Lyric Opera 2019-2020 Issue 2 The Barber of Seville

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 38 Contributors to learning & creative engagement Lyric is grateful to the following generous donors for their support of Lyric’s Learning & Creative Engagement initiatives. With Major Support provided from the Nancy W. Knowles Student and Family Performances Fund Opera always played an important role in the life of the late Nancy W. Knowles. Her love for the art formwas nurtured by her family’s musical traditions. “My father had hundreds and hundreds of records to play,” she fondly recalled, “so classical music was always in my home.” Nancy Knowles generously invested her time, talents, and leadership abilities to advance Lyric as a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, and formerly as a Guild Board member. In recognition of her extraordinary gift to the Campaign for Excellence, Lyric named the Nancy W. Knowles Lobby in 2007. Ms. Knowles once again made a significant gift in support of the Breaking New Ground Campaign to support the Nancy W. Knowles Student and Family Performances Fund. Ms. Knowles generously underwrote the appearance of Lyric’s world premiere Bel Canto on PBS Great Performances in 2017, and had previously cosponsored several mainstage operas. In recognition of her outstanding generosity and enthusiasm, she received the Carol Fox Award, Lyric’s highest honor, in 2014. Lyric will forever be grateful for Nancy's extraordinary generosity. Chicago Public Schools Bus Scholarship U.S. Bank Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance Opera Residencies for Schools An Anonymous Donor Robert & Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Polk Bros. Foundation Performances for Students Mrs. James S. Aagaard Paul M. Angell Family Foundation Anonymous Donors (2) John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Dan J. Epstein, Judy Guitelman, and the Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment Fund Dan and Caroline Grossman James and Brenda Grusecki Anne and Craig Linn John Hart and Carol Prins JPMorgan Chase & Co. Drs. Funmi and Sola Olopade Dr. Scholl Foundation Segal Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance Earth to Kenzie Anonymous Donors (2) Robert and Evelyn McCullen Roberta L. and Robert J. Washlow Wintrust Community Banks Blue Allstate Insurance Company BMO Harris Bank Magellan Corporation Drs. Walter and Anne-Marie Bruyninckx Debbie K. Wright Caminos a la ópera Dan J. Epstein, Judy Guitelman, and the Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation Rosy and Jose Luis Prado EmpowerYouth! The Beaubien Family Eisen Family Foundation Dan J. Epstein, Judy Guitelman, and the Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation Fifth Third Bank Eric and Deb Hirschfield Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund OPERA America Estate of Pierrette E. Sauvat Tony Valukas and Cathy Beres Family Day at Lyric Bank of America General Support Anonymous Donors (4) Drs. Walter and Anne-Marie Bruyninckx The Barker Welfare Foundation BNSF Railway Foundation Helen Brach Foundation Envestnet Michael and Leigh Huston Elizabeth Khalil and Peter Belytschko The Jobs Initiative Chicago Molex MUFG Estate of Nancy D. Anderson Northern Trust Laurie and Michael Petersen Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc. Rose L. Shure Charitable Trust Michael Welsh and Linda Brummer NEXT Student Ticket Program Leadership Funding The Grainger Foundation Additional Support Paul and Mary Anderson Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Atkinson, Jr. Berggruen Institute The Brinson Foundation Deloitte The Ferguson-Yntema Family Charitable Trust Elaine Frank Jackie and James Holland Pre-Opera Talks Raynette and Ned Boshell Senior Matinee Buehler Family Foundation Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment Fund Lannan Foundation The Retirement Research Foundation Siragusa Family Foundation Student Backstage Tours Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment Fund Youth Opera Council Terry J. Medhurst Penelope and Robert Steiner Listing include contributors whose gifts of $5,000 and above were received by July 29, 2019.