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6
From the General Director
8
From the Chairman
10
Board of Directors
11
Women’s Board/Guild Board/Chapters’
Executive Board/Young Professionals/
Ryan Opera Center Board
12
Administration/Administrative Staff/
Production and Technical Staff
14
Piano Run-Throughs at Lyric:
Nearly Ready for Prime Time
20
Tonight’s Performance
21
Synopsis
23
Cast
24
Artist Profiles
30
Opera Notes
34
Director's Note
35
After the Curtain Falls
36
Musical Staff/Orchestra/Chorus
37
Backstage Life
38
Artistic Roster
39
Lyric and Social Media
40
Patron Salute
43
Aria Society
52
Breaking New Ground
53
Look to the Future
54
Major Contributors – Special Events
and Project Support
55
Lyric Unlimited Contributors
56
Commemorative Gifts
57
Ryan Opera Center
58
Ryan Opera Center Alumni
Around the World
59
Ryan Opera Center Contributors
60
Planned Giving: The Overture Society
62
Corporate Partnerships
63
Matching Gifts, Special Thanks and
Acknowledgements
64
Annual Individual and
Foundation Support
71
Facilities and Services/Theater Staff
L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O
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On the cover
: detail from “The Summer-Time French Riviera,” 1928 Southern Railway poster (F. Whatley, artist). McCorquodale & Co. Limited, London.
IN THIS ISSUE Così fan tutte – pp. 20-35CORY WEAVER
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ROBERT KUSEL
Piano Run-Throughs at Lyric: Nearly Ready for Prime Time pp. 14-18