Lyric Opera 2018-2019 Issue 14 West Side Story

16 | May 3 - June 2, 2019 e Ring operas onstage at Lyric (clockwise from top left): Das Rheingold , Die Walküre , Siegfried ; set model for the new Götterdämmerung . 42 nd Street at Paris’s éâtre du Châtelet. Lyric's formidable Brünnhilde and Wotan, Christine Goerke and Eric Owens. Sir Bryn Terfel, who returns to Lyric next season in recital. TODD ROSENBERG TODD ROSENBERG MITCH JENKINS/DECCA CORY WEAVER CORY WEAVER e annual musical next season is 42 nd Street , the dazzling, fabulously entertaining story of a chorus girl’s leap to Broadway stardom. Harry Warren’s songs have been highlights of the American songbook, including “You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me,” “We’re in the Money,” “I Only Have Eyes for You,” and of course, “Lullaby of Broadway.” e show will be presented in an electrifying production directed and choreographed by Stephen Mear, raptur- ously received when it premiered in 2016 at Paris’s éâtre du Châtelet. On February 2, Lyric’s distinguished series of vocal recitals will continue with Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel, at Lyric for the rst time in 15 years – his only Chicago-area appearance of the season. Recitals have always been essential in Terfel’s career, winning him as many admirers as his operatic roles. “Many longtime Lyric opera- goers have wonderful memories of Bryn’s thrilling portrayals of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Falsta , and Sweeney Todd, among others,” notes Freud, “and will jump at the opportunity to hear his magni cently expressive voice here in recital.” Eleven operas, a special concert, a celebrity recital, and a spectacular Broadway musical – 2019/20 at Lyric is sure to be a season to sing about! Roger Pines , dramaturg of Lyric Opera of Chicago, has appeared annually on the Metropolitan Opera broadcasts’ “Opera Quiz” for the past 12 years and also contributes regularly to opera-related publications and recording companies internationally. MARIE NOËLLE ROBERT/THÉÂTRE DU CHÂTELET