Lyric Opera 2023-2024 Issue 9 - Rising Stars

5 | Lyric Opera of Chicago Lighting Designer: Bridget Williams Stage Management: Daniel Sokalski,Amy C.Thompson, Bill Walters with Ryan Opera Center Stage Manager Tess Naval Musical and Language Preparation: Michael Banwarth,William C. Billingham, Julia Faulkner, Brent Funderburk, Laurann Gilley, Donald Lee III, Noah Lindquist, Derek Matson, Jerad Mosbey, Craig Terry Hair, Makeup, and Wardrobe: Necole Bluhm, Emily Santiago,Wendy McCay Projected Titles Translations: Kenneth Chalmers, Scott F. Heumann,Amanda Holden, Paul Hopper, Philip Kuttner, Derek Matson, David McCane, Roger Pines, Francis Rizzo, Peter Sellars, Colin Ure Cover Photo: Kyle Flubacker Selections from Dialogues des Carmélites , Doctor Atomic , A Midsummer Night's Dream , and Of Mice and Men are presented by kind arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes. Alexander Scriabin Piano Concerto in F-sharp minor, MICHAEL BANWARTH (1872 – 1915) Movement III, Allegro moderato John Adams Doctor Atomic IAN RUCKER (Robert Oppenheimer) (1947 – ) “Batter my heart” DONALD LEE III (Conductor) Verdi Luisa Miller CHRISTOPHER HUMBERT, JR. (Walter) “Egli delira...L’alto retaggio… RON DUKES (Wurm) O meco incolume sarai, lo giuro” Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Iolanta WM. CLAY THOMPSON (King René) (1840 – 1893) “Chto skazhet on…Gospod’moi, esli greshen ia” Claudio Monteverdi L’incoronazione di Poppea LINDSEY REYNOLDS (Poppea) (1567 – 1643) “Pur ti miro” SOPHIA MAEKAWA (Nerone) Francis Poulenc Dialogues des Carmélites TRAVON D. WALKER (Chevalier) (1899 – 1963) “Pourquoi vous tenez vous ainsi” LUCY BAKER (Blanche) Georges Bizet Carmen RYAN CAPOZZO (Don José) (1838 – 1875) “La fleur que tu m’avais jetée” LUTHER H. LEWIS III (Director) Gaetano Donizetti Linda di Chamounix WM. CLAY THOMPSON (Prefect) (1797 – 1848) “Qui, buon Antonio…Quella pietà” LAUREANO QUANT (Antonio) LUTHER H. LEWIS III (Director) Puccini La Rondine ALEJANDRO LUÉVANOS (Ruggero) “Amore mio!” KATHRYN HENRY (Magda) Stephen Sondheim Follies FULL ENSEMBLE (1930 – 2021) “Beautiful Girls”