Lyric Opera 2023-2024 Issue 7 - Aida

19 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Aida New-to-Chicago production Music by Giuseppe Verdi | Opera in four acts in Italian Libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni March 9, 13m, 17m, 20, 23, 26, 29, and April 1, 4m, 7m, 2024 CHARACTERS IN ORDER OF VOCAL APPEARANCE Ramfis Önay Köse + Radamès Russell Thomas Amneris Jamie Barton Aida Michelle Bradley King Wm. Clay Thompson • Messenger Alejandro Luévanos • Priestess Kathryn Henry • Amonasro Reginald Smith, Jr. Conductor Enrique Mazzola Conductor (April 4, 7) Francesco Milioto Director Francesca Zambello Artistic Designer RETNA + Set Designer Michael Yeargan Costume Designer Anita Yavich + Lighting Designer Mark McCullough Associate Lighting Peter W. Mitchell + Designer Chorus Director Michael Black Choreographer Jessica Lang + Associate Choreographer Claudia McDonald + Ballet Mistress August Tye Wigmaster and Sarah Hatten Makeup Designer Associate Director Katrina Bachus Assistant Director Jordan Lee Braun Stage Manager Rachel A.Tobias Stage Band Conductor Francesco Milioto Musical Preparation William C. Billingham Susan Miller Hult Noah Lindquist Francesco Milioto Prompter Susan Miller Hult Ballet Accompanist Imogen Smith Fight Director Joshua Moaney Projected English Titles Kelley Rourke First performed by Khedivial Opera House,Cairo,Egypt on December 24,1871. First performed by Lyric Opera of Chicago on November 1,1955. + Lyric debut • Current Member,The Patrick G.and Shirley W.Ryan Opera Center Dancers: Chase Buntrock, Sam Crouch, Carl Ponce Cubero, Marian Faustino, Lester Gonzalez + ,Vernon Gooden, Marcus Hardy, Andrew Harper, Johnathan Hart + , Anne O’Donnell Passero + , Malachi Squires Child Actors: Zane Alejandro Aguirre + , Phia Grace Amunategui + ,Aaron Michael Conners + , Jaiden Hsu + ,Aneesa Muhammad + , Elias Totleben + , London Wygant +