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OPERA GUIDE

Contents

2 SYNOPSIS OF THE OPERA 6 THE ARCHITECTURE OF MUSIC: JIMMY LÓPEZ 7 A POETRY OF THE THEATER: NILO CRUZ 8 A COLLABORATIVE ENDEAVOR 9 AN EXCHANGE WITH JIMMY LÓPEZ 13 HOW TO FALL IN LOVE WITH OPERA 14 THE TROUBLED HISTORY BEHIND BEL CANTO 15 THE ART OF TRANSLATION: LANGUAGE IN BEL CANTO 17 LA VOZ DE LOS ARBOLES: BEL CANTO AND THE NATURAL WORLD 18 BEL CANTO TIMELINE 21 ADDITIONAL READING 22 SOURCES

Written by Maia Morgan, with contributions from Jimmy López, Ann

Patchett, and Geary S. Albright. Edited by Jesse Gram. Published by

Lyric Unlimited

, Lyric Opera of Chicago’s department dedicated to

education, community engagement, and new artistic initiatives.

Lyric Opera world premiere of López’s

Bel Canto

generously made

possible by

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

,

Helen and Sam Zell

,

Ethel and William Gofen

,

Ada and Whitney Addington

,

the

Walter

E. Heller Foundation

, and

Roberta L. and Robert J. Washlow

, with

additional support from the

National Endowment for the Arts

.

Bel Canto

was created with funds from the

Prince Prize for

Commissioning Original Work

, which was awarded to Jimmy López

and Lyric Opera of Chicago in 2013.

Lyric Unlimited was launched with major catalyst funding from

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

and receives major support from

the

Hurvis Family Foundation

.

© 2015, Lyric Opera of Chicago

Music by Jimmy López

Libretto by Nilo Cruz

Based on the novel by Ann Patchett

Bel Canto

Scenic design for

Bel Canto

by David Korins