My Fair Lady

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PETER MORGAN ( Another Bystander, Cockney Quartet ) portrayed Chiron/ Jason and the Argonauts, Lyric Unlimited’s world premiere by Gregory Spears. An apprentice artist at the Sarasota Opera, he received his musical training at

Werther , Gianni Schicchi ), Sister Lakes Theatre ( Robber Bridegroom , Man of La Mancha ), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Father/ Hansel and Gretel ), Waukegan Symphony Orchestra (Brahms’s Requiem , Bach’s St. Matthew Passion ), and James Chorale (Bach’s St. Mark Passion ).

master of music degree in voice from the University of Maryland.

WILL SKRIP ( Servant, u/s Cockney Quartet ), an active Chicago-area performer, has been seen at Lyric in Carousel . His credits onstage have included Tony/ West Side Story (Paramount Theatre), Prince Eric/ The Little

DOMINIC RESCIGNO* , a Chicago native, received his training from Columbia College Chicago where he earned his bachelor of arts degree in theater while also studying and performing at The Second City. An active performer in the

Eastern Michigan University and Roosevelt University, where he earned his master of music degree in vocal performance. Recent appearances include the roles of Figaro/ The Marriage of Figaro (Kor Productions), Sarastro/ The Magic Flute (Petite Opera Productions), and Bonze/ Madama Butterfly (Main Street Opera).

Mermaid (Chicago Shakespeare Theater), Michael/ Smokey Joe’s Cafe (Drury Lane Theatre), Emmett Forrest/ Legally Blonde (Little Theatre on the Square), and Cinderella’s Prince and the Wolf/ Into The Woods (Mercury Theater). Skrip is a graduate of Northwestern University, where he received his bachelor’s degree in acting and musical theater.

Chicago area, his current season has included appearances as Donny Dulce/ Tony ’n’ Tina’s Wedding (Tony ’n’ Tina’s Wedding Company) and Mark Cohen/ Rent (Metropolis Performing Arts Centre). Rescigno has also worked with several Chicago theater companies, including Williams Street Repertory, Chicago Dramatists, and Kokandy Productions.

KENNETH NICHOLS ( Servant, u/s Cockney Quartet ) has appeared in 11 roles at Lyric, most recently as a Lackey/ Der Rosenkavalier (2015/16) and the Undertaker/ Porgy and Bess (2014/15). The bass-baritone’s other

YVETTE SMITH ( u/s Queen of Transylvania, u/s Servant ), a member of the Lyric Opera Chorus, has performed at Lyric as the Voice/ Parisfal (2013/14) and First Maidservant/ Elektra (2012/13). Perfor- mance credits include Erda/

STEPHEN SCHELLHARDT* earned two Jeff Award nomin- ations for best actor in a musical (Ko-Ko/ Hot Mikado , Drury Lane Theatre) and best sup- porting actor (Laurie/ Little Women , Marriott Theatre),

Chicago roles have included the King and Herald/ The Love for Three Oranges (Chicago Cultural Center) and Leporello/ Don Giovanni (DuPage Opera Theatre). He was an ensemble member and sang multiple performances of Joe in Harold Prince’s Show Boat production in New York, Toronto, Chicago, and London.

Siegfried (Wagner Society of Washington, D. C.), Rosina/ The Barber of Seville (Opera Theatre of Northern Virginia), Katisha/ The Mikado (Washington Savoyards), First Maidservant/ Elektra (Washington National Opera), Third Lady/ The Magic Flute (National Philharmonic Opera), and Emilia/ Otello (Summer Opera Theatre). Smith trained at the University of Maryland at College Park and the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.

JAMES ODOM ( u/s Ser- vant ) is a member of the Lyric Opera Chorus and has performed in more than 140 productions. His work as a soloist includes productions at The Dallas Opera, Lyric Opera of Dallas, Opera Irving, Casa

and a Barrymore Award nomination (Laurie/ Little Women , Bristol Riverside Theatre). Schellhardt portrayed Abe, Mark, and Juan, and was also dance captain, for the first national tour of Altar Boyz . He has performed at, among others, Writers Theatre (Edward/ Days Like Today ), Chamber Opera Chicago (Henry/ Persuasion ), and Marriott Theatre (Emcee/ Cabaret , Professor/ South Pacific , Tenor/ A Grand Night for Singing ).

MARIE SOKOLOVA ( Servant ), a member of the Lyric Opera Chorus, de- buted at Lyric as Dolly/ Show Boat (2010/11). A graduate of the San Fran- cisco Conservatory of Music and DePauw University, she has been heard with

Mañana, and Irving Theatre Center. In addition to his work in opera and musical theater, he has performed solo shows in Chicago and New York, as well as in Cheerful Little Earful: The Songs of Harry Warren at Skylight Music Theatre (Milwaukee).

JOE SHADDAY ( Hoxton Man , Cockney Quartet ) is a member of the Lyric Opera Chorus, Cantus Vocal Ensemble, and was formerly an artist- in-residence at Chicago Opera Theater, where he most recently portrayed

the San Francisco Opera Education Outreach Program, Bay Area Summer Opera Theater Institute, College Light Opera Company, and MasterWorks Festival. Sokolova has also appeared as the Witch/ Hansel and Gretel (Chicago Opera Playhouse, Tomorrow River Opera), Flora/ La traviata (Music by the Lake), Margot/ Mitislaw the Modern (Chicago Folks Operetta), and Dame Doleful/ Too Many Sopranos (Milwaukee Opera Theatre).

THOMAS LEWIS POTTER , a member of the Lyric Opera Chorus since 1992, has been heard in Lyric productions of Billy Budd , Sweeney Todd , and Susannah . An alumnus of DePauw University, where he received a bachelor’s

Banquo/Bloch’s Macbeth . Other recent performances include Goro/ Madama Butterfly (Ash Lawn Opera in Charlottesville, Virginia), Ahmed/ Woman from Morocco (Kentucky Opera, world premiere), Enoch Snow/ Carousel and Count Ivrea/ King for a Day (both at the Glimmerglass Festival). Shadday received his

degree in voice, Potter has appeared with Chamber Opera Chicago ( The Magic Flute ,

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*Lyric debut