Lyric Opera 2025-2026 Issue 12 - Rising Stars

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 6 Lighting Designer: Chris Maravich Assistant Director: Ryan Opera Center Stage Director Marinette Gomez Stage Management: Daniel Sokalski,Alaina Bartkowiak, Ryan Opera Center Stage Manager Gemma DeCetra Musical and Language Preparation: Michael Banwarth,William C. Billingham, Julia Faulkner, Myungseo Kim, Jerad Mosbey, Hugh Russell, Craig Terry Hair, Makeup, and Wardrobe: Necole E. Bluhm, Eric Daniels,Wendy McCay, Jessica Scheithe, Roger Weir Projected Titles Translation and Design by: Dyan Yoder Cover Photo: Kyle Flubacker Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali critical edition edited by R. Parker and A.Wiklund with the collaboration of the Municipality of Bergamo and the Donizetti Theater Foundation of Bergamo Casa Ricordi, Milan. Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali and "Decio, Signor del mondo" from Poliuto are presented by arrangement with Hendon Music, Inc., a Boosey & Hawkes company, Sole Agent in the U.S., Canada and Mexico for Casa Ricordi/Universal Music Publishing Ricordi S.R.L., publisher and copyright owner. “Everything's Coming Up Roses” by Jule Styne is presented under license from G. Schirmer Inc. and Associated Music Publishers, copyright owners. Giaochino Rossini “Nacqui all’affanno…Non più mesta” ALEXIS PEART (Angelina) (1792–1868) from La Cenerentola CHI-YUAN LIN (Conductor) MARINETTE GOMEZ (Director) Donizetti “Decio, Signor del mondo…Di tua SIHAO HU (Severo) beltade immagine” from Poliuto CHI-YUAN LIN (Conductor) MARINETTE GOMEZ (Director) Vincenzo Bellini “Se Romeo t’uccise un figlio” CAMILLE ROBLES (Romeo) (1801–1835) from I Capuleti e i Montecchi CHI-YUAN LIN (Conductor ) Rossini “La calunnia” BENJAMIN R. SOKOL (Don Basilio) from Il barbiere di Siviglia CHI-YUAN LIN (Conductor) Donizetti “Son cifre di Riccardo...Bella e SANKARA HAROUNA (Enrico) di sol vestita” from Maria di Rohan CHI-YUAN LIN (Conductor) Rossini “Principe più non sei… Sì, ritrovarla TRAVON D.WALKER (Ramiro) io giuro” from La C enerentola CHI-YUAN LIN (Conductor) Giuseppe Verdi “Pace, pace, mio Dio” ADIA EVANS (Leonora) (1813–1901) from La forza del destino CHI-YUAN LIN (Conductor) Nikolai Kapustin Trio for Flute, Cello and Piano, Op. 86, MICHAEL BANWARTH (Piano) (1937–2020) Movement III, Allegro giocoso MARIE TACHOUET (Flute) MARK BRANDFONBRENER (Cello) Donizetti From Le convenienze ed inconvenienze teatrali or, Viva la mamma N. 9 Finale “Ch’è successo?” EMILY RICHTER (Prima Donna) ADIA EVANS (Luigia) CHRISTOPHER HUMBERT, JR. (Agata) SANKARA HAROUNA (Procolo) FINN SAGAL (Maestro) BENJAMIN R. SOKOL (Poeta) SIHAO HU (Impresario) ALEXIS PEART, CAMILLE ROBLES DANIEL LUIS ESPINAL & TRAVON D.WALKER (Chorus)