Enrique Mazzola, is music director at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, who recently announced his extension through the year 2031. In the 2025-26 season, Enrique makes debuts at Staatsoper Berlin with Verdi’s Un ballo in Maschera and at Opera de Paris with Rossini’s Cenerentola. At the Lyric Opera, he is currently leading productions of Medea, Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci and Cosi fan Tutti.Notable symphonic debuts include Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse,Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Orchestra of the Age ofEnlightenment, Oslo Philharmonic, New Japan Philharmonic, Taipei Symphony, UtahSymphony, Detroit Symphony, Luxembourg Philharmonic, Brussels Philharmonic,Staatsphilharmonie Nürnberg, and Swedish Radio Symphony. Other highlights includeperformances with Vienna Symphony, London Philharmonic and Bern Philharmonic.Enrique works regularly with young musicians, among them at Accademia Teatroalla Scala, Académie de l’Opéra national de Paris, Opéra Studio de l’Opéra national duRhin, Accademia del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, the Lyric’s Ryan Opera Center, andCodarts of Rotterdam. He has given conducting masterclasses.And, as you’ll hear, Enreique Mazzoli is also renowned as a champion of bel cantoopera,