Lyric Opera 2025-2026 Issue 12 - Rising Stars

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 4 Saturday,April 25, 2026, 7:30 p.m. The 2025/26 Ensemble of The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center at Lyric Opera of Chicago Enrique Mazzola, conductor Members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra Kyle Lang, director Rising Stars in Concert is generously made possible by Lead Sponsor the DonnaVan Eekeren Foundation, with additional support from the Dr. Scholl Foundation, Penelope R. Steiner, the Thierer Family Foundation, Dr. Nora Jaskowiak and Mr. Matthew Hinerfeld, and Phyllis Neiman . Maestro Enrique Mazzola is generously sponsored by Alice & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation, Mary Stowell, and the Zell Family Foundation as members of the Enrique Circle. Rising Stars in Concert is being recorded for broadcast on 98.7 WFMT and streaming on wfmt.com on Sunday, May 17, at 5 p.m. The Rising Stars in Concert radio broadcast is generously made possible by the Donna Van Eekeren Foundation . Rising Stars in Concert John Mangum General Director, President & CEO Enrique Mazzola Music Director