Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 5 - Le Comte Ory

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 42 KAYLEIGH DECKER Previously at Lyric: Kate Pinkerton/ Madama Butter y (2019/20), Dorothée/ Cendrillon (2018/19). Also this season: Ruggiero/ Alcina with Les Violons du Roy. My time as a member of the Ryan Opera Center (2018-2020) was one of the most demanding yet rewarding periods in my life. I was challenged in ways I never expected and grew into an artist I never imagined. Through many hours of observation and work alongside the world’s greatest artists, I learned that there is not an arrival point, but rather, the journey is ongoing—and this is what makes live performance so magical. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Richard Ollarsaba The Life and Death(s) of Alan Turing Chicago Opera Theater Nicole Cabell Porgy and Bess NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra (Hamburg) Patrick Guetti La bohème Deutsche Oper Berlin 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 Program Endowment, in memory of Gianna Rolandi Deborah Birnbaum Sir Andrew Davis Renée Fleming Enrique Mazzola Gerald Martin Moore Patricia Racette Anne Sophie 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 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 Enrique Mazzola Stefano Sarzani Conductors Kristine McIntyre Director Peggy Stenger Bill Walters Stage Managers PROGRAM STAFF THIS SEASON Ryan Opera Center alumni around the world Simon Pauly Kristin Hoebermann Simon Pauly