Lyric Opera 2018-2019 Issue 9 La Traviata

L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O February 16 - March 22, 2019 | 23 • Coproduction of Lyric Opera of Chicago, Houston Grand Opera, and Canadian Opera Company. • Canadian Opera Company's participation in this coproduction is underwritten in part by BMO Financial Group. • Scenery constructed by Adirondack Studios, Argyle, New York. • Costumes provided by Steppenwolf eatre Costume Shop, Chicago; Lyric Opera of Chicago Wardrobe Department; Beth Uber; Seams Unlimited, Racine, Wisconsin; Elizabeth Flauto; Laura Whitlock; Meredith Miller; Andrea Bouck. • Additional tailoring by Paul Chang and Steppenwolf Costume Shop. • Bull puppets created by Michael Curry Design, Inc., Scappoose, Oregon. • Lyric Opera gratefully acknowledges the support of the NIB Foundation Italian Opera Endowed Chair and the Guild Board of Directors Verdi Endowed Chair. • Lyric Opera of Chicago wishes to thank its Official Airline, American Airlines. • Projected English titles © 1993 by Francis Rizzo. Violetta Valéry ALBINA SHAGIMURATOVA Flora Bervoix ZOIE REAMS* Doctor Grenvil DAVID WEIGEL° Marquis d’Obigny CHRISTOPHER KENNEY° Baron Douphol RICARDO JOSÉ RIVERA° Gastone MARIO ROJAS° Alfredo GIORGIO BERRUGI* Annina LAUREN DECKER° Giuseppe ERIC FERRING° Giorgio Germont ŽELJKO LUČIĆ A Messenger VINCE WALLACE A Servant MATTHEW CARROLL Conductor MICHAEL CHRISTIE* Director ARIN ARBUS Set Designer RICCARDO HERNANDEZ Costume and Puppet Designer CAIT O’CONNOR Lighting Designer MARCUS DOSHI Projection Designer CHRISTOPHER ASH Chorus Master MICHAEL BLACK Choreographer AUSTIN McCORMICK Ballet Mistress AUGUST TYE Wigmaster and Makeup Designer SARAH HATTEN Assistant Director JORDAN LEE BRAUN Stage Manager JOHN W. COLEMAN Stage Band Conductor FRANCESCO MILIOTO Musical Preparation NOAH LINDQUIST JERAD MOSBEY Projected English Titles FRANCIS RIZZO * Lyric debut ° Current member, e Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center Giuseppe Verdi LA TRAVIATA Opera in three acts in Italian Libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on the play La Dame aux camélias by Alexandre Dumas, fils First performed at the Teatro La Fenice, Venice, on March 6, 1853 First performed by Lyric Opera on November 8, 1954 Characters in order of vocal appearance : Principal Dancers: JORDAN BEYELER*, ANDREW HARPER*, DEMETRIUS McCLENDON, MICHELLE REID, BENJAMIN HOLLIDAY WARDELL*