Lyric Opera 2019-2020 Issue 6 The Three Queens

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 69 The Jobs Initiative Chicago Mr. and Mrs. George E. Johnson Stephen Kohl and Mark Tilton Mr. Herbert Kohler, Jr. and Ms. Natalie Black Victoria M. Kohn Mr. and Mrs. Donald Levinson Philip G. Lumpkin Jim and Kay Mabie Daniel and Deborah Manoogian Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna Frank B. Modruson and Lynne C. Shigley Linda K. and Dennis M. Myers Kenneth R. Norgan Martha C. Nussbaum Mr. and Mrs. Lee Oberlander Matt and Carrie Parr Ingrid Peters J. B. and M. K. Pritzker Family Foundation Betsy and Andy Rosenfield Sandra and Earl Rusnak, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Santi Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stark Michael Steinberg and Salme Harju Steinberg Penelope and Robert Steiner Cherryl T. Thomas Robert L. Turner Dr. David H. Whitney and Dr. Juliana Chyu Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk MERCURY GRAND BENEFACTOR $15,000 to $24,999 Anonymous Donors (4) Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Applebaum Dr. and Mrs. Robert Arensman Judith Barnard and Michael Fain Mr. and Mrs. Ron Beata Mr. and Mrs. Merrill E. Blau Betty Bradshaw Buehler Family Foundation Rosemarie and Dean L. Buntrock Margarita Chavez Ann and Reed Coleman Francie Comer Lawrence O. Corry Sir Andrew Davis and Lady Gianna Rolandi Davis Anne Megan Davis Mr. and Mrs. Allan Drebin Roger and Chaz Ebert Foundation Miss Gay Elfline Sondra Berman Epstein Erika E. Erich Mr. and Mrs. Philip Friedmann Mira Frohnmayer and Sandra Sweet Susan J. Garner Judy and Bill Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gray Maria C. Green and Oswald G. Lewis James and Brenda Grusecki Heinz Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Roger B. Hull Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Jorndt Mike and Lindy Keiser Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kizziah Dr. and Mrs. Mark F. Kozloff Robert C. Marks Blythe Jaski McGarvie Jean McLaren and John Nitschke Phyllis Neiman Drs. Funmi and Sola Olopade Marian Phelps Pawlick Rosy and Jose Luis Prado SILVER GRAND BENEFACTOR $10,000 to $14,999 Anonymous Donors (8) Mrs. James S. Aagaard John and Ann Amboian Dr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Atkinson, Jr. Paul and Robert Barker Foundation C. Bekerman, M.D. Ross and Patricia D. Bender Patrick J. Bitterman Jim Blinder Mr. and Mrs. John Jay Borland Helen Brach Foundation Phyllis Brissenden John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Drs. Walter and Anne-Marie Bruyninckx Mr. and Mrs. Duane L. Burnham Marie Campbell Mr. and Mrs. John Canning, Jr. Joyce E. Chelberg Lawrence Christensen Sharon Conway Tamara Conway Lynd W. Corley Winnie and Bob Crawford Dr. and Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta Shawn M. Donnelley and Christopher M. Kelly Fred L. Drucker and Hon. Rhoda Sweeney Drucker Stephen Dunbar Marilyn D. Ezri, M.D. The Ferguson-Yntema Family Charitable Trust Sonja and Conrad Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Jack Forsythe David S. Fox Ms. Elisabeth O. Geraghty Helyn D. Goldenberg Andrea and Jim Gordon/The Edgewater Funds Mrs. Mary Winton Green Joan M. Hall Dr. James and Mrs. Susan Hannigan Irving Harris Foundation Joan W. Harris John Hart and Carol Prins Mrs. John C. Hedley Dr. Judith and Mr. Mark C. Hibbard Mr. and Mrs. Charles Huebner Capt. Bernardo Iorgulescu, USMC Memorial Fund Laurie and Michael Jaffe Carol “Mickey” Norton Mr. and Mrs. William R. Jentes Stephen A. Kaplan Elizabeth Khalil and Peter Belytschko Albert and Rita Lacher Marc Lacher Lemont Fund Michael A. Leppen Jeanne Randall Malkin Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. and Sandra E. Marjan David Marshall and Dr. Maija Freimanis Mr. and Mrs. Richard P. Mayer Shari Mayes Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. McCreary Judith W. McCue and Howard M. McCue III Erma S. Medgyesy Terry J. Medhurst Helen Melchior Jim and Vicki Mills/Jon and Lois Mills Martha A. Mills Mr. and Mrs. Steven Molo Charles Morcom David J. and Dolores D. Nelson Carol “Mickey” Norton Margo and Michael Oberman and Family Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson The Bruno and Sallie Pasquinelli Foundation Mrs. Vernon J. Pellouchoud Seymour H. Persky Charitable Trust Laurie and Michael Petersen Maya Polsky Andra and Irwin Press D. Elizabeth Price Bonnie Pritchard Jennifer N. Pritzker Penny Pritzker and Bryan Traubert Hon. S. Louis Rathje and Maria Rosa Costanzo Dr. Petra and Mr. Randy O. Rissman Ms. Brenda Robinson Rocco and Cheryl Romano Susan and David Ruder Rodd M. Schreiber and Susan Hassan Eric and Jana Schreuder Mr. and Mrs. Richard J. L. Senior Mary Beth Shea Elizabeth S. Sheppard The Shubert Foundation Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund Ilene Simmons Dr. Cynthia V. Stauffacher Mr. and Mrs. Roger Stone Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Tatar Tully Family Foundation Mr. and Mrs. Henry Underwood Elizabeth Upjohn Mason Mr. and Mrs. Peter Van Nice Ms. Lucinda Wakeman Dan and Patty Walsh Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Weinberg Michael Welsh and Linda Brummer Kim and Miles D. White Mrs. John A. Wing Mr. and Ms. Benjamin Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Wood II Debbie K. Wright Anne Zenzer and Dominick DeLuca PREMIER BENEFACTOR $7,500 to $9,999 Anonymous Donors (7) Kelley and Susan Anderson Ms. Ronelle D. Ashby Ms. Elizabeth Bakwin Robert S. Bartolone Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baumgartner, Jr. Lieselotte N. Betterman Norman and Virginia Bobins/ The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation Winston and Lally Brown Joy Buddig Mrs. Warren M. Choos Thomas A. Clancy and Dana I. Green Mr. and Mrs. J. William Cuncannan Mr. and Mrs. Avrum H. Dannen Decyk Charitable Foundation Mrs. Sheila Dulin Susan E. Cremin John Edelman and Suzanne Krohn Richard B. Egen Mr. and Mrs. Richard Elden Mary Etherington Robert F. Finke Mr. and Mrs. J. Jeffrey Geldermann Bruce A. Gober, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford Goldblatt We know that if enough people contribute to Lyric each and every year, collectively, we will keep this extraordinary art form thriving. Angie F. and Takashi N. “