Lyric Opera 2024-2025 Issue 5 - Blue

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 2 6 WELCOME TO YOUR LYRIC 8 A letter from the Chair 10 Board of Directors 12 The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Service and Learning Collaborative program helps all Lyric staff to give back to the community. 16 TODAY’S PERFORMANCE 19 Title page and cast 20 Synopsis 24 Director’s note 25 Opera Notes : Blue premiered in 2019, stunningly prescient and breaking new ground simply by bringing the daily lives of Black citizens onto the opera stage. 29 Artist profiles 34 Orchestra and Chorus In this issue Blue | pp. 16-35 Karli Cadel - The Glimmerglass Festival 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 Aria Society 54 Annual individual and foundation support 60 Commemorative gifts 61 Artistic roster 62 Lyric staff 64 RYAN OPERA CENTER 66 A look back at the third decade of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, now celebrating its 50th year. 68 LYRIC UNLIMITED 70 The Free Student Dress Rehearsals program brings young people from all over the city into the opera house. 72 People of Lyric: Music librarians are one of the art form’s most critically important secret ingredients. 2 4 30 li l li l i l