Emily is flippin flappin pumped to make her debut at
The Lyric Opera in Don Giovanni

The Lyric Opera of Chicago 2026/27 Season kicks off with a thrilling fable of deceit and retribution. Under the baton of Music Director Enrique Mazzola, sharp humor, high drama, and an exquisite score intertwine in the story of a charismatic seducer whose unrepentant lustfulness brings about a most spectacular demise.Singing with a voice that can “shake the heavens” (Opera Today), bass-baritone and Lyric veteran Christian Van Horn stars as one of opera’s most infamous anti-heroes, crowning a stellar cast. 
Director Robert Falls’s instant-classic take on this morality tale for the ages offers an expansive and hard-hitting Don Giovanni sure to satisfy anyone with a wicked taste for drama.
  • Language: Sung in Italian with projected English titles
  • Running Time: 3 hours 25 minutes, including 1 intermission
  • Location: Lyric Opera House
  • Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart


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Click the button below to read the BBC article, "When Covid-19 Dashes Your Lifelong Dream" by Peter Rubinstein. Emily feels lucky to be featured in an interview about understudying.