Editing Lyric Opera of Chicago (section)

==Later administrations==
Fox was succeeded at Lyric by her longtime assistant manager, [[Ardis Krainik]] (1981–1996), after whom the opera house was later named, and then by William Mason (1997–2011).

From 1964 to 1974, [[Bruno Bartoletti]], served as co-artistic director and principal conductor, and became sole director and principal from 1974 to 2000.<ref name=mazzola>{{Cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/howard-reich/ct-ent-lyric-opera-announcement-0913-20190912-fln3xwtdhjgxjeux7avdzwgkty-story.html |title=Enrique Mazzola to succeed retiring Andrew Davis as Lyric Opera's music director |last=Reich |first=Howard |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=2019-09-13}}</ref> Sir [[Andrew Davis (conductor)|Andrew Davis]] was Lyric's music director and principal conductor, a post he occupied beginning in September 2000. Davis retired in June 2021 and passed the baton to [[Enrique Mazzola]], Lyric Opera's current music director and principal conductor.<ref name = mazzola/>

[[Danny Newman]] was the company's long-time press agent from 1954 until his retirement in the 2001-2002 season.  Newman is largely credited as the founder of subscription-based arts marketing, the standard economic model for not-for-profit arts organizations in the US.<ref>Bruce Weber, [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9904EFDD153BF930A1575AC0A961958260 "Arts in America; The Unsung Hero of Nonprofit Theater Is Still Selling"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 23, 1997</ref> [[Philip David Morehead]] was head of music staff until his retirement in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Lyric Opera of Chicago|url=https://teenartspass.urbangateways.org/organization/lyric-opera-chicago/|access-date=2021-06-11|website=Teen Arts Pass|language=en-US}}</ref>

Anthony Freud became general director of the company in October 2011.  In September 2020, Lyric announced the election of Sylvia Neil as chair of Lyric’s board of directors, the first woman board chair in Lyric’s history.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bertagnoli |first1=Lisa |title=Contributing Editor |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/arts-entertainment/lyric-names-first-female-board-chair |website=Crain's Chicago Business |date=18 September 2020 |publisher=Crain Communications, Inc. |access-date=13 July 2022}}</ref>  In December 2021, Freud's contract was extended through 2026.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Lawrence A. |title=Lyric Opera quietly renews Freud's contract through 2026 |url=https://chicagoclassicalreview.com/2021/12/lyric-opera-quietly-renews-freuds-contract-through-2026/ |website=Chicago Classical Review |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref>  However, Freud concluded his tenure with the company at the close of the 2023-2024 season, two seasons earlier than the previously announced extension of his most recent contract.  In July 2024, the company announced the appointment of John Mangum as its next general director, effective with the autumn of 2024.<ref>{{cite press release | url=https://www.lyricopera.org/about/press-room/2024/lyric-appoints-new-leader/ | title=Lyric Opera of Chicago appoints new leader: Leading artistic and performing arts executive John Mangum to serve as next General Director, President & CEO | publisher=Lyric Opera of Chicago | date=31 July 2024 | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author= Javier C. Hernández | title=Lyric Opera of Chicago Appoints Orchestra Veteran as New Leader | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/31/arts/music/lyric-opera-of-chicago-john-mangum.html | work=The New York Times | date=2014-07-31 | accessdate=2024-08-02}}</ref>