September 17. 2022 - October 07. 2022
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September 17. 2022 - October 07. 2022
Lyric premiere Fiddler on the Roof
One of the world's leading opera directors, Barrie Kosky is celebrated from Vienna to Paris and from Bayreuth to London, where his new Ring cycle will take the stage at the Royal Opera starting next year. When his production of Fiddler on the Roof premiered at Komische Oper Berlin in 2017, international critics heralded the arrival of a completely original and unique experience created from this revered, Tony Award-winning masterpiece. "Songs many of us have heard our whole lives sentimentalized...are given weight and take on deep meaning," raved the Los Angeles Times. Experience a Fiddler like no other, with the full power of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus as well as a production that is both grand in scale and intimate in its power to bring you directly to the heart of the village of Anatevka. Join us as Tevye, his wife Golde, and their five daughters experience the real joys and sorrows that have made this meaningful work an enduring part of our culture.
Please note, Fiddler on the Roof will not have an at-home streaming option.
- Language: Sung in English
- Running Time: 3 hours 15 minutes with 1 intermission
- Location: Lyric Opera House
Lyric’s presentation of Fiddler on the Roof is generously made possible by Lead Sponsor The Negaunee Foundation with additional support from Production Sponsors the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa, The Zell Family Foundation, Marlys A. Beider, The Davee Foundation, The Harris Family Foundation, Invenergy LLC, Lori Ann Komisar and Morris Silverman, Randy L. & Melvin R.* Berlin and Ethel & William Gofen.
*deceased
Videos
Pre-opera talk
Speaker: Colin Ure
Join us in the Ardis Krainik Theatre one hour before your opera performance begins for a free, 30-minute preview talk discussing that day’s production.
Seating is unreserved, but a ticket for that day’s performance is required. Talks begin one hour before each performance and doors open approximately 15 minutes before the start of the talks.
Pre-opera talks are supported by Raynette and Ned Boshell.
A recorded version of the Pre-opera talk is available below.
© 2022/23 Lyric Opera Commentaries. All rights reserved.
The music featured is generously furnished by Warner Classics.
Lyric Opera Commentaries are sponsored by the Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Foundation in memory of their parents.
Photos
Steven Skybell as Tevye and Drake Wunderlich as The Fiddler in Fiddler on the Roof (2022/23 Season).
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Debbie Gravitte as Golde and Steven Skybell as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (2022/23 Season).
Photo: Todd Rosemberg
The company of Fiddler on the Roof (2022/23 Season).
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Steven Skybell as Tevye and Drake Wunderlich as The Fiddler in Fiddler on the Roof (2022/23 Season).
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Adam Kaplan as Perchik and Austen Danielle Bohmer as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof (2022/23 Season).
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Articles
Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, and Joseph Stein's Fiddler on the Roof boasts one of the greatest scores in Broadway history. Since its Broadway premiere in 1964, the timeless story of love, life, and loss has touched countless hearts. Learn more in this article, and see the beloved musical like never before, this fall at Lyric.
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Five principal singers, all with extensive Broadway experience, will be making their Lyric debuts this Fall in Fiddler on the Roof. With their teeth cut on the Broadway stage, audiences can expect captivating performances from each cast member, and look forward to the North American premiere of a reimagined all-time classic, directed by Barrie Kosky.
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by Graham Meyer
The director Barrie Kosky, Australian by birth, makes his home in Berlin, where he served as artistic director of the Komische Oper for ten seasons. In this article, Lyric spoke with Kosky about his life with Fiddler and the show’s enduring legacy.
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Meet the artists
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Steven Skybell *
Tevye
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Debbie Gravitte *
Golde
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David Benoit *
Lazar Wolf
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Joy Hermalyn *
Yente
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Lauren Marcus *
Tzeitel
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Austen Danielle Bohmer
Hodel
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Maya Jacobson
Chava
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Drew Redington
Motel
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Steven Strafford
Mordcha
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Michael Nigro
Fyedka
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Bill McGough
Rabbi
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Omi Lichtenstein *
Bielke
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Liliana Renteria
Shprintze
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Adam Kaplan
Perchik
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Melody Betts
Grandma/Fruma Sarah
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Tommy Novak
Avram
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Michael Kingston
Constable
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Ed Kross
Nahum
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Corinne Wallace-Crane
Shaindel
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Drake Wunderlich
The Fiddler
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Silvano Marraffa
Revival Choreographer
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Klaus Bruns *
Costume Designer
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Jackson Evans
Mendel
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Barrie Kosky
Director
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Rufus Didwiszus *
Set Designer
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Otto Pichler
Choreographer
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Kimberly Grigsby *
Conductor
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Diego Leetz *
Original Lighting Designer
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Marco Philipp *
Revival Lighting Designer
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Peter Wiejaczka
Sound Designer
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Esteban Muñoz
Associate Director
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Michael Black
Chorus Master
* Lyric debut
Program book
Go inside this production of Fiddler on the Roof with engaging articles, notes from the director, a complete plot synopsis, artist bios, and more.
Additional support is provided by Lyric Opera of Chicago's Production Circle
"FIDDLER ON THE ROOF"
Based on a Sholem Aleichem stories by special permission of ARNOLD PERL
Book by JOSEPH STEIN
Music by JERRY BOCK
Lyrics by SHELDON HARNICK
Produced on the New York Stage by HAROLD PRINCE
Original New York Stage Production Directed and Choreographed by Jerome Robbins
A production by Komische Oper Berlin.
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI.) All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI, mtishows.com.
Photo: Iko Freese/Komische Oper Berlin