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20
December 7 & 9, 2014: Working sessions in New
York—Mr. López, Mr. Cruz, Sir Andrew Davis,
Ms. Fleming, and Danielle de Niese.
2014
2015
Bel Canto
Timeline
April 18-20, 2014: Working sessions in Chicago.
July 7-11, 2014: Workshop week in Chicago,
culminating with a run-through with piano
accompaniment of the music of four of
the six scenes by members of The Patrick
G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center.
February 9, 2015: Lyric announces its 2015/16
season, including casting of major
Bel Canto
roles.
May 1, 2015: Full orchestral score completed.
July 15-22, 2015: Technical rehearsals for
Bel
Canto
, during which the set is assembled on
Lyric’s stage for the first time.
October 26, 2015: Full cast rehearsals begin.
February 2015: Ravenswood Studio, Inc. in
Lincolnwood, Illinois, begins building the
Bel Canto
set.
September 8, 2014: Presentation of the final set
and costume designs in Chicago.
August 3, 2015: First chorus rehearsal of the
Bel
Canto
music.
November 4, 2015: First orchestra rehearsal
of the
Bel Canto
music.
December 7, 2015:
Bel Canto
world premiere
performance.
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Photo: Lyric Technical Department
Director Kevin Newbury during technical rehearsals.
October 16, 2014: Final libretto version completed.
December 1, 2014: Piano/vocal score completed.