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L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O
January 28 - February 24, 2017
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• Coproduction by Lyric Opera of
Chicago, San Francisco Opera,
Canadian Opera Company, and
Gran Teatre del Liceu.
• Scenery construction and painting
by the San Francisco Opera Scene
Shop and the Canadian Opera
Company Scene Shop.
• Costumes fabricated by the
San Francisco Opera
Costume Shop.
• Lyric Opera of Chicago broadcasts
are generously sponsored by the
Caerus Foundation, Inc., with
matching funding provided by
The Matthew and Kay Bucksbaum
Family, The John and Jacolyn
Bucksbaum Family, and The
Richard P. and Susan Kiphart
Family.
• Lyric Opera gratefully
acknowledges the support
of the NIB Foundation Italian
Opera Endowed Chair and the
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Redfield
Bel Canto Opera Endowed Chair.
• This season’s projected English
titles are funded in part by a
generous grant from the Lloyd
E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch
Foundation.
• Lyric Opera of Chicago wishes to
thank its Official Airline, American
Airlines.
New-to-Chicago Production
Vincenzo Bellini
NORMA
Tragedia lirica
in two acts in Italian
Libretto by Felice Romani, based on the play
Norma, ou l’infanticide
by Alexandre Soumet
First performed at La Scala, Milan, on December 26, 1831
First performed by Lyric Opera of Chicago on November 1, 1954
Characters in order of vocal appearance:
Oroveso
ANDREA SILVESTRELLI
Flavio
JESSE DONNER°
Pollione
RUSSELL THOMAS*
Norma
SONDRA RADVANOVSKY
Adalgisa
ELIZABETH DeSHONG °°
Clotilde
HLENGIWE MKHWANAZI°
Conductor
RICCARDO FRIZZA*
Director
KEVIN NEWBURY
Set Designer
DAVID KORINS
Costume Designer
JESSICA JAHN
Lighting Designer
DUANE SCHULER
Chorus Master
MICHAEL BLACK
Wigmaster and Makeup Designer
SARAH HATTEN
Assistant Director
ELISE SANDELL
Stage Manager
JOHN W. COLEMAN
Stage Band Conductor
ROBERT TWETEN
Musical Preparation
WILLIAM C. BILLINGHAM
MATTHEW PIATT
Prompter
SUSAN MILLER HULT
Fight Director
NICK SANDYS
Projected Titles
CHRISTOPHER BERGEN
* Lyric Opera debut
°
Current member, Ryan Opera Center
°°
Alumna, Ryan Opera Center