Craig Terry

Ryan Opera Center Music Director

Craig Terry is The Jannotta Family Endowed Chair

The American pianist has an international performance career and recently won a GRAMMY Award for “Best Classical Solo Vocal Album” for the recording he made with Joyce DiDonato, “Songplay.” He has served as the Jannotta Family Endowed Chair music director of Lyric’s Ryan Opera Center since 2013, after having previously spent 11 seasons with the company as an assistant conductor. Before coming to Lyric, he was an assistant conductor at the Metropolitan Opera after joining its Lindemann Young Artist Development Program. Terry has performed extensively with such esteemed artists such as Jamie Barton, Stephanie Blythe, Lawrence Brownlee, Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Brian Jagde, Joseph Kaiser, Quinn Kelsey, Kate Lindsey, Ana María Martínez, Susanna Phillips, Luca Pisaroni, and Patricia Racette, among others. He has collaborated as a chamber musician with members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Lyric Opera Orchestra, Leipzig’s Gewandhaus Orchester, and the Pro Arte String Quartet. Terry is artistic director of Beyond the Aria, a recital series presented by the Harris Theater in collaboration with Lyric Opera of Chicago. His discography includes “Diva on Detour” with Patricia Racette, “As Long As There Are Songs” with Stephanie Blythe, and “Chanson d’Avril” with Nicole Cabell.

Director musical del Ryan Opera Center

El pianista estadounidense tiene una carrera de interpretación internacional y recientemente ganó un premio GRAMMY al “Mejor Álbum Vocal Solista Clásico” por la grabación que hizo con Joyce DiDonato: “Songplay”. Se ha desempeñado como director musical de la cátedra Jannotta Family Endowed Chair del Lyric's Ryan Opera Center desde 2013, luego de haber pasado anteriormente 11 temporadas con la compañía como asistente de dirección. Antes de llegar a Lyric, fue director asistente en la Metropolitan Opera después de unirse al Programa de Desarrollo de Jóvenes Artistas Lindemann. Terry ha actuado extensamente con artistas tan prestigiosos como Jamie Barton, Stephanie Blythe, Lawrence Brownlee, Renée Fleming, Susan Graham, Brian Jagde, Joseph Kaiser, Quinn Kelsey, Kate Lindsey, Ana María Martínez, Susanna Phillips, Luca Pisaroni y Patricia Racette, entre otros. Ha colaborado como músico de cámara con miembros de la Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, la Lyric Opera Orchestra, la Gewandhaus Orchester de Leipzig y el Pro Arte String Quartet. Terry es director artístico de Beyond the Aria, una serie de recitales presentada por el Harris Theatre en colaboración con la Lyric Opera of Chicago. Su discografía incluye “Diva on Detour” con Patricia Racette, “As Long As There Are Songs” con Stephanie Blythe y “Chanson d'Avril” con Nicole Cabell.

 

 

Last updated: December 4, 2020

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