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The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center
Artist Support, Special Events,
and Project Sponsors
Final Auditions
Nix Lauridsen and Virginia Croskery Lauridsen
The Cozad Family
Foreign Language Instruction
Erma S. Medgyesy
Guest Master Artist
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Ladies’ Choice Celebration
Lead Individual Sponsor
James N. and Laurie V. Bay
Lead Foundation Sponsor
Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund
Benefit Table Purchasers
Anonymous (3)
Julie and Roger Baskes
Heidi Heutel Bohn
Sally and Michael Feder
Maurice J. and Patricia Frank
Julian Family Foundation
Philip G. Lumpkin
Frank B. Modruson and Lynne C. Shigley
William J. Neiman Family
Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan
Dr. Scholl Foundation
Thierer Family Foundation
Debbie K. Wright
Launchpad
Leslie Fund, Inc.
Judith W. McCue and Howard M. McCue III
Master Classes
Mrs. Thomas D. Heath
Martha A. Hesse
National Auditions
American Airlines
Renée Fleming Master Clas
s
Julian Family Foundation
Training Program
National Endowment for the Arts
Voice Instruction
Anonymous
Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation
Mira Frohnmayer and Sandra Sweet
WFMT Recital Series
Julie and Roger Baskes
Workshop Performances
Martha A. Hesse
General Support
Aria Society
($100,000 and above)
Patrick G. and Shirley Welsh Ryan
Platinum Grand Benefactor
($50,000 to $99,999)
The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust
Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund
Lyric is grateful to the following generous donors for their contributions to The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, one of the world’s premier
artist development programs. Listings include contributors whose gifts of $5,000 and above were received by August 31, 2018.
Rising Stars in Concert
April 7, 2018
Lead Sponsor
Donna Van Eekeren Foundation
Sponsors
BMO Harris Bank
Dentons US LLP
Ann M. Drake
Sue and Melvin Gray
Patricia A. Kenney and
Gregory J. O’Leary
Nix Lauridsen and
Virginia Croskery Lauridsen
Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick
Family Foundation
Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund
Frank B. Modruson and Lynne C. Shigley
Additional Support
Alan Schriesheim and Kay Torshen
Rising Stars in Concert Broadcast
Donna Van Eekeren Foundation
Rising Stars in Concert Reception
Mr. and Mrs. Allan Drebin
Golden Grand Benefactors
($25,000 to $49,999)
Anonymous
Mary Ellen Hennessy
Nix Lauridsen and Virginia Croskery Lauridsen
Lyric Young Professionals
Ingrid Peters
Ensemble Friends
($10,000 to $24,999)
Anonymous (2)
Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Arensman
Paul and Robert Barker Foundation
Adrienne and Arnold Brookstone
Tamara Conway
Anne Megan Davis
Fred L. Drucker and Hon. Rhoda Sweeney
Drucker
Erika E. Erich
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Forsythe
Mary Patricia Gannon
Sue and Melvin Gray
Illinois Arts Council
Capt. Bernardo Iorgulescu, USMC Memorial
Fund
Stephen A. Kaplan
Jean McLaren and John Nitschke
Helen Melchior
Margo and Michael Oberman and Family
Mrs. Vernon J. Pellouchoud
Mrs. Robert E. Sargent
The George L. Shields Foundation
Ms. Billie Jean Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Underwood
Walter Family Foundation
Debbie K. Wright
Artist Circle
($5,000 to $9,999)
Anonymous (2)
Thomas Doran
Mrs. Sheila Dulin
Stephen and Mary Etherington
Sally and Michael Feder
Donna Gustafsson
The Blanny A. Haganah Family Fund
James and Mary Houston
Jeffrey and Cynthia McCreary
Phyllis Neiman
D. Elizabeth Price
Mr. and Mrs. Michael T. Sawyier
Michael and Salme Harju Steinberg
Ksenia A. and Peter Turula
Dan and Patty Walsh
Marilee and Richard Wehman
Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk
Last season, during the second of his two years with the Ryan Opera Center, baritone Emmett O’Hanlon
(left) played Wagner in
Faust
with bass-baritone Christian Van Horn (right), an alumnus of the program,
as Méphistophélès.
CORY WEAVER