Conductor Valentina Peleggi
Soprano Soloist Kathryn Henry
Dates & Times
Saturday, March 22nd at 8pm
Sunday, March 23rd at 3pm
Conductor Aaron Breid
Director Chas Rader-Shieber
Count Almaviva Theo Hoffman
Contessa Almaviva Kathryn Henry
Figaro William Clay Thompson
Susanna Cadie J. Bryan
Cherubino Lisa Marie Rogali
Dates & Times
Friday, April 4th at 7:30pm
Sunday, April 6th at 2pm
Celebrated worldwide, Carmen remains an unmissable opera that inspired a legend. Bizet’s Carmen is centered on the passionate and free-spirited Carmen, a seductive cigarette factory worker who lives by her own rules. Her love triangle with soldier Don José and bullfighter Escamillo leads to jealousy, betrayal, and tragedy. Carmen's fierce independence and tragic end make it a compelling tale of love, obsession, and fate.
Conductor Francesco Milioto
Director Kyle Lang
Carmen Lisa Marie Rogali
Don Jose Zach Borichevsky
Escamillo Rolfe Dauz
Micaela Kathryn Henry
Zuniga Christian Simmons
El Dancairo Brandan Sanchez
El Remendado Jerek Fernández
Morales Zachary Crowle
Frasquita Sara LeMesh
Mercedes Lauryn Nelson
Dates & Times
Friday, May 16th at 7:30pm
Sunday, May 18th at 2pm
Conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Empress Elza van den Heever
Dyer’s Wife Lise Lindstrom
Nurse Nina Stemme
Emperor Russell Thomas
Barak Michael Volle
Spirit Messenger Ryan Speedo Green
2nd Servant Kathryn Henry
Dates & Times
Friday, November 29th @ 7pm
Wednesday, December 4th @ 7pm
Saturday, December 7th @ 1pm
Tuesday, December 10th @ 7pm
Saturday, December 14th @ 7:30pm
Thursday, December 19th @ 7:30pm
Beginning in May 2024, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Fabio Luisi (Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship), will present an opera-in-concert version of Richard Wagner’s complete Der Ring des Nibelungen with internationally renowned singers. The Dallas Symphony is the first US orchestra to perform a full Ring cycle in concert in recent history.
The DSO’s performances of Wagner’s complete Der Ring des Nibelungen will also be recorded as part of the DSO’s Next Stage Digital Concert Series. Video performances will be made available in January 2025 at watch.dallassymphony.org.
Das Rheingold
Sunday, October 13, 2024
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Die Walküre
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
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Siegfried
Thursday, October 17, 2024
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Götterdämmerung
Sunday, October 20, 2024
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Beginning in May 2024, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Fabio Luisi (Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship), will present an opera-in-concert version of Richard Wagner’s complete Der Ring des Nibelungen with internationally renowned singers. The Dallas Symphony is the first US orchestra to perform a full Ring cycle in concert in recent history.
The DSO’s performances of Wagner’s complete Der Ring des Nibelungen will also be recorded as part of the DSO’s Next Stage Digital Concert Series. Video performances will be made available in January 2025 at watch.dallassymphony.org.
Conductor Fabio Luisi
Director Alberto Triola
Siegfried Daniel Johansson
Brünnhilde Lise Lindstrom
Gunther Roman Trekel
Gutrune Kathryn Henry
Hagen Stephen Millig
Alberich Tómas Tómasson
Waltraute Deniz Uzun
First Norn Tamara Mumford
Second Norn Jennifer Johnson Cano
Third Norn Kathryn Henry
Woglinde Valentina Farcas
Wellgunde Kimberly Gratland James
Flosshilde Renée Tatum
Love. Lust. Devotion. Aging.
In the decadent world of Vienna, a story of romantic entanglements unfolds between a youthful nobleman, his mature mistress, and a young woman engaged to be married to an older Baron. Who is to give in or give up their heart?
Conductor Karina Canellakis
Director Bruno Ravella
Marschallin Rachel Willis-Sørensen
Octavian Paula Murrihy
Sophie Ying Fang (through 8.8.24), Liv Redpath (8.15.24)
Baron Ochs Matthew Rose
Faninal Zachary Nelson
Italian Singer David Portillo
Valzacchi Gerhard Siegel
Annina Megan Marino
Marianne Leitmetzerin Kathryn Henry
Dates & Times
Saturday, July 20th at 8pm
Wednesday, July 24th at 8pm
Friday, August 2nd at 8pm
Thursday, August 8th at 8pm
Thursday, August 15th at 8pm
The season closes in grand style with a blockbuster program. It opens with “Starburst,” written by Jessie Montgomery, who is quickly establishing herself among today’s leading composers. This is followed by the gorgeous Four Last Songs of Richard Strauss, featuring the rising star Kathryn Henry as the soprano soloist. Maestro Lopera then leads the amazing First Symphony of Mahler, a work of massive proportion and, with its sense of victory and celebration, a fitting finale to his first season as RSO’s music director.
Montgomery
Starburst for String Orchestra
R. Strauss
Four Last Songs
Kathryn Henry, soprano
Mahler
Symphony No. 1 (Titan)
Beginning in May 2024, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Music Director Fabio Luisi (Louise W. & Edmund J. Kahn Music Directorship), will present an opera-in-concert version of Richard Wagner’s complete Der Ring des Nibelungen with internationally renowned singers. The Dallas Symphony is the first US orchestra to perform a full Ring cycle in concert in recent history.
The DSO’s performances of Wagner’s complete Der Ring des Nibelungen will also be recorded as part of the DSO’s Next Stage Digital Concert Series. Video performances will be made available in January 2025 at watch.dallassymphony.org.
Conductor Fabio Luisi
Director Alberto Triola
Sieglinde Sara Jakubiak
Siegmund Christopher Ventris
Hunding Stephen Milling
Wotan Mark Delavan
Frika Deniz Uzun
Brünnhilde Lise Lindstrom
Gerhilde Alexandra Loutsion
Ortlinde Miriam Clark
Waltraute Deniz Uzun
Schwertleite Jennifer Johnson Cano
Helmwige Kathryn Henry
Siegrune Sun-ly Pierce
Grimgerde Renée Tatum
Rossweisse Melody Wilson
Dates & Times
Thursday, May 2nd at 6pm
Sunday, May 5th at 3pm
Join us for a showcase performance by The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center 2023/24 Ensemble with members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra, conducted by Stefano Sarzani and directed by Patricia Racette. Don't miss this opportunity to hear some of the brightest rising stars of the opera world perform a variety of selections in the Ardis Krainik Theatre.
Tickets for this performance are free for donors, with a limit of two per order. Please reach out to Audience Services, 312-827-5600, if you are interested in making a contribution to reserve tickets.
Opera at its grandest! While Aida delights audiences with its visual splendor, it also captivates them with a score ranging from exquisitely intimate arias to deeply dramatic duets and trios, and the most thrilling choruses Verdi ever composed. Aida presents a riveting love triangle, which unfolds in an alluring Egyptian setting. At Lyric Opera of Chicago, each of the five principal artists boasts not only a sumptuously beautiful voice, but also the charismatic presence to bring these characters vividly to life. Conducting Francesca Zambello’s striking production will be Music Director Enrique Mazzola, acknowledged internationally as an exceptionally authoritative Verdian.
Conductor: Enrique Mazzola (3.18 to 4.1), Francesco Milioto (4.4 & 4.7)
Director: Francesca Zambello
Aida Michelle Bradley
Amneris Jamie Barton
Radamès Russell Thomas
Amonasro Reginald Smith, Jr.
Ramfis Önay Köse
King Wm. Clay Thompson
Priestess Kathryn Henry
Messenger Alejandro Luévanos
Dates & Times
Saturday, March 9th at 7:30pm
Wednesday, March 13th at 2pm
Sunday, March 17th at 2pm
Wednesday, March 20th at 7pm
Saturday, March 23rd at 7:30pm
Tuesday, March 26th at 7pm
Friday, March 29th at 7pm
Monday, April 1st at 7pm
Thursday, April 4th at 2pm
Sunday, April 7th at 2pm
Janáček’s Jenůfa is a dark and stunning masterpiece, both musically and dramatically. In this profoundly moving story, the Kostelnička secretly drowns her foster-daughter Jenůfa’s illegitimate child, hoping to save Jenůfa — and herself — from shame and humiliation. When the murder is discovered, the Kostelnička accepts the consequences, but Jenůfa ends the opera with hope for the future. Performing Janáček’s magnificent score at Lyric Opera of Chicago will be an enthralling cast led by two of the finest dramatic sopranos of our time: opera’s newest superstar, Lise Davidsen, and the legendary Nina Stemme, Lyric’s sensational Elektra in 2019. Czech maestro Jakob Hrůša will bring unique authenticity to this unforgettable music, leading Claus Guth’s mesmerizing production.
Dates & Times
Sunday, November 11th at 2pm
Wednesday, November 15th at 2pm
Saturday, November 18th at 7:30pm
Tuesday, November 21st at 7pm
Sunday, November 26th at 2pm
Sure to be one of the most widely heralded musical events of 2022/23, Proximity is a gripping, powerful trio of new works that confronts head-on some of the greatest challenges affecting us as a society: yearning for connection in a world driven by technology; the devastating impact of gun violence on cities and neighborhoods; and the need to respect and protect our natural resources. As the story zooms in and out from the individual to the community to the cosmic, we find ourselves in a compelling snapshot of 21st century life, with all of its complex intersections and commonalities. This new Lyric commission, bringing together a complement of some of the most important creative minds of our time, including winners of the Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Awards, and the MacArthur Genius Grant, promises to be by turns riveting, provocative, and inspiring.
Git Here Composed by Daniel Bernard Roumain with libretto by Anna Deavere Smith.
Four Portraits Composed by Caroline Shaw with libretto by Caroline Shaw and Jocelyn Clark.
Night Composed by John Luther Adams with libretto by John Haines.
Dates & Times
Friday, March 24th at 7pm
Sunday, March 26th at 2pm
Wednesday, March 29th at 7pm
Wednesday, April 5th at 2pm
Saturday, April 8th at 7:30pm
The Festival’s opening program, Chicago's Own, will feature songs of composers who were born in Chicago as well as those who studied and taught at many of Chicago's universities and institutions.
Among those born in Chicago are composers Ernst Bacon and Reena Esmail. We look forward to presenting works from composers who taught and trained at the American Conservatory of Music and Chicago Musical College (now Roosevelt University Chicago College for the Performing Arts), including Ned Rorem, Joseph Schwantner, and Ruth Crawford Seeger. Their songs will be featured alongside some of those teaching and residing in Chicago today, including Clarice Assad, Stacy Garrop, Lita Grier and Eric Malmquist.
KATHRYN HENRY, soprano
KUANG-HAO HUANG, piano
NICHOLAS PHAN, tenor & CAIC artistic director
ZOIE REAMS, mezzo-soprano
Join us for an evening of beautiful music as artists from The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center perform a variety of favorites from the 2022/23 Season accompanied by members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and conducted by Enrique Mazzola, Lyric's music director. Bring a blanket, your favorite snacks, your fellow music lovers, and those you can't wait to introduce to opera for this free, fun and friendly, can't-miss summer delight that always ushers in a new cultural season on a high note.
Seating is first-come, first-served for this free event and no tickets are required.
Recital repertoire includes works by
Undine Smith Moore
Clara Schumann
Libby Larsen
Marguerite Canal
Joni Mitchell
Maddison Cunningham
Margeret Bonds
Tickets are free and not required, but space is limited. Pre-concert talk begins at 7pm
Kathryn makes her debut with the Walla Walla Symphony
Ethan Gans-Morse: How Can You Own The Sky?
Poetry by Tiziana DellaRovere
Dancing Spirit Native American Ensemble
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 “Choral” - IV. Finale: “Ode to Joy”
Leonard Bernstein: From Candide – “Make Our Garden Grow”
Kathryn Henry, soprano
Erica Brookhyser, mezzo-soprano
Katherine Goforth, tenor
Thomas Cannon, baritone
Mid-Columbia Mastersingers
Justin Raffa, Artistic Director
The central work of this program is Gabriel Faure’s Requiem. It is arguably the single most emotionally cathartic work in the history of music. Accompanied by the University of Wisconsin-Parkside’s choirs, the Racine Symphony Orchestra dedicates this concert to all who should be remembered – and for all of us who need to remember. Faure’s beautiful Cantique de Jean Racine and the winner of the Young Artists Competition will also be featured.
Pasquale Laurino, Conductor
Kathryn Henry, Soprano
Kathryn returns to Florentine Opera Company to debut the title role in Viardot’s Cendrillon.
Franz Liszt named Viardot a “Genius woman composer” before she even wrote this French opera in miniature. This Cinderella is "a retelling of the Cinderella story with Gallic wit, Italianate bel canto, and a quirkiness all her own.” A godmother becomes a bumbling stepfather, and the fairy godmother appears as a guest who entertains the guests with the song. Look for 2019 Baumgartner Studio Artist alumnus Kathryn Henry stars as Cinderella.
Conductor: Robert Mollicone
Director: Jill Anna Ponasik
Cendrillon: Kathryn Henry
Dates & Times
March 11 at 7:30pm
March 13 at 2:30pm
March 18 at 7:30pm
March 20 at 2:30pm
This concert will feature selections from DONIZETTI’S Lucia di Lammermoor and BELLINI’S Norma, as well as a full performance of MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4 “Italian”
Timothy Meyers, Conductor
Kathryn Henry, Norma
Renée Fleming, Host
Kathryn Henry, Soprano
Artyom Pak, Piano
Tamra Grace Jones, Soprano
Francesco Barfoed, Piano
Mer Wohlgemuth, Soprano
Pierre-Nicolas Colombat, Piano
Maire Therese Carmack, Mezzo-Soprano
Chun-Hsin Liu, Piano
Deepa Johnny, Mezzo-Soprano
Matías Ferreyra, Piano
Daniel Moody, Countertenor
Gracie Francis, Piano
Laurence Kilsby, Tenor
Ella O'Neill, Piano
Joseph Parrish, Baritone
Elias Dagher, Piano
Samuel Kidd, Baritone
Liza Armistead, Piano
Yue Wu, Bass-Baritone
Tongyao Li, Piano
Anthony Roth Costanzo, Host
Kathryn Henry, Soprano
Artyom Pak, Piano
Tamra Grace Jones, Soprano
Francesco Barfoed, Piano
Marie Therese Carmack, Mezzo-Soprano
Chun Hsin Liu, Piano
Daniel Moody, Countertenor
Gracie Francis, Piano
Joseph Parrish, Baritone
Elias Dagher, Piano
Renée Fleming, Host
Kathryn Henry, Soprano
Artyom Pak, Piano
Tamra Grace Jones, Soprano
Francesco Barfoed, Piano
Mer Wohlgemuth, Soprano
Pierre-Nicolas Colombat, Piano
Deepa Johnny, Mezzo-Soprano
Matías Ferreyra, Piano
Samuel Kidd, Baritone
Liza Armistead, Piano
Kathryn joins seven finalists to compete in The Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition.
Sylvia D’Eramo, soprano: “Song to the Moon” from Rusalka (Dvořák)
Kathryn Henry, soprano: “Al dolce guidami” from Anna Bolena (Donizetti)
Chasiti Lashay, soprano: “Io son l’umile ancella” from Adriana Lecouvreur (Cilèa)
Sun-Ly Pierce, mezzo-soprano: “Dopo notte” from Ariodante (Handel)
Efraín Corralejo, tenor: “Salut demeure chaste et pure” from Faust (Gounod)
Blake Denson, baritone: “Ja vas Lyublyu” from Queen of Spades (Tchaikovsky)
Evan Lazdowski, bass-baritone: “Quand la flamme de l’amour” from La Jolie Fille de Perth (Bizet)
Ricardo Ceballos de la Mora, bass: “Vous qui faites l’endormie” from Faust (Gounod)
John Corigliano and Mark Adamo’s exciting new work is a juxtaposition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula and The Bacchae by Euripides. The result is a searing account that points to the monster inside ourselves, not society. This world premiere production is led by director James Darrah who has created a dream-like realm that will frighten and excite.
