This internship is providing valuable experience behind the scenes of a professional, well-respected opera organization. And I’ve always deeply valued the arts-interning at Lyric has enriched that admiration even more.”ĭuring her time at Randolph, Fenton has held various roles in College productions, from producing the Greek Play to stage-managing, tech, and box office work. I’m learning new things every day and that’s what matters. “The knowledge and skills I’m gaining here will be beneficial to me no matter what career path I take. “At this point in my life, any experience is good experience as long as I’m learning and growing,” Fenton said. It also provides a stipend to cover housing and living expenses.
The internship allows Randolph students to gain hands-on experience in arts management and nonprofit fundraising while working for the Lyric’s development office. Baiocchi Lyric Opera of Chicago Internship program is sponsored each year by Amanda Fox ’67, a trustee emerita and recent winner of the Alumni Achievement Award. That attitude has found her working closely with WildCat Theatre, and this summer, interning with the Lyric Opera of Chicago. I took a music history course last year called Women in Music that I absolutely loved.” As long as I’m invested in what I’m doing, that’s what matters. “I study English because I’m passionate about literature, and that passion is the important part. “I’ve always wanted to avoid pigeonholing myself into being just one thing,” said Fenton, who is majoring in English, with a concentration in literary studies and a minor in editing. Isabelle Fenton ’24 never wants to box herself in.
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