Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 10 - West Side Story

ANN TOOMEY This season: Witch/ Into the Woods , Tulsa Opera; Woglinde/ Das Rheingold , LA Phil. “When I look back at my three years in the Ryan Opera Center (2016-2019), I am in awe of everything I learned and how much growth I experienced. The tremendous opportunities I was given— as well as the time needed to assimilate what I gained from them— allowed me to cultivate my artistic identity and be con dent in expressing it. In the practice room and on the stage, I was able to work with some of the most brilliant and accomplished professionals in the business. Starting with a one-on-one coaching session with Renée Fleming in my rst week to singing Musetta in four performances of La bohème in my nal season, it was an incredible journey, for which I am beyond grateful!” Ricardo José Rivera Poliuto, Teatro Nuovo Ensemble member 2018-2021 Denis Vélez Florencia en el Amazonas, Palacio de Bellas Artes Ensemble member 2020-2023 Anthony Reed The Love for Three Oranges, Des Moines Metro Opera Ensemble member 2019-2022 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 Vocal Instruction Robert and Ellen Marks Ryan Opera Center Vocal Studies Endowment Deborah Birnbaum Sir Andrew Davis Renée Fleming Enrique Mazzola Gerald Martin Moore Patricia Racette Anne So e von Otter Guest Master Artists William C. Billingham Alan Darling Laurann Gilley Jonathan Gmeinder Noah Lindquist Celeste Rue Eric Weimer Coaching Staff Emanuele Andrizzi Conducting Instruction Isabelle Druc Julia Savoie Klein Derek Matson Klára Moldová Sharon Peterson Alessandra Visconti Viktoria Vizin Foreign Language Instruction August Tye Movement Instruction Orit Carpenter Beth Clayton Performance Psychology Roger Pines Guest Lecturer and Consultant Katrina Bachus Rachel A. Tobias Production Mentors Artistic/Production Personnel Roberto Kalb Stefano Sarzani Conductors Crystal Manich Kristine McIntyre Directors Peggy Stenger Bill Walters Stage Managers PROGRAM STAFF THIS SEASON Ryan Opera Center alumni around the world Rod Millington Ann Toomey performs Tosca at Sarasota Opera. 37 | Lyric Opera of Chicago