Lyric Opera 2019-2020 Issue 8 Madama Butterfly

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 24 Orchestra & Chorus MUSIC STAFF William C. Billingham Susan Miller Hult Roger Kalia Keun-A Lee Noah Lindquist Grant Loehnig Francesco Milioto Jerad Mosbey Matthew Piatt Stefano Sarzani Madeline Slettedahl Tatiana Vassilieva Eric Weimer ORCHESTRA Violin I Robert Hanford, Concertmaster The Mrs. R. Robert Funderburg Endowed Chair Sharon Polifrone, Assistant Concertmaster Alexander Belavsky Kathleen Brauer Pauli Ewing David Hildner Laura Miller Liba Shacht Heather Wittels Bing Jing Yu Violin II Yin Shen, Principal John Macfarlane, Assistant Principal Bonita Di Bello Diane Duraffourg-Robinson Teresa Kay Fream Peter Labella Ann Palen Irene Radetzky John D. Robinson David Volfe Albert Wang Viola Carol Cook, Principal Terri Van Valkinburgh, Assistant Principal Frank W. Babbitt Patrick Brennan Karl Davies Amy Hess Melissa Trier Kirk Cello Calum Cook, Principal Paul Dwyer, Assistant Principal Mark Brandfonbrener William H. Cernota Laura Deming • Paula Kosower + Sonia Mantell Walter Preucil Bass Ian Hallas, Principal Andrew L. W. Anderson Andrew J. Keller + Gregory Sarchet Collins R. Trier Flute Marie Tachouet, Principal Dionne Jackson, Assistant Principal Alyce Johnson Piccolo Alyce Johnson Oboe Judith Kulb, Principal Judith Zunamon Lewis, Assistant Principal Anne Bach + English Horn Judith Zunamon Lewis Clarinet Charlene Zimmerman, Principal Linda A. Baker, Co-Assistant Principal Susan Warner, Co-Assistant Principal Bass Clarinet Linda A. Baker Bassoon Preman Tilson, Principal Lewis Kirk, Assistant Principal Hanna Sterba + Contrabassoon Lewis Kirk Horn Jonathan Boen, Principal Fritz Foss, Assistant Principal/ Utility Horn Robert E. Johnson, Third Horn Samuel Hamzem Neil Kimel Trumpet William Denton, Principal Channing Philbrick, Assistant Principal Mike Brozick + Trombone Jeremy Moeller, Principal Mark Fisher, Assistant Principal Mark Fry + Bass Trombone Mark Fry + Tuba Andrew Smith, Principal Harp Marguerite Lynn Williams, Principal Timpani Edward Harrison, Principal Percussion Michael Green, Principal Douglas Waddell, Assistant Principal Eric Millstein Extra Musicians Renée-Paule Gauthier, violin Injoo Choi, violin Aurelien Pederzoli, viola Jeremy Attanaseo, bass Michael Kozakis, percussion Stageband Benton Wedge, viola Joel Cohen, percussion Rich Janicki, percussion Librarian John Rosenkrans, Principal Personnel Manager and Stageband Contractor Christine Janicki CHORUS MASTER Michael Black The Howard A. Stotler Endowed Chair REGULAR CHORUS Soprano Elisa Billey Becker • Jillian Bonczek Sharon Garvey Cohen Patricia A. Cook-Nicholson Cathleen Dunn Janet Marie Farr Desirée Hassler Rachael Holzhausen Laureen Janeczek-Wysocki Kimberly McCord Heidi Spoor Stephani Springer Elizabeth Anne Taylor Sherry Watkins Kelsea Webb Mezzo Claudia A. Kerski-Nienow Marianna Kulikova Colleen Lovinello Yvette Smith Marie Sokolova Maia Surace Corinne Wallace-Crane