Gemma DeCetra

Ryan Opera Center Ensemble

A first-year Ryan Opera Center member and the second person to hold the Ensemble Stage Manager position, DeCetra is an alumna of Northwestern University’s theater program, where she received a 2023 Prague Quadrennial Grant for costume construction. Previously at Lyric, she was the stage manager for Jason and the Argonauts (Lyric Unlimited/Opera in the Neighborhoods, 2023). Other recent projects include L’incoronazione di Poppea (Chicago College of Performing Arts Opera, 2024), The Nose (Wardrobe, Chicago Opera Theater, 2023), and Indecent (Wirtz Center, 2023). DeCetra was also on the stage management team at the 2023 Grant Park Music Festival. She is originally from Madison, Wisconsin, where she worked with students at Children’s Theater of Madison and Shorewood Drama.