBUTORS affects how we see and interpret the world around Lyric Opera is extremely grateful for Aria Society support received from ten us, and it’s our hope that the support we provide anonymous contributors during the 2018/19 season. Lyric will help increase exposure to such a beauti- ful form of artistic expression.” AVRAMOVICH CHARITABLE TRUST Michael and Susan Avramovich were ardent supporters of theater, HENRY M. and GILDA R. BUCHBINDER opera, and classical music in Chicago. Longtime subscribers, Dedicated lovers of the arts, Henry and Gilda Buchbinder the Lyric was a special favorite. Michael had deep roots in Italy, are longstanding members of the Lyric Opera family. and his mother, Margherita, was from Rome. In a salute to Committed to sustaining the exceptional quality of Lyric’s that heritage and to many years of Lyric, the Trust is pleased to artistic product, the Buchbinders made a leadership gift cosponsor La bohème and La traviata this season. to Lyric’s Breaking New Ground Campaign to name the Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation Rehearsal Room. They have also been longtime generous donors to the Annual Campaign, and are cosponsors of this season’s production of Il trovatore. “I really do believe that Lyric is the best opera company in the world,” is Gilda’s heartfelt assessment, to which Hank adds, “the productions are done so well, and stage sets are marvelous.” Lyric is honored to have Gilda Buchbinder serve on its Board of Directors and the Production Sponsorship Committee.

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CAROLYN S. BUCKSBAUM ELIZABETH F. CHENEY FOUNDATION Lyric Opera sincerely appreciates the extraordinary leadership and Lyric remains deeply grateful for the long-term generosity of the generosity of Kay Bucksbaum. An avid subscriber and longtime Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, one of Chicago’s nonprofit patron of Lyric with her late husband Matthew, the Bucksbaum leaders in arts support. The Cheney Foundation has made a multi- Family’s very generous challenge grant re-established Lyric’s year commitment to the Ryan Opera Center/Lyric Opera. During regional and national/international radio broadcasts in 2006. the 2018/19 season, the Cheney Foundation is supporting the Kay’s incredible continued matching support made possible Director of Vocal Studies faculty position; the singer sponsorship The Lyric Opera Broadcasts from 2006-18. “Lyric is a great national institution,” Elizabeth F. Cheney of tenor Mario Rojas, and Guest Master Teacher and Artist Matthew once said, “and it gives our family great pleasure to know these broadcasts residencies. Lyric is honored to have foundation director Allan bring Lyric’s wonderful performances to so many in Chicago and around the globe.” Drebin serve on its Board of Directors, and the Ryan Opera Center Board.

BULLEY & ANDREWS MRS. JOHN V. CROWE Founded in 1891, Bulley & Andrews is one of the Midwest’s Peggy and the late Jack Crowe are generous and passionate most trusted and accomplished construction companies. The members of the Lyric family, evidenced by their major fourth generation, family-owned firm offers clients a full range of support of the Breaking New Ground Campaign and construction services including general contracting, construction the Renée Fleming Initiative. Jack and Peggy Crowe's management, design/build, and masonry and concrete restoration. significant contribution to Lyric was recognized in naming Bulley & Andrews has, for many seasons, supported Lyric the Isabelle Cavagnaro Crowe Foyer on the fifth floor in Allan E. Bulley, III Unlimited’s Performances for Students programs, and is a cosponsor memory of Jack Crowe's mother. Lyric was very fortunate to have Jack Crowe serve of Lyric’s Ring cycle, including this as an esteemed member of the Executive Committee of Lyric's Board of Directors. season’s Siegfried. Lyric is pleased to have Allan E. Bulley, III as a member of its Board of Directors. THE CROWN FAMILY Two of Chicago’s leading philanthropists, Renée and THE BUTLER FAMILY Lester Crown, are devoted patrons of Lyric Opera. The FOUNDATION Crown Family is a sponsor of the Renée Fleming Initiative Longtime subscribers from Dubuque, Iowa, John and and made generous gifts to Lyric’s Annual Campaign and Alice Butler recently made a leadership gift to Lyric’s Breaking New Ground Campaign. Mrs. Crown is a past Breaking New Ground Campaign’s stage improvement President of the Women’s Board and is this season's project. John says, “When Alice and I heard that Lyric Lester and Renée Crown Renée Fleming 25th Anniversary Gala Chair. Mr. Crown was unable to share productions with other houses due joined Lyric’s Board of Directors in 1977 and has served as Chairman of the John and Alice Butler to our outdated and unreliable stage technology, we Executive Committee ever since. In 2004, Renée and Lester Crown were recipients understood that to be a serious problem that needed to be addressed. We believe in of the Carol Fox Award, presented in recognition of their outstanding leadership and Lyric’s mission to be the best opera company in North America, and in order to be commitment to Lyric. Lyric is also honored to have Mrs. Nancy Carrington Crown the best, we must have access the best productions.” Lyric Opera is honored to have serve on its esteemed Women’s Board. Lyric is forever indebted to The Crown Family John Butler serve on its Board of Directors and Investment Committee. for their many years of dedicated service to Lyric Opera of Chicago.

DAVID and ORIT CARPENTER THE DAVEE FOUNDATION David and Orit Carpenter have been staunch supporters Lyric Opera is extremely grateful to The Davee Foundation and the late Ruth of Lyric for many years and made a generous planned gift Dunbar and Ken M. Davee for their tremendous generosity over the years. The to the Breaking New Ground Campaign to help ensure Foundation’s exemplary support of Chicago-area charities reflects the Davees’ wide- that Lyric will be available for many future generations to ranging interests, including their great love of music and the arts. Lyric is fortunate enjoy. In addition to their longtime personal support of to be among the organizations benefiting from The Davee Foundation’s enduring Lyric’s Annual Campaign, David has helped secure eight philanthropy, which helps secure Lyric’s future for generations to come. The production cosponsorships, including this season's company premiere of Ariodante, Davee Foundation provided critical preliminary support to enhance amplification through Sidley Austin LLP, where he was a Partner for more than 30 years. Orit is a and sound systems used in the Musical Theater Initiative, and has generously valuable resource for the Ryan Opera Center, working with the artists on performance cosponsored each production in the initiative, including this season’s West Side Story. psychology. Lyric is honored to have David serve on its Board of Directors and Production Sponsorship Committee. STEFAN T. EDLIS and GAEL NEESON Passionate patrons of the arts, Stefan Edlis and Gael CENTENE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Neeson are actively involved with organizations in Charitable outreach is an important part of Centene Corporation's business Chicago, New York, and Aspen. Mr. Edlis and Ms. philosophy. Since 2004, Centene Charitable Foundation has contributed a substantial Neeson have supported and subscribed to Lyric Opera for amount to initiatives that improve the quality of life and health in our communities. more than 30 years. They have cosponsored six mainstage Through our donations to organizations in the arts, we are not only sustaining the operas, including last season’s Faust and this season’s ongoing cultural traditions, but also paving the way for future generations to Siegfried. Stefan and Gael also made a leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground experience the arts. This season, Centene Charitable Foundation is providing Campaign. Lyric is honored to have Stefan Edlis serve on its Board of Directors and leadership support for EmpowerYouth! Igniting Creativity through the Arts, a Production Sponsorship Committee. groundbreaking multi-disciplinary afterschool program offered in partnership between Lyric Unlimited and the Chicago Urban League that will culminate in the EXELON presentation of a fully staged, youth-centric The philanthropic initiatives of Exelon Corporation help generate and sustain opera based on participants’ real-life Chicago’s cultural stature and economic vitality. For several decades, Exelon has experiences. generously supported the Annual Campaign, Fantasy of the Opera, Wine Auction, and the Great Opera Fund as well as Lyric’s education and community engagement programs. Exelon’s many cosponsorships have included Rusalka (2013/14), Lyric’s second mariachi opera, El Pasado Nunca Se Termina (2014/15), and The Marriage of Figaro (2015/16). This season, Exelon is generously cosponsoring Lyric’s production of Elektra. Lyric is fortunate to have Exelon as an outstanding corporate partner.

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JULIUS FRANKEL FOUNDATION HOWARD L. GOTTLIEB and BARBARA G. GREIS A founding patron of Lyric Theatre (now Lyric Opera of Chicago) Among Lyric’s most devoted subscribers and patrons, and a Lyric Board member at the time of his death in 1982, Julius Howard Gottlieb and Barbara Greis have generously Frankel devoted his philanthropic giving to making Chicago a supported Lyric Opera through major contributions to great place to live and enjoy life. The Julius Frankel Foundation the Annual Campaign and the Breaking New Ground has sustained this noble legacy under the guidance and longtime Campaign. They have cosponsored many productions, dedication of former trustees Nelson Cornelius and John Georgas including this season’s production of La bohème. Julius Frankel and current trustee BMO Harris Bank N.A. Lyric’s audiences have Mr. Gottlieb is the retired chairman of the Glenwood Investment Corporation and benefited greatly from the Foundation’s major grants for general an accomplished violinist. In 2018, Mr. Gottlieb was given Lyric's highest honor, the operating support and production sponsorships. “Mr. Frankel was particularly Carol Fox Award, for his many years of generous service. Lyric is honored to have him interested in making Chicago one of the greatest places in the world to live and serve as an active member of Lyric’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. enjoy life,” Nelson Cornelius once said. “The foundation’s giving supports things that enhance the reputation of Chicago; which, of course, Lyric does.” Lyric has GRAMMA FISHER FOUNDATION named Mezzanine Box 25 in honor of Julius Frankel in grateful recognition of the With an unparalleled record as sponsor of more than 28 new Lyric productions Foundation’s significant gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. This season, since the 1960s, the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa is a the Julius Frankel Foundation is a generous cosponsor of Lyric's new coproduction cornerstone of Lyric’s legacy of world-class achievement in the arts. The Gramma of La bohème. Fisher Foundation has made a leadership commitment to cosponsor each of the four operas that make up Wagner’s Ring cycle, continuing with Siegfried this season. Lyric ELIZABETH MORSE GENIUS CHARITABLE TRUST is sincerely grateful for the enduring friendship and leadership of Christine Hunter One of two trusts established in memory of Elizabeth Morse and other members of the Fisher family. Lyric is fortunate to have Matthew Fisher Genius, daughter of 19th-century industrialist Charles Hosmer serve on its Board of Directors and Stephanie Fisher as an esteemed member of the Morse, the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust is a major, Women’s Board. and deeply appreciated, leader among Lyric’s contributors. Through the Trust’s support of classical fine arts, Co-Trustees KAREN Z. GRAY-KREHBIEL and Bank of America, N.A. and James L. Alexander seek to enrich the JOHN H. KREHBIEL, JR. Elizabeth Morse Genius quality of life in Chicago. In recognition of the Trust’s Building on Lyric is deeply grateful for the friendship and support of Greatness Capital Campaign support, Lyric named the distinctive Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John Krehbiel. A devoted Opera House chimes and music library in honor of Elizabeth Morse Genius. Along member of the Women’s Board, Karen has served on with its sister trust, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, the Genius Trust has several committees, most recently as the 2016 Board sponsored many mainstage productions. In addition to production sponsorship, the of Directors’ Annual Meeting Chair. In addition, she Trust has helped underwrite Lyric’s ongoing efforts to diversify its various boards and contributed a very generous gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign in support preserve Lyric’s history through support of its Archives project. Most recently, Lyric of stage renovations. The Krehbiel family plays a prominent role in the continued named one of its key meeting rooms in its executive offices as the Elizabeth Morse success of the company. Karen and John joined the production sponsor family with Genius Conference Room in order to show its grateful appreciation for the Trust’s their generous support of Carmen and last season made a leadership gift to Wine significant gift to the Breaking New Ground Auction 2018. Campaign, as well as to recognize the Trust’s commitment over many years to helping build MR. & MRS. DIETRICH M. GROSS the company’s core capacities and institutional Lyric deeply appreciates the enduring friendship and infrastructure. tremendous generosity of Dietrich and Erika Gross. Together, they have sponsored/cosponsored a total of 24 BRENT and KATIE GLEDHILL Lyric productions since 1987/88, including last season’s Brent and Katie are proud supporters of numerous causes Die Walküre and this season's Siegfried. Lyric is honored in Chicago, and they have made a leadership gift to to name Mezzanine Box 20 in grateful recognition for Lyric’s Breaking New Ground Campaign. Last season, their leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Dietrich Gross is an Brent and Katie were sponsors of Lyric Unlimited's esteemed member of Lyric’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. In 2009, youth opera, The Scorpion's Sting, and Lyric's 30th Lyric recognized the dedicated leadership and vital involvement of Dietrich Gross by Anniversary Wine Auction. Brent Gledhill is the Global granting him the Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s most prestigious honor. Head of Investment Banking at William Blair & Company, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. Lyric is honored to have Brent serve on its Board of JOHN R. HALLIGAN CHARITABLE FUND Directors, Executive Committee, and Audit Committee. John R. Halligan was a devoted subscriber and patron of Lyric for many years until his death in 2001. With support from his WILLIAM and ETHEL GOFEN Charitable Fund under the direction of the Fund’s President, William and Ethel Gofen have been attending Lyric Norman J. Gantz, Mr. Halligan’s philanthropic legacy continues Opera productions for more than 50 years. They are through very generous annual contributions to Lyric. The Halligan generous donors to Lyric’s Annual Campaign, and are Fund is proud to support numerous artistic, cultural, and civic members of Lyric's Production Sponsorship family, most John R. Halligan organizations which enhance our lifestyles, preserve our sense recently cosponsoring Lyric’s new production of Faust of history and heritage, instill knowledge, and advance our last season. They have also made a leadership gift to the appreciation of nature. The fund focuses its attention on organizations based in the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Lyric is thrilled to have Ethel Gofen as a member Chicago and Honolulu metropolitan areas, being the communities in which Mr. of the Board of Directors and Lyric Unlimited Committee. Halligan resided during his lifetime.

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THE HARRIS FAMILY FOUNDATION ITW The Harris Family Foundation, represented Lyric Opera deeply appreciates the long tradition of sustaining by Pam and Joe Szokol and King and support from Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW). The company Caryn Harris, is a valued member of Lyric’s has made vital contributions to the Annual Campaign and production sponsorship family, most the Breaking New Ground Campaign, and since 2002, has recently cosponsoring last season’s Faust and cosponsored the Opera Ball, one of Lyric’s most important this season’s Siegfried. The Harris Family traditions. ITW has cosponsored many productions, including last Scott Santi Joe and Pam Szokol and King and Caryn Harris Foundation also supports the Annual season’s new production of Faust. Lyric is proud to have Chairman Campaign, and made a generous commitment to the Breaking New Ground and CEO Scott Santi on its Board of Directors and Executive Campaign to help secure Lyric’s future. Lyric is thrilled to have Vice President Committee, along with past ITW Chairmen and CEOs W. of the Foundation Pam Szokol as a member of its Board of Directors and serving James Farrell, John Nichols, and the late David Speer. on its Production Sponsorship Committee. Lyric is also grateful for the dedicated involvement of Caryn Harris. Caryn is an active member of the Women’s Board and EDGAR D. JANNOTTA has held many leadership positions, most recently as Co-Chair of Opening Night/ Lyric is extremely grateful for the longstanding support of Ned Opera Ball in 2015. Jannotta and his beloved late wife Debby. A lifelong opera lover, Ned has been an integral part of the Lyric Opera family, joining WALTER E. HELLER FOUNDATION the Board of Directors in 1987, serving as President and CEO Alyce H. DeCosta was a dedicated philanthropist who loved of Lyric Opera from 1996 to 2000, and is currently serving as Chicago and helped nurture cultural life in the city through Co-Chairman Emeritus. Lyric is honored to have received a her generous support for the arts and higher education. Mrs. leadership gift from the Jannottas for the Breaking New Ground Campaign to DeCosta was a leading member of the Lyric family, having served create the Ryan Opera Center Music Director Endowed Chair, in addition to their as a National Director of Lyric’s Board. For many years, she was generous gifts to the Annual Campaign. president of the Walter E. Heller Foundation, a philanthropic Alyce H. DeCosta foundation named after her late husband, the founder and JENNER & BLOCK past Chairman of Walter E. Heller Co. The Walter E. Heller Founded in 1914, Jenner & Block is a leading law firm with global Foundation has generously funded many Lyric productions, most recently Lyric’s impact and substantial experience in a broad range of legal issues. world premiere of Bel Canto (2015/16) and Don Quichotte (2016/17). The firm has long played a prominent role in Chicago’s legal and business communities, and is consistently ranked as one of the top J. THOMAS HURVIS firms in the country. Jenner & Block has provided significant pro Tom Hurvis is an avid opera fan and longtime Lyric subscriber. bono legal expertise to Lyric, along with generous contributions to As part of the Breaking New Ground Campaign, Tom and his Craig C. Martin the Breaking New Ground Campaign and the Annual Campaign, beloved late wife Julie made a generous leadership commitment in Lyric is fortunate to have Craig C. Martin, Partner and Chair support of Lyric Unlimited, comprising the company’s education of Jenner & Block’s Litigation Department, as a valued member of its Board and community engagement activities. Tom Hurvis sponsors the of Directors, Nominating/ Renée Fleming Initiative, and made a generous leadership gift in Governance, and Executive support of Lyric’s Chicago Voices initiative during the 2016/17 Committees. season. Lyric gratefully acknowledges the Hurvis family’s more than 20 years of contributions to the Annual Campaign, including several production sponsorships, PATRICIA A. KENNEY and GREGORY J. O'LEARY as well as their support of The Lyric Opera Broadcasts. Most recently, Tom has Pat Kenney and Greg O'Leary are longtime given a generous gift to the Ryan Opera Center, endowing a singer in perpetuity subscribers and generous donors to Lyric, with a in memory of dear friend Dick Kiphart. “Opera enriches lives. That is why it is particular passion for supporting the emerging artists so important to introduce young people to opera, and for them to experience of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center. productions done by the best in their fields. How fortunate we are to have all this Greg serves on the Ryan Opera Center Board on right here in Chicago.” Lyric is honored to have Tom Hurvis serve on its Board of its Fundraising Committee, and Greg and Pat have Directors, Executive, Lyric Labs, and Lyric Unlimited Committees. cosponsored the season-culminating Rising Stars in Concert for six consecutive years. Greg was recently INVESCO QQQ elected to the Lyric Board of Directors. Pat and Greg joined the Aria Society last Invesco QQQ, represented by Dan Draper, Managing Director season with their generous Mainstage Singer Sponsorship of celebrated Ryan Opera and Head of Global Exchange Traded Funds, is proud to Center alumnus Matthew Polenzani in his appearances in The Pearl Fishers. Lyric sponsor the arts as a corporate partner of Lyric Opera. They is grateful for their longstanding friendship. "We are thrilled to help Lyric Opera previously cosponsored the productions of Cinderella and Romeo and the Ryan Opera Center with their mission of providing world class opera and and Juliet (2015/16), The Magic Flute (2016/17), and Turandot training for singers, respectively. Every time we think they hit the high plateau, they (2017/18). This season Invesco QQQ is a generous cosponsor ascend to another." Dan Draper of Lyric’s premiere of Cendrillon. Invesco QQQ global network recognizes the value in helping investors around the world, but with headquarters in Downers Grove, "We are proud supporters both of Lyric's innovative programming and community engagement, and we laud their efforts to foster a rich artist culture locally."

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THE RICHARD P. and SUSAN KIPHART FAMILY MR. and MRS. FRED A. KREHBIEL Susie Kiphart is an esteemed member of the Lyric Opera Kay and Fred Krehbiel are longstanding dedicated family. She is immediate past President of the Ryan Opera members of the Lyric Opera family. Lyric gratefully Center Board, Chair of the Ryan Opera Center Nominating acknowledges their generous contributions to Wine Committee, and serves on the Lyric Unlimited Committee. Auction, the Annual Campaign, and the Breaking New Along with her beloved late husband Dick Kiphart, Susie Ground Campaign. Kay Krehbiel is a leading and is a passionate philanthropist. They have made leadership cherished member of Lyric’s Women’s Board, and Fred contributions to the Campaign for Excellence, of which Krehbiel is a National Director of Lyric’s Board of Directors. Dick served as chairman, and the Breaking New Ground Campaign.They have given major support for Lyric's radio programming as members of the broadcast consortium, JOSEF and MARGOT LAKONISHOK sponsorship of Ryan Opera Center Ensemble members, and have been generous sponsors Devoted members of the Lyric family, Josef and Margot of the Renee Fleming Initiative. Lyric will forever be grateful for the visionary leadership Lakonishok have subscribed to Lyric for many seasons. of the late Dick Kiphart. He was a past President and CEO as well as Chairman of They have contributed to the Annual Campaign, and Lyric’s Board of Directors, Chairman of the Nominating/Governance Committee, made a significant gift to the Breaking New Ground and a member of the Executive, Finance and Production Sponsorship Committees. Campaign. They have also cosponsored several mainstage The Kipharts’ enthusiasm for opera and heartfelt commitment to Lyric are tremendous productions, including last season’s Orphée et Eurydice and assets to the company, and in recognition of their passion and immense dedication they this season's new coproduction of Ariodante. The CEO of received the Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s highest honor, in 2013. LSV Asset Management, Josef Lakonishok is a dedicated member of Lyric’s Board of Directors, serving on the Executive, Finance, and Investment Committees. KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP Kirkland & Ellis LLP has a more than 100-year history of providing NIX LAURIDSEN and VIRGINIA CROSKERY exceptional service to clients in Chicago and around the world LAURIDSEN in complex litigation, corporate and tax, intellectual property, Nix Lauridsen and Virginia Croskery Lauridsen of Des restructuring, and counseling matters. The firm is committed Moines, Iowa, join the Aria Society this year with special to enhancing quality of life through educational opportunities, gifts to The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, cultural awareness, youth programs, and community outreach. including cosponsorship of Rising Stars in Concert and Linda K. Myers Kirkland & Ellis LLP has cosponsored several operas, most Lead Sponsorship of the 2018 Ryan Opera Center Final recently The Merry Widow (2015/16), and was Lead Corporate Auditions. As an alumna of the Ryan Opera Center, Sponsor of the Chicago Voices Gala Benefit (2016/17). Lyric Opera is fortunate Virginia is thrilled that she and her husband Nix are able to support these incredible to have Linda K. Myers, a Partner at emerging artists. Nix is the chairman of LGI (Lauridsen Group Inc.) and a recent Kirkland & Ellis LLP, as a member of inductee into the Iowa Business Hall of Fame. He is a relative newcomer to the opera its Board of Directors, Executive, and world but loves the excitement of the genre. The Lauridsens are pleased to be part of Production Sponsorship Committees. the Lyric family and look forward to an exciting new season.

NANCY W. KNOWLES JOHN D. and CATHERINE T. MacARTHUR FOUNDATION Opera always played an important role in the life of the late Nancy The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation supports creative people, W. Knowles. Her love for the art form was nurtured by her family’s effective institutions, and influential networks building a more just, verdant, and musical traditions. “My father had hundreds and hundreds of peaceful world. MacArthur is placing a few big bets that truly significant progress records to play,” she fondly recalled, “so classical music was always is possible on some of the world’s most pressing social challenges, including over- in my home.” Nancy Knowles generously invested her time, talents, incarceration, global climate change, nuclear risk, and significantly increasing financial and leadership abilities to advance Lyric as a member of the Board capital for the social sector. In addition to the MacArthur Fellows Program, the of Directors and Executive Committee, and formerly as a Guild Board member. In Foundation supports creativity in Chicago through its arts and culture grantmaking. recognition of her extraordinary gift to the Campaign for Excellence, Lyric named the The Foundation’s support helps create powerful performances and exhibitions, Nancy W. Knowles Lobby in 2007. Ms. Knowles once again made a significant gift in educate young people, and engage communities, while support of the Breaking New Ground Campaign to support the Nancy W. Knowles providing arts and culture organizations the flexibility to Student and Family Performances fund. Ms. Knowles generously underwrote several innovate and experiment. Lyric is very grateful for the mainstage operas. In recognition of her outstanding generosity and enthusiasm, she ongoing support of the MacArthur Foundation. received the Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s highest honor, in 2014. Lyric will forever be grateful for Nancy's extraordinary generosity. MALOTT FAMILY FOUNDATION Robert H. Malott, Retired Chairman and CEO of FMC Corporation, was a fervent fan of opera and music, and Lyric NANCY and SANFRED KOLTUN was delighted to call him a longtime friend, staunch leader, and Close members of the Lyric family as longtime subscribers generous supporter. The Malott Room was named in his family’s and generous supporters, Nancy and Sanfred were Ryan honor in recognition of their gift to the Building on Greatness Opera Center Singer Cosponsors for many years and Capital Campaign, and in recognition of the Malott Family’s cosponsored the Lyric Unlimited family opera The Magic Robert H. Malott commitment to the Breaking New Ground Campaign, Box 18 is Victrola. Last season they joined the production sponsorship named in perpetuity in honor of Robert H. Malott for his extraordinary generosity and family with their generous support of Così fan tutte, and steadfast dedication to Lyric Opera. He also played a leadership role as a Life Director enjoyed the experience so much they are cosponsors of this season’s La traviata. "In the of Lyric’s Board of Directors. fall of 1954, I attended Carmen, staged by the precursor of the Lyric. That night I fell in love with Carmen, opera, and my date. We were married shortly thereafter. Nancy and I have loved Lyric Opera and have always supported one of the most cherished cultural institutions of Chicago. It is our hope that our children, grandchildren and those beyond will be able to attend the Lyric and appreciate what a gem is in their midst."

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MAZZA FOUNDATION THE ELIZABETH MORSE CHARITABLE TRUST Lyric deeply appreciates the abiding Lyric sincerely appreciates the tremendous ongoing support of friendship and generosity of the Mazza The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, as well as the invaluable Foundation. Under the guidance of its leadership of the Trust’s Co-Trustees JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. directors, Mary Jane Rubinelli, Nicholas and James L. Alexander. One of two trusts established in memory J. Lavezzorio, Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr., of Elizabeth Morse Genius, daughter of 19th-century industrialist and Joan Lavezzorio Schniedwind, the Charles Hosmer Morse, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Mazza Foundation provided major Elizabeth Morse Genius supports non-profit organizations that reflect the values of thrift, Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr., Mary Jane Rubinelli, Nicholas support for the Student Matinees for humility, industry, self-sufficiency, and self-sacrifice, such as Lyric. The Elizabeth J. Lavezzorio, and Joan Lavezzorio Schniedwind many years, helping Lyric introduce Morse Charitable Trust, along with its sister trust, the Elizabeth Morse Genius the majesty and grandeur of opera to Charitable Trust, has cosponsored many mainstage productions. To show its grateful thousands of young people each season. Since 2005, the Mazza Foundation has been appreciation for The Trust’s generous gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign, part of the production sponsorship family, most recently cosponsoring last season’s as well as to recognize The Trust’s commitment for more than fifteen years to new production of Die Walküre and this season’s production of Elektra. helping build the company’s core capacities and institutional infrastructure, Lyric named one of its key LAUTER McDOUGAL CHARITABLE FUND meeting rooms in Nancy and her late husband Alfred have provided its executive offices longstanding, vital support to the Annual Campaign the Elizabeth Morse as well as The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Conference Room. Center, including Rising Stars in Concert. Last season, Nancy generously gave additional support as a cosponsor ALLAN and ELAINE MUCHIN of the Ryan Opera Center fundraising event Ladies’ Allan and Elaine Muchin are longtime, valued members Fred and Nancy McDougal Choice, Piotr Beczała in Recital, Lyric Unlimited’s of the Lyric Opera family. Allan served as President Chicago premiere of Fellow Travelers and the new and CEO of the company from 2001 to 2006, and Chicago Urban League arts immersion partnership EmpowerYouth! is currently Co-Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors and serves on the Executive Committee. THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION The Muchins have staunchly supported the Annual Lyric is deeply grateful for The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s long and tremendous Campaign, Operathon, and the Stars of Lyric Opera history of support. Through a multi-year commitment to Lyric’s American Horizons at Millennium Park concert, and have committed leadership gifts to the Building initiative in 2000, the Mellon Foundation encouraged presentation of American on Greatness Capital Campaign, the Campaign for Excellence, and the Breaking operas and expansion of the operatic repertory by providing major support for New Ground Campaign. Lyric is extremely grateful for Allan and Elaine Muchin’s Lyric premieres. During the 2012/13 season, the Mellon Foundation provided munificent friendship. 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 NATIONAL ENDOWMENT for the ARTS first Mariachi opera. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation continued its generous Our support from the National Endowment for the Arts: Grants awarded by partnership with Lyric Unlimited by providing outstanding support for Lyric’s world the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) have played a leading role in the premiere mariachi opera El Pasado Nunca Se Termina, and continued its unparalleled advancement of Lyric’s programming and expansion of the operatic repertoire, legacy by cosponsoring Lyric’s world premiere of mainstage production Bel Canto. serving the public good by fostering creativity and artistic excellence in America. Most recently, the Mellon Foundation has provided generous leadership funding Through production and program funding as well as a major challenge grant, for Lyric’s Chicago Voices initiative, specifically focused on awards from the NEA have nurtured Lyric’s world-class artistic achievements. The the Community Created Performances component, which Endowment has funded important artistic initiatives at Lyric such as American plays a vital role in bringing together Chicago’s diverse Horizons, Great American Voices, and Toward the 21st Century. The NEA communities and vocal traditions in celebration of the has provided vital support for numerous human voice. Lyric Opera premieres, new productions, and revivals, most recently last season’s THE MONUMENT TRUST (UK) I Puritani, and this season’s Siegfried. Lyric is grateful for the generosity of The Monument Trust and its Chairman of trustees Stewart Grimshaw, who initiated their support for the cosponsorship of THE NEGAUNEE FOUNDATION Rusalka (2013/14) and cosponsored Anna Bolena (2014/15), Wozzeck (2015/16), The founder of The Negaunee Foundation has great affection for music, the The Magic Flute (2016/17), and Orphée et Eurydice (2017/18). The Monument Trust performing arts, and Mozart. These interests, combined with a strong admiration is a passionate supporter of the arts in the of Lyric Opera, have been instrumental in bringing operas to Lyric’s mainstage. U.K. and U.S. and cosponsors Lyric’s new The Negaunee Foundation has cosponsored many productions, most recently last coproduction of Ariodante this season. season’s productions of Così fan tutte and Jesus Christ Superstar. This season the foundation is the lead sponsor of both Idomeneo and West Side Story. The Negaunee MR. and MRS. ROBERT S. MORRISON Foundation has also made a generous gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Susan and Bob Morrison are devoted members of Lyric is very fortunate to be among the Chicago cultural institutions benefiting from the Lyric Opera family. Both are loyal subscribers The Negaunee Foundation’s leadership and financial commitment. Lyric is honored and patrons who take an active role in nurturing to have The Negaunee Foundation’s president serve as a member of its Board of Lyric’s success. Susan Morrison is a leading member Directors and Audit Committee. of the Women’s Board. Lyric is fortunate to have Bob Morrison serve as a member of its Board of Directors. The Morrisons have generously supported the Opera Ball and Wine Auction as well as the Annual Campaign for many years. They provided a substantial gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign and were cosponsors of Lyric's production of Turandot last season. Proud supporters of Lyric’s Musical Theatre Initiative, Susan and Bob have cosponsored many of Lyric's musicals including this season's West Side Story. “Lyric reaches patrons at every level. People are here because they love it. They’re welcomed, embraced, and made to feel part of a family.”

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SYLVIA NEIL and DANIEL FISCHEL NORTHERN TRUST Sylvia and Dan have been loyal Lyric Opera subscribers Lyric is honored to have Jana R. Schreuder, retired chief operating and donors for many years, and have cosponsored several officer of Northern Trust, serve as a member of Lyric’s Board of mainstage opera productions, including last season’s Directors, Executive, and Finance Committees, and William A. The Pearl Fishers and this season’s Elektra. They made a Osborn, Northern Trust’s retired chairman and CEO, serve as a generous gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign member of Lyric’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. to help secure Lyric’s future. “It has been very enjoyable A leading global financial services provider, Northern Trust has to become part of the Lyric family and to give back to a Jana R. Schreuder enjoyed a longstanding and significant relationship with Lyric. place that has given us so much pleasure. There have been many moments for both Based in Chicago, the firm has played a major role supporting Dan and me when we have said, tonight is incredible, it is one of the memorable the Annual Campaign and Lyric Unlimited. Northern Trust also provides vital performances of our lifetime. Lyric Opera of Chicago is an international star and it leadership contributions to Lyric as presenting sponsor of the triennial Wine Auction is evidenced by the people who choose to be involved here.” Lyric is honored to have since 2000, and as cosponsor of the Opera Ball (annually since 1998). In addition, Sylvia Neil serve on its Board of Directors, Executive, Production Sponsorship, and Northern Trust has cosponsored several mainstage productions including this Lyric Unlimited Committees. season’s West Side Story. "Being a good corporate citizen is very important," William Osborn once said. "It allows us to do our part THE NERENBERG FOUNDATION to help keep the City of Chicago strong and During their lifetimes, Jerry and Elaine Nerenberg viable and, in the end, this is beneficial to were passionate supporters of Lyric Opera and everyone." subscribed for more than 30 years. They were especially supportive of The Patrick G. and Shirley OGILVY W. Ryan Opera Center and loved to watch these Ogilvy is one doorway to a creative network, re-founded to make brands matter young artists perform and grow at Lyric Opera. in a complex, noisy, hyper-connected world. Lyric is grateful for the significant Jerry and Elaine Nerenberg Jerry Nerenberg and his wife Elaine passed away in-kind contribution in 2018 to launch a new marketing campaign “Are You Opera in 2005 and 2007, respectively. In their wills, they established The Jerome and Enough?”. The Ogilvy Chicago team was tasked with changing the perception of Lyric Elaine Nerenberg Foundation, which was funded to make generous annual grants to make it more appealing and accessible to millennials. They needed to highlight the to Lyric Opera for many years to come. Lyric is very appreciative of the Nerenbergs’ “all too human” core of opera in a different, more compelling, and contemporary way. thoughtfulness and generosity in creating this planned gift. The resulting series of print, poster, and billboard adverts illustrated the interesting cultural and historical aspects NIB FOUNDATION of opera. Ogilvy Chicago’s informative and humorous Founding owners/managers of former radio station WNIB, Sonia execution of the campaign provided prospective opera and the late William Florian established the NIB Foundation to goers with a large set of tools to not be intimidated by extend their support to many worthwhile arts and environmental their first experience, and to better understand any aspect causes. Sonia is a devoted member of the Lyric family, having of the opera art form. subscribed to Lyric for more than four decades. The NIB Foundation continues to cosponsor many mainstage productions MR. and MRS. DAVID T. ORMESHER Sonia Florian including this season’s production of Cendrillon and Anna Lyric is sincerely grateful for the devotion of David Netrebko in recital, and made a major commitment to the and Sheila Ormesher. David is founder and CEO Breaking New Ground Campaign. In addition to their magnanimous financial of closerlook, inc., a Chicago-based digital marketing support, Mr. and Mrs. Florian and the NIB Foundation gave their valuable agency serving the pharmaceutical industry since 1987. collection of operatic and other vocal recordings to Lyric, making Lyric’s Educational closerlook has given generously to Lyric Opera for many Library Collection one of the most extensive collections of its kind in the country. years, sponsoring Fantasy of the Opera from 2009 to Sonia Florian very generously provided a naming gift for the Florian Opera Bistro 2014 and the Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park concert for seven consecutive located on the third floor of the Lyric Opera years. Most recently, David and Sheila generously provided an Operathon Challenge House. Sonia is a vital member of Lyric’s Grant, supported the Opera Ball, and made a leadership gift towards the Breaking Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and New Ground Campaign. Lyric is proud to have David T. Ormesher serving as its Production Sponsorship Committee, and was Chairman of the Board of Directors, on the Executive Committee, and on all sub- awarded the Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s most committees of the Board. prestigious honor, in 2015 for her outstanding commitment to the company. MR. and MRS. WILLIAM A. OSBORN Bill and Cathy Osborn are devoted members of the Lyric JOHN D. and ALEXANDRA C. NICHOLS Opera family. They have subscribed to Lyric for over Longtime enthusiasts of arts and culture in Chicago, John two decades and enjoy participating in special events D. and Alexandra C. Nichols have steadfastly supported such as Opening Night/Opera Ball and Wine Auction. the Annual Campaign, and are generous sponsors of The Osborns have generously contributed to the Annual the Renée Fleming Initiative. Lyric Opera is extremely Campaign and the Breaking New Ground Campaign. grateful for John and Alexandra Nichols’ significant Cathy Osborn, a valued member of Lyric’s Women’s Board, was Co-Chairman of leadership contributions to both the Campaign for Lyric’s highly successful Wine Auction 2009, and Chairman of Opera Ball 2013. Excellence and the Breaking New Ground Campaign, establishing the John D. William A. Osborn, Northern Trust’s Retired Chairman and CEO, is a leading and Alexandra C. Nichols Grand Staircase. They have also provided a generous gift member of Lyric’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. endowing Lyric's Music Director position, the John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Endowed Chair, currently held by Sir Andrew Davis. Retired Chairman and CEO of Illinois Tool Works and Retired Vice Chairman and CEO of The Marmon Group, Inc., John Nichols is also a dedicated National Director of Lyric’s Board of Directors. “Our involvement with the opera company is a deeply rewarding experience for both of us”, John said. Lyric is immensely grateful for the unwavering generosity of John and Alexandra Nichols.

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PRITZKER FOUNDATION DR. SCHOLL FOUNDATION The Pritzker Foundation is a leading supporter of Since 1983, the Dr. Scholl Foundation’s commitment to arts and education philanthropies in Chicago. Lyric children, families and educational enrichment through Opera of Chicago is truly grateful for the Pritzker the arts has led it to provide essential support for one of Foundation’s generous support of the Breaking New Lyric’s most popular cultural engagement opportunities Ground Campaign to underwrite the Pritzker Family available to young Chicagoans, the Student Matinees. Concert Shell, designed by renowned Chicago architect Each year, these widely accessible performances at Lyric Jeanne Gang and Studio Gang architects. Lyric is Jack and Catherine Scholl Opera of Chicago reach audiences of junior high and honored to have Life Member Mrs. Jay A. Pritzker and high school students, many of whom are experiencing opera for the first time. Lyric Mr. and Mrs. Jay A. Pritzker M. K. Pritzker serve on its esteemed Women’s Board. Opera is deeply grateful to the Dr. Scholl Foundation for its generous ongoing support of Student Matinees/Performances for Students, commemorating Catherine J. CHRISTOPHER and ANNE N. REYES A. and Jack E. Scholl, who championed cultural and institutional education. Anne and Chris Reyes are prominent members of the Lyric family. A past President of Lyric’s Women’s EARL and BRENDA SHAPIRO FOUNDATION Board, Anne was recently elected to serve on Lyric’s Prominent members of the Lyric family for many seasons, Brenda Board of Directors, Executive and Lyric Unlimited Shapiro and her late husband Earl provided vital support to the Committees; Chris is an esteemed past member of the Annual Campaign and the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Board of Directors. Together they have made important The Foundation has cosponsored several mainstage productions, contributions to Lyric as cosponsors of several mainstage productions, including last including this season's Il trovatore. Lyric is honored to have Brenda season’s Jesus Christ Superstar. They have staunchly supported the Wine Auction and Shapiro serve on the Board of Directors as well as the Executive, are major supporters of the Annual Campaign, Breaking New Ground Campaign, Brenda Shapiro Production Sponsorship, and Lyric Unlimited Committees. and Lyric Unlimited. SHURE INCORPORATED CANDY AND GARY RIDGWAY Founded in 1925, Shure Incorporated is widely acknowledged as the world's leading Candy and Gary Ridgway are devoted members of the manufacturer of microphones and audio electronics. Over the years, the Company Lyric family. They have provided continued support has designed and produced many high-quality professional and consumer audio of the Annual Campaign for many years and made a products that have become legendary for performance, reliability, and value. Shure’s significant gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. diverse product line includes world-class wired microphones, wireless microphone Candy and Gary recently joined Lyric's Production systems, in-ear personal monitoring systems, conferencing and discussion systems, Sponsorship family with their sponsorship of Verdi's networked audio systems, award-winning earphones and headphones, and top- Rigoletto last season. Candy's love for opera came from rated phonograph cartridges. Today, Shure products are the first choice whenever her mother, Mary Sue. They shared a mutual love for audio performance is a top priority. Lyric is honored to have partnered with Shure their favorite art form here at Lyric. In talking about Candy and Gary's sponsorship Incorporated for many years. Shure Incorporated generously provided major in-kind of Rigoletto, Candy stated, "this one's for mom." audio support for last season’s Broadway at Lyric premiere of Jesus Christ Superstar and will again for PATRICK G. RYAN and this season’s premiere of West Side Story. SHIRLEY WELSH RYAN Lyric cherishes the enduring friendship and dedication SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP of Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan. Since 1966 when A leader in the international legal arena, the law firm of Sidley they first subscribed to Lyric as newlyweds, they have Austin is a generous corporate contributor to arts and culture in shared their leadership, talents, vision, and resources Chicago. Lyric deeply appreciates Sidley Austin’s cosponsorship to advance Lyric’s mission. Over the past four decades, of Lyric’s new productions of Orfeo ed Euridice (2005/06), the Ryans have contributed generously to the Annual Lulu (2008/09), Hercules (2010/11), Werther (2012/13), Campaign, Wine Auctions (which Mrs. Ryan initiated Rusalka (2013/14), The Passenger (2014/15), and Les Troyens in 1988 and was the Honoree in 2018), and the Breaking New Ground Campaign Larry Barden (2016/17). This season, Sidley Austin LLP generously cosponsors in support of the Innovation Initiative. In recognition of his leadership role in Lyric’s company premiere of Ariodante. Lyric is the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, Pat Ryan was a recipient of the proud to have Larry Barden, Chairman of the firm’s 1994 Carol Fox Award. For many seasons, they have sponsored Lyric Opera Management Committee, on its Board of Directors Commentaries, underwriting this special project to honor the memory of their and Compensation Committee. parents. The Ryans are sponsors of the Renée Fleming Initiative and Lyric’s premier artist development program was renamed The Patrick G. and Shirley W. LIZ STIFFEL Ryan Opera Center in recognition of their extraordinary gift to the Campaign for A passionate devotee of opera and loyal subscriber at Lyric, Liz is a Excellence. Pat and Shirley serve as Honorary Co-Chairs of the Ryan Opera Center prominent member of Lyric’s Women’s Board and a longstanding Board. A Vice President and a member of the Executive, Nominating/Governance, member of the Guild Board of Directors. She has cosponsored and Lyric Labs of Lyric’s Board of Directors and a distinguished former President of many mainstage productions, most recently last season’s new the Women’s Board, Shirley Welsh Ryan was awarded the 2007 Carol Fox Award, production of Orphée et Eurydice, Faust and the Celebrating Lyric’s most prestigious honor, in recognition of her many years of devoted service 100 Years of Bernstein concert. This season Liz has generously to the company. sponsored the new coproduction of La bohème and is a sponsor of the Renée Fleming 25th Anniversary Concert & Gala. Lyric has named Mezzanine Box 1 in recognition of her significant gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Liz Stiffel was awarded the 2017 Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s most prestigious honor, in recognition of her continuing dedication to Lyric. “I believe that Lyric and all art forms are beacons of light that shine as examples of the best that mankind has to offer to our children, our nation, and ourselves.”

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MRS. HERBERT A. VANCE and THE WALLACE FOUNDATION MR. and MRS. WILLIAM C. VANCE The Wallace Foundation is a national philanthropy that seeks to improve learning Lyric Opera appreciates the extraordinary generosity and enrichment for disadvantaged children and foster the vitality of the arts for and leadership of the Vance Family. The Vances everyone. Wallace has an unusual approach: funding projects to test innovative have generously sponsored/cosponsored several Lyric ideas for solving important social problems, conducting research to find out what premieres and new productions, including this season's works and what doesn’t and to fill key knowledge gaps – and then communicating West Side Story. For many years, the Vances have the results to help others. Lyric is the recipient of a multi-phase grant as part of the supported emerging singers through their sponsorship Foundation’s Building Audiences for Sustainability of Ryan Opera Center Ensemble members. In addition, initiative; the grant is funding research and analysis Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance contributed to the of Lyric audiences, and will reveal ways in which Carol and William Vance Breaking New Ground Campaign, and are generous Lyric can maximize its reach in the community. sponsors of the Renée Fleming Initiative. Mr. Vance is Vice President and an Lyric’s work will inform lessons that will be shared esteemed member of Lyric’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He with the broader field. also serves as a life member of the Ryan Opera Center Board, of which he is a past President. Bill Vance was awarded the 2016 Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s most ROBERTA L. and ROBERT J. WASHLOW prestigious honor, in recognition of his leadership, steadfast support, and many years Roberta and Bob Washlow are cherished members of of devoted service to Lyric Opera. the Lyric family. For more than four decades, they have enjoyed attending Lyric performances and special events, DONNA VAN EEKEREN FOUNDATION and have generously supported the Annual Campaign. Donna Van Eekeren is a devoted opera fan, Lyric subscriber, Since 1986, the Port, Washlow, and Errant Families and generous supporter of the Ryan Opera Center. She enjoys together sponsored more than 20 Lyric productions. The encouraging talented young artists as Lead Sponsor of Rising Washlows made a generous commitment to the Breaking Stars in Concert and Exclusive Sponsor of its radio rebroadcast on New Ground Campaign to support Lyric Unlimited activities. Roberta and Bob 98.7WFMT. Reflecting her passion for introducing young people have annually remained valued members of the production sponsorship family, to opera, the Donna Van Eekeren Foundation has supported and generously cosponsor this season’s production of La bohème, their eleventh Donna Van Eekeren Lyric’s Performances for Students, NEXT discount tickets for opera cosponsorship, continuing a beloved family tradition. Lyric is honored to college students, and Opera in the Neighborhoods. The Donna have Roberta Washlow as an esteemed member of its Board of Directors and Lyric Van Eekeren Foundation has cosponsored several mainstage productions including Unlimited Committee. “Opera has always touched me,” Roberta once said. “I love Lyric’s premiere of Les Troyens (2016/17), last season’s production of I Puritani, the drama, passion, music, and excitement of a live performance at Lyric. Nothing and this season's La traviata. Donna also made a leadership gift to the Breaking can replace it, and I hope this beautiful art form will continue for generations.” New Ground Campaign to help secure Lyric’s future. Executive Chairman of Land O’Frost, Donna Van Eekeren is a valued member of Lyric’s Board of Directors, HELEN and SAM ZELL serving as Secretary of the Board, on the Executive and Finance Committees, and Helen and Sam Zell are passionate supporters of on the Ryan Opera Center Board. Chicago’s vibrant cultural scene. They are longtime subscribers to Lyric Opera and have contributed to the Annual Campaign for many years. Helen and Sam have cosponsored several new productions, most recently all four installments of Lyric’s new Ring cycle, including this season's Siegfried and next season's Götterdämmerung.

DRINK AND DINE AT LYRIC Make your outing even more delicious with some of Lyric’s on-site dining and refreshment options.

Champagne Bar

Florian Opera Bistro

Sarah and Peer Pedersen Room

The William B. and Catherine Graham Room

For more information, visit lyricopera.org/dining.

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Support music that moves you. To donate: VISIT lyricopera.org/donate TEXT LYRIC to 41444 EMAIL [email protected] CALL 312.827.3500 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO

Supporting Our Future – Endowments at Lyric

As a perpetual fund, annually distributing a designated portion of earnings and investment income, endowments provide a steady source of funding so Lyric can be a leader in the opera world – now and into the future. This list includes endowments that have received partial funding and endowments that will be funded with a future commitment - to learn more about contributing to an existing endowment or establishing your own endowment please contact Lyric’s Gift Planning Office at 312. 827.5654 or email [email protected].

Lyric Opera Endowed Chairs Supports Established by Chorus Master Howard A. Stotler Concertmaster Mrs. R. Robert Funderburg, in honor of Sally Funderburg Costume Designer Richard P. and Susan Kiphart General Director The Women’s Board, in loving memory of Ardis Krainik Lighting Director Mary-Louise and James S. Aagard, in honor of Duane Schuler Music Director John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Production and Technical Director* Allan and Elaine Muchin Wigmaster and Makeup Designer* Marlys Beider, in loving memory of Harold Beider Ryan Opera Center Music Director Edgar D. Jannotta Family Ryan Opera Center Director The Ryan Opera Center Board

Lyric Production Endowment Funds Supports Established by American Operas* Robert and Ellen Marks Baroque Operas Anonymous Bel Canto Operas* Mr. and Mrs. William H. Redfield French Operas W. James and Maxine P. Farrell German Operas* Irma Parker Italian Operas The NIB Foundation Mozart Operas Regenstein Foundation, in honor of Ruth Regenstein Puccini Operas* Mary Patricia Gannon Verdi Operas The Guild Board Wagner Operas Anonymous

Lyric Opera Endowment Funds John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Endowment Sarah and A. Watson Armour III Endowment Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment

Ryan Opera Center Dr. C. Bekerman Endowment * Thomas Doran Endowment* Boyd Edmonston & Edward Warro Endowment * James K. Genden and Alma Koppedraijer Endowment * J. Thomas Hurvis Endowment Fund, in memory of Richard P. Kiphart Robert and Ellen Marks Ryan Opera Center Vocal Studies Program*, in honor of Gianna Rolandi Lois B. Siegel Endowment * Joanne Silver Endowment * Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk Endowment * Lyric Unlimited Endowment Funds Katherine A. Abelson Education Endowment Dr. C. Bekerman Endowment* Raynette and Ned Boshell Endowment George F. and Linda L. Brusky Youth Education Endowment The Chapters’ Education Endowment, in memory of Alfred Glasser James K. Genden and Alma Koppedraijer Endowment*

Generous endowment gifts help to make possible productions *Future Planned Gift such as Gounod's Romeo and Juliet.

October 6 - 20, 2018 | 53 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Major Contributors — Special Events and Project Support Lyric is grateful to the following generous donors for their support of special events and projects. Listings include contributors whose gifts of $5,000 and above were received by August 31, 2018.

Anna Netrebko in Recital NIB Foundation

Annual Meeting Dinner 2018 Strategy&, part of the PwC network

Audience Development Initiative The Wallace Foundation

Cast Parties Stephen Kohl and Mark Tilton Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss

Innovation Initiative Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan

Lyric Signature Events PwC United Scrap Metal, Inc.

Official Airline Overture Society Luncheons Spring Musical Celebration 2018 American Airlines Susan M. Miller Lead Sponsor Mr. and Mrs. Merrill E. Blau Zurich Opening Night Opera Ball 2018 Rhoda and Henry Frank Family Foundation Opening Night Gala Sponsor Premium Table Sponsors Aon Planned Giving Seminars Baird Morgan Stanley (2) Leslie Bertholdt Opera Ball Sponsors Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr. ITW Projected English Titles ITW Northern Trust Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation Annie and Gregory K. Jones Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Kozloff The Poet Premium Sponsors Renée Fleming Initiative KPMG The Crown Family An Anonymous Donor Lazard Liz Stiffel Mr. and Mrs. John V. Crowe Daniel and Deborah Manoogian The Crown Family Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison The Painter Premium Sponsors J. Thomas Hurvis Quarles & Brady LLP / Patrick J. Bitterman An Anonymous Donor The Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family Reed Smith LLP Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Buchbinder John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Ropes & Gray LLP Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr. Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan King and Caryn Harris Nancy S. Searle Blythe Jaski McGarvie Renée Fleming 25th Anniversary Skadden / Rodd Schreiber and Susan Hassan Mr. and Mrs. William A. Osborn Concert & Gala Spencer Stuart Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Silva Premium Sponsors James A. Staples The Crown Family Strategic Reimbursement Group, LLC The Philosopher Premium Sponsors Jenner & Block Liz Stiffel Nancy S. Searle Liz Stiffel William Blair / Marc and Franziska Lacher Thierer Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. WIlliam A. Osborn Winestyr Anne Zenzer and Dominick DeLuca The Performer Premium Sponsor U.S. Bank/Marsha Cruzan

54 | October 6 - 20, 2018 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Lyric Unlimited Lyric is grateful to the following generous donors for their support Lyric Unlimited programs. Listings include contributors whose gifts of $5,000 and above were received by August 31, 2018 With Major Support from the Caerus Foundation, Inc. An American Dream

Leadership Funding TODD ROSENBERG The Wallace Foundation Additional Support Baker & McKenzie Seymour H. Persky Charitable Trust Mary Stowell Caminos a la ópera (Pathways to Opera) Dan J. Epstein, Judy Guitelman, and the Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation Rosy and Jose Luis Prado Empower Youth! Igniting Creativity through the Arts Leadership Funding More than 1,000 children and adults Centene Charitable Foundation attended Lyric Unlimited’s inaugural Additional Support Family Day. The Beaubien Family Eisen Family Foundation Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund Kenneth R. Norgan Pre-Opera Talks Eric and Deb Hirschfield Northern Trust Raynette and Ned Boshell Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc. Family Day at Lyric Senior Matinee Rose L. Shure Charitable Trust Bank of America Buehler Family Foundation Michael Welsh and Linda Brummer General Support Lannan Foundation Anonymous (4) NEXT Student Ticket Program Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment Fund The Barker Welfare Foundation Leadership Funding The Retirement Research Foundation BNSF Railway Foundation The Grainger Foundation Siragusa Family Foundation Helen Brach Foundation Additional Support Student Backstage Tours Envestnet Paul and Mary Anderson Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment Fund Michael and Leigh Huston Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Atkinson, Jr. Dan J. Epstein, Judy Guitelman, and the Dan J. Elizabeth Khalil and Peter Belytschko The Brinson Foundation Epstein Family Foundation The Dolores Kohl Education Foundation - Deloitte Youth Opera Council Morris & Dolores Kohl Kaplan Fund Elaine Frank Terry J. Medhurst Molex Jackie and James Holland Penelope and Robert Steiner MUFG Nuveen Investments

With Major Support provided from the Nancy W. Knowles Stars of Lyric Opera at Student and Family Performances Fund Millennium Park 2018 Chicago Public Schools Bus Scholarship Dan J. Epstein, Judy Guitelman, and the Dan J. Lead Sponsor U.S. Bank Foundation Epstein Family Foundation closerlook, inc. Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment Fund Opera in the Neighborhoods Cosponsors John Hart and Carol Prins An Anonymous Donor An Anonymous Donor JPMorgan Chase & Co. Rhoda and Henry Frank Family Foundation Dan J. Epstein, Judy Guitelman, and the Dan J. Dr. Scholl Foundation Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP Epstein Family Foundation Segal Family Foundation Komarek-Hyde-McQueen Foundation/Patricia Hyde Crain-Maling Foundation Rhoda and the Fossil Hunt Fifth Third Bank Opera Residencies for Schools Leadership Funding Komarek-Hyde-McQueen Foundation/Patricia Hyde An Anonymous Donor J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Allan and Elaine Muchin Robert & Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. Sipi Metals Corp. Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Additional Support Music Performance Trust Fund Polk Bros. Foundation An Anonymous Donor (2) Film Funds Trust Funds Performances for Students Francie Comer Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Robert and Evelyn McCullen An Anonymous Donor Sage Foundation John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Wintrust Community Banks

October 6 - 20, 2018 | 55 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: Robert H. Malott Irving and Ruth Waldshine Keith Kiley Goldstein John R. Blair from John Furrer, from Deane Ellis, from Patricia Cox from Barbara Blair from Wainwright Investment Council, LLC, Marcia Purze Caroline Huebner Sandra Box Vivi Martens Dr. William Warren from Jason and Rachel Mersey from Barbara Box from James Karr from Marshall and Joann Goldin Lori Julian John "Jack" V. Crowe Armida Melino Melone Sarita Warshawsky from Charles Brooks and Suzan Bramson from John and Judy Keller, from Bernadette McCarthy from Carol Warshawsky Mary Klyasheff Lisbeth Stiffel Hugo Melvoin Nikolay Zhizhin from Peoples Gas Larry Fox from Lois Melvoin from Larisa Zhizhin Margot and Josef Lakonishok from Julie Benson Virginia Byrne Mooney from Arsen and Elizabeth Manugian Jane Rolandi Gray from Kathleen Vondran In Honor Of: Frank and Lynne Modruson from William Porter Dr. Antonio E. Navarrete Ken Babe from Donna Gustafsson Elaine De G. Harvey from Virginia Navarrete from the Riverside Chapter Frank Modruson from Daggett Harvey and Yvonne Yamashita Peer and Sarah Pedersen Julie Baskes from Protiviti Thomas W. Hill from James Bramsen from Peter Wender Gael Neeson and Stefan Edlis from Richard Nora Dr. Robert A. Pringle Marion Cameron from Tom Shapiro Angela Holtzman from Marla Pringle from Susan Payne Sylvia Neil & Dan Fischel from Marjory M. Oliker Diane Ragains Renee Crown from Andrea Markowicz Katie Jacobson from James Tucker from Minow Family Foundation Sue Niemi from Lisbeth Stiffel Marilyn and Roland Resnick Angela DeStefano from BCLLP Foundation Lee and Billye Jennings from J. Kline from Jerry and Kathy Biederman Greg O'Leary from Alfred Goldstein Joan Richards Erika Erich from Suzanne Wagner Kip Kelley, Sr. from Harris Family Foundation, from Richard Moore Richard O. Ryan from Anonymous, Alan and Drue Huish, Sally Feder from Ardell Arthur, Aon Corporation, Harry Roper and Helen Marlborough' from Dan Feder, Michael and Sally Feder Kip and Sarah Kelley, Craig Sirles , Carroll Joynes and Abby O'Neil, Shirley Ryan Charles and Mary Shea, Gisela Elizabeth Rill Paula Kahn, from Rodney and Keith Goldstein Lisbeth Stiffel, from Mary Ring Philip Lumpkin, Nancy Searle John Sullivan, Shirley Ryan's parents Julia Nowicki from Carol and James Pollock, William and Kathie Vit from Patrick and Shirley Ryan Dr. Bradley Fine and family Michael and Lynne Terry Kip Kelley, Sr. and Ed Zasadil Dr. Sheldon K. Schiff from Bradley Fine Nancy Searle and Keith Goldstein from James Alexander and Curtis Drayer from Sheldon Schiff Regan Friedmann from Prince Charitable Trusts William Laird Kleine-Ahlbrandt Stephen Schulson from Eisen Family Foundation, Mary Selander from Sheila Hegy from Susan Schulson Leslie and Donna Pinsof from William and Carol Vance Nancy Knowles Edwin J. Seeboeck Kay and Craig Tuber Liz Stiffel from Roberta and Robert Washlow from James Heim Ruth Ann Gillis from Ruth Ann Gillis and Michael McGuinnis Gordon G. Lakin Nancy Wald from Lisbeth Stiffel Dr. Bryan Traubert from Lawrence and JoAnne Winer from The Humanist Fund from Pritzker Foundation

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56 | October 6 - 20, 2018 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center

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

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

William C. Billingham Dana Brown Soprano Soprano Soprano Mezzo-Soprano Contralto Alan Darling WHITNEY EMILY ANN KAYLEIGH LAUREN Laurann Gilley MORRISON POGORELC TOOMEY DECKER DECKER Celeste Rue Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Eric Weimer J. Thomas Hurvis Sally and Michael Feder, The Susan and Richard P. The C. G. Pinnell Anonymous Donor, Pedro Yanez Ms. Gay K. Stanek, Kiphart Family, Richard O. Family Susan M. Miller, Coaching Staff Ms. Jennifer L. Stone Ryan, Richard W. Shepro Thierer Family and Lindsay E. Roberts Foundation Julia Savoie Klein Derek Matson Marina Vecci Alessandra Visconti Melissa Wittmeier Foreign Language Instruction

Dawn Arnold Sarah Ashley Katie Klein E. Loren Meeker Tenor Tenor Tenor Baritone Baritone Matthew Ozawa ERIC JOSH MARIO CHRISTOPHER RICARDO JOSÉ Acting and Movement FERRING LOVELL ROJAS KENNEY RIVERA Instruction Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Stepan Company Maurice J. and Elizabeth F. Cheney Anonymous Donor Dr. David H. Whitney Orit Carpenter Patricia Frank Foundation and Dr. Juliana Chyu, Performance Psychology Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk Roger Pines Guest Lecturer and Consultant

Artistic/Production Personnel Christopher Allen Andrew Grams Conductors

David Paul Director

Peggy Stenger Bill Walters Bass-Baritone Bass-Baritone Pianist Stage Managers ALAN DAVID MADELINE HIGGS WEIGEL SLETTEDAHL Robert S. Kuhn Sponsored by Sponsored by Sponsored by Lucy Lindquist Heidi Heutel Bohn, Lois B. Siegel, Nancy Dehmlow, Maureen Reilly Lawrence O. Corry, Michael and Salme Loretta N. Julian, Robert C. Marks Harju Steinberg, Philip G. Lumpkin Wardrobe Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom DeShawn Bowman Hair and Makeup

October 6 - 20, 2018 | 57 Alumni Perform at Lyric — and Around the World — in 2018/19

DAVID PORTILLO (Arbace/Idomeneo) My experience as a member of the Ryan Opera Center was nothing short of extraordinary. The unparalleled opportunity to perform roles on the Lyric Opera stage and to train with the company’s roster of artists and instructors prepared me to enter the professional opera world with assuredness. I am very proud to be an alumnus of the Ryan Opera Center, and I always look forward to returning to Lyric to spend time with its amazing patrons, many of whom have become good friends. My sincere thanks to all of the Ryan Opera Center donors for your continued support of this program and its work.

LAURA MEREDITH WILDE ARWADY Scottish Opera L’Opéra de Montréal Katya Kabanova Das Rheingold

JAMES KRYSHAK Tosca

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. To make a gift in support of the Ryan Opera Center’s efforts, or for more information, please visit lyricopera.org/ryanoperacenter, or call Meaghan Stainback at 312.827.5691. LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center

Lyric 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 by August 31, 2018. CORY WEAVER Artist Support, Special Events, and Project Sponsors Final Auditions Nix Lauridsen and Virginia Croskery Lauridsen The Cozad Family Foreign Language Instruction Erma S. Medgyesy Guest Master Artist Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Ladies’ Choice Celebration Lead Individual Sponsor James N. and Laurie V. Bay Lead Foundation Sponsor Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund Benefit Table Purchasers Anonymous (3) Julie and Roger Baskes Last season, during the second of his two years with the Ryan Opera Center, baritone Emmett O’Hanlon Heidi Heutel Bohn (left) played Wagner in Faust with bass-baritone Christian Van Horn (right), an alumnus of the program, Sally and Michael Feder as Méphistophélès. Maurice J. and Patricia Frank Julian Family Foundation Philip G. Lumpkin Golden Grand Benefactors Donna Gustafsson Frank B. Modruson and Lynne C. Shigley ($25,000 to $49,999) The Blanny A. Haganah Family Fund William J. Neiman Family Anonymous James and Mary Houston Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Mary Ellen Hennessy Jeffrey and Cynthia McCreary Dr. Scholl Foundation Nix Lauridsen and Virginia Croskery Lauridsen Phyllis Neiman Thierer Family Foundation Lyric Young Professionals D. Elizabeth Price Debbie K. Wright Ingrid Peters Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Sawyier Michael and Salme Harju Steinberg Launchpad Ensemble Friends ($10,000 to $24,999) Ksenia A. and Peter Turula Leslie Fund, Inc. Dan and Patty Walsh Judith W. McCue and Howard M. McCue III Anonymous (2) Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Arensman Marilee and Richard Wehman Master Classes Paul and Robert Barker Foundation Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk Mrs. Thomas D. Heath Adrienne and Arnold Brookstone Martha A. Hesse Tamara Conway National Auditions Anne Megan Davis American Airlines Fred L. Drucker and Hon. Rhoda Sweeney Rising Stars in Concert Drucker April 7, 2018 Renée Fleming Master Class Erika E. Erich Julian Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Jack Forsythe Lead Sponsor Training Program Mary Patricia Gannon Donna Van Eekeren Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Sue and Melvin Gray Illinois Arts Council Sponsors Voice Instruction Capt. Bernardo Iorgulescu, USMC Memorial BMO Harris Bank Anonymous Fund Dentons US LLP Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Stephen A. Kaplan Ann M. Drake Mira Frohnmayer and Sandra Sweet Jean McLaren and John Nitschke Sue and Melvin Gray WFMT Recital Series Helen Melchior Patricia A. Kenney and Julie and Roger Baskes Margo and Michael Oberman and Family Gregory J. O’Leary Mrs. Vernon J. Pellouchoud Nix Lauridsen and Workshop Performances Mrs. Robert E. Sargent Virginia Croskery Lauridsen Martha A. Hesse The George L. Shields Foundation Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Ms. Billie Jean Smith Family Foundation General Support Mr. and Mrs. Henry Underwood Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund Walter Family Foundation Frank B. Modruson and Lynne C. Shigley Aria Society Debbie K. Wright ($100,000 and above) Additional Support Artist Circle Alan Schriesheim and Kay Torshen Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan ($5,000 to $9,999) Platinum Grand Benefactor Anonymous (2) Rising Stars in Concert Broadcast ($50,000 to $99,999) Thomas Doran Donna Van Eekeren Foundation The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust Mrs. Sheila Dulin Rising Stars in Concert Reception Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund Stephen and Mary Etherington Sally and Michael Feder Mr. and Mrs. Allan Drebin

October 6 - 20, 2018 | 59 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Planned Giving at Lyric Advisory Council Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr., McDermott Will & Emery LLP Chairman Patrick Bitterman, Quarles & Brady LLP Louis Marchi, Fidelity Investments Christopher Brathwaite, William Blair Judy McCue, retired, McDermott Will & Emery LLP Mary C. Downie, BMO Financial Group David McNeel, CIBC Barbara Grayson, Jenner & Block Gina Oderda, Mayer Brown Marguerite H. Griffin, Northern Trust Lynne L. Pantalena, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Benetta Jenson, J. P. Morgan Private Bank Management Neil Kawashima, McDermott Will & Emery LLP Kathleen O’Hagan Scallan, Loeb & Loeb Dorothy Korbel, U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Anita Medina Tyson, J. P. Morgan Private Bank Management Michael A. LoVallo, Reed Smith

The Overture Society The Overture Society consists of dedicated supporters of Lyric Opera who have designated a special gift, through bequests, trusts, or other planned giving , to benefit Lyric Opera. These generous gifts will ensure Lyric Opera’s artistic success well into the twenty-first century for succeeding generations of Lyric audiences. Lyric Opera is honored to acknowledge these members of the Overture Society. Aria Benefactors The Lyric Opera acknowledges with deep appreciation the extraordinary support of the following individuals who comprise the Aria Benefactors of the Overture Society. These individuals have made leadership gift plans which will benefit Lyric far into the future and in gratitude we are pleased to offer annual benefits at the Aria Society level. For information about becoming an Aria Benefactor, please call Lyric’s Planned Giving Office at at 312 827-5654 or email [email protected]. Paul and Mary Anderson Family Mary Patricia Gannon Dr. Petra B. Krauledat and Lyn and Bill Redfield Marlys A. Beider James K. Genden and Alma Koppedraijer Dr. W. Peter Hansen Richard O. Ryan Dr. C. Bekerman Bruce A. Gober, M.D. and Philip G. Lumpkin Dr. Robert G. Zadylak Christopher Carlo and Robert Chaney Donald H. Ratner Robert C. Marks Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk David and Orit Carpenter Howard Gottlieb John Nigh Anne Zenzer James W. Chamberlain Sue and Melvin Gray Irma Parker Robert F. Finke and Carol Keenan James C. Kemmerer Julia Pernet Bel Canto Benefactors These Overture Society members are making a major planned gift to Lyric Opera as well as generous annual gifts each year. Mrs. James S. Aagaard Jack M. and Marsha S. Kip Kelley John H. Nelson Carla M. Thorpe Dr. Whitney Addington Firestone LeRoy and Laura Klemt Kenneth Porrello and Sherry Virginia Tobiason Karen G. Andreae Maurice J. and Patricia Frank Jennifer Malpass, O.D. McFall Mrs. Elizabeth Upjohn-Mason Mr. and Mrs. Ron Beata Rhoda and Henry Frank Daniel T. Manoogian Nathaniel W. Pusey Anonymous Alvin R. Beatty Family Foundation Nancy Lauter McDougal Charles and Marilynn Rivkin Anonymous Merrill and Judy Blau Richard J. Franke Bill Melamed Chatka Ruggiero Mrs. Robert G. Weiss Dr. Gregory L. Boshart Julian W. Harvey Margaret and Craig Milkint Lois B. Siegel Claudia Winkler Danolda (Dea) Brennan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Heagy Susan M. Miller Ilene Simmons Florence Winters Thomas Doran Concordia Hoffmann Drs. Bill and Elaine Moor Craig Sirles Mr. and Mrs. James D. Ericson Edgar D. Jannotta Allan and Elaine Muchin Joan M. Solbeck Marilyn D. Ezri, M.D. Ronald B. Johnson Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. James P. Stirling John and Kerma Karoly David J. and Dolores D. Nelson Mary Stowell

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Society Members Anonymous (32) Roger Dickinson William P. Hauworth Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Susanne P. Petersson Joan M. Solbeck Valerie and Joseph Abel Ms. Janet E. Diehl Mrs. Thomas D. Heath Malatesta Genevieve M. Phelps Mary Soleiman Richard N. Bailey Mr. and Mrs. William S. Ronald G. Hedberg Jeanne Randall Malkin Frances Pietch Elaine Soter David G. Baker Dillon Martha A. Hesse Dr. and Mrs. Karl Lee Karen and Dick Pigott Mrs. Jay Spaulding Susann Ball Dr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Stephanie and Allen Manders Ms. Lois Polakoff James A. Staples Constance and Liduina Dobroski Hochfelder Daniel F Marselle Martilias A. Porreca, CFP Sherie B. Stein Barbantini Thomas M. Dolan Mrs. Marion Hoffman Christine S. Winter D. Elizabeth Price K. M. Stelletello Mrs. Bill Beaton Kathy Dunn James and Mary Lunz Massie MD & James Mrs. Edward S. Price J. Allyson Stern CAPT Martin Hanson Richard L. Eastline Houston C. Massie Roberta Lyn Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Glenn L. USN (Ret) Carol A. Eastman Kenneth N. Hughes Michael M. and Diane Rains Stuffers Lynn Bennett Lowell and Judy Eckberg Michael Huskey Mazurczak Robert L. Rappel, Jr. Emily J. Su Charles E and Nancy Lucy A. Elam, in memory Cpt. Bernardo Gia and Paul McDermott Sherrie Kahn Reddick Peggy Sullivan T. Berg of Elizabeth Elam Iorgulescu, USMC William F. McHugh Mr. and Mrs. Keith Reed Mr. and Mrs. John C. Joan I. Berger Mr. and Mrs. Don Memorial Fund Florence D. McMillan Michael and Susan Telander Kyle and Marge Bevers Elleman J. Jeffrey Jaglois Leoni Zverow McVey "Holly" Reiter Dr. David Thurn Patrick J. Bitterman Cherelynn A. Elliott Barbara A. Joabson and J. William McVey Evelyn R. Richer Karen Hletko Tiersky M. J. Black Terrence M. W. Laurence P. Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Jennie M. Righeimer Jacqueline Tilles D. Jeffrey and Joan H. Ellsworth Barbara Mair Jones Mesrobian Mary Raffetto-Robins Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Blumenthal Dr. James A. Eng Janet Jones Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Meyers James and Janet Turner Ned and Raynette Boshell Paul and Judith Tuszynski David E. Boyce Ultmann Family Robert and Phyllis Brauer “My passion for Lyric motivated me to structure my estate plan Charitable Remainder Leona and Daniel Unitrust Bronstein to help ensure the Chicagoans will always be able to hear and see Marlene A. Van Skike Kathryn Y. Brown the world’s best operas on the Ardis Krainik Theatre stage.” Nancy Johnson Vazzano Richard M. and Andrea Malcom V. Vye, M.D. J. Brown -Mary Pat G. Darcy Lynn Walker Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Albert Wang Bruske III Barbara M. Wanke Steven and Helen Mr. and Mrs. Philip L. Moreen C. Jordan Ms. Barbara Terman Rosenbaum Boyd Edmonston Buchanan Engel Dr. Anne Juhasz Michaels Dr. John Gregory Russo & Edward Warro Dr. Mary Louise Hirsh Martha L. Faulhaber Mr. Theodore Kalogeresis Edward S. and Barbara Joseph C. Russo Endowment Fund Burger and Mr. Nadine Ferguson Paul R. Keske L. Mills Dennis Ryan Karl N. Wechter William Burger Felicia Finkelman Chuck and Kathy Killman Vlasta A. "Vee" Minarich Louise M. Ryssmann Patricia M. Wees Muriel A. Burnet Mr. and Mrs. John C. Diana Hunt King BettyAnn Mocek and Eugene Rzym, in Mrs. Richard H. Wehman Lisa Bury Forbes Esther G. Klatz Adam R. Walker memory of Adaline Claude M. Weil Robert J. Callahan James Victor Franch R. William Klein, Jr. Robert and Lois Moeller Rzym Eric Weimer and Edwin Patrick V. Casali Ms. Susan Frankel J. Peter Kline Mr. and Mrs. Michael E. David Sachs Hanlon Esther Charbit Thomas H. Franks, Ph.D. Helen Kohr Murphy Suzanne and William Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Jeffrey K. Chase, J.D. Dr. Paul Froeschl Mary S. Kurz Edward A. Nieminen Samuels Weinberg Ramona Choos Marie and Gregory Fugiel Jadwiga Roguska-Kyts, Florence C. Norstrom Franklin R. Schmidt Joanna L. Weiss Heinke K. Clark Sheilah Purcell Garcia, M.D., in memory of Linda Novak Moses Lois K. Schmidt Sandra Wenner Robert and Margery Coen Lady Witton Robert Kyts James F. Oates Martha P. Schneider Caroline C. Wheeler Dr. and Mrs. Peter V. Conroy Susan Boatman Garland Larry Lapidus Mr. and Mrs. Paul W. Donald Seibert Dr. and Mrs. Peter Willson Sharon Conway Scott P. George Henrietta Leary Oliver, Jr. Sherie Coren Shapiro Nora Winsberg Sarah J. Cooney Mr. Lyle Gillman Dr. and Mrs. Andrew O. Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Brien and Cathy Wloch Dr. W. Gene Corley Family John F. Gilmore Lewicky Olson M. Shaw Mrs. William Wunder Joseph E. Corrigan Michael Goldberger Carole F. Liebson Stephen S. Orphanos Jared Shlaes Daniel R. Zillmann Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Cottey John A. Goldstein Carol L. Linne Jonathan Orser Andrew Barry Simmons Morton and Una Creditor Dr. J. Brian Greis Candace Balfour Broecker Robert W. Parsons, M.D. and Mitchell Kathryn M. Cunningham James R. Grimes and the Estate of George R. Paterson Loewenthal-Grassini Barbara L. Dean Patricia Grogan Howard W. Broecker Dr. Joan E. Patterson Joanne Silver Donald A. Deutsch Carl J. Halperin Mary Mako Helbert George Pepper, M.D. Dr. Ira Singer Phyllis Diamond Ms. Geraldine Haracz Elizabeth Anne Peters Thomas Sinkovic

Estate Gifts The following estates have generously provided gifts of bequests and other planned gifts to Lyric Opera. Due to space limitations, listings include only all planned bequests received in the past three years. With deepest regards, Lyric commemorates and remembers those departed Lyric Opera patrons who have honored us with these most profound commitments. James Aagaard Henry Frank Richard Pearlman Charitable Ernest Lester Edwin and Margaret W. James Ascareggi Edward Elisberg Trust Fund for Music Amanda Veazley Seeboeck Walter Bandi Ellen Cole Charitable Remainder Sara P. Anastaplo Arthur B. Logan Rose L. Shure and Sidney N. Velma Berry Trust Thomas Frisch Beth Ann Alberding Mohr Shure Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Warren F. Best Doris C. Lorz Regina C. Fain Herbert and Brigitte Neuhaus Joan M. Skepnek Eleanor Briggs Dr. Doris Graber Lynette Flowers John and Maynette Neundorf Gerald Sunko, M.D. Robert P. Cooke Evelyn Greene Robert B. Fordhamqes Mrs. Oliver Nickels James M. Wells Marianne Deson-Herstein Trust Ann B. Grimes Dr. Martin L. Gecht and Francey Venrice R. Palmer Paul and Virginia Wilcox in memory of Samuel and Lester and Betty Guttman Gecht Ira J. Peskind Audrey A. Zywicki Sarah Deson Dr. Alexis W Maier Trust Carlyn E. Goettsch Helen Petersen Christopher D. Doemel Joseph Yashon Elaine H. Hansen George T. Rhodes Edmund J. Valonis Kathryn Cunningham Joseph M. Kacena Merlin and Gladys Rostad Anonymous Kip Kelley Stuart Kane Margart R. Sagers Elaine S. Frank Phil Turner Nancy W. Knowles Thomas W. Scheuer

October 6 - 20, 2018 | 61 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Corporate Partnerships

Lyric gratefully recognizes and sincerely appreciates the generosity of the following distinguished corporate contributors. The following list includes donors whose gifts or pledges were received by August 31, 2018. For more information about corporate partnership opportunities, please contact Daniel Moss, Lyric’s Senior Director of Institutional Partnerships at 312.827.5693 or [email protected]. ARIA SOCIETY • $100,000 and above

PLATINUM GRAND BENEFACTOR • $50,000 to $99,999

GOLDEN GRAND BENEFACTOR • $25,000 to $49,999

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SILVER GRAND BENEFACTOR BENEFACTOR FRIEND $10,000 to $24,999 $5,000 to $7,499 $1,000 to $1,999 Alexander & Alexander, Attorneys at Law BNSF Railway Foundation Carl Johnson’s Gallery in Galena Chicago Title and Trust Company Foundation Italian Village Restaurants Concierge Unlimited International CNA Sahara Enterprises, Inc. Draper and Kramer, Incorporated Deloitte Kinder Morgan Foundation Envestnet BRAVO CIRCLE Midwest Cargo Systems, Inc. Michuda Construction, Inc. $3,500 to $4,999 L Miller & Son Lumber Co. Molex Corporate Suites Network One Smooth Stone Morgan Stanley Old Republic International Corporation Protiviti Nuveen Turks’ Greenhouses Quarles & Brady LLP IMPRESARIO Reed Smith LLP $2,000 to $3,499 SUSTAINER Ropes & Gray LLP American Agricultural Insurance Company $500 to $999 Starshak Winzenburg & Co. Enterprise Holdings Foundation DonationXchange Strategic Reimbursement Group, LLC Howard & Howard Attorneys PLLC Network for Good Winestyr Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd. Peoples Gas Wintrust Community Banks OPERA America Shoe Center Fund PREMIER BENEFACTOR $7,500 to $9,999 Amsted Industries Foundation Chicago White Metal Charitable Foundation

Matching Gifts A special thank you to the following companies for matching their employees’ gifts to Lyric Opera of Chicago. Anonymous CNA Foundation ITW Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation Allstate Giving Program ConAgra Johnson & Johnson The Retirement Research Foundation Aon Foundation Doing Good LLC Johnson Controls Foundation The Rhoades Foundation Bank of America Foundation Emerson Electric JPMorgan Chase Foundation The Warranty Group Baxter International Foundation General Mills Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur United Technologies Corporation Benevity Community Impact Fund Graham Holdings Foundation W. W. Grainger Inc. BMO Harris Bank Foundation Grenzebach, Glier, and Associates Kimberly Clark Foundation William Harris Investors Helen Brach Foundation HSBC-North America Morgan Stanley Caterpillar Foundation Inc. IBM Corporation Nuveen Investments Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Ingredion Incorporated Pfizer 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 37 year partnership as the Official Airline of Lyric Opera of Chicago. • Corporate Suites Network for its partnership as the Broadway at Lyric preferred housing provider. • CORT Furniture Rentals for its generous conference room furniture partnership. • Jenner & Block and Craig C. Martin, Partner, for the firm’s pro bono legal services throughout the year. • 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’s efforts: Generous Gifts CH Distillery Notable Gifts Vision Wine and Spirits Calihan Catering Northern Trust, Palm Beach, FL Artists Frame Service Glo Rolighed Coco Pazzo Segall Bryant & Hamill Lloyd’s Chicago The Second City HMS Media, Inc. by Alfred Bryant Martha Nussbaum Harrison and Held, LLP Naples, FL and Chicago, IL Modern Luxury by Attorney Robert T. Napier Naples, FL and Chicago IL

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.

October 6 - 20, 2018 | 63 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Annual Individual and Foundation Support

Lyric 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 by July 31, 2018.

ARIA SOCIETY · $100,000 and above Anonymous (10) Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Julius Frankel Foundation John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Ada and Whitney Addington Mr. and Mrs. William C. Florian The Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family Patricia A. Kenney and Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Franke Family Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Krehbiel Gregory J. O'Leary The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Brent and Katie Gledhill Estate of Nancy W. Knowles Sheila and David Ormesher The Michael and Susan Avramovich Ethel and William Gofen Mr. and Mrs. Sanfred Koltun Mr. and Mrs. William A. Osborn Charitable Trust Howard L. Gottlieb and Josef and Margot Lakonishok Pritzker Foundation Julie and Roger Baskes Barbara G. Greis Nix Lauridsen and Virginia Croskery J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes James N. and Laurie V. Bay The Grainger Foundation Lauridsen Foundation Marlys Beider Gramma Fisher Foundation of Malott Family Foundation Candy and Gary Ridgway Randy L. and Melvin R. Berlin Marshalltown, Iowa Mazza Foundation Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Henry M. and Gilda R. Buchbinder Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation Carolyn S. Bucksbaum Krehbiel, Jr. The Monument Trust (UK) Lisbeth Stiffel The Butler Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison Donna Van Eekeren Foundation David and Orit Carpenter The Harris Family Foundation National Endowment for the Arts Mrs. Herbert A. Vance Mr. and Mrs. John V. Crowe J. Thomas Hurvis The Negaunee Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance The Crown Family The Edgar D. Jannotta Family Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel The Wallace Foundation The Davee Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Jerome and Elaine Nerenberg Roberta L. Washlow and Dr. Scholl Foundation Foundation Foundation Robert J. Washlow Stefan T. Edlis and Gael Neeson John R. Halligan Charitable Fund NIB Foundation Helen and Sam Zell

PLATINUM GRAND BENEFACTOR · $50,000 to $99,999 Anonymous (3) Illinois Arts Council Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Annie and Greg K. Jones Ada and Whitney Addington Julian Family Foundation Family Foundation Rebecca and Lester Knight The Beaubien Family Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Mr. and Mrs. Edward O. Boshell, Jr. Komarek-Hyde-McQueen Foundation/ The Chicago Community Trust Foundation Sue and Melvin Gray Patricia Hyde The Crown Family Polk Bros. Foundation The Ferguson-Yntema Family Eric and Deb Hirschfield Nancy Dehmlow Betsy and Andy Rosenfield Charitable Trust Greg and Mamie Case Rhoda and Henry Frank Family Segal Family Foundation The Brinson Foundation Drs. Young, Byong Uk, and Foundation Lois B. Siegel J. B. and M. K. Pritzker Family Mrs. Myung Soon Chung Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Foundation Mrs. Linda Wolfson

GOLDEN GRAND BENEFACTOR · $25,000 to $49,999 Anonymous (5) Mary Patricia Gannon Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Lenny Ingrid Peters Paul and Mary Anderson Virginia and Gary Gerst Philip G. Lumpkin John Raitt Robin Angly Mr. and Mrs. Ronald J. Gidwitz Robert and Evelyn McCullen The C. G. Pinnell Family The Barker Welfare Foundation Ruth Ann M. Gillis and Blythe Jaski McGarvie Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. Dr. and Mrs. Mark Bowen Michael J. McGuinnis Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. Amy and Paul Carbone Mr. and Mrs. Rodney L. Goldstein Susan M. Miller Sage Foundation Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc. Erica L. Sandner Joyce E. Chelberg Mr. and Mrs. Scott Santi Mr. and Mrs. Michael P. Cole “We love opera and have made Lyric our opera home. Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation The Cozad Family We are pleased with the quality productions provided. Morris Silverman and Crain-Maling Foundation We believe Lyric is a good steward of our gifts and Lori Ann Komisar Sir Andrew Davis and Michael and Salme Harju Steinberg Lady Gianna Rolandi Davis appreciate the Lyric’s community programs and creative Penelope and Robert Steiner Mr. and Mrs. James M. Denny stimulus beyond the performance hall.” Mary Stowell Ann M. Drake Joseph and Pam Szokol Drs. George and Sally Dunea Winston and Lally B. Thierer Family Foundation Donald and Anne Edwards Carl and Marilynn Thoma Eisen Family Foundation Cherryl T. Thomas Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation/ David Drew and Marcie Hemmelstein Frank B. Modruson and Robert L. Turner Judy Guitelman & ALAS Wings Mary Ellen Hennessy Lynne C. Shigley Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Fama Martha A. Hesse Allan and Elaine Muchin Walter Family Foundation Sally and Michael Feder Mr. and Mrs. George E. Johnson Linda K. and Dennis M. Myers Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Michael W. Ferro, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. George D. Kennedy Cellmer/Neal Foundation Fund Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Wood Prince Renée Fleming Victoria M. Kohn Kenneth R. Norgan Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk Maurice J. and Patricia Frank Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Krehbiel Make It Better Media Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Franke Silvia Beltrametti and Jay Krehbiel Mr. and Mrs. Lee Oberlander Elaine S. Frank Fund Frederic S. Lane Matt and Carrie Parr

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SILVER GRAND BENEFACTOR · $10,000 to $24,999 Anonymous (4) Erika E. Erich Albert and Rita Lacher Dr. and Mrs. James C. Pritchard Ken and Amy Aldridge Marilyn D. Ezri, M.D. Marc Lacher Bryan Traubert and Penny Pritzker John and Ann Amboian Mr. and Mrs. W. James Farrell Lannan Foundation The Rhoades Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Applebaum James and Deborah Fellowes Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Lewis Roger and Susan Stone Family Dr. and Mrs. Robert Arensman Mira Frohnmayer and Sandra Sweet Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Atkinson, Jr. Film Funds Trust Funds Daniel and Deborah Manoogian Rocco and Cheryl Romano Juliette F. Bacon Sonja and Conrad Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Marjan John W. and Jeanne M. Rowe E. M. Bakwin Mr. and Mrs. Philip Friedmann Robert C. Marks Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr. Paul and Robert Barker Foundation Susan J. Garner Shari Mayes Susan and David Ruder Ms. Elisabeth O. Geraghty Judith Barnard and Michael Fain Judith W. McCue and Richard O. Ryan Robert S. Bartolone Mr. Robert Gienko Jr Mrs. Robert E. Sargent Howard M. McCue III Mr. and Mrs. Ron Beata Judy and Bill Goldberg Rodd M. Schreiber and Susan Hassan Erma S. Medgyesy Ms. Catharine Bell and Mrs. Richard Gray Eric and Jana Schreuder Mr. Robert Weiglein Maria C. Green and Oswald G. Lewis Terry J. Medhurst Alan Schriesheim and Kay Torshen Ross and Patricia D. Bender Mrs. Mary Winton Green Dawn G. Meiners Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. L. Senior Leslie Bertholdt Dan and Caroline Grossman Helen Melchior Mary Beth Shea Patrick J. Bitterman Joan M. Hall Martha A. Mills Richard W. Shepro and Mr. and Mrs. Merrill E. Blau Lindsay E. Roberts Jim Blinder “My favorite Lyric moment happens when I am literally The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc. Heidi Heutel Bohn The Shubert Foundation Mr. and Mrs. John Jay Borland transported by the music....when I’m ‘not in the opera Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Silva Betty Bradshaw house’ and completely unaware of people around me Ilene Simmons Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Broadie Siragusa Family Foundation Adrienne and Arnold Brookstone and even the chair I occupy.” The Smart Family Foundation, Inc. John and Rosemary Brown Family -Helena S. Ms. Billie Jean Smith Foundation Ms. Gay K. Stanek Buehler Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stark Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock Dr. James and Mrs. Susan Hannigan Mr. and Mrs. Todd D. Mitchell Dr. Cynthia V. Stauffacher Mr. and Mrs. Duane L. Burnham Irving Harris Foundation Music Performance Trust Fund Ellen and Jim Stirling Marie Campbell John Hart and Carol Prins Phyllis Neiman Ms. Jennifer L. Stone Mr. and Mrs. John Canning Jr Mrs. Thomas D. Heath David J. and Dolores D. Nelson Norene W. and Daniel A. Stucka Anonymous Mrs. John C. Hedley Jean McLaren and John Nitschke Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Tatar Ann and Reed Coleman Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Thomas Helen Brach Foundation Fredric G. and Mary Louise Novy Francie Comer Virginia Tobiason Dr. Judith and Mr. Mark C. Hibbard Foundation Tamara Conway Stu Hirsh Orchestra Mr. and Mrs. James M. Trapp Lynd W. Corley Martha C. Nussbaum Mr. and Mrs. Henry Underwood Mr. and Mrs. Wayne J. Holman III Margo and Michael Oberman and Lawrence O. Corry Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huebner Elizabeth Upjohn Mason Family Winnie and Bob Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Hull Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van Nice Dr. and Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta Capt. Bernardo Iorgulescu, USMC Mr. and Mrs. James J. O'Connor Michael Welsh and Linda Brummer Anne Megan Davis Memorial Fund The Bruno and Sallie Pasquinelli Kim and Miles D. White M. Dillon Laurie and Michael Jaffe Foundation Dr. David H. Whitney and Shawn M. Donnelley and The Edgar D. Jannotta Family Mrs. Vernon J. Pellouchoud Dr. Juliana Chyu Christopher M. Kelly Mr. and Mrs. William R. Jentes Seymour H. Persky Charitable Trust Dr. and Mrs. Peter Willson Mr. and Mrs. Allan Drebin Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Jorndt Elizabeth Anne Peters Mrs. John A. Wing Fred L. Drucker and Stephen A. Kaplan Marian Phelps Pawlick Paul Wood and Hon. Rhoda Sweeney Drucker Klaff Family Foundation Maya Polsky The Honorable Corinne Wood Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation Stephen Kohl and Mark Tilton Rosy and Jose Luis Prado Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wood II James Huntington Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Kozloff Andra and Irwin Press Debbie K. Wright PREMIER BENEFACTOR · $7,500 to $9,999 Anonymous (3) Sondra Berman Epstein Eldon and Patricia Kreider Norman Sackar Kelley and Susan Anderson Stephen and Mary Etherington MaryBeth Kretz and Robert Baum George and Terry Rose Saunders Ms. Ronelle D. Ashby Robert F. Finke Bernard and Averill Leviton George and Joan Segal Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baumgartner, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey Geldermann Julius Lewis Mary and Stanley Seidler Mark and Judy Bednar Bruce A. Gober, M.D. Raymond and Inez Saunders Patricia Arrington Smythe Mr. and Mrs. D. Theodore Berghorst Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Goldblatt Ms. Michelle McCarthy Del Snow Lieselotte N. Betterman Helyn D. Goldenberg Mr. and Mrs. James A. McClung The Solti Foundation U.S. Norman and Virginia Bobins/The Mr. and Mrs. William M. Goodyear, Jr. Michuda Construction, Inc. Doris F. Sternberg Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation Phillip and Norma Gordon Julian Oettinger Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Struthers Winston and Lally Brown Chester A. Gougis and Shelley Ochab Mr. and Mrs. Michael O'Malley Mr. O. Thomas Thomas and Joy Buddig Mrs. John M. Hartigan Karen and Tom Phillips Mrs. Sandra Inara Thomas Audre Carlin Mr. and Mrs. Julian W. Harvey Harvey R. and Madeleine P. Plonsker Dr. David Thurn Mrs. Warren M. Choos Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Heagy Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Potempa Howard and Paula Trienens Lawrence Christensen Midge and Frank Heurich Irene D. Pritzker Foundation Thomas A. Clancy and Dana I. Green Mrs. Richard S. Holson, Jr. John and Betsey Puth Christian Vinyard Susan E. Cremin Ronald B. Johnson James T. and Karen C. Reid Dan and Patty Walsh Rosemary and John Croghan Jared Kaplan The Retirement Research Foundation Marilee and Richard Wehman Mr. and Mrs. John V. Crowe Nancy Rita Kaz Angela Tenta, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Weinberg Mr. and Mrs. Avrum H. Dannen Kate T. Kestnbaum Daryl and James Riley Stephen R. Winters Decyk Charitable Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. King Edgar Rose Donna and Phillip Zarcone Mrs. Sheila Dulin Jean Klingenstein Sheli and Burt Rosenberg Anne Zenzer and Dominick DeLuca Richard B. Egen Dr. Katherine Knight J. Kenneth and Susan T. Rosko Miss Gay Elfline Martin and Patricia Koldyke Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Rouse

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BENEFACTOR · $5,000 to $7,499 Anonymous (4) Donna Gustafsson Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. McCreary Merle Reskin Dr. Michael Angell Glen and Claire Hackmann Florence D. McMillan Dr. Petra and Mr. Randy O. Rissman Arch W. Shaw Foundation The Blanny A. Hagenah Family Fund Lois Melvoin Mr. and Mrs. Michael T Sawyier Peter and Lucy Ascoli Family Fund Jackie and James Holland Mary Lou and Jack Miller The Schroeder Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Douglas S. Basler James and Mary Houston Jon and Lois Mills Mr. and Mrs. Chip Seelig David Q. Bell and Mary A. Bell Michael and Leigh Huston Mr. and Mrs. Newton N. Minow Phyllis W. Shafron and Ethan Lathan Bolton Sullivan Fund Shirley R. Jahn Drs. Bill and Elaine Moor Dr. S. P. Shah Wiley and Jo Caldwell Sherie Coren Shapiro Cathleen Cameron Ilene and Michael Shaw Charitable Trust Mr. and Mrs. Stanley D. Christianson “The moment you enter Lyric, you are transformed. Elizabeth S. Sheppard Jane B. and John C. Colman It is an experience that stays with you forever.” James A. Staples Patricia O. Cox Dusan Stefoski and Craig Savage The Dancing Skies Foundation -Paula B. Craig Sirles Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dennis Dr. and Mrs. Peter W. Stonebraker Thomas Doran Dr. Carolyn and Dr. Paul Jarvis Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore Andrea and Mark Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elden Howard E. Jessen Craig S. Morris Mrs. M. James Termondt Jim and Pati Ericson Joy Jester Zehava L. Noah L. Kristofer Thomsen David S. Fox Tyrus L. Kaufman Mickey Norton Mrs. Theodore D. Tieken Fred Freitag and Lynn Stegner Mr. and Mrs. Dan Kearney Renate P. Norum Lawrence E. Timmins Trust Anthony Freud and Colin Ure Robert Kohl and Clark Pellett Luis A. Pagan-Carlo, MD Mr. Michael Tobin M.D. John F. Gilmore Mr. Craig Lancaster and Ms. Charlene T. Handler Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Toft Alfred G. Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Lennard Jean Perkins and Leland Hutchinson Ksenia A. and Peter Turula Mr. Gerald and Dr. Colette Gordon Leslie Fund, Inc. Norman and Lorraine Perman Cynthia Vahlkamp and Robert Kenyon David and Elizabeth Graham Judith Z. and Steven W. Lewis Family Sherry McFall and Kenneth Porrello Scott D. Vandermyde and Julie T. Emerick James R. Grimes Mrs. Paul Lieberman D. Elizabeth Price David and Linda Wesselink Daniel Groteke and Patricia Taplick Jennifer Malpass Jennifer N. Pritzker Claudia Winkler Sandra L. Grung Mrs. Beatrice C. Mayer Nathaniel W. Pusey James and Brenda Grusecki Thomas J. McCormick Edward and Leah Reicin BRAVO CIRCLE · $3,500 to $4,999 Anonymous (3) Mr. and Mrs. Heinz Grob David E. McNeel Glenn and Ardath Solsrud Dr. and Mrs. Herand Abcarian Mr. and Mrs. David L. Grumman Mr. and Mrs. Gregory L. Melchor James H. Stone Eric A. Anderson Solomon Gutstein Ms. Britt M. Miller MinSook Suh Mychal P. Angelos Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Heestand, Jr. John H. Nelson Ms. Carla M. Thorpe Susann Ball Dr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Herbst Drs. Funmi and Sola Olopade Phil and Paula Turner Ron and Queta Bauer Mr. and Mrs. Milan Hornik Jonathan F. Orser Elizabeth K. Twede Mr. and Mrs. George Bayly Mr. and Mrs. Peter Huizenga Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Ottley Lori L. and John R. Twombly Astrid K. Birke Dr. and Mrs. Todd and Peggy Janus Pat and Lara Pappas Jean Morman Unsworth Dr. Gregory L. Boshart and Dr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Jarabak Barbara and Jerry Pearlman David J. Varnerin Dr. William R. Lawrence Drs. Perry and Elena Kamel Drs. Sarunas and Jolanta Peckus Mr. and Mrs. Todd Vieregg Mr. and Mrs. James Bramsen Mr. and Mrs. John A. Karoly Jim and Polly Pierce Dr. Catherine L. Webb Danolda (Dea) Brennan Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy C. Klemt Karen and Richard Pigott Louis Weber Ms. Elaine Cue J. Peter Kline and Julio Padin, Jr. Dr. Joe Piszczor Hilary and Barry Weinstein Family Dr. and Mrs. Richard Davison Thomas A. Kmetko Dr. Lincoln and Dr. Carolyn Ramirez Foundation Jon W. DeMoss John and Mary Kohlmeier Charles and Marilynn Rivkin Howard S. White Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Denison Geoffrey Bauer and Anna Lam Dr. Cynthia J. Sanders and Mr. Otis Sanders Sarah R. Wolff and Joel L. Handelman John Edelman and Suzanne Krohn Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Levin Thomas and Judy Scorza Mr. and Mrs. Michael Woolever Deane Ellis The Barbara and Frank Lieber Family Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shea Owen and Linda Youngman Amanda Fox Charitable Trust Bill and Harlan Shropshire Dr. Robert G. Zadylak and Mr. and Mrs. James V. Franch Pamela Forbes Lieberman Dr. and Mrs. Alfred L. Siegel James C. Kemmerer Dr. and Mrs. James L. Franklin Marilyn and Myron Maurer Joan M. Solbeck Dr. Lucy Freund Dr. John J. McGrath and Ms. Tola Porter Mary Soleiman IMPRESARIO · $2,000 to $3,499 Anonymous (11) Drs. Walter and Anne-Marie Bruyninckx Jerry Freedman and Elizabeth Sacks Mr. John Kouns Mrs. James S. Aagaard Christopher Carlo and Robert Chaney Mrs. Norman Gates Dr. and Mrs. Ken N. Kuo Ginny Alberts-Johnson and Lance Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Cecchini James K. Genden and Alma Koppedraijer Peter N. Lagges, Jr. Allison Alexander Barry and Marcia Cesafsky Mr. Scott P. George Mr. Fred Latsko Mrs. Judy Allen James W. Chamberlain Debbie Gillaspie and Fred Sturm Dr. M. S.W. Lee Mary C. Allen Charles B. Preacher Foundation Gordon and Nancy Goodman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Leopold Mrs. John H. Andersen Mr. and Mrs. David R. Clark Greene Family Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Andrew O. Lewicky Ronald and Donna Barlow Dr. Frank F. Conlon Dr. Mona J. Hagyard Gregory M. Lewis and Mary E. Strek Bastian Voice Institute Katherine Hutter Coyner Daggett Harvey Dr. Judith Lichtenstein Priscilla and Anthony Beadell Mr. and Mrs. J. William Cuncannan James Heim Dr. and Mrs. Philip R. Liebson Alvin R. Beatty Mr. and Mrs. Gerry V. Curciarello Dr. Allen W. Heinemann and Knox and Gabrielle Long Diane and Michael Beemer Robert O. Delaney Dr. William Borden Luminarts Jennifer Bellini Dorothy Deppen Hoellen Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Mages Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Benesh Mr. and Mrs. Roger Deromedi Sandra Hoffman Dr. and Mrs. John F. Mamon Meta S. and Ronald Berger Family Mr. and Mrs. John DeWolf Concordia Louise Hoffmann Liz and Arsen Manugian FoundationBerger Bernard J. and Sally Dobroski Joel and Carol Honigberg Fund Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Marks Mrs. Michele Bergman Mr. and Mrs. Eben Dorros Bill and Vicki Hood Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Martin Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Berlin Richard and Ingrid Dubberke Edmund A. and Virginia C. Horsch Bob and Doretta Marwin Mrs. Arthur Billings Drs. Walter Dziki and Emily Miao Robert and Sandra Ireland William Mason and Diana Davis Richard and Heather Black Cherelynn A. Elliott Generations Fund Mrs. David McCandless Mrs. John R. Blair La Ferrenn and Philip Engel Dr. Peter H. Jones and Marian M. Pearcy Marilyn McCoy and Charles R. Thomas Dr. Debra Zahay Blatz Susanna and Helmut Epp Mary Ann Karris Mrs. John H. McDermott Mr. and Mrs. Andrew K. Block Dr. Thelma M. Evans Judith L. Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Andrew McNally V John Blosser Jim and Elizabeth Fanuzzi Mrs. Philip E. Kelley Martina M. Mead and Michael T. Gorey Ms. Virginia Boehme Firestone Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Joe King Sheila and Harvey Medvin Minka and Matt Bosco Mr. and Mrs. Matthew A. Fisher Neil and Diana King Bill Melamed and Jamey Lundblad Mrs. Fred Bosselman Anita D. Flournoy Marian Kinney Susan Hill Mesrobian Richard Boyum and Louie Chua Adrian Foster Elaine H. Klemen Pamela G. Meyer Mr. and Mrs. Eric Brandfonbrener Arthur L. Frank Dr. and Mrs. Sung-Tao Ko Mrs. Pamela E. Miles

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Mr. and Mrs. Craig R. Milkint Christina Rashid Adele and John Simmons Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Turner Mr. and Mrs. William A. Miller Phillip C. and Jeanne R. Ravid Mr. and Mrs. John B. Simon Raita Vilnins Steven Montner and Scott Brown Sandra and Ken Reid Larry G. Simpson Robert Mann and Kathryn Voland-Mann Rosemary Murgas Mr. and Mrs. William Revelle Dr. Ross Slotten and Mr. Ted Grady Cate and Rick Waddell Chris and Eileen Murphy Carol Roberts Mr. Edward Smeds Mrs. William N. Weaver, Jr. Dr. and Mr. Andy Nawrocki Maggie Rock and Rod Adams Mr. and Mrs. David Snyder Donald R Wertz Gayla and Ed Nieminen Lynn Hauser and Neil Ross Phil and Sylvia Spertus David Wetherbee Kenneth Douglas Foundation Megan Roudebush Carol D. Stein and James Sterling Heide Wetzel Janis Wellin Notz and John K. Notz, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Norman J. Rubash Mrs. Karl H. Stein Caroline C. Wheeler Marjory M. Oliker Susan B. Rubnitz Dr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Stoll Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence W. Wick Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Olson Chatka and Anthony Ruggiero Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stopeck Nancy Fifield Gerald L. Padbury Robert Russell Dr. and Mrs. Frank P. Stuart Dr. Wendall W. Wilson Laurie and Michael Petersen John Sagos Devora Grynspan and Sam Stupp F. C. Winters Karen Petitte Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Sarnoff Oscar Tatosian, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Brien Wloch Mrs. Zen Petkus Robert and Mary Ann Savard Dr. Andrew J. Thomas Chip and Jean Wood Mrs. Geoffrey C. M. Plampin Dr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Schaeffer Gayle and Glenn R. Tilles Marsha and David Woodhouse Mary and Joseph Plauche David Schiffman Joanne Tremulis Priscilla T. Yu Dr. and Mrs. Alan Pohl Mr. Jim Seng The Trillium Foundation Dr. and Mrs. Don Randel Ms. Fay Shong and Mr. Tracy Mehr Dulcie L. Truitt FRIEND · $1,000 to $1,999 Anonymous (10) Ms. Sheila Burke Mr. and Mrs. James G. Ellis Rochelle and Michael Greenfield Emily and Christopher Knight A & T Vavasis Philanthropic Fund Susan Burkhardt Peter Emery John R. Grimes Lionel and Jackie Knight Mr. Steve Abbey and George J. Burrows Emil J. and Marie D. Kochton Patricia Grogan Edward and Adrienne Kolb Ms. Pamela Brick Dr. and Mrs. William C. Carithers Foundation Donald Haavind Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Konczal Louise Abrahams Fairbank and Lynne Carpenter Mr. and Mrs. Paul Epner Mirja and Ted Haffner Family Fund William Konczyk and Richard Abram and Paul Chandler Stephen H. Carr and Ernst And Young Foundation - Mr. Allen Hager Stanley Conlon Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin D. Abrams Virginia McMillan Carr Matching Gifts Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hallisy, Sr. Michael Krco Ann Acker Don Carruthers Dr. and Mrs. James O. Ertle Mary E. Hallman Jeanne LaDuke Duffie A. Adelson Mrs. Clarissa Chandler Ms. Elizabeth M. Fadell Mr. and Mrs. M. Hill Hammock Carol and Jerome Lamet Susan S. Adler Mrs. Beatrice Chapman The Feder Family Agnes Hamos Mary Anne Leer Judith A. Akers Jeffrey K. Chase Esq Joan and Robert Feitler Barbara MacDowall and Dr. and Mrs. Alan Leff Dr. and Mrs. Todd D. Alexander Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. Carl Fetkenhour Robert Hanlon Mrs. Harold E. Leichenko John Almasi Robert Cieslak Geraldine K. Fiedler Michael G. Hansen and Dominique Leonardi Ms. Joanne B. Alter Heinke K. Clark Penny Friedman Nancy E. Randa Dr. and Mrs. Peter Letarte Dr. and Mrs. Ronald F. Altman Mitchell Cobey Suja Finnerty Betty Ann Hauser Mrs. Nancy Levi Sheila and James Amend Susan Somers and Ray Cocco Elizabeth W. Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Hawver David Levinson and Kathy Kirn Doris W. Angell Jean M. Cocozza Susan Fisher-Yellen James Heger Dr. and Mrs. Robert Levy Daniel J. Anzia Margery and Robert Coen James and Jane Fitzgerald Sheila Ann Hegy Myron and Eleanor Lieberman Dr. Edward Applebaum and Elaine Collina William A. Fleig Mr. and Ms. Ross Heim Anne and Craig Linn Dr. Eva Redel Dr. Peter and Beverly Ann Conroy Marvin Fletcher Carrie and Harry Hightman Caroline P. Lippert Margaret Atherton James M. Cormier Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Flint Dr. and Mrs. Roger D. Hilbert William and Diane Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. Baldwin Daniel Corrigan Nona C. Flores Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Hodges Lloyd R. Loback Peter and Elise Barack Evelyn Crews Paul Fong Mr. and Mrs. James A. Hollensteiner Melvin R. Loeb William and Marjorie Bardeen Candace B. Broecker Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Barkei Abby and George Lombardi Mr. and Mrs. William Barker “When an institution enriches my life, I want to give back and help Sherry and Mel Lopata Michael A. Barna Craig and Jane Love Richard and Shirley Baron support that place for future recipients. I treasure the performances Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Lucas Mr. Jim Barrett Carlotta and Ronald Lucchesi Barbara Barzansky I attend at Lyric and say, ‘thank you’ with my financial assistance.” Wayne R. Lueders Sandra Bass Kurtice Luther Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Baum -Jo Ann P. Ms. Bonghee Ma Patricia Bayerlein and Charlene and Gary MacDougal Michael Hoffman Daniel Carroll Madden and W.C. Beatty Gary Crosby Eloise C. Foster Cynthia and Ron Holmberg Tuny Mokrauer Roger B. Beck and Ann F. Beck Karen and John Crotty Michael and Nancie Freeborn Stephen D. Holmes Jeffrey and Paula Malak Seth Beckman Pamela Crutchfield Mr. and Mrs. John Freund George R. Honig, M.D. and Mark and Wendy Manto Mr. and Mrs. Brian D. Beggerow Robert Curley Ms. Pauline Friedman Olga Weiss Mr. and Mrs. Warren W. Mark John C. Benitez Barbara Flynn Currie Samuel and Adriana Front Larry and Ann Hossack Ms. Andrea R. Markowicz Roy C. Bergstrom Mr. Matthew Curtin Mr. John Furrer Linda Samuelson and Joel Howell Robert Markowski and Jacquie Berlin Timothy and Cheryl Dahlstrand John A. Gable Michael and Beverly Huckman Randi Ragins Lois M. Berman James and Marie Damion Dr. Anthony W. Gargiulo and Mr. and Ms. Gary Huff William Maroney Jane Berry Mr. Timothy Daniels Mrs. Jane Duboise Gargiulo Humanist Fund Dr. Maija Freimanis and Mr. and Mrs. Turney P. Berry Jason Dantico Ms. Lili Gaubin Dr. Kamal Ibrahim David Marshall Jerry and Kathy Biederman Rathin Datta Carolyn and Stephen Geldermann Bea Irminger Ms. Karin Martin Dr. Vanice (Van) Billups Greg Davis Dedre Gentner Dr. and Mrs. Harold E. Jackson Mr. Michael Mattingly Margaret C. Bisberg and Rosanne Diamond Ms. Esther Geppert John G. and Betty C. Jacobs Ann and Philip May Richard VanMetre Lyn Dickey Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gepson Charlene Jacobsen John E Mazuski Cynthia L. Bixel Robert and Anne Diffendal Nancy Gerrie Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. James Maureen and Michael McCabe M. J. Black and Mr. Clancy Dr. and Mrs. Anthony DiGianfilippo Sasha Gerritson and Eugene Jarvis Mrs. Judith H. Janowiak Mr. John G. McCord Elaine and Harold Blatt Dr. Elton Dixon Gregory Geuther Jerry and Judy Johansen Drs. William and Margaret McCulloch Ann Blickensderfer Jill S. Dodds Sharon L. Gibson Carl Johnson's Gallery in Galena Julie and Herb McDowell E. M. Bluhm Michael L. Dollard Dr. Howard P. Girard Maryl R. Johnson, M.D. Bonnie McGrath Frima H. Blumenthal Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey B Donnell Gay L. Girolami JS Charitable Trust Therissa McKelvey Terence and Mary Jeanne Bolger Mr. Fred M. Donner Barbara and Norman Gold Judith Jump Maryjanet McNamara Robert and Anne Bolz Charitable Dr. and Mrs. Peter E. Doris Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Golden Olivier C. Junod & Dan Dwir Mr. and Mrs. Zarin Mehta Trust Tom Draski Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Goldin Dr. and Mrs. James J. Kane Claretta Meier Mr. Donald W. Bonneau Douglas F. Duchek Robert and Marcia Goltermann Mrs. Myrna Kaplan Mr. Herbert Meltzer Donald F. Bouseman Ms. Susan A. Duda Jerry Goodman Wayne S. and Lenore M. Kaplan Dr. Janis Mendelsohn Giovanna and Joseph Breu Ronald B. Duke Jaimy Gordon and Peter Blickle Thomas R. Kasdorf Rachel and Jason Mersey Nicholas Bridges and M. Stephen Dunbar Mr. Andrew Gore Dr. and Mrs. Robert Katz Jim and Ginger Meyer Margaret McGirr Bernard T. Dunkel Alan Salpeter and Shelley Gorson Mrs. Helen Kedo Mr. Joseph Michalak Joan and Tom Broderick Kathy Dunn Motoko Goto Larry M Keer, M.D. Rev. Dr. Mary L. Milano Jerry and Gisela Brosnan Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Dusek David Gould Alfred Kelley Sally S. Miley Ms. Kathryn Y. Brown Kimberly A. Eberlein Dr. Steven A. Gould Anne and John Kern Barry and Sharon Millman Warren and Patricia Buckler Barbara and John Eckel Annemarie H. Gramm Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kirkpatrick Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. Mills Stephen and Elizabeth Geer Hugh and Jackie Edfors Dr. Ruth Grant and Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kirsch Dr. and Mrs. Ronald M. Milnarik Carolyn S. Bucksbaum James W. Edmondson Dr. Howard Schwartz Frank and Alice Kleinman Mr. and Mrs. David Mintzer Howard and Moira Buhse Mrs. Marlene Eisen Anthony Green Diane F. Klotnia William Mondi Dr. Mary Louise H. Burger Ms. Jan Elfline Greene Family Mary Klyasheff Charles Moore

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Lloyd Morgan Mrs. Marlene Phillips Sharon Salveter and Stephan Meyer Elaine Soter April Ware and Jess Forrest Mr. Greg Morris Ms. Lyneta Grap Piela Patricia Schaefer Ron Bauer and Michael Spencer Dr. Richard Warnecke Ms. Helen H. Morrison Dr. Martha Heineman Pieper Mary T. Schafer Ms. Julie Staley Benjamin Wasmuth Corinne Morrissey Mr. and Mrs. Les Pinsof Robert P. Schaible Mr. and Mrs. Eric H. Steele Mr. and Mrs. Virgil L. Watts Jr David and Linda Moscow Mr. and Mrs. Robert Polenzani Nancy Schmitt Joyce L. Steffel Pam and David Waud Mary Anne Lynskey Mrs. Carol Pollock Dr. Michelle Schultz Carol Stein and Doris Ashkin Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. Weiland Dr. John S. and Nan D. Munn Mr. and Mrs. Michael Polsky Jim and Joan Sears Ms. Catherine E. Stewart Mr. and Mrs. Richard Welcome Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mustell William V. Porter Paul R. Seidlitz Geraldine L. Szymanski Adele and Joseph R. Wells Dr. Belverd Needles and Charlene Posner Dr. and Mrs. Emanuel Semerad Anne Taft Mr. and Mrs. Melville W. Wendell Dr. Marian Powers Dorothy M. Press John and Floria Serpico Mr. and Mrs. Terrence Taylor Peter J. Wender Ms. Amélie Négrier-Oyarzabal Drs. Joseph and Kimberly Pyle Tom Shapiro Gilbert Terlicher Manfred Wendt David and Lynne Nellemann Mr. David Quell Roy Fisher and Charles Chris Shaw Ilene Patty and Thomas Terpstra Dr. and Mrs. Robert Wertz Elaine T. Newquist William H. Redfield Mr. and Mrs. James F. Shea Genevieve Thiers and Daniel Ratner Mr. Stefan Westerhoff Jeffrey Nichols Roseanne Rega McGrath David Sherman Linda and Ronald Thisted Patricia and William Wheeler Nancy A. Nichols Dennis C. Regan Ms. Shannon Shin Myron and Karen Hletko Tiersky Mrs. John White John Nigh Alicia and Myron Resnick Ms. Carolyn M. Short Eleanor W. Tippens Charles A. Whitver Carol M. Nigro Evelyn Richer Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth I. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Michael Tirpak Arlene and Michael Winfield Daniel S. Novak and Dean Ricker Mrs. Mary K. Ring Nancy Silberman Diane Tkach and James Freundt Kathryn B. Winter Dr. W. E. Null Jerry and Carole Ringer Linda Simon Mr. and Mrs. Harold B. Tobin Michael A. Wislek Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Nusinow Gabriel and Beth Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Sims Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Townsend Charles B. Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Jim Nutt Dr. Ashley S. Rose and Paul and Ann Singer Kay and Craig Tuber Mr. and Ms. Francis Wolfe Penny J. Obenshain Charlotte Puppel-Rose Margles Singleton and Clay Young Mr. James W. Tucker Ted and Peggy Wolff Gail O'Gorman Roberta Rosell Barbara Smith and Judith Tuszynski Christopher and Julie Wood Mr. and Mrs. Keith Olson Saul and Sarah Rosen Timothy Burroughs Professor Harald and D.P. Wood and R.L. Sufit Virginia A. O'Neill Mr. Samuel Rosenberg Suzanne L. Hoffman and Dale Smith Mrs. Christine Uhlig Kathleen Arthur and Stephen Wood Mr. and Mrs. John Ostrem Babette Rosenthal Louise K. Smith United Way Metro Chicago Mark Woodworth and Mark Ouweleen and Sarah Harding Lorelei Rosenthal Mary Ann Smith Manuel S. Valderrama Randi Ravitts Woodworth Evelyn E. Padorr Marsha and Robert Rosner Robert A. Sniegowski Marlene A. Van Skike Michael and Judy Zeddies John and Dawn Palmer Dolores Ruetz Mr. and Mrs. Paul A. Snopko Frances and Peter Vandervoort Barbara Zeleny Allen J. Frantzen and Louise M. Ryssmann The Sondheimer Family Charitable Rosalba Villanueva Marianne and Ted Zelewsky George R. Paterson Eugene W. Rzym Foundation Robert and Camille Von Dreele Richard E. Ziegler Mrs. Mona L. Penner David Sachs Larry and Marge Sondler John and Kathleen Vondran Lorna and Ellard Pfaelzer Dr. and Mrs. Hans Sachse Carol Sonnenschein Sadow Mr. Malcolm V. Vye Shirley Pfenning and Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Safford Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Sopranos Walter and Caroline Sueske Robert J. Wilczek Mr. and Mrs. Gary Sagui Carole and Bob Sorensen Charitable Trust SUSTAINER · $500 to $999 Anonymous (24) Dr. H. Constance Bonbrest Ms. Marsha Clinard and Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Evanich Dr. Paul B. Glickman Julia and Charlotte Abarbanell Mr. and Mrs. Thaddeus M. Bond, Sr. Mr. Charles Boast Mr. and Mrs. Thomas W. Evans Cai Glushak and Martin DiCrisci Andrew Abbott and Susan Schlough Laurence and Patricia Booth Ms. Kimberly K. Coday Ms. Patti Eylar Mr. Richard Gnaedinger Phillip Adams and Carmen Wilcox Jordan Bouchard Susan and John Combes Janet Eyler and Edwin Walker Dr. Susan R. Goldman Mr. and Mrs. William Adams IV Aldridge and Marie Bousfield Stevie Conlon and Sue Skau Marion and Burt Fainman Dr. Deirdre Dupre and Mrs. Carol E. Adelman Dr. Gilbert W. Bowen Sharon Conway Mr. David Fannin Dr. Robert Golub Dr. and Mrs. Carl H. Albright Ms. Barbara Box Dr. Joseph P. Cousins and Mr. and Mrs. John H. Faulhaber Amy and Michael Gordon Judith L. Allen David E. Boyce Dr. Kate L. Forhan Joseph Feldman, MD Drs. Margaret and Richard Gore Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Allie Mary and Carl Boyer Nancy Crawford Steven E. Feldman Anne H. Gorham Peri M. Altan Dr. and Mrs. Boone Brackett Robert C. Cronin Dr. Eva D. Ferguson Phillip and Suzanne Gossett Ken and Mary Andersen Wendy and Norman Bradburn Czarkowski Family Mr. Jim Ferneborg Sarah J. Gottermeyer Carol L. Anderson Michael Bradie Ms. Lisa DeAngelis Dr. Bradley Fine Mr. and Mrs. Delmon Grapes Judith C. Anderson Robert Bradner Paul B. Dekker Howard and Charlotte Fink Rick Greenman Ms. Louise E. Anderson Mr. Richard H. Brewer and Ms. Sarah Demet Mr. Emmett Finneran Ginger Griffin William Ankenbrandt Robert Grist Drs. Vijayalakshmi and Charles R. Grode Bapu Arekapudi “When the opera’s staging, the chorus and soloist voices, Mrs. Kathleen Grzybek Drs. Andrew and Iris Aronson John Gustaitis Ms. Ardell Arthur and the conducting all come together, one is transported Dr. and Mrs. Norm A. Hagman Dr. David Ashbach Mr. and Mrs. Cameel Halim Mr. and Mrs. Theodore M. Asner and everyday concerns disappear.” Lucy Hammerberg Mr. Vadim Backman -Raita V. David Hanson Mr. Richard Baer Charles Hanusin Ms. Shirley M. Ballak John and Sharon Hanusin Leslie Ballard Dr. Mary Ann Schwartz Patricia K. Denman Mr. Anthony K. Fisher Mr. Gregory J. Harms Mr. Stan Balog Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brey Anonymous Dr. and Mrs. William E. Fishman Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Banks Dr. John H. Brill Michael DePriest Marilyn E. Fites Dr. and Mrs. David Jerome Hayden H. Barefield Ms. Myrna Bromley William Diaz and Ms. Karen E. Flanagan Mrs. John S. Hayford Marilyn R. Barmash Leona and Daniel Bronstein Theresa Gross-Diaz Abbie Fleming Dr. and Mrs. Robert Heidenry Barbara J. Barnes Mr. Charles Brooks and Ms. Wendy DiBendedetto R. Michael Flores, MD and Robert and Raynelle Heidrick Mr. Merrill Z. Barnes Mrs. Suzan S. Bramson Brooks Dr. Gary Dillehay Prof. Alan Grigg Josephine E. Heindel Mrs. and Mr. Martin S. A. Beck John A. Bross, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Dillon Lafayette J. Ford Stephen Heller Elizabeth S. Beck Todd Brueshoff Maureen Dooley Stephen and Rosamund Forrest Valerie A. Hendricks Hans F. Bell Mr. and Mrs. Edward H. Bruske III Ms. Jill Dougherty Richard W. Foster Dr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Hennessy Benevity Community Impact Fund Mr. Dan Bujas and Mrs. Mary Reyes Roy and Rachel Downing Anne and Willard Fraumann Kimberlee S. Herold Julie Anne Benson Dr. Jack Bulmash Ms. Nancy Dreher Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fried Mr. Theodore W. Herr and Diane and Karl Berolzheimer Ms. Pamela A. Cabeen Paul E. Drennan Priscilla and Henry Frisch Ms. Carla Carstens Herr Mr. and Mrs. Loren M. Berry III Mary Ellen Cagney Ms. Jody Lewis Michael and Jane Fritz Norman K. Hester Mr. Thomas Berry Lidia Calcaterra and Paul Barger Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Durkes Lori Fulton Caren B. Hiatt Mr. and Mrs. Kyle Bevers Hon. and Mrs. Michael T. Caldwell Ms. Roma Dybalski Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Gahlon Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. High Mr. and Mrs. William E. Bible Agnes B. Canning Joan M. Eagle Leota P. Gajda Thomas W. and Helen C. Hill Richard Blackwell and Elena Carbajal-Gaule Hon. Frank Easterbrook and Thomas F. Gajewski Mrs. J. Dillon Hoey Linda Christianson Walter and Nancy Carlson Mrs. B. Englert Easterbrook Dr. Sandra Garber Ms. Sarai Hoffman Diane and Tom Blake Carnot & Luceile Allen Foundation Ralph D. Ebbott Thomas and Patricia Germino John E. Holland Louis and Catherine Bland Patrick V. Casali Adrienne Eckerling Dr. and Mrs. Hugh C. Gilbert Mr. Rodney Holmes Ms. Elizabeth Blinderman Donald and Bonnie Chauncey Ms. Martha Edwards Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Gilford Joel Horowitz Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Bloom Ms. June F. Choate Ryan Jay Eikmeier and Ms. Robyn R. Gilliom and William Hosken James Blum Ms. Angela Cici Timothy Silver Mr. Richard Friedman Mr. and Mrs. R. Thomas Howell, Jr. Mr. Robert A. Blumberg Connie Clark Ms. Marjorie Elliott Mr. Lyle Gillman Mr. Robert Hudson D. Jeffrey and Joan H. Blumenthal Mr. Henry Clark and Mrs. Richard J. Elrod Kik and S. I. Gilman William and Sarah Hufford Fran Bly and Charles Hample Mrs. Elizabeth Simon David Elzinga Dale and David Ginsburg Mr. and Mrs. Alan Huish Erminio Bonacci Ms. Kathleen Clark Mr. and Mrs. James Estes David L. Gitomer Cleveland and Phyllis Hunt

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Mr. and Mrs. James A. Ibers Paul M. Liebenson Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Nichols Ms. Barbara Ruben Coleman S. Kendall Dr. Stephen and Kathy Irwin Robert E. Lindgren Eleanor A. Nicholson Ms. Mary Rundell Katherine Abbott and Jerry Szatan Howard Isenberg Carol Linkowski Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Nolen Drs. Cynthia and Gary Ruoff Mr. Robert Tanaka Virginia A. Jach DeAnn Liska Richard Nora MD Lena M. Ruppman Bradley L. and Douglas and Lynn Jackson Mr. Alan Littmann Anna Marie Norehad Joe and Natalie Sacchetti Simone Himbeault Taylor Merle L. Jacob Dr. Vassyl A. Lonchyna and Ms. Sandra Norlin Mary Ann Sadilek Mr. Harold Temple Bett C. and Ronald E. Jacquart Dr. Roksolana Tymiak-Lonchyna Patricia A. Noska Mr. Eugene Saenger Jr Dr. and Mrs. Michael Terry Dr. Robert P.F. Buerglener and Richard Lord Mrs. Ellen Noth Natalie Saltiel Mr. and Mrs. Otto Teske Dr. Paul B. Jaskot Sharon and Henry Lorsch William Novshek and Richard H. Sanders Mr. Ernest Thompson Mr. and Mrs. A. Paul Jensen Ms. Janet Lubin Lynda Thoman Ms. Joyce Saxon Ms. Michele M. Thompson Ms. Barbara Jillson Lutz Family Foundation Julia Nowicki Marie-Claude Schauer Thomas B. Thuerer Mr. Tim Johnson John and Roseanne Lynch Dr. Dragic M. Obradovic Anne McMillen Scheyer Ms. Elizabeth Tisdahl Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Johnston Mrs. Diane L. Macewicz Mr. Michael J. O'Connell Mr. and Mrs. Edward K. Schiele Mr. and Mrs. Ray Tittle Barbara Mair Jones Suzanne C. Mack Mr. Michael K. Oman Mrs. Sheldon K. Schiff Jay and Kelly Tunney Janet Jones Miss Joan C. Madden Sandra L. Osborn Mrs. Rosita M. Schloss Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Turcotte Mr. Edward T. Joyce Ms. Svetlana Magdel Mary Otto Marcia G. Schneider Brig. Gen. Sue E. Turner Abby O'Neil and Carroll Joynes George and Roberta Mann Paloucek Family Fund Dr. and Mrs. Stephen Scholly Mr. and Mrs. Howard Tyner Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Kaeser Philanthropic Fund Mr. Tomas Palubinskas Susan B. Schulson Mr. and Mrs. Tal Tzur Paula Kahn Martha Marberry Joan L. Pantisios Mark Schultz Aris Urbanes & Bill Hulsker Mr. Roman Kahn Frank and Jeanette Marchese David Paris Stacy and Robert Schultze Mr. Richard Uszynski Beth Kalov Dr. Lawrence and Sylvia Margolies Robert W. Parsons, M.D. Deborah and George Schulz Mrs. Denise M. Utter Ethel R. Kaplan Mr. and Mrs. Miles Marsh Alap Patel Linda S. Schurman Mrs. Murray J. Vale Mr. James Karr Jeordano Martinez Mr. Bohdan O. Pauk Mr. and Mrs. Charles Schwartz Jr Sharon Van Dyck and Richard Kelber Ms. Andrea Katzenstein Mr. and Mrs. Reginald Marzec Bruce and Nancy Payne Judy and John Scully Andre Van Ee Matthew J. Keller, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Burnett Ms. Susan Payne Barbara and John T. Seaman, Jr. Marie Vanagas Sarah and Kip Kelley II Leslie Bradberry Susan Carter Pearsall Dr. Itai Seggev and Dr. Eladio A. Vargas Douglas and Christine Kelner Mr. and Ms. Francois Velde Thomas E. Kerber Ms. Antoinette Vigilante Jeffrey R. Kerr “At every single opera, I am enthralled; I even cried at a couple! John N. Vinci Mr. and Mrs. Dennis L. Kessler Mr. and Mrs. William P. Vit Ms. Emily Kessler and And I love the moments with my family.” Mrs. Barbara Vlack Ms. Kay E. Hughes -Simone R. Dmitro Voinorovich Chuck and Kathy Killman Dr. Annabelle Volgman Mr. and Mrs. Merwyn Kind Mr. Richard Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. King Suzanne L. Wagner Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Kittle-Kamp Dr. and Mrs. Marshall Matz Jean T. Pennino Dr. Dara Goldman Ms. Lucinda Wakeman Esther G. Klatz Mrs. John May Mr. and Mrs. John Pepe Richard and Betty Seid Albert R. Walavich Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Knuth Edward and Myrna Mazur Victorina Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Seng Prof. John S. Walker Gerald A. and Karen A. Bernadette McCarthy Viktoras Petroliunas Dr. Robert F. Shankland Robert D. Wallin Kolschowsky Foundation, Inc. Ms. Hope McFadden Mr. Robert Phelan Mr. and Mrs. Myron D. Shapiro Gary T. Walther Dr. and Mrs. Howard Konowitz Andrew S. McFarland Mr. and Mrs. William Pinsof Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Shapiro The Warranty Group Amy Kontrick and Mark Mycyk Condon McGlothlen Roland and Karen Porter Ellen and Richard Shubart Nancy E. Webster Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kracum John and Etta McKenna Dr. David Alexander Powell Barbara Fulton Sideman Joanne Michalski and Michael Weeda Stephen Kraft Mr. and Mrs. Leland V. Meader Dr. Kathryn Press Roberta E. Singer Claude M. Weil Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Kretchmer Joann H. Meigs Mr. and Mrs. Barry F. Preston Thomas Sinkovic Mr. James Weinberger Konrad K. Kuchenbach Ernst Melchior Mr. Dan E. Prindle Mr. Christopher Skrable Mrs. and Mr. Susan Weindruch Thomas P. Kuczwara Dr. R. Menegaz and R. D. Bock Marla McCormick Pringle Edward W. and Alice L. Smeds Marco and Joan Weiss Dr. Klaus and Erzsebet Kuettner Dr. Patricia A. Merwick Mr. Sunil Puri Arthur B. Smith, Jr. and Ellen Werner Walfrid and Sherry Kujala Barb and Bob Meyer Judith Purta Tracey L. Truesdale Ms. Suzanne K. Westerhold Axel Kunzmann and Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Miller, Jr. Chris and Elizabeth Quigg Melissa and Chuck Smith Floyd and Judith W. Whellan Bruce J. Nelson David E. Miller Ms. R. L. Anderson Rains Mr. and Mrs. Howard S. Smith, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Walter Whisler John and Lynn LaBarbera Gerry M. Miller J. Usha Raj, MD Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smolen Mr. Chad Williams and Laimonis and Kristina Laimins Vee Minarich Dorothy V. Ramm Ms. Elizabeth Smyth Ms. Amy Williams Susan Laing Edward J. Mitchen Jeffrey Rappin and Penny Brown Michael and Donna Socol Margaret E. Williams Elisabeth M. Landes Sanford Moltz Judge S. Louis Rathje and Edward and Eileen Soderstrom Rabbi Larry and JoAnne Winer John T. Lansing Mr. Richard Moore Maria R. Costanzo Dr. and Mrs. R. John Solaro Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Witkowski Mrs. Frederick Larsen Martin W. Morris Dr. and Mrs. Pradeep Rattan Dr. and Mrs. Hugo Sonnenschein Ann S. Wolff Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Larsen John A. Morrison Ms. Anne Ray Mr. Ryan Spohn Mr. Hak Wong Mr. and Mrs. Gary S. Laser Larry Morrison Biswamay Ray, M.D. Michael Sprinker Robert E. Woodworth, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Laughlin James E Morstadt John Reppy Phillip V. St. Cloud and Teana and Abbott Wright Mr. and Mrs. Michael M. Lawrence Beverly Mortensen Mr. and Mrs. Gary R. Richert Charles P. Case Mark Zajackowski Marsha Lazar Mr. and Mrs. Karlos Moser Dr. Patricia C. Rieger Michael and Cheryl Stack Tom and Elena Zanussi Dr. and Mrs. Eugene Lee Helga Muench Ed and Susan Ritts Helena Stancikas Mr. and Mrs. John G. Zasi Eileen Leiderman and Ben L. Brener Zane F. Muhl Helen H. Roberts Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence A. Sterkin Dr. Antoinette Zell and Dr. Michael C. Leland Ms. Jan Munagian Dr. Diana M. Robin Mr. and Mrs. Mark J. Stern Kenneth R. Walter Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lenahan Mr. George Murphy Mary Raffetto-Robins Mrs. James H. Stoner Ms. Wei Zhang Bonnie and Ed Leracz Thomas F. Murphy James Engel Rocks Joanne Storm Larisa Zhizhin Ms. Kiyoko Lerner Barbara B. Murray The Philip and Myn Rootberg Timothy J.S. Dr. and Mrs. Eric Zickgraf Ralph and Carol Lerner Mrs. Natalie Mycyk Foundation Mr. John Strasswimmer Camille J. Zientek Laurence and Mary Levine Holly I. Myers Susan Rosborough Gary L. Strawn Michael and Diane Levy Mr. William F. Myers Elaine G. Rosen Mrs. Kelly J. Sullivan Soley Mr. Randy Lewis Harvey A. Nathan Maureen L. Shea Charles Sullivan Dr. Eva F. Lichtenberg and Virginia Navarrete Drs. Ronald and Linda Rosenthal John B. Sullivan Dr. Arnold Tobin J. Robin Naylor Thomas and Barbara Rosenwein Mary W. Sullivan and

Lyric 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.

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Patrons with Disabilities: from the lobby and other parts of the The Lyric Opera House is public, non-performance spaces in the accessible to persons with house, as well as the house itself, but not physical disabilities, with during the performance. elevator service to all floors except the Opera Club. The Ardis Lyric, for safety reasons, has the right Krainik Theatre contains seating to inspect any large bags or packages that is accessible to persons in and insist that all large backpacks, bags, wheelchairs, as well as seats with luggage, etc. be stored at coat check. removable armrests. The Lyric Welcome to the Lyric Opera House! Here Opera House has automatic door-openers are a few guidelines designed to ensure all on exterior doors, and accessible drinking of our audience members have the best fountains and public telephones. A TTY experience possible. phone is available in the Box Office for outgoing calls only. • Please remain silent during the performance. Restroom facilities for female patrons with • As a gesture of respect for other disabilities are located on all levels except audience members and the the Opera Club. For male patrons, these performing artists, please remain facilities are located on all levels except the seated until intermission or the end Opera Club and the sixth floor. of the show. If you need to leave the auditorium, you may not be Assistive listening devices for persons Outside food and beverages may not be readmitted while the performance is desiring amplification are available at no brought into the Lyric Opera House. in progress. cost at the Main Floor coat check. A valid Refreshments may be purchased onsite and • Program and artists are subject to driver’s license or state identification is limited items may be brought in with you change without notice. required as a security deposit. to the performance. • Please turn off or silence all electronic and personal devices and refrain Large print and Braille programs may be Thank you again for joining us at Lyric from using any device with a glowing available at the Main Floor coat check. Opera of Chicago! screen at any time during the performance. Audio description, touch tours, and American Sign Language interpretation is Your understanding and cooperation are available for select performances; please see appreciated. Please let a member of Lyric’s www.lyricopera.org/accessibilty for dates house staff know if you have any questions. and details.

Lost and Found: Please call 312.827.5768 for lost items. Unclaimed articles are held for 30 days.

Other important policies: Photography and/or audio and video recording of any kind are prohibited during the performance. You are encouraged to take photographs and share your experience on social media All photos by Jaclyn Simpson, Todd Rosenberg.

Front of House Managers: Sheila Matthews, Chuck Tucker Box Office Assistant Treasurers: John Thor Sandquist and Joseph Dunn Food & Beverage Manager: Geri LaGiglio Restaurant Manager: David Adelsperger Box Office Manager: Gregg Brody Usher Supervisors: Lena Reynolds-Sneed, Nate Tuttle

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