June 2016 Lyric Opera of Chicago

Renee Fleming is seen here in a new production of "The Merry Widow" (June 11)

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The Lyric Opera's 2016 season continues with operas by Berg, Lehar, Verdi and Richard Strauss.

6/4       Berg: Wozzeck
CAST:
Wozzeck: Tomasz Koniecnzy
Marie: Angela Denoke

The Captain: Gerhard Siegel
Drum Major:  Stefan Vinke
The Doctor:  Brindley Sherratt

6/11      Lehar:  Merry Widow
CAST:
            Hannah: Renee Fleming
            Danilo: Thomas Hampson

            Valencienne:     Heidi Stober
            Camille:            Michael Spyres
            Baron Zeta:       Patrick Carfizzi
            St. Brioche:       Jonathan Johnson
            Cascada:          Paul LaRosa
            Njegus:             Jeff Dumas

6/18      Verdi:  Nabucco
CAST:
            Nabucco:          Zeljko Lucic
            Abigaille:          Tatiana Serjan

            Zaccaria:           Dmitry Belosselskiy
            Fenena:            Elizabeth DeShong
            Ismaele:           Sergey Skorokhodov
            High Priest:       Stefan Szkafarowsky
            Anna:               Laura Wilde
            Abdallo:            Jesse Donner

6/26      R. Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier

CAST:
            Octavian:          Sophie Koch
            Marschallin:      Amanda Majeski

            Sophie:             Christina Landshamer
            Baron Ochs:      Matthew Rose
            Faninal:            Martin Gantner
            A Singer:          Rene Barbera
            Annia:               Megan Marino
            Valzacchi:         Rodell Rosel