Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 8 - Carmen

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 42 J’NAI BRIDGES Other appearances this season: Delilah/ Samson and Delilah , Seattle Opera; title role/ Carmen , Teatro Lirico di Cagliari, Amsterdam, and Toronto. “The three years I was in the Ryan Opera Center (2012-2015) were some of the most transformative of my life, both artistically and personally. There were many moments of work in the studio, rehearsals backstage, and performances in the Ardis Krainik Theatre and elsewhere that informed my career and have stayed with me to this day. I’m very proud to be a Ryan Opera Center alumna, and I’m tremendously grateful to everyone with the program and at Lyric for your never-ending support.” Paul Corona Der Rosenkavalier The Metropolitan Opera Ensemble member 2007-2010 Emily Pogorelc Dialogues des Carmélites Bayerische Staatsoper Ensemble member 2018-2020 Emmett O’Hanlon Die tote Stadt Deutsche Oper am Rhein Ensemble member 2016-2018 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 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 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 Sunny Martin Kyle Flubacker J’Nai Bridges as Delilah in Seattle Opera’s Samson and Delilah.