Lyric Opera 2023-2024 Issue 1 - The Flying Dutchman

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 2 6 WELCOME TO YOUR LYRIC 8 A letter from the Chair and the General Director 10 Board of Directors 12 Clearly Better: A generous gift transforms the experience of coming and going at Lyric. 16 Season of Firsts: A conversation with Enrique Mazzola 20 TONIGHT’S PERFORMANCE 23 Title page and cast 24 Synopsis 26 Director’s note 28 Artist pro les 34 Orchestra and Chorus In this issue The busy chorus in a scene from the Canadian Opera Company’s 2022 production of The Flying Dutchman . | pp. 20-35 On the cover: Original artwork created by Jake Fruend Michael Cooper/Canadian Opera Company 36 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT 38 Bravissimi 40 Production sponsors 42 Supporting our future— endowments at Lyric 44 Ardis Krainik Society 48 Corporate partnerships 50 Annual individual and foundation support 60 Commemorative gifts 61 Artistic roster 62 Lyric staff 64 RYAN OPERA CENTER 66 Introducing the Ryan Opera Center 2023/24 Ensemble 66 Program staff 68 BEYOND THE STAGE 70 Opera in the Neighborhoods returns with a full- edged touring production. 72 People of Lyric: Meet the company’s Vice President of Lyric Unlimited and Artistic Operations