Lyric Opera 2019-2020 Issue 4 Dead Man Walking

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 42 WHITNEY MORRISON At Lyric this season: Sister Rose/ Dead Man Walking . Pictured here: Countess Ceprano/ Rigoletto (2017/18). Upcoming: Floria Tosca/ 7 Deaths of Maria Callas (world premiere, 2019, reprise 2020), Bavarian State Opera. The Ryan Opera Center has been, for me, a dream come true. Being a part of this program has afforded me countless opportunities to grow and learn as a budding professional performing artist. From master classes with world-renowned singers and conductors to coaching with accomplished and brilliant staff, I was constantly in the process of collaborative work, which led to creating memorable performances. Equally important were the numerous moments of close observation as an audience member and understudy. Those were the times when I was able to most clearly perceive the high level of execution and consummate artistry to which I aspire. For all these experiences and every other one that the Ryan Opera Center has provided for my development as an artist, I am truly grateful. I count it a distinct honor and privilege to have been an Ensemble member. Ryan Opera Center alumni around the world J’Nai Bridges Carmen Dutch National Opera (Amsterdam) René Barbera The Barber of Seville New National Theatre (Tokyo) Erin Wall Lohengrin Gran Teatre del Liceu (Barcelona) Administration 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 Faculty Julia Faulkner W. Stephen Smith Vocal Instruction The Robert and Ellen Marks Vocal Studies Program Endowed Chair in honor of Gianna Rolandi Deborah Birnbaum Lawrence Brownlee Alessandro Corbelli Sir Andrew Davis Matthew A. Epstein Renée Fleming Enrique Mazzola Gerald Martin Moore Louisa Muller Patricia Racette Anne Sofie von Otter Guest Master Artists William C. Billingham Alan Darling Laurann Gilley Noah Lindquist Celeste Rue Eric Weimer Pedro Yanez Coaching Staff Irina Feoktistova Julia Savoie Klein Derek Matson Sharon Peterson Marina Vecci Alessandra Visconti Melissa Wittmeier Foreign Language Instruction Dawn Arnold Katie Klein Andrew Gordon Knox Laurel Krabacher E. Loren Meeker Acting and Movement Instruction Orit Carpenter Performance Psychology Roger Pines Guest Lecturer and Consultant Artistic/Production Personnel Michael Christie Ari Pelto Conductors Louisa Muller Patricia Racette Directors Donald Claxon Bill Walters Stage Managers Theresa Ham Wardrobe PROGRAM STAFF THIS SEASON Todd Rosenberg