Lyric Opera 2025-2026 Issue 10 - El último sueño de Frida y Diego

3 | Lyric Opera of Chicago 4 WELCOME TO YOUR LYRIC 6 A warm welcome from the Board Chair and General Director 7 Board of Directors 9 Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s work both honors and illuminates the Day of the Dead holiday. 12 TODAY’S PERFORMANCE 15 Title page and cast 16 Synopsis 18 Opera Notes: This opera, the composer’s first foray in the form, showcases her signature sonic landscapes, powerful gestures that enhance the storytelling. 22 Director’s Note 23 Artist profiles 28 Orchestra and Chorus In this issue El último sueño de Frida y Diego | pp. 12-29 30 THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT 32 Bravissimi 34 Production sponsors 35 Supporting our future — endowments at Lyric 36 Ardis Krainik Society 40 Corporate partnerships 42 Aria Society 46 Annual individual and foundation support 52 Commemorative gifts 54 Lyric staff 59 Artistic roster 56 RYAN OPERA CENTER 58 Distinguished alumni perform all over the globe. 60 LYRIC UNLIMITED 62 The High School Residencies program brings Lyric teaching artists into classrooms across the city. Listen up! 64 People of Lyric: Spreadsheets, forecasts, and grand opera: For the company’s Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, it all adds up. Corey Weaver / San Francisco Opera On the cover: Daniela Mack in the title role. Photo: John Shaw/Lyric Opera of Chicago A Spanish version of this program is available in the lobby and at this QR code.