Friday, October 18 | 7:30 PM

Atonement

The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director ASHLEY WHEATER MBE

Conducted by SCOTT SPECK

Live Accompaniment by members of the Lyric Opera Orchestra

Atonement is a co-production with Ballett Zürich

Choreography and Direction by CATHY MARSTON

Adaptation of the Novel by IAN MCEWAN

Scenario by CATHY MARSTON AND EDWARD KEMP

Music by LAURA ROSSI

Staged by ADAM BLYDE AND ANASTACIA HOLDEN

Stage Design by MICHAEL LEVINE

Costume Design by BREGJE VAN BALEN

Lighting Design by MARTIN GEBHARDT

Dramaturgy by EDWARD KEMP AND MICHAEL KÜSTER

Narration by KATE STRONG

World Premiere: Sunday, April 28, 2024, Zürich Opera House, Zürich, Switzerland

Joffrey Premiere: Thursday, October 17, 2024, Lyric Opera House, Chicago, IL.

Act I

Briony Tallis	Lucia Connolly
Emily Tallis, her mother	Basia Rhoden
Cecilia Tallis, her elder sister	Jeraldine Mendoza
Leon Tallis, her elder brother	Zachary Manske

Grace Turner, the Tallis family housekeeper	Coco Alvarez-Mena
Robbie Turner, her son	Dylan Gutierrez

Lola Quincey, cousin of the Tallis family	Anabelle de la Nuez
Jackson and Pierrot Quincey, her brothers	Samuel Beukenkamp Sheppard Littrell

Betty, the Tallis family maid	Ao Wang
Hardman, the Tallis family handyman	Davide Oldano
Paul Marshall, Leon’s friend	Valentino Moneglia Zamora
Policemen	Jonathan Dole Paolo Randon

Act II

Ballet Mistress, Director, and Company

Gayeon Jung, Aaron Renteria, Amanda Assucena, Yumi Kanazawa, Natali Taht, Miu Tanaka

Guard and Prisoners
Derek Drilon, Evan Boersma, Maxwell Dawe, Jonathan Dole, Fernando Duarte, Stefan Gonçalvez, Reed Henry, Hansol Jeong, Blake Kessler, Zachary Manske, Jackson Miles, Xavier Núñez

Matron and Nurses

Dara Holmes, Valeria Chaykina, Tenley Connors, Anabelle de la Nuez, Olivia Duryea, Amanda Illuminati, Nae Kojima, Lindy Mesmer, Audrey Nelson, Lauren Quinn, Ao Wang, Alexiane Fivas**, Kyra Stafford*

Defense Officer and Civilians

Derek Drilon, Valeria Chaykina, Tenley Connors, Olivia Duryea, Amanda Illuminati, Yumi Kanazawa, Lindy Mesmer, Audrey Nelson, Lauren Quinn, Basia Rhoden, Natali Taht, Ao Wang, Maxwell Dawe, Jonathan Dole, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Stefan Gonçalvez, Reed Henry, Jackson Miles, Xavier Núñez, Scott Reed, Aaron Renteria, Ryo Sasaki, Kyra Stafford*

Officer and Soldiers

Hyuma Kiyosawa, Evan Boersma, Maxwell Dawe, Jonathan Dole, Guillem Cabrera Espinach, Stefan Gonçalvez, Dylan Gutierrez, Reed Henry, Jackson Miles, Xavier Núñez, Paulo Randon, Scott Reed, Aaron Renteria, Ryo Sasaki

Vicar and Wedding Guests

Paul Rivard*, Dara Holmes, Gayeon Jung, Yumi Kanazawa, Natali Taht