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Employees Lyric Opera of Chicago Michael Black

Michael Black

Highest compensated employee

Chorus Director and HEAD of Music at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$277,704
2024

Total compensation

Michael Black has been listed as an employee of Lyric Opera of Chicago in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2022. Total compensation for Michael Black has increased by 38.3% from 2022 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$277,704
+24.5%
Chorus Director and HEAD of Music
2024
$267k org
40 hrs/wk
$12k other
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$223,005
+11%
Chorus Director and Head of Music
2023
$212k org
40 hrs/wk
$12k other
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Total compensation by year

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2024

Other employees at Lyric Opera of Chicago

Elizabeth Hurley
ASST Secretary, CAO, Deputy General Director/Beg NOV 2023
$823,012
$775,173 from orgNo related comp$47,839 other
Anthony Freud
General Director, President and CEO
$809,203
$767,456 from orgNo related comp$41,747 other
Drew Landmesser
Chief Operating Officer and Deputy General Director/Until OCT 2023
$719,900
$682,085 from orgNo related comp$37,815 other
Vincente Milianti
ASST Treasurer, Cfao/Until OCT 2023, Cfoo/Beg NOV 2023
$326,255
$293,391 from orgNo related comp$32,864 other
Joe Dockweiler
Master Carpenter
$303,338
$220,274 from orgNo related comp$83,064 other
Matthew Ozawa
Chief Artistic Administration Officer
$287,442
$251,623 from orgNo related comp$35,819 other
Paul Gunning
Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer/Until SEP 2023
$279,906
$222,607 from orgNo related comp$57,299 other
Kathleen Sheehan
Vice President for Principal Gifts
$276,179
$247,364 from orgNo related comp$28,815 other
Roberta Lane
Former ASST Treasurer/Cfao
$213,151
$206,549 from orgNo related comp$6,602 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Lyric Opera of Chicago 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Lyric Opera of Chicago 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Lyric Opera of Chicago 990 published

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