Lyric Opera 2023-2024 Issue 6 - Champion

Lyric Opera of Chicago | 58 VIRTUOSO CIRCLE BENEFACTOR $75,000 to $99,999 Robert & Isabelle Bass Foundation, Inc. David Q. & Mary H. Bell Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events Eisen Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs.° James V. Franch Rebecca & Lester Knight Mazza Foundation Jerome & Elaine Nerenberg Foundation Martha C. Nussbaum The C. G. Pinnell Family Lois B. Siegel° Ms. Gay K. Stanek Virginia Tobiason Anne Zenzer & Dominick DeLuca MAESTRO CIRCLE BENEFACTOR $50,000 to $74,999 Anonymous Donors (2) Paul M. Angell Family Foundation The Brinson Foundation Joya Caryl The Chicago Community Trust Nancy Dehmlow Ann M. Drake Amanda C. Fox Patricia Frank The Joyce Foundation The Richard P. & Susan Kiphart Family Mr.° &Mrs. Fred A. Krehbiel, Jr. Chauncey &Marion D. McCormick Family Foundation Mr. &Mrs. Ross McKnight Polk Bros. Foundation Susan M. Ruder Sage Foundation Earl & Brenda Shapiro Foundation Rose L. Shure & Sidney N. Shure Bill & Orli Staley Foundation Gene & Jean Stark Michael Steinberg & Salme Harju Steinberg Thierer Family Foundation Cheryl A. Walczak, M.D. Walter Family Foundation COMPOSER CIRCLE BENEFACTOR $35,000 to $49,999 Molly & Roman Boed Greg & Mamie Case Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation Lloyd A. Fry Foundation Virginia & Gary Gerst Ambassador & Mrs. Ronald J. Gidwitz Stephen A. Kaplan Dr. Katherine Knight Mark & Gale Kozloff Mr. & Mrs. Todd D. Mitchell Frank B. Modruson & Lynne C. Shigley Brendan & Suzanne Mulshine Jean McLaren & John Nitschke Mr. & Mrs. Lee Oberlander Betsy & Andy Rosenfield Dr. David H. Whitney & Dr. Juliana Chyu ARTIST CIRCLE BENEFACTOR $25,000 to $34,999 Anonymous Donors (2) Ken & Amy Aldridge Paul & Mary Anderson James N.° & Laurie Bay Diane & Michael Beemer Mr. & Mrs. Merrill E. Blau Fred & Phoebe Boelter Heidi Heutel Bohn Buehler Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Butler Cellmer/Neal Foundation Fund Joyce E. Chelberg Lawrence Corry Vinay Couto & Lynn Vincent Pamela Crutchfield Marsha Cruzan & Tom McGinnis Hon. Barbara Flynn Currie Michael Cushing Anne Megan Davis Cate & Jim Denny Stephen Dunbar Mr. & Mrs. Eugene F. Fama David & Janet Fox Elaine S. Frank Fund Dr. Paul Froeschl Mira Frohnmayer & Sandra Sweet Sue & Melvin Gray Dan & Caroline Grossman Mary Ellen Hennessy Mr. & Mrs. Wayne J. Holman III The Jentes Family Foundation George Johnson Joseph M. Kacena Endowed Fund Mr. & Mrs. Neil T. Kawashima Silvia Beltrametti Krehbiel & Jay Krehbiel Mr. &Mrs. Jonathan B. Lewis, Sr. Robert & Evelyn McCullen Susan M. Miller Music Performance Trust Fund & Film Funds Trust Fund Drs. Olufunmilayo & Christopher Olopade Ingrid Peters Karen Petitte Hartley Rogers & Amy Falls Erica L. Sandner George Sargent Barbara & Barre Seid Foundation Marsha Serlin & Jerry Sloan Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc. Ilene & Michael Shaw Charitable Trust Richard W. Shepro & Lindsay E. Roberts Dr. Ross Slotten & Ted A. Grady Jennifer L. Stone Carl & Marilynn Thoma Cherryl T. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. James M. Trapp Robert Turner Cynthia Vahlkamp & Robert Kenyon Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Weinberg PREMIER PATRON $15,000 to $24,999 Anonymous Donors (4) Hubert L. Allen & Hau Chyi Ms. & Mr. Rana & Albert Baladi Judith Barnard & Michael Fain Ron & Margaret Beata C. Bekerman, M.D. Dr. & Mrs. Mark Bowen Dr.° & Mrs. Thomas A. Broadie Winston & Lally Brown Rosemarie & Dean L. Buntrock Susan Burkhardt Ann Coleman Sarah Crane Susan E. Cremin & Paul Dykstra Dan Draper Fred L. Drucker & Hon. Rhoda Sweeney Drucker Drs. George & Sally Dunea Donald & Anne Edwards Erika Erich Peter° & Paula Fasseas The Ferguson-Yntema Family Charitable Trust Ruth Ann M. Gillis & Michael J. McGuinnis Lee Graber Maria C. Green & Oswald G. Lewis Hinsdale Chapter Leah & Chris Houska James & Mary Houston Ronald B. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. L. D. Jorndt Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. King Mr. & Mrs. Keith Kizziah It’s a privilege to have such a quality organization close by so that we have been able to have live opera as a part of our life.” Wendy W. “ Annual individual and foundation support Ingrid Peters Fred L. Drucker & Hon. Rhoda It’s a privilege to have such a quality organization close by so that we have been able to have live opera as a part of our life.” Wendy W. “