Lyric Opera 2022-2023 Issue 9 - Proximity

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 42 MARIO ANTONIO MARRA This season: Head of Music at Minnesota Opera “To play under the baton of Sir Andrew Davis and Enrique Mazzola, to sit in rehearsals led by the likes of Sir David McVicar and Sir Graham Vick, to be given the opportunity to coach Ensemble singers and guest artists coming through the opera house—these were some of the great gifts of my Ryan Opera Center tenure (2015-2017). I re ect on these experiences regularly, and they continue to have an impact on me. Including a pianist position in the Ryan Opera Center Ensemble is integral in assuring the future of this art form, and I feel very grateful and privileged to have lled that role and been part of this remarkable company.” Whitney Morrison Albert Herring Chicago Opera Theater Ensemble member 2017-2019 Joseph Lim Stuck Elevator Nashville Opera Ensemble member 2011-2013 Emily Birsan La Giuditta Haymarket Opera, Chicago Ensemble member 2011-2014 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 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 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 Todd Rosenberg Mario Antonio Marra conducts a selection for Rising Stars in Concert in 2017.