Lyric Opera 2018-2019 Issue 5 Il Travatore

L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O 2 | November 17 - December 9, 2018 6 From the General Director 8 From the Chairman 10 Board of Directors 11 Women’s Board/Guild Board/Chapters’ Executive Board/Young Professionals/ Ryan Opera Center Board 12 Administration/Administrative Staff/ Production and Technical Staff 14 Mythbusters - Opera Edition 20 Title Page 21 Synopsis 23 Cast 24 Artist Profiles 28 Opera Notes 33 After the Curtain Falls 34 Musical Staff/Orchestra/Chorus 35 Backstage Life 36 Artistic Roster 38 Talking with Lyric's House Managers 40 Patron Salute 42 Production Sponsors 43 Aria Society 53 Supporting Our Future – Endowments at Lyric 54 Major Contributors – Special Events and Project Support 55 Lyric Unlimited Contributors 56 Commemorative Gifts 57 Ryan Opera Center 58 Ryan Opera Center Alumni Around the World 59 Ryan Opera Center Contributors 60 Planned Giving: The Overture Society 62 Corporate Partnerships 63 Matching Gifts, Special Thanks, and Acknowledgements 64 Annual Individual and Foundation Support 70 Facilities and Services/Theater Staff Table of Contents On the cover: “Because she was susceptible” (1799), aquatint by Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes. Meadows Museum, SMU, Dallas. Algur H. Meadows Collection, MM.67.06.32. Photography by Michael Bodycomb. IN THIS ISSUE Il trovatore – pp. 20-33 MICHAEL BROSILOW DEMOLISHING MYTHS ABOUT OPERA, pp. 14-18