The Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2024/2025 season, marks its seventieth anniversary with a mix of traditional operas and modern works, together with particular occasions. Right here’s an in depth listing of the performances and occasions scheduled for the season:
Basic Operas
1. Verdi’s “Rigoletto” (Sept. 14 – Oct. 6)– Conductor: Enrique Mazzola– Director: Mary Birnbaum (Lyric debut)– Solid: Igor Golovatenko (Rigoletto), Mané Galoyan (Gilda), Javier Camarena (Duke of Mantua), Soloman Howard (Sparafucile)
2. Beethoven’s “Fidelio” (Sept. 26 – Oct. 10)– Conductor: Enrique Mazzola– Director: Matthew Ozawa– Solid: Elza van den Heever (Leonore), Russell Thomas (Florestan), Brian Mulligan (Pizarro)
3. Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” (Nov. 9-30)– Conductor: Erina Yashima (Lyric debut)– Director: Barbara Gaines– Solid: Peter Kellner (Figaro), Ying Fang (Susanna), Federica Lombardi (Countess Almaviva, Lyric debut), Gordon Bintner (Depend Almaviva, Lyric debut), Kayleigh Decker (Cherubino)
4. Puccini’s “La Bohème” (March 15 – April 12, 2025)– Conductor: Jordan de Souza– Director: Melanie Bacaling– Solid: Pene Pati (Rodolfo, Lyric debut), Ailyn Pérez (Mimì), Gabriella Reyes (Musetta), Will Liverman (Marcello), Peixin Chin (Colline)
Up to date Works
1. “Blue” by Jeanine Tesori and Tazewell Thompson (Nov. 16 – Dec. 1)– Conductor: Joseph Younger– Director: Tazewell Thompson (each making Lyric debuts)– Solid: Kenneth Kellogg, Zoie Reams, Norman Garrett
2. “The Listeners” by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek (March 30 – April 11, 2025)– Conductor: Enrique Mazzola– Director: Lileana Blain-Cruz (Lyric debut)– Solid: Nicole Heaston, Kyle Ketelsen, Jasmine Habersham, Jonas Hacker, Daniela Mack
Particular Occasions
– Gala live performance by Patti LuPone (Oct. 4)– “Sondra Radvanovsky in Live performance: The Puccini Heroines” (Feb. 8-16)– “Lyric in Live performance: A Wondrous Sound” (April 16-18, 2025)– “Rising Stars in Live performance” celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Ryan Opera Heart (April 25, 2025)
This season not solely celebrates the illustrious historical past of the Lyric Opera but additionally seems to be ahead to its future with a wealthy mixture of performances that cater to a variety of tastes. The 2024/2025 season is notably the ultimate one for the retiring Anthony Freud, who’s the group’s common director, president and CEO, marking the tip of an period and the anticipation of latest management.
See The Lyric Opera’s full season right here.
