November 13. 2022 - November 26. 2022
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November 13. 2022 - November 26. 2022
Lyric premiere Le Comte Ory
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The master of operatic comedy who created The Barber of Seville strikes again with this side-splitting comedy replete with onstage antics that match its high-energy music. High jinks ensue when Countess Adèle sequesters herself in her castle while her valiant brother is away on a crusade. In his absence, the amorous Count Ory stops at nothing (including disguising himself as a nun!) to gain entry to the castle and woo the virtuous Countess. Le Comte Ory is one of opera's most frothy delights, with music that bubbles over like the most effervescent champagne. In this pricelessly witty production, bel canto tenor par excellence Lawrence Brownlee stars in the virtuosic title role — one of his specialties internationally — opposite the Countess of Kathryn Lewek, one of her generation's most scintillating coloratura sopranos. You'll smile from the overture to the happy ending.
- Language: Sung in French with projected English titles
- Running Time: 2 hours 40 minutes with 1 intermission
- Location: Lyric Opera House
Maestro Enrique Mazzola is generously sponsored by the following members of the Enrique Circle: Alice & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, and Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation.
The Enrique Circle is comprised of Lyric's most dedicated supporters who are committed to championing Maestro Enrique Mazzola's exciting artistic vision and legacy.
Lyric's presentation of Rossini's Le Comte Ory is generously made possible by Alice & John Butler, H. Gael Neeson, Sylvia Neil & Daniel Fischel, and the Robert and Penelope Steiner Family Foundation.
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Photos
Kathryn Lewek as Adèle and Lawrence Brownlee as Ory in Le Comte Ory (2022/23 Season).
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Kayleigh Decker as Isolier and Lawrence Brownlee as Ory in Le Comte Ory (2022/23 Season).
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Zoie Reams as Ragonde in Le Comte Ory (2022/23 Season).
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Kathryn Lewek as Adèle in Le Comte Ory (2022/23 Season).
Photo: Todd Rosenberg
Articles
By John von Rhein
Music Director Enrique Mazzola excels in the bel canto repertoire — and that requires a positively expert sense of humor.
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Highjinks and highnotes abound in Rossini’s final comedy, Le Comte Ory. Get in the mood for this frothy and fun opera with these tasty cocktails, and see the nun-sense unfold onstage, now through November 26.
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Written in 1828, Rossini's Le Comte Ory is the final opera of this master composer’s incomparable career, and one of his comic masterpieces. Learn more in this blog pot and experience it at Lyric for the first time this fall.
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A familiar face — and voice — at Lyric, tenor Lawrence Brownlee has been an audience favorite since his company debut in 2015. Here, we take a look back at some of his operatic triumphs and sold-out concerts at the Lyric Opera House and around the city of Chicago.
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With temperatures finally beginning to drop, and a fall full of hefty opera on the horizon, we wanted to catch up with our music director, Enrique Mazzola, to see how he spent his summer, and what he is the most excited for in the 2022/23 Season. His highlights include a summer residency at Austria's Bregenzer Festspiele — where he was recently appointed conductor in residence — leading Madama Butterfly with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, collecting records, and preparing to conduct three operas and a concert back at Lyric this fall. Find his thoughts on this and more as we catch up with Enrique.
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Meet the artists
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Lawrence Brownlee
Ory
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Kathryn Lewek
Adèle
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Kayleigh Decker **
Isolier
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Zoie Reams
Ragonde
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Joshua Hopkins
Raimbaud
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Ian Rucker ***
Raimbaud (11/13, 11/16, 11/20)
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Mirco Palazzi
Tutor
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Lindsey Reynolds ***
Alice
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Lunga Eric Hallam ***
First Courtier
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Wm. Clay Thompson ***
Second Courtier
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Enrique Mazzola
Conductor
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Bartlett Sher
Original Director
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Kathleen Smith Belcher
Revival Director
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Michael Yeargan
Set Designer
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Catherine Zuber
Costume Designer
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Chris Maravich
Lighting Designer
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Michael Black
Chorus Master
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Brian MacDevitt *
Lighting Designer
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August Tye
Choreographer
* Lyric debut
** Ryan Opera Center alumna
*** Ryan Opera Center Ensemble
Program book
Go inside this production of Le Comte Ory with engaging articles, notes from the director, a complete plot synopsis, artist bios, and more.
Production owned by The Metropolitan Opera where it premiered on March 24, 2011. All scenery, properties, and costumes constructed by The Metropolitan Opera shops.
Photo: Jacob F. Lucas/Seattle Opera