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• Scenery, property and costumes
owned by The Metropolitan Opera.
• Additional costumes by Seams
Unlimited.
• Projected English titles © 2016
by Derek Matson.
• Lyric Opera of Chicago broadcasts
are generously sponsored by
The Hurvis Family Foundation,
with matching funding provided by
The Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum
Family, The John and Jackie
Bucksbaum Family, and Richard P.
and Susan Kiphart.
• Lyric Opera gratefully
acknowledges the support of the
W. James and Maxine P. Farrell
French Opera Endowed Chair.
• Lyric Opera of Chicago wishes
to thank its Official Airline,
American Airlines.
• This season’s projected English titles
are funded in part by a generous
grant from the Lloyd E. Rigler-
Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation.
• The performance will last
approximately three hours and
forty-five minutes.
New-to-Chicago Production
Charles Gounod
ROMEO AND JULIET
(ROMÉO ET JULIETTE)
Opera in five acts in French
Libretto by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on the
tragedy of the same name by William Shakespeare
First performed at the Opéra, Paris, on April 27, 1867
First performed by Lyric Opera on November 27, 1981
Characters in order of vocal appearance:
Tybalt
JASON SLAYDEN*
Count Paris
TAKAOKI ONISHI°
Lord Capulet
PHILIP HORST
Juliet
SUSANNA PHILLIPS°°
Mercutio
JOSHUA HOPKINS
Romeo
JOSEPH CALLEJA (February 22 - March 8)
ERIC CUTLER (March 11- 19)
Gertrude
DEBORAH NANSTEEL*
Gregorio
ANTHONY CLARK EVANS°
Stephano
MARIANNE CREBASSA*
Benvolio
MINGJIE LEI°
Friar Laurence
CHRISTIAN VAN HORN°°
Duke of Verona
DAVID GOVERTSEN°°
Conductor
EMMANUEL VILLAUME
Director
BARTLETT SHER*
Set Designer
MICHAEL YEARGAN
Costume Designer
CATHERINE ZUBER
Lighting Designer
JENNIFER TIPTON
Chorus Master
MICHAEL BLACK
Choreographer
CHASE BROCK*
Fight Director
B. H. BARRY
Ballet Mistress
AUGUST TYE
Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
SARAH HATTEN
Associate Director
GINA LAPINSKI
Assistant Director
JODI GAGE
Stage Manager
RACHEL A. TOBIAS
Stage Band Conductor
ROBERT TWETEN
Musical Preparation
MATTHEW PIATT
ERIC WEIMER
Projected English Titles
DEREK MATSON
* Lyric Opera debut
°
Current member, Ryan Opera Center
°°
Alumnus/Alumna, Ryan Opera Center