Lyric Opera 2021-2022 Rising Stars

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 14 Ryan Opera Center Board of Directors OFFICERS Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Honorary Co-Chairs Nasrin Thierer President Julie Baskes * Vice President – At Large John Nitschke * Vice President – Fundraising Salme Harju Steinberg Vice President – Fundraising, Co-Chair Debbie K. Wright Vice President – Nominating David S. Fox Vice President – Nominating, Co-Chair Juliana Y. Chyu Vice President – Strategic Planning Michael A. Oberman Vice President – Strategic Planning, Co-Chair Gregory J. O’Leary Treasurer Julian Oettinger Secretary MEMBERS Queta Bauer Heidi Heutel Bohn Tanja Chevalier Nancy Dehmlow Allan Drebin * Erika E. Erich Lafayette J. Ford Anthony Freud Mira J. Frohnmayer Melvin Gray Lynn Hauser Mary Ellen Hennessy Martha A. Hesse Beatriz Iorgulescu ^ Loretta Julian Chester T. Kamin Michael A. Leppen Philip G. Lumpkin Erma S. Medgyesy Helen Hall Melchior Frank B. Modruson ^ Cherilyn Murer Phyllis Neiman Susan Noel Kenneth R. Norgan Jane DiRenzo Pigott Ted Reichardt ^ Richard O. Ryan Richard W. Shepro Ms. Gay K. Stanek Virginia Tobiason Cynthia Vahlkamp Donna Van Eekeren * Harriet Weinstein Jack Weiss Joan Zajtchuk LIFE MEMBERS Katherine A. Abelson * Janet V. Burch Lawrence O. Corry Mrs. James W. Cozad Bernard J. Dobroski Mrs. Thomas D. Heath Susan Kiphart * Jeanne Randall Malkin Keith A. Reed * Mrs. William D. Staley Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom * William C. Vance * Howard A. Vaughan, Jr. * Former President ^ Team Chair Photo: Kyle Flubacker April 1, 2022 Beethoven Symphony No. 9 Featuring the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus lyricopera.org 312.827.5600 Sir Andrew Davis Conducts Beethoven 9 Lyric’s presentation of Sir Andrew Davis Conducts Beethoven 9 is generously made possible by Lead Sponsor Bulley & Andrews . This concert is dedicated to the memory of Lady Gianna Rolandi Davis, with our love and admiration.