Lyric Opera 2025-2026 Issue 5 - BLAC

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 2 DAVID ZIVAN Lead Writer and Editor CATHY KIEPURA ROBERT JOHNSON Program Book Designers JESSICA M. PEDROZA, PMP Marketing Project Manager Administrative Offices 20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 860 Chicago, Illinois 60606 lyricopera.org SAMETZ BLACKSTONE ASSOCIATES Visual Direction PMGMA, Inc. 340 Anthony Trail Northbrook, IL 60062 pmgma.com Gail McGrath Publisher & President Sheldon Levin Finance Rand Brichta Sales Manager Jill Wettersten Account Manager For advertising information call 847-770-4621. To see our Advertising Terms and Conditions, visit our website at pmgma.com. All contents copyrighted. All rights reserved. Nothing may be reproduced in any manner without written permission. © 2025 PMGMA, Inc. is a Woman Owned Business. You can view this program on your mobile device at www.pmgma.com. PMGMA, Inc. For the latest information on this performance, please scan this QR code. avery r. young Be the first to experience this remarkable work by one of Chicago’s most exciting voices. lyricopera.org/safronia Apr. 17 & 18 Photo:John Shaw/Lyric Opera of Chicago Lyric’s presentation of avery r.young’s safronia is generously made possible by the PritzkerTraubert Foundation. Lyric Opera of Chicago thanks its OfficialAirline, UnitedAirlines, and acknowledges support from the IllinoisArts Council. 2025/26 Presenting Season Sponsor safronia