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“We have been surveying in conjunction with other arts organizations constantly for six to eight months,” he said.

Will audiences be ready to reconvene come September? Freud thinks so. In an appreciative salute to Andrew Davis for his two decades at the artistic helm, the company will present an evening of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with Davis conducting the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus on April 1, 2022. Anyone wishing to leave the auditorium will be able to do so, but re-entry will be handled through Lyric’s usual late-seating protocols.ĭonizetti’s ‘Elixir’ charts a traveling salesman’s love potion racket. 3-27).Īt least through the calendar year, Freud noted, productions will be limited to a running time of two and a half hours, which means “judicious trims” will be made in the autumn operas and the usual intermissions will be jettisoned, replaced by brief pauses for scene changes during which viewers will remain in their seats. 8), to be followed by Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” (Nov. That said, Lyric’s opening autumn stretch has a classic ring to it: On the heels of “Macbeth,” Mazzola will preside over Donizetti’s comedy “The Elixir of Love” (Sept. “Our intention is for such diversity to be a growing part of our artistic identity.” “We are very passionate about diversifying the range of stories we are telling and the range of storytellers, and to a certain extent with the range of artists we are presenting,” Mazzola said. And the live audience, however large that may be allowed by summer’s end, will find itself settled into new seats from top balcony to orchestra.īlanchard’s searing ‘Fire Shut Up In My Bones’ comes to Lyric.

With the first strains of “Macbeth,” the company will be off and running once again with opera (almost) as usual.

His downbeat on opening night will signal the commencement of his directorship, the sucession to Andrew Davis’ 21-year stint. Mazzola is very much aware that when he raises his baton on “Macbeth,” he will be launching a new era for Lyric Opera. The two companies will offer their productions independently. The new season will also be a first for the Joffrey Ballet, which will present its season at the Opera House, too. In a joint interview, the conductor and Lyric general director Anthony Freud offered their visions for the company post-pandemic. It is very brave and original.” Lyric’s production runs through Oct. “I love the challenge (embraced by) this young composer dealing with Shakespeare’s great tragedy.

“Of course, Verdi later revised the ‘Macbeth’ from his early years, but a big part of the original is still there and still represents the spirit of the young Verdi,” Mazzola said. Lyric’s new music director Enrique Mazzola.