Lyric Opera 2019-2020 Issue 4 Dead Man Walking

of the Executive Committee. In 2004, Renée and Lester Crown were recipients of the Carol Fox Award, presented in recognition of their outstanding leadership and commitment to Lyric. Lyric is also honored to have Mrs. Nancy Carrington Crown serve on its esteemed Women’s Board. Lyric is forever indebted to The Crown Family for their many years of dedicated service to Lyric Opera of Chicago. THE DAVEE FOUNDATION Lyric is extremely grateful to The Davee Foundation and the late Ruth Dunbar and Ken M. Davee for their tremendous generosity over the years. The Foundation’s exemplary support of Chicago- area charities reflects the Davees’ wide-ranging interests, including their great love of music and the arts. Lyric is fortunate to be among the organizations benefiting from The Davee Foundation’s enduring philanthropy, which helps secure Lyric’s future for generations to come. The Davee Foundation provided critical preliminary support to enhance amplification and sound systems used in Lyric's musicals and has generously cosponsored the annual musical including this season’s 42 nd Street . STEFAN T. EDLIS AND GAEL NEESON Passionate patrons of the arts, Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson are actively involved with organizations in Chicago, New York, and Aspen. Mr. Edlis and Ms. Neeson have supported and subscribed to Lyric for more than 30 years. They have cosponsored six mainstage operas, including last season’s Siegfried . Stefan and Gael also made a leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Lyric is honored to have Stefan Edlis serve on its Board of Directors and Production Sponsorship Committee. JULIUS FRANKEL FOUNDATION A founding patron of Lyric Theatre (now Lyric Opera of Chicago) and a Lyric Board member at the time of his death in 1982, Julius Frankel devoted his philanthropic giving to making Chicago a great place to live and enjoy life. The Julius Frankel Foundation has sustained this noble legacy under the guidance and longtime dedication of former trustees Nelson Cornelius and John Georgas and current trustee BMO Harris Bank, N.A. Lyric’s audiences have benefited greatly from the Foundation’s major grants for general operating support and production sponsorships. “Mr. Frankel was particularly interested in making Chicago one of the greatest places in the world to live and enjoy life,” Nelson Cornelius once said. “The foundation’s giving supports things that enhance the reputation of Chicago; which, of course, Lyric does.” Lyric has named Mezzanine Box 25 in honor of Julius Frankel in grateful recognition of the Foundation’s significant gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Last season, the Julius Frankel Foundation was a generous cosponsor of Lyric's new coproduction of La bohème . ELIZABETH MORSE GENIUS CHARITABLE TRUST One of two trusts established in memory of Elizabeth Morse Genius, daughter of 19th- century industrialist Charles Hosmer Morse, the Elizabeth Morse Genius Charitable Trust is a major, and deeply appreciated, leader among Lyric’s contributors. Through the Trust’s support of classical fine arts, Co-Trustees Bank of America, N.A. and James L. Alexander seek to enrich the quality of life in Chicago, especially for youth and elderly citizens. In recognition of the Trust’s Building on Greatness Capital Campaign support, Lyric named the distinctive Opera House chimes and music library in honor of Elizabeth Morse Genius. Along with its sister trust, The Elizabeth Morse Charitable Trust, the Genius Trust has sponsored many mainstage productions. In addition to production sponsorship, the Trust has helped underwrite Lyric’s ongoing efforts to diversify its various boards and preserve Lyric’s history through support of its Archives project. Most recently, Lyric named one of its key meeting rooms in its executive offices as the Elizabeth Morse Genius Conference Room in order to show its grateful appreciation for the Trust’s significant gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign, as well as to recognize the Trust’s commitment over many years to helping build the company’s core capacities and institutional infrastructure. WILLIAM AND ETHEL GOFEN William and Ethel Gofen have been attending Lyric Opera of Chicago productions for more than 50 years. They are generous donors to Lyric’s Annual Campaign, and are members of Lyric's Production Sponsorship family, cosponsoring this season's The Three Queens starring Sondra Radvanovsky. They have also made a leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign. Lyric is thrilled to have Ethel Gofen as a member of the Board of Directors and Lyric Unlimited Committee. HOWARD L. GOTTLIEB AND BARBARA G. GREIS Among Lyric’s most devoted subscribers and patrons, Howard Gottlieb and Barbara Greis have generously supported Lyric through major contributions to the Annual Campaign and the Breaking New Ground Campaign. They have cosponsored many productions, including this season’s production of Don Giovanni . Mr. Gottlieb is the retired chairman of the Glenwood Investment Corporation and an accomplished violinist. In 2018, Mr. Gottlieb was given Lyric's highest honor, the Carol Fox Award, for his many years of generous service. Lyric is honored to have him serve as an active member of Lyric’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. GRAMMA FISHER FOUNDATION With an unparalleled record as sponsor of almost 30 new Lyric productions since the 1960s, the Gramma Fisher Foundation of Marshalltown, Iowa is a cornerstone of Lyric’s legacy of world- class achievement in the arts. The Gramma Fisher Foundation Lyric Opera of Chicago | 49 Julius Frankel Elizabeth Morse Genius