Lyric Opera 2021-2022 Issue 2 The Elixir of Love

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 61 VIRTUOSO CIRCLE BENEFACTOR $75,000 to $99,999 Anonymous Robin Angly & Miles Smith Eisen Family Foundation The Hearst Foundations The Knowles Foundation Penny Pritzker & Bryan Traubert Rose L. Shure & Sidney N. Shure Lois B. Siegel MAESTRO CIRCLE BENEFACTOR $50,000 to $74,999 Anonymous The Beaubien Family David Q. & Mary H. Bell Cellmer/Neal Foundation Fund The Chicago Community Trust Ann Coleman Nancy Dehmlow Donald & Anne Edwards Elaine S. Frank Fund Maurice & Patricia Frank Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Ruth Ann M. Gillis & Michael J. McGuinnis Sue & Melvin Gray Walter E. Heller Foundation Martha A. Hesse Eric & Deb Hirsch eld Mr. & Mrs. Charles K. Huebner J. Thomas Hurvis & Ann Andersen Illinois Arts Council Agency Dr. & Mrs. Mark F. Kozloff Chauncey and Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation Frank B. Modruson & Lynne C. Shigley Martha C. Nussbaum The C. G. Pinnell Family Polk Bros. Foundation Michael Steinberg & Salme Harju Steinberg Thierer Family Foundation Walter Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Wood Prince COMPOSER CIRCLE BENEFACTOR $35,000 to $49,999 Anonymous The Barker Welfare Foundation Joyce E. Chelberg Vinay Couto & Lynn Vincent James & Deborah Fellowes Virginia & Gary Gerst The Edgar D. Jannotta Family Rebecca & Lester Knight Mr. & Mrs. Lee Oberlander Burton X. & Sheli Rosenberg Segal Family Foundation Cynthia Vahlkamp & Robert Kenyon Mrs. J. W. Van Gorkom Dr. David H. Whitney & Dr. Juliana Chyu ARTIST CIRCLE BENEFACTOR $25,000 to $34,999 Anonymous Donors (3) Ken & Amy Aldridge Paul & Mary Anderson Robert and Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. Diane & Michael Beemer Heidi Heutel Bohn Betty Bradshaw Dr. & Mrs. Thomas A. Broadie Buehler Family Foundation Amy & Paul Carbone Greg & Mamie Case Dr. Byong Uk Chung and Myung Soon Chung Family Lynd W. Corley Lawrence O. Corry Anne Megan Davis Cate & Jim Denny Ann M. Drake Drs. George & Sally Dunea Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Fama David & Janet Fox Mary Patricia Gannon Dan & Caroline Grossman James & Brenda Grusecki The Harris Family Foundation Mary Ellen Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Holman III George E. Johnson Ronald B. Johnson Annie & Greg Jones Joseph M. Kacena Endowed Fund Stephen A. Kaplan Mike & Lindy Keiser Stephen Kohl & Mark Tilton Silvia Beltrametti Krehbiel & Jay Krehbiel Robert & Evelyn McCullen Blythe Jaski McGarvie Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. McKenna Susan M. Miller Martha A. Mills Mr. & Mrs. Todd D. Mitchell Charles Morcom Drs. Funmi & Sola Olopade Matt & Carrie Parr Ingrid Peters Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Potter Rosy & Jose Luis Prado Dr. Petra & Mr. Randy O. Rissman Susan M. Ruder Mr. & Mrs. Scott Santi Mrs. Robert E. Sargent Barbara and Barre Seid Foundation Charles and M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc. Richard W. Shepro & Lindsay E. Roberts Morris Silverman & Lori Ann Komisar Kevin & Dana Smith Ms. Gay K. Stanek Dr. Cynthia V. Stauffacher Mary Stowell Pam Friend Szokol Cherryl T. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Richard L. Thomas Virginia Tobiason Mr. & Mrs. James M. Trapp Robert L. Turner Drs. Joan & Russ Zajtchuk Anne Zenzer & Dominick DeLuca PREMIER PATRON $15,000 to $24,999 Anonymous Donors (4) Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Applebaum Judith Barnard & Michael Fain Ron & Queta Bauer Mr. & Mrs. Ron Beata Mr. & Mrs. John Jay Borland Dr. & Mrs. Mark Bowen Drs. Walter & Anne-Marie Bruyninckx Marie Campbell Allan Drebin Stephen Dunbar Erika E. Erich Sonja & Conrad Fischer Lafayette J. Ford Mira Frohnmayer & Sandra Sweet Gordon & Ann Getty Mary & Lionel Go Mr. Gerald & Dr. Colette Gordon Mr. & Mrs. Richard Gray Maria C. Green & Oswald G. Lewis Joan W. Harris James & Mary Houston Mr. & Mrs. Roger B. Hull Capt. Bernardo Iorgulescu, USMC Memorial Fund Laurie & Michael Jaffe The Jentes Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. L. D. Jorndt Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. King Mr. & Mrs. Keith Kizziah MaryBeth Kretz & Robert Baum Mrs. Paul Lieberman Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Mages David Marshall & Dr. Maija Freimanis Jean McLaren & John Nitschke Terry J. Medhurst Chris & Eileen Murphy Kenneth R. Norgan Margo & Michael Oberman and Family Marian Phelps Pawlick Andra & Irwin Press D. Elizabeth Price Anne & Chris Reyes Regan Rohde John W. & Jeanne M. Rowe Sandra & Earl Rusnak, Jr. Mary Beth Shea Elizabeth S. Sheppard The George L. Shields Foundation, Inc. Louis and Nellie Sieg Fund Ilene Simmons Ms. Catherine E. Stewart Carl & Marilynn Thoma Elizabeth Upjohn Mason Marisela Varela, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. John Vogelstein Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Wood II Ann Ziff DISTINGUISHED PATRON $10,000 to $14,999 Anonymous Donors (11) Katherine A. Abelson Richard Abram & Paul Chandler Dr. & Mrs. Arthur J. Atkinson, Jr. Paul and Robert Barker Foundation Mr. &Mrs. WilliamH. Baumgartner, Jr. C. Bekerman, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Merrill E. Blau John and Rosemary Brown Family Foundation Winston & Lally Brown Joy Buddig Margarita Chavez City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Thomas A. Clancy & Dana I. Green Winnie & Bob Crawford Susan E. Cremin Marsha Cruzan & Tom McGinnis Gerry & Randee Curciarello Dr. & Mrs. Tapas K. Das Gupta Sally Davison Decyk Charitable Foundation Shawn M. Donnelley & Christopher M. Kelly Fred L. Drucker & Hon. Rhoda Sweeney Drucker Lyric is where we learned to love opera for the past 25 years and holds a special place for us, and we want to ensure the quality of the art form perseveres. Lance and Marcy F. “