Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 10 - West Side Story

11 | Lyric Opera of Chicago MARIE Lisette Oropesa TONIO Lawrence Brownlee CONDUCTOR Speranza Scappucci Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2023/24 Season will take audiences on a global tour of opera featuring a richly curated slate of musical events in six different languages, and debuts by some of the world’s most riveting talents. “Lyric will present a varied and compelling 2023/24 Season that keeps our main pillars front and center: presenting the best singers in the world, bringing exciting and thought-provoking large-scale productions to the stage, and offering fresh contemporary perspectives that point to the future of our beloved art form,” says Anthony Freud, Lyric’s General Director, President & CEO. The company’s 69th season opens on Saturday, September 23 with Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman , conducted by Music Director Enrique Mazzola, who leads his rst Wagner opera at Lyric. Directed by Christopher Alden, the production stars Tomasz Konieczny in the title role, Lyric favorite Tamara Wilson as Senta, and Robert Watson in his Lyric debut as Erik. The season continues with a pair of operas offering contrasting emotional approaches to experiencing Lyric’s signature world-class vocalism. One of opera’s most delightful comedies, Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment —back on the Lyric stage for the rst time in 50 years—features the return of Lawrence Brownlee to Lyric as Tonio and the long-awaited Lyric debut of Lisette Oropesa as Marie. The iconic Laurent Pelly production is revived by Christian Räth and conducted by Speranza Scappucci, both in their Lyric debuts. In repertory with the lighthearted Donizetti is one of opera’s most intense dramas, Janáˇcek’s Jen˚ufa , starring two of the world’s most sensational sopranos: Lise Davidsen in the title role for her Lyric debut and Nina Stemme in her return to Lyric as the Kostelni ˇcka, Jenufa’s stepmother. The production is conducted by Jakub Hr ˚uša, the celebrated music director designate of London’s Royal Opera House The Daughter of the Regiment Marty Sohl/Metropolitan Opera JENŮFA Lise Davidsen KOSTELNIČKA Nina Stemme CONDUCTOR Jakub Hrůša Jenůfa Tristram Kenton/Royal Opera House