Lyric Opera 2021-2022 Rising Stars

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 10 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 Susanna McNatt Manager 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 Nathalie Doucet Renée Fleming Enrique Mazzola Gerald Martin Moore Stefano Sarzani Guest Master Artists Emanuele Andrizzi William C. Billingham Alan Darling Laurann Gilley Jonathan Gmeinder 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 Bill Walters Alaina Bartkowiak Stage Managers Amy Thompson Titles THE PATRICK G. AND SHIRLEY W. RYAN OPERA CENTER PROGRAM STAFF LYRIC OPERA ORCHESTRA MUSIC STAFF Elizabeth Askren William C. Billingham Susan Miller Hult Noah Lindquist Francesco Milioto Jerad Mosbey Matthew Piatt Chris Reynolds Stefano Sarzani Eric Weimer ORCHESTRA Violin I Robert Hanford, Concertmaster Heather Wittels, Acting Assistant Concertmaster Alexander Belavsky Kathleen Brauer Bing Jing Yu Laura Miller Liba Shacht Violin II Yin Shen, Principal JohnMacfarlane, Assistant Principal Diane Duraffourg- Robinson 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 Amy Hess Melissa Trier Kirk Cello Calum Cook, Principal Paul Dwyer * , Assistant Principal Mark Brandfonbrener, Acting Assistant Principal William H. Cernota Walter Preucil String Bass Ian Hallas, Principal Samuel Shuhan, Assistant Principal Andrew L. W. Anderson * Gregory Bryan Sarchet Collins R. Trier Flute Marie Tachouet, Principal Dionne Jackson, Assistant Principal Alyce Johnson Piccolo Alyce Johnson Oboe Judith Kulb, Principal Judith Zunamon Lewis, Acting Assistant Principal English Horn Judith Zunamon Lewis Clarinet Linda A. Baker, Acting Co- Principal, Co-Assistant Principal Susan Warner, Acting Co- Principal, Co-Assistant Principal Bass Clarinet Linda A. Baker Bassoon Preman Tilson, Principal Lewis Kirk, Assistant Principal Contrabassoon Lewis Kirk Horn Jonathan Boen, Principal Fritz Foss, Assistant Principal/ Utility Robert E. Johnson, Third Horn Samuel Hamzem Neil Kimel Trumpet William Denton, Principal Rebecca Oliverio, Acting Assistant Principal Trombone Jeremy Moeller, Principal Mark Fisher, Assistant Principal Tuba Andrew Smith, Principal Timpani Edward Harrison, Principal Percussion Douglas Waddell, Acting Principal Eric Millstein, Acting Assistant Principal Harp LynnWilliams * , Principal Librarian John Rosenkrans, Principal Personnel Manager Christine Janicki Stage Band Contractor Christine Janicki EXTRA MUSICIANS Eleanor Bartsch, violin Jennifer Cappelli, violin Renee Gauthier, violin Aurelien Pederzoli, viola Amy Barwan, oboe Mark Fry, bass trombone Vadim Karpinos, timpani * On leave, 2021/22 Season