Name: The Factotum
Start: 2023-02-08
End: 2023-02-08
Location: Lyric Opera House

Organization

Conductor

Kedrick Armstrong

Stage director

Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj

Singer

Cecilia Violetta López

Rose

Nissi Shalome

Cece

Di'Aire Wilson

Neil

Martin Luther Clark

Norman Garrett

Garby

Melody Betts

Chantel

Symone Harcum

Sandra

Lunga Eric Hallam

Bootleg Joe

Terrence Chin-Loy

Charlie

Adam Richardson

Leeroy

Ron Dukes

Costume designer

Devario Simmons

Video designer

Roma Flowers

Sound designer

Mikaela Fraser

Set designer

Harlan Penn

Lighting designer

Jiji Chang

Choreographer

Maleek Washington

Lyric Opera of Chicago

English

The Factotum

Chicago

United States

Lyric Opera House

The Factotum Liverman

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Approved

The Factotum: The Factotum Liverman

Grammy-nominated baritone Will Liverman, a Ryan Opera Center alumnus, is rapidly rising to national prominence and recently triumphed at the Metropolitan Opera. Now he joins dynamic producer/DJ/multi-instrumentalist DJ King Rico in creating a new work inspired by Rossini's The Barber of Seville that has grown into a joyful, original piece all its own, commissioned by Lyric. Updating the action to a Black barbershop on Chicago's South Side, this gifted duo has created an irresistibly upbeat work that celebrates the strength of community. The Factotum blends diverse musical styles with boundless imagination to create a soul opera, moving from gospel and funk to rap, hip-hop, classic barbershop quartet, and R&B. Those styles connect brilliantly with classical singing in a very human comedy that redefines everything that opera can be.

The Factotum by Liverman, Wed 08 Feb 2023, From (2023/2023), Directed by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj,, Conductor Kedrick Armstrong, Lyric Opera House, Chicago, United States

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