Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 5 - Le Comte Ory

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 10 Dear Lyric Family, We are so happy to have you with us for this extraordinary season. Experiencing live performances reminds us of the unrivaled joy that opera can provide. The range of emotions that this art form can evoke in an audience is unparalleled. Le Comte Ory is a humane comedy. It was written towards the end of Rossini’s composing career, by which time he had amassed the experience of creating both the great comedies for which he is best known, and the wonderful opere serie that are increasingly gaining recognition as equal masterpieces. Into Le Comte Ory , Rossini poured his full creative mastery of melody, wit, madcap comedy, and touching humanity. Le Comte Ory is a piece that our music director Enrique Mazzola has conducted many times, in spite of it being a comparative rarity in the world’s opera houses. Undoubtedly, he will bring the absolute best from the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus, and from our marvelous cast. We invite you to sit back and enjoy the humor, melodic genius, and musical acrobatics of this marvelous score brought to vivid theatrical life in Bart Sher’s effervescent production. Welcome to Lyric. We are so glad you are here. Sincerely, From the Chair and the General Director SYLVIA NEIL Chair ANTHONY FREUD OBE President, General Director & CEO The Women’s Board Endowed Chair Todd Rosenberg Todd Rosenberg