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2015/16 Season Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Rodgers & Hammerstein’s THE KING AND I Music by RICHARD RODGERSBook and Lyrics by OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II Based on “Anna and the King of Siam” by Margaret LandonOriginal Orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett Original Dance Arrangements by Trude RittmannOriginal Choreography by Jerome Robbins LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Table of Contents MARIE-NOËLLE ROBERT / THÉÂTRE DU CHÂTELET IN THIS ISSUE The King and I – pp. 25-41 6 From the President 14 Voyage Of Discovery: : 45 Lyric Unlimited/Education Corps and the General Director Lyric’s 2016-17 Season 46 Aria Society 8 Board of Directors 23 Tonight’s Performance 55 Breaking New Ground/ 25 Cast 10 Women’s Board/Guild Board/ Look to the Future Chapters’ Executive Board/ 26 Musical Numbers/Orchestra 57 Major Contributors – Special Ryan Opera Center Board 27 Artist Profiles Events and Project Support 12 Administration/Administrative 37 A Glorious Partnership 58 Ryan Opera Center Staff/Production and 40 A Talk with the Director Technical Staff 42 Just for Kids 59 Ryan Opera Center Contributors 60 Lyric Unlimited Contributors LYRIC 2016-17 SEASON PREVIEW pp. 16-22 61 Planned Giving: The Overture Society 63 Annual Corporate Support 64 Matching Gifts, Special Thanks and Acknowledgements 65 Annual Individual and MARIE-NOËLLE ROBERT/THÉÂTRE DU CHÂTELET Foundation Support 71 Commemorative Gifts 72 Facilities and Services/Theater Staff On the cover: Paolo Montalban as the King and Kate Baldwin as Anna, photographed by Todd Rosenberg. 2 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Since 1991 www.performancemedia.us | 847-770-4620 3453 Commercial Avenue, Northbrook, IL 60062 Gail McGrath Publisher & President Sheldon Levin Publisher & Director of Finance A. 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Nothing may be reproduced in any manner without written permission. © 2016 Performance Media & Gail McGrath & Associates, Inc. is a Woman Owned Business 4 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO From the President and the General Director TODD ROSENBERG TODD Welcome to Lyric Opera’s production of The King and I. The King and I has all the elements of triumphantly successful musical theater, with Rodgers and Hammerstein at their absolute peak of achievement. This beauti- fully constructed show is a wonderful mix of humor, sentiment, romance, and powerful drama. While it has become best known from the celebrated movie version, a stage production of The King and Ioffers a uniquely exciting experience. Major stagings are comparatively few, which should come as no surprise, given the rigorous demands that this piece poses to any company, especially in casting, production design, and choreography. We’re thrilled to present two dazzlingly gifted artists, Kate Baldwin and Paolo Montalban, as Anna and the King of Siam. They’re performing in a production by one of today’s most outstanding directors, Lee Blakeley, which triumphed in its premiere at Paris’s Théâtre du Châtelet. It’s a marvelously imaginative vision David T. Ormesher of the show, with remarkable contributions from designers Jean-Marc Puissant (sets), LEONARD STEVE Sue Blane (costumes), and Rick Fisher (lighting). With this team, which includes two other much-acclaimed artists, each returning to Lyric – conductor David Chase and choreographer Peggy Hickey – you can anticipate a production to delight the eye and ravish the ear. If you are new to Lyric Opera, please return soon during our forthcoming opera season. Elsewhere in this program, you will be able to read about all the excitements in store – operas, concerts and special events – here at the Civic Opera House during Lyric’s 2016/2017 season. The season includes productions of some of opera’s best- loved masterpieces, alongside some unexpected and equally thrilling repertoire. Many thanks for joining us today. Have a wonderful time at The King and I. We look forward to seeing you again next season! Anthony Freud David T. Ormesher, President Anthony Freud, General Director 6 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Board of Directors The Honorable Bruce Rauner Life Directors Michael W. Ferro, Jr. Sharon F. Oberlander The Honorable Rahm Emanuel Frank W. Considine Matthew A. Fisher * John W. Oleniczak Honorary Chairmen Edgar Foster Daniels * Renée Fleming Olufunmilayo I. Olopade, of the Board M.D. Richard J. Franke * Sonia Florian Edgar D. Jannotta * David T. Ormesher Edgar D. Jannotta Mike Foley Co-Chairman Emeritus * William A. Osborn George E. Johnson * Anthony Freud Allan B. Muchin Matthew J. Parr Co-Chairman Emeritus Robert H. Malott Kristine R. Garrett Ronald J. Gidwitz Jane DiRenzo Pigott Richard P. Kiphart James J. O’Connor * Ruth Ann M. Gillis Jose Luis Prado Chairman Gordon Segal * Brent W. Gledhill Don M. Randel David T. Ormesher Robert E. Wood II President and Ethel Gofen * Anne N. Reyes Chief Executive Officer * Howard L. Gottlieb J. Christopher Reyes Lester Crown Directors Melvin Gray Thomas A. Reynolds III Chairman of the Katherine A. Abelson Maria C. Green † William C. Richardson, Ph.D. Executive Committee * Whitney W. Addington, M.D. * Dietrich M. Gross Collin E. Roche Anthony Freud Ricardo Rosenkranz General Director and * James L. Alexander Mary Pat Hay Chief Operating Officer John P. Amboian Carrie J. Hightman Edward B. Rouse Sir Andrew Davis Paul F. Anderson Elliot E. Hirsch Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr. Vice President Larry A. Barden Eric L. Hirschfield * Shirley Welsh Ryan Renée Fleming * Julie Baskes * J. Thomas Hurvis Claudia M. Saran Vice President James N. Bay, Jr. Gregory K. Jones Rodd M. Schreiber James L. Alexander Melvin R. Berlin † Stephen A. Kaplan * Jana R. Schreuder Vice President Gilda R. Buchbinder Kip Kelley II Marsha Serlin Shirley Welsh Ryan Allan E. Bulley III * Richard P. Kiphart * Brenda M. Shapiro Vice President * Marion A. Cameron * Nancy W. Knowles * Eric S. Smith William C. Vance Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Vice President * Paul J. Carbone † Fred A. Krehbiel Pam Szokol Donna Van Eekeren David W. Carpenter * Josef Lakonishok Secretary Timothy L. Christen † Robert W. Lane Franco Tedeschi Mark A. Thierer Paul J. Carbone Richard W. Colburn Richard A. Levy Treasurer Michael P. Cole * James W. Mabie Cherryl T. Thomas Mary Ladish Selander Vinay Couto * Craig C. Martin * William C. Vance Assistant Secretary * John V. Crowe Robert J. McCullen * Donna Van Eekeren Roberta Lane * Lester Crown Blythe J. McGarvie Mark Wagner Assistant Treasurer Marsha Cruzan Andrew J. McKenna Roberta L. Washlow * Andrew Davis Frank B. Modruson Miles D. White † Gerald Dorros Robert S. Morrison Alexandra Dousmanis-Curtis * Allan B. Muchin William Mason General Director Emeritus Ann M. Drake * Linda K. Myers John D. Edelman Jeffrey C. Neal * Indicates member of the Amélie Négrier-Oyarzabal Stefan T. Edlis Executive Committee Lois Eisen Sylvia Neil † Indicates National Director W. James Farrell † John D. Nichols Mark E. Ferguson Kenneth R. Norgan 8 LYRIC OPERA OF CHICAGO Women’s Board Mrs. Jay A. Pritzker Ms. Judith A. Akers Young Professionals † Mimi Mitchell Mrs. Gordon Segal Mrs. Gerry Bellanca Patrick M. Callahan President Ms. Marlene R. Boncosky President * Former President Justin Breitfelder Vice President Mrs. Robert C. DeBolt † Margot Stone Bowen † Executive Committee Charlotte Bohrer Secretary Vice President of Board Activities Mr. Joseph Ender Jennifer Delagrange † Mrs. Michael Ferro Ms. Erika Erich Events Logistics Co-Chair Vice President of Education Guild Board of Directors Ms. Nancy R. Fifield Lisa DeAngelis † Mrs. Matthew A. Fisher † Oscar Tatosian President Ms. Margie Franklin Events Logistics Co-Chair Vice President of Fundraising † Kathleen E. Manning Dennis C. Hayes Claudine Tambuatco † Corinne Wood Vice President – Backstage Tours Mrs. Mary Lunz Houston Events Promotions Chair Vice President of Special Events † Craig R. Milkint Virginia Jach Martha Grant Membership Chair Vice President – Membership * Ms. Kate Letarte Laura Guili Member at Large Mrs. Anthony A. Antoniou † Ms. Julie Anne Benson Ms. Vee Minarich Santosh Venkatarmaran Suzette B. Bulley Vice President – Fundraising Mrs. Maria Rigolin Member at Large Marie Campbell † Frank DeVincentis Mary Robins Mamie Biggs Case Vice President – Benefit Laura Shimkus The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Mrs. Alger B. Chapman, Jr. † Michael Tirpak Secretary Ms. Claudia Winkler Ryan Opera Center Board Elizabeth O’Connor Cole Treasurer † Marc Lacher Sustaining Members of Directors Mrs. Nancy Carrington Crown Maggie Rock Adams * Mrs. Lester Crown * Ms. Julie Anne Benson Susan Kiphart President Ms. Allison Alexander Janet Burch Vice President – * Mrs. Richard W. Durkes Leslie Bertholdt Mrs. William Hamilton * Mrs. W. James Farrell * Mrs. Jorge Iorgulescu New Initiatives * Patrick J. Bitterman John Nitschke Vice President – Regan