Lyric Opera of Chicago announced today that music director Andrew Davis will end his two-decade tenure after the 2020-2021 season; he’ll be succeeded by a relative newcomer to Lyric—Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola.
Freud said in a written version of the announcement that Mazzola, who has “a wealth of international experience . . . is tremendously well-liked and respected by the Lyric Opera Orchestra and Chorus.”