The 2019/20 season will feature opera productions created by internationally acclaimed and award-winning directors including Rob Ashford ( The Barber of Seville ), Francesca Zambello ( Luisa Miller ), Leonard Foglia ( Dead Man Walking ), Robert Falls ( Don Giovanni ), Michael Grandage ( Madama Butterfly ), Richard Jones ( The Queen of Spades ), and David Pountney ( Götterdämmerung and the full Ring cycle). Lyric’s roster of guest conductors for the 2019/20 season includes Enrique Mazzola ( Luisa Miller ), Nicole Paiement (debut, Dead Man Walking ), James Gaffigan ( Don Giovanni ), and Henrik Nánási ( Madama Butterfly ). Sir Andrew Davis will conduct Rossini’s The Barber of Seville to open Lyric’s 65th season, returning for Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades, Wagner’s Götterdämmerung, and all three Ring cycles.
"These include Ildar Abdrazakov, Ben Bliss, Ying Fang, Lianna Haroutounian, Jane Henschel, Soloman Howard, Ryan McKinny, Mary Elizabeth Williams, and Rachel Willis-Sørensen. "We are also thrilled to welcome several exciting artists who will make their Lyric debuts," Freud continued. Said Freud, "We will welcome back to Lyric an outstanding roster of singers, including Lawrence Brownlee, JosephĬalleja, Elizabeth DeShong, Christine Goerke, Susan Graham, Brandon Jovanovich, Quinn Kelsey, Amanda Majeski, Ana María Martínez, Eric Owens, Patricia Racette, Sondra Radvanovsky, and Christian Van Horn. The casting for Lyric’s 65th season is full of exceptional world-renowned artists. "Since its premiere in 2000, this powerful opera inspired by a true story has made a profound impact on audiences worldwide." Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally's Dead Man Walking," the general director noted. "I am delighted to be presenting the Lyric premiere of These early masterpieces are both musically and dramatically thrilling and provide great insights into Verdi's artistic development," Freud said.
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"We are very much looking forward to launching a multi-year series of some of Verdi's early operas, beginning with Luisa Miller. "Longtime opera lovers and newcomers alike will find abundant pleasures and revelations in the works we’ll present, which cover an enormous range, from Mozart to Heggie." "Next season will include familiar operas and also relative rarities, including Tchaikovsky’s The Queen of Spades, which was the very first piece I conducted as Lyric's music director, almost two decades ago," said Davis. "We are very excited about our productions and casts, and are confident that Lyric's audiences will greatly enjoy the range of musical and dramatic styles being offered here next season," Freud said. General Director, President & CEO Anthony Freud and Music Director Sir Andrew Davis announced today the repertoire and casting for the company’s 2019/20 Season. Since last year, Lyric has made it possible to purchase customized subscriptions that combine remaining performances of the current 2018/19 Season and performances in the new 2019/20 Season. New and renewing subscribers have first access to Six new and new-to-Chicago productions including three Lyric premieres and three performances of the Ring cycle will engage and entertain audiences from late September 2019 through June 2020.įollowing the regular opera season, Lyric will present its new production of Wagner’s magnificent Ring cycle in its entirety three times over the course of three weeks in April and early May of 2020. CHICAGO () – A season filled with unforgettable music, riveting stories, thrilling singers from around the world, and stirring productions goes on sale by subscription Friday, January 25, at 10am.
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