Lucy Baker

Ryan Opera Center Ensemble

Previously at Lyric: Karolka/Jenůfa (2023/24)

A first-year mezzo-soprano with the Ryan Opera Center from Wilmington, North Carolina, Baker has performed the title role/Ariodante, Dorabella/Così fan tutte, The Hostess/Blitzstein’s Triple-Sec, and Marquise de Merteuil (cover) in Susa’s The Dangerous Liaisons with Curtis Opera Theatre. Previous roles include Cherubino/Le nozze di Figaro and Hansel/Hansel and Gretel with DePaul Opera Theatre and Justice Ginsburg (cover) in Wang’s Scalia/Ginsburg with Chautauqua Opera Company. In concert, Baker has appeared with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society and Chautauqua Symphony, and she sang the national anthem for the Chicago Bulls. She received the Edith Newfield Award from the Musicians Club of Women and first prize in her category from the Chicago Chapter of the NATS competition. A 2022 fellow at Ravinia’s Steans Music Institute, Baker holds a Bachelor of Music from DePaul University and a Master of Music from the Curtis Institute of Music. Baker debuts with Lyric in the 2023/24 Season production of Jenůfa.

Lucy Baker is sponsored by Pamela Crutchfield, Ms. Gay K. Stanek and Blythe McGarvie.