Lyric Opera 2025-2026 Issue 4 - Cavalleria

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 18 Dynamic Duo The unlikely journey of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci — two verismo masterpieces, beloved by audiences and tethered almost by chance. By Mark Thomas Ketterson Both photos: Dan Rest / Lyric Opera of Chicago Ana María Martínez as Nedda and Vladimir Galouzine as Canio in Lyric’s 2008/09 Pagliacci .