Luca Salsi, who tackled the title role in Riccardo Muti’s memorable Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert performance in 2013, portrays the Scottish throne usurper, with Sondra Radvanovsky as the bloodthirsty Lady Macbeth. Eun Sun Kim, the incoming music director of San Francisco Opera this summer, conducts in the venerable Jean-Pierre Ponnelle production.Īs previously announced, the season will open with Verdi’s Macbeth-earlier than usual on September 17. The fast-rising soprano Michelle Bradley makes her company debut as the title diva with Russell Thomas as her doomed lover Cavaradossi and Fabian Veloz as Scarpia. Rounding out the Italian rep is Puccini’s Tosca, opening March 12, 2022.
Music director Enrique Mazzola conducts in a production by Robert Innes Hopkins. Kyle Ketelsen is the traveling salesman Dulcamara with Joshua Hopkins as Nemorino’s rival Belcore. Charles Castronovo is the besotted Nemorino with Ailyn Perez as Adina, the object of his affections. Of the two newly added items to next season, the first will be Donizetti’s comedy L’elisir d’amore opening September 26. In related news, the company has no update on the status of Anthony Freud’s contract as general director, president and CEO, which is up in October. She said the company “has the intention” to return to eight main-stage productions in 2022-23.
That 25% reduction marks the fewest number of operas performed on the company’s main stage in memory.Ī Lyric spokeswoman said that the chopped lineup was due to “safety and budget restraints” and is only for this coming season. Yet the biggest news went unmentioned, at least in the distributed press release for today’s announcement at the Civic Opera House: Lyric Opera is cutting its season from eight productions to six-plus one off-site chamber work. Most of the company’s 2021-22 repertoire was announced last fall. Lyric Opera of Chicago will return to live performances this fall mixing favorites with contemporary works in its 67th season. Ana Maria Martinez stars in Florencia en el Amazonas in Lyric Opera’s 2021-22 season.
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