Lyric Opera 2018-2019 Issue 7 La Boheme #2

L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O January 10 - 31, 2019 | 51 The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center Dan Novak Director The Ryan Opera Center Board Endowed Chair Craig Terry Music Director The Jannotta Family Endowed Chair Julia Faulkner Director of Vocal Studies Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Renée Fleming Advisor Baritone CHRISTOPHER KENNEY Sponsored by Anonymous Donor Soprano WHITNEY MORRISON Sponsored by J. Thomas Hurvis Tenor MARIO ROJAS Sponsored by Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Soprano ANN TOOMEY Sponsored by The Susan and Richard P. Kiphart Family, Richard O. Ryan, Richard W. Shepro and Lindsay E. Roberts Bass-Baritone DAVID WEIGEL Sponsored by Lois B. Siegel, Michael and Salme Harju Steinberg, Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom Mezzo-Soprano KAYLEIGH DECKER Sponsored by The C. G. Pinnell Family Bass-Baritone ALAN HIGGS Sponsored by Heidi Heutel Bohn, Lawrence O. Corry, Robert C. Marks Pianist MADELINE SLETTEDAHL Sponsored by Nancy Dehmlow, Loretta N. Julian, Philip G. Lumpkin Contralto LAUREN DECKER Sponsored by Anonymous Donor, Susan M. Miller, Thierer Family Foundation Baritone RICARDO JOSÉ RIVERA Sponsored by Dr. David H. Whitney and Dr. Juliana Chyu, Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk Ensemble Faculty Julia Faulkner W. Stephen Smith Voice Instruction The Robert and Ellen Marks Vocal Studies Program Endowed Chair in honor of Gianna Rolandi Marco Armiliato Deborah Birnbaum Sir Andrew Davis Matthew A. Epstein Michael Fabiano Renée Fleming Gerald Martin Moore Matthew Polenzani Guest Master Artists William C. Billingham Dana Brown Alan Darling Laurann Gilley Christina Giuca Shannon McGinnis Celeste Rue Eric Weimer Pedro Yanez Coaching Staff Julia Savoie Klein Derek Matson Marina Vecci Alessandra Visconti Melissa Wittmeier Foreign Language Instruction Dawn Arnold Sarah Ashley Katie Klein E. Loren Meeker Matthew Ozawa Acting and Movement Instruction Orit Carpenter Performance Psychology Roger Pines Guest Lecturer and Consultant Artistic/Production Personnel Christopher Allen Andrew Grams Conductors David Paul Director Peggy Stenger Bill Walters Stage Managers Robert S. Kuhn Lucy Lindquist Maureen Reilly Wardrobe DeShawn Bowman Hair and Makeup Soprano EMILY POGORELC Sponsored by Sally and Michael Feder, Ms. Gay K. Stanek, Ms. Jennifer L. Stone Tenor JOSH LOVELL Sponsored by Maurice J. and Patricia Frank Tenor ERIC FERRING Sponsored by Richard O. Ryan, Stepan Company, Cynthia Vahlkamp and Robert Kenyon