Lyric Opera 2019-2020 Issue 8 Madama Butterfly

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 38 Lyric is grateful to the following generous donors for their support. 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 form was 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 Anonymous Donors (2) Mrs. James S. Aagaard Paul M. Angell Family Foundation John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Eisen Family Foundation Dan J. Epstein, Judy Guitelman, and the Dan J. Epstein Family Foundation Shirley and Benjamin Gould Endowment Fund 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) Dr. and Mrs. Mark Bowen Sasha Gerritson and Eugene Jarvis Robert and Evelyn McCullen Anne and Chris Reyes Roberta L. and Robert J. Washlow Wintrust Community Banks Blue Allstate Insurance Company Baker & McKenzie BMO Harris Bank Drs. Walter and Anne-Marie Bruyninckx Conagra Brands Foundation Eisen Family Foundation Virginia and Gary Gerst Eric and Deb Hirschfield Magellan Corporation Lauter McDougal Charitable Fund Gene and Jean Stark Mary Stowell 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 Tony Valukas and Cathy Beres Family Day at Lyric Bank of America General Support Anonymous Donors (4) Estate of Nancy D. Anderson The Barker Welfare Foundation Sondra Berman Epstein BNSF Railway Foundation Helen Brach Foundation Envestnet Exelon Michael and Leigh Huston The Jobs Initiative Chicago The Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Family Dr. Walter S. Melion and Dr. John M. Clum Molex MUFG 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. The Brinson Foundation The Ferguson-Yntema Family Charitable Trust Elaine Frank 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 Listings include contributors whose gifts of $5,000 and above were received by December 2, 2019. Contributors to Lyric’s Learning & Creative Engagement initiatives