Lyric Opera 2021-2022 Issue 4 Florencia en el Amazonas

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 19 Florencia en el Amazonas (Florencia in the Amazon) Lyric Premiere Music by Daniel Catán | Opera in two acts in Spanish Libretto by Marcela Fuentes-Berain, inspired by the writings of Gabriel García Márquez CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE Riolobo Ethan Vincent + Rosalba Gabriella Reyes + Paula Deborah Nansteel Alvaro Levi Hernandez •• Captain Raymond Aceto Florencia Ana María Martínez Arcadio Mario Rojas •• Dancers Dwayne Brown + Joshua Leon Eguia + Joseph Hernandez Michael Francis McBride + Akua Noni Parker + Benjamin Holliday Wardell Hannah Zin + Conductor Jordan de Souza + Director Francesca Zambello Set Designer Peter J. Davison Costume Designer Catherine Zuber Lighting Designer Mark McCullough Projection Designer S. Katy Tucker + Chorus Master Michael Black Choreographer Eric Sean Fogel Ballet Mistress August Tye Wigmaster and Sarah Hatten Makeup Designer Assistant Director Katrina Bachus Stage Manager Hester Warren-Steijn Musical Preparation William C. Billingham Noah Lindquist Matthew Piatt Eric Weimer Ballet Accompanist Yasuko Oura Prompter Susan Miller Hult Projected English Titles Patricia Houk,adapted by Jeremy Johnson First performed by Houston Grand Opera on October 25,1996. First performed by Lyric Opera of Chicago on November 13,2021. + Lyric debut •• Alumnus,The Patrick G.and Shirley W.Ryan Opera Center Florencia en el Amazonas (Houston Grand Opera) Lynn Lane Actors: Emerson Elias, Richard Manera Supernumeraries: Elena Avila + , Kym Crawford, James Fazzini, David McClintock,Allen Payne, Sasha Rashidee, Claudia Urbano