Lyric Opera 2018-2019 Issue 7 La Boheme #2

L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O January 10 - 31, 2019 | 53 The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center Special Events and Project Support 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 Marcus Boggs 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) Estate of Kip Kelley Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust 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 October 1, 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 David S. Fox Mary Patricia Gannon Sue and Melvin Gray H. Earl Hoover Foundation Illinois Arts Council Capt. Bernardo Iorgulescu, USMC Memorial Fund Stephen A. Kaplan Jean McLaren and John Nitschke Helen Melchior Charles Morcom 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