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| Ildar Abdrazakov, Brendon Cedel and Davide Luciano |
Four barihunks will be making their Lyric Opera of Chicago debuts in the upcoming production of Mozart's
Don Giovanni, which opens on November 14. Russian bass-barihunk Ildar Abdrazakov will alternate the title role along with Davide Luciano, while Brandon Cedel sings Masetto. Finnish basso Mika Kares also makes his debut with the company as the Commendatore after an impressive performance in Mozart's Requiem earlier this year with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
They will be joined by Rachel Willis-Sørensen as Donna Anna, Ben Bliss as Don Ottavio, Amanda Majeski as Donna Elvira, Matthew Rose as Leporello and Ying Fang as Zerlina.
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| Mika Kares |
Don Giovanni was the first opera that the company produced in early
1954 in an effort to gauge Chicago's support for a new opera company. Needless to say, it was quite a success, considering the cast included Nicola Rossi–Lemeni as Don Giovanni, John Brownlee as Leporello, Eleanor
Steber as Donna Anna, Léopold Simoneau as Don Ottavio and Bidú Sayão as
Zerlina. The debut season also included Maria Callas performing her signature role of Norma.
The current production will be the company's eleventh performance of the season. There will be nine performances from November 14 through 8. Tickets are available
online. David Luciano will perform on December 3 and 8, while Ildar Abdrazakov sings on all other dates.
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