Lyric Opera 2018-2019 Issue 11 Ariodante

L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O 48 | March 2 - 17, 2019 Major Contributors — Special Events and Project Support Lyric is grateful to the following generous donors for their support of special events and projects. Listings include contributors whose gifts of $5,000 and above were received by December 31, 2018. Anna Netrebko in Recital NIB Foundation Annual Meeting Dinner Strategy&, part of the PwC network Audience Development Initiative e Wallace Foundation Cast Parties An Anonymous Donor Anne and Don Edwards Stephen Kohl and Mark Tilton Make It Better Media Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Weiss Innovation Initiative Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Lyric Signature Events PwC United Scrap Metal, Inc. Official Airline American Airlines Opening Night Opera Ball 2018 Opening Night Gala Sponsor Aon Opera Ball Sponsors ITW Northern Trust e Poet Premium Sponsors e Crown Family Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Liz Stiffel e Painter Premium Sponsors An Anonymous Donor Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Buchbinder closerlook, inc. Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr. e Harris Family Foundation Blythe Jaski McGarvie Mr. and Mrs. William A. Osborn Betsy and Andy Rosenfield Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Silva e Philosopher Premium Sponsors Nancy S. Searle ierer Family Foundation e Performer Premium Sponsors Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel Additional Support Chavez-Tatro Foundation Mr. and Mrs. W. James Farrell Mr. and Mrs. Philip Friedmann Anne Perillo Michuda Mr. and Mrs. Todd D. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Steven F. Molo Ellen and Jim Stirling Orphée et Eurydice PBS Great Performances Lead Sponsor Liz Stiffel Sponsors Sonia Florian Margot and Josef Lakonishok e Galvin Family Additional Support Ethel and William Gofen Jim and Kay Mabie Rosemary and Dean L. Buntrock Pam and Russ Strobel Virginia Tobiason Overture Society Luncheons Susan M. Miller Mr. and Mrs. Merrill E. Blau Rhoda and Henry Frank Family Foundation Planned Giving Seminars Morgan Stanley (2) Renée Fleming Initiative e Crown Family Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance Renée Fleming 25th Anniversary Concert & Gala Lead Sponsor Liz Stiffel Platinum Sponsors e Crown Family Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Sage Foundation Ann Ziff Golden Sponsors An Anonymous Donor Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation Amy and Paul Carbone Mr. and Mrs. W. James Farrell Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr. Heinz Family Foundation ITW Jenner & Block Rebecca and Lester Knight Kohler Co. Mr. and Mrs. Todd D. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Morrison Allan and Elaine Muchin Mr. and Mrs. William A. Osborn J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes UL Silver Sponsors Dr. and Mrs. Mark Bowen Mrs. Robert W. Galvin Andi and Jim Gordon, e Edgewater Funds Make It Better Media Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel Donna Van Eekeren and Dale Connelly Additional Support Mr. & Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross Julian Family Foundation West Side Story Celebration Maria & Tony Premium Sponsors An Anonymous Donor (2) Donald and Anne Edwards Karen Z. Gray-Krehbiel and John H. Krehbiel, Jr. Annie and Gregory K. Jones KPMG Lazard Make It Better Media J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan Skadden/Rodd Schreiber and Susan Hassan Spencer Stuart Liz Stiffel Sharks & Jets Premium Sponsors Baird Patrick J. Bitterman/ Quarles & Brady Marion A. Cameron Crowe LLP Sarah Demet and Minka Bosco Eisen Family Foundation e Harris Family Foundation ITW Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Kozloff Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. and Sandra E. Marjan Florence D. McMillan/ Mrs. Robert E. Sargent Mr. and Mrs. Todd D. Mitchell Mr. and Mrs. James J. O'Connor Matt and Carrie Parr/ PJT Partners Reed Smith LLP Jim Staples/ Stephen Dunbar Brenda Robinson Ropes & Gray LLP Ilene Simmons Anne Zenzer and Dominick DeLuca Additional Support An Anonymous Donor After a wonderful opening-night performance, guests enjoy the dancing at the 2018 Opera Ball, hosted by the Lyric Opera Women's Board, at Hilton Chicago. KYLE FLUBACKER