Lyric Opera 2025-2026 Issue 9 - Madama Butterfly

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 58 PROGRAM STAFF Ryan Opera Center alumni around the world Alejandro Luévanos (2022-24) Finnish National Opera and Ballet Alfredo/ La traviata Kayleigh Decker (2018-20)) Staatsoper Hamburg Zephyrus/ Die Grosse Stille THIS SEASON Administration Dan Novak Director, The Ryan Opera Center Board Endowed Chair Craig Terry Music Director, The Jannotta Family Endowed Chair Julia Faulkner Director of Vocal Studies Logan Skirm Manager Annika Donnen Managing Librarian Faculty Julia Faulkner Vocal Instruction, Robert and Ellen Marks Ryan Opera Center Vocal Studies Program Endowment Deborah Birnbaum Renée Fleming Dame Jane Glover Enrique Mazzola Gerald Martin Moore Tomáš Netopil Matthew Polenzani Russell Thomas Guest Master Artists William C. Billingham Alan Darling Laurann Gilley Susan Miller Hult Noah Lindquist Celeste Rue Hugh Russell Eric Weimer Coaching Staff Isabelle Druc Julia Savoie Klein Derek Matson Morgan Stinson Alessandra Visconti Foreign Language Instruction Paul Curran Peter McClintock Acting and Movement Instruction Orit Carpenter Beth Clayton Performance Psychology Katrina Bachus Louisa Muller Rachel A. Tobias Production Mentors Artistic/Production Personnel Enrique Mazzola Donald Palumbo Conductors Kyle Lang Keturah Stickann Director Peggy Stenger Stage Manager Mingjie Lei (2015-17) Opéra de Lille Tamino/ Die Zauberflöte