Lyric Opera 2021-2022 Issue 1 Macbeth

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 42 CHRISTIAN VAN HORN At Lyric this season: Banquo/ Macbeth . Previously: 17 roles since 2004/05, most recently Count Walter/ Luisa Miller (2019/20); Méphistophélès/ Faust (2017/18). Also this season: Title role/ Don Giovanni , Opéra National de Paris; Figaro/ Le nozze di Figaro and Nick Shadow/ The Rake’s Progress , Metropolitan Opera. This career is a dream come true for me, and it was made possible by my time in the Ryan Opera Center and the encouragement, love, and challenges given to me during my tenure. I was in the program from 2004–2006, and there is a through-line from that time to the present—where I am now is built upon the foundation established then. The support from the Ryan Opera Center and Lyric over the last 15 years is something for which I’ll be forever grateful. Nicole Cabell Così fan tutte San Francisco Opera Mingjie Lei Il turco in Italia Opernhaus Zürich Emily Fons Ariodante Internationale Händel-Festspiele Göttingen (Germany) 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 Annika Donnen Associate Librarian Faculty Julia Faulkner W. Stephen Smith Vocal Instruction Robert and Ellen Marks Ryan Opera Center Vocal Studies Program Endowment, in memory of Gianna Rolandi Deborah Birnbaum Sir Andrew Davis Renée Fleming Enrique Mazzola Gerald Martin Moore Stefano Sarzani Guest Master Artists William C. Billingham Alan Darling Laurann Gilley Celeste Rue Eric Weimer Coaching Staff Irina Feoktistova Julia Savoie Klein Derek Matson Klára Moldová Sharon Peterson Alessandra Visconti Melissa Wittmeier Foreign Language Instruction Omer Ben Seadia Louisa Muller Todd Rhoades Acting and Movement Instruction Orit Carpenter Beth Clayton Performance Psychology Roger Pines Guest Lecturer and Consultant Artistic/Production Personnel Enrique Mazzola Donald Palumbo Conductors Omer Ben Seadia Kristine McIntyre Directors Kristen Barrett Stage Manager PROGRAM STAFF THIS SEASON Ryan Opera Center alumni around the world