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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 SOURCESWritten 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