Lyric Opera 2025-2026 Issue 9 - Madama Butterfly

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 28 MUSIC DIRECTOR Enrique Mazzola The John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols Endowed Chair MUSIC STAFF Michael Banwarth Kseniia Polstiankina Barrad William C. Billingham Aaron Breid Kyle Dickson Levi Hammer Susan Miller Hult Tess Jackson Keun-A Lee Chi-Yuan Lin ^^ Noah Lindquist * Francesco Milioto Jerad Mosbey Jacob Niemann ^ Stefano Sarzani Madeline Slettedahl Morgan Stevenson Marika Yasuda ORCHESTRA Violin I Robert Hanford, Concertmaster, Mrs. R. Robert Funderburg Endowed Chair Emily Nebel, Assistant Concertmaster Eleanor Bartsch Alexander Belavsky Kathleen Brauer Renée-Paule Gauthier Laura Miller Liba Shacht Heather Wittels Bing Jing Yu Violin II Yin Shen, Principal John Macfarlane, Assistant Principal Injoo Choi ** Diane Duraffourg-Robinson Ann Palen Irene Radetzky John D. Robinson David Volfe Viola Carol Cook, Principal Terri Van Valkinburgh, Assistant Principal Kunjing Dai ** Amy Hess Melissa Trier Kirk Rebecca Swan Cello Calum Cook, Principal Ana Kim, Acting Assistant Principal Mark Brandfonbrener William H. Cernota Walter Preucil String Bass Samuel Shuhan, Acting Principal Collins R. Trier, Acting Assistant Principal Andrew L. W. Anderson Gregory Sarchet Flute Marie Tachouet, Principal Dionne Jackson, Assistant Principal Alyce Johnson Piccolo Alyce Johnson Oboe Paul Lueders, Principal Judith Zunamon Lewis, Assistant Principal English Horn Judith Zunamon Lewis Clarinet Heesoo Kim, Principal Susan Warner, Assistant Principal Bass Clarinet Susan Warner, Acting Bassoon Preman Tilson, Principal Lewis Kirk, Assistant Principal Contrabassoon Lewis Kirk Horn Abigail Black, Principal Fritz Foss, Assistant Principal/Utility (Third Horn ** ) Robert E. Johnson * Samuel Hamzem Neil Kimel Trumpet William Denton, Principal Rebecca Oliverio, Acting Assistant Principal Trombone Jeremy Moeller, Principal Mark Fisher, Assistant Principal Will Baker Bass Trombone Will Baker Tuba Andrew Smith, Principal Timpani Edward Harrison, Principal Percussion Douglas Waddell, Acting Principal Eric Millstein, Acting Assistant Principal Harp Lynn Williams, Principal Librarian John Rosenkrans, Principal Stage Band Contractor Christine Janicki EXTRA MUSICIANS Cristina Buçiu, violin Jennifer Cappelli, violin Olga Kossivich, violin Christine Chon, violin Sheila Hanford, violin Carmen Kassinger, violin Josef Fischer, viola Bruno Vaz da Silva, viola Nomin Zolzaya, cello Jeremy Attanaseo, bass Lindsey Orcutt, bass Adèle-Marie Buis, oboe Wagner Campos, clarinet Hanna Sterba, bassoon Angela Bilger, horn Mike Brozick, trumpet Matthew Gaunt, cimbasso Josh Jones, percussion Michael Kozakis, percussion STAGEBAND MUSICIANS Beatrice Chen, viola Joel Cohen, percussion Richard Janicki, percussion * On leave,2025/26 Season ** Season Substitute ^ Solti Foundation U.S.Opera Residency ^^ Ryan Opera Center Conductor Orchestra & Chorus The Lyric Opera Orchestra string sections utilize revolving seating. Players behind the front desk change seats systematically and are listed alphabetically in the roster above.