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July 12, 2022

Lyric Music & More: July 12

Though we’re in the heart of summer, the start of the season is less than two months away, and Fiddler on the Roof opens September 17! This production is directed by world renowned director Barrie Kosky and is led by an amazing cast of Broadway stars. Take a closer look at these amazing performers, and you’ll be as excited as we are for Fiddler on the Roof to open.

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Russell Thomas and Tamara Wilson sing Verdi

If you missed seeing Verdi Voices live in the Lyric Opera House, you can now watch the entire performance free on YouTube! In this clip, Russell Thomas and Tamara Wilson perform “Teco io sto” from Un Ballo in Maschera. Don’t miss them in Ernani this September!

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Russell Thomas and Tamara Wilson perform “Teco io sto” from UN BALLO IN MASCHERA

In this Act Two duet from Verdi's UN BALLO IN MASCHERA, King Gustav III of Sweden (sung here by tenor Russell Thomas) joins the heroine, Amelia (Tamara Wilson) for a passionate love duet.

Sunday in the Park with Lyric

Mark your calendar and call your music-loving friends! Sunday in the Park with Lyric is coming up on August 21 at 7:00pm in Millennium Park! Join us for a beautiful evening of music featuring selections from the 2022/23 Season performed by Ryan Opera Center artists and the Lyric Opera Orchestra with Enrique Mazzola conducting.

Christian Van Horn sings “Come dal ciel precipita” from Macbeth

Can’t get enough Verdi? Joining Russell Thomas and Tamara Wilson in the cast of Ernani is bass-baritone Christian Van Horn, who wowed audiences last September in Macbeth. Watch him perform the moody and foreboding “Come dal ciel precipita” aria in this clip.

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Christian Van Horn performs "Come dal ciel precipita" from Verdi's MACBETH

In this clip from Act Two of Verdi's Macbeth, Banco (sung here by Ryan Opera Center alumnus Christian Van Horn) shares his suspicions with his son, Fleance. Following Duncan's untimely death, Banco is worried he may be the next target — and, very soon his sense of forboding proves true.

Caroline Shaw on Four Portraits

What would it sound like if Siri could sing? Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Caroline Shaw brings her first opera, Four Portraits, to the stage in the 2022/23 Season as part of Lyric’s world premiere commission Proximity. In this clip, hear why a vocoder was the perfect vehicle to bring a GPS to life.

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I adore art…when I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and my joys are too much to bear.”

Giuseppe Verdi

Photos: Iko Freese/Komische Oper Berlin, Kyle Flubacker, Ken Howard, Kait Moreno