Ravinia 2022, Issue 4

JIM STEERE (SONDHEIM); CORY WEAVER (TITO) Ravinia is supported in part by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. OFFICIAL PARTNERS: Discover, Official Card •Midtown Athletic Clubs, Official Club Terlato Wines, Official Wine Sponsor •Joe & Ross Ice Cream, Exclusive Ice Cream Sponsor Lead Reach Teach Play Sponsor: @raviniafestival Connect With Us Vol. 15,No.4 Aug. 1 – Aug. 14 WAYNE NE MARSHALL keying up repertory riffs JAMES CONLON GIVING USMORE TOSEE: STEPHEN SONDHEIM onMozart’s forgivenessand damnation ON THE COVER Wayne Marshall Photo: Charles Best Aug. 1 – Aug. 14 CONTENTS 4 Message from the President and the Chairman 6 Repertory Riffs Wayne Marshall keys up the opportunity to play. By Mark Thomas Ketterson 8 Clemency, Forgiveness, and Love: Mozart’s La clemenza di Tito By James Conlon 14 Yours, Stephen Sondheim There’s no showing up the man who showed up for everyone. By Web Behrens 20 Lawn Clippings By John Schauer 80 Don Giovanni, the Unknowable, a classical antihero By James Conlon I n f o r m at i o n 48 Salute to Sponsors 55 Ravinia Supporters: Annual Fund, Reach Teach Play, Ravinia Steans Music Institute, Corporate Partners, Matching Gifts, Special Gifts, Fundraising Events 64 Board of Trustees and Women’s Board 65 Associates Board and Administration 68 Ravinia Steans Music Institute 72 Reach Teach Play 76 Ravinia Music Box 77 Food and Drinks In-park options at a glance 84 Park Information and Park Map Program notes start on page 23 14 8 80 RAVINIA MAGAZINE • AUGUST 1 – AUGUST 14, 2022 2