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Annual Contributors
The Board of Directors of Opera Colorado and the staff express their deepest appreciation to the individuals, corporations, and foundations who have contributed to the Annual Fund.
This listing is current as of February 9, 2021.
INDIVIDUALS
PRODUCER CIRCLE
VISIONARY $50,000+ Ken and Donna Barrow Mike and Julie Bock Patrick Spieles
BENEFACTOR $25,000-$49,999 Jeff Baldwin and Debra J. Perry Richard King Brown, PhD Dave and Pam Duke Ms. Judy La Spada Marcia and Dick Robinson
AMBASSADOR $11,000-$24,999 Mr. Charles E. Berry and Mrs.
Maria Garcia Berry Linda Bjelland Peyton and Suzanne D. Bucy Mary and Tom Conroy Elizabeth and Matthew Dyer Dr. Jan Kennaugh and Mr. Chip
Horne Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy F. Kinney Richard Koseff The Honorable and Mrs. Kenneth
Laff Kevin O’Connor and Janet Ellen
Raasch Ann and Gerald Saul Merrill Shields and M. Ray
Thomasson Prem and Stephanie
Subramanian Charles and Janet Thompson Eric, Robin, Sydney, and Mathew
Yaeger
ARTISTS CIRCLE
CONDUCTOR $6,000-$10,999 Anonymous Bart and Jane Burnett Ellie Caulkins Merle Chambers Ms. Kathryn Codo Robert and Lenore Damrauer Margaret N. Dillon Mr. Richard Divine Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Fogliano Karen Fukutaki, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Don Hindman Gary and Judith Judd Diana and Mike Kinsey Jim and Patience Linfield Dr. and Mrs. William N. Maniatis Pamela Merrill Robert R. Montgomery and
Nancy Hawkins Lynnette Morrison Dr. Harold S. Nelson Mrs. Alice Perlmutter Zondra Rae Pluss Mrs. Beatrice B. Taplin Martha and Will Tracey Mr. Youngdon Yun and Ms. Esme
Prieto Yun Larry and Brigitte Zimmer
COMPOSER $3,000-$5,999 Janice Baucum Robin E. Black Mr. and Mrs. George P. Caulkins,
III Mr. and Mrs. Roger W. Celius Eric Coomer Mr. Paul S. Deckard Dr. Stacy Fischer and Dr. Henry
Fischer Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Frey Sally Haas Deborah Hayes and James L.
Martin III Ms. Judy Johnston Joe Kelso Veronica A. McCaffrey and
Barbara A. Frank Mark and Kristin McKissick Mrs. Rhea J. Miller James Monroe, III and Marie
Shannon Monroe Muffy Moore Ralph and Trish Nagel Bonnie C. Perkins Christine and Harry Phillips Bruce Polkowsky and Bill Powell The Ponzio Family Myra and Robert Rich Mr. Paul Ruotolo Helen Scott Santilli Jeremy and Susan Shamos Mr. Byron S. Watson Ms. Erin Wenzel Ms. Carole J. Yaley Mr. and Mrs. Michael Zoellner
LIBRETTIST $1,200-$2,999 Mr. Hartman Axley Peter Batty and Paula Kechichian Chris and Heather Bennett Sheila Bisenius Libby Bortz Leslie Coover Cady Mr. David J. Chavolla Mr. Alexander J. Conley and Ms.
Alysia D. Marino Bob and Georgi Contiguglia Brian D. Crane Dr. and Mrs. James D. Crapo Dr. Cynthia Crews and Mr.
Charles W. Henry Mrs. Joyce de Roos Max and Joyce Douglas Lois N. Eckhoff Terry Frazier and Kathy Wells George and Sissy Gibson Stephen and Dorothy Gregory Mark Groshek MD and Carl Clark
MD Beverlee B. Henry Mr. Richard Hilty and Ms. Laura
Hayes Mr. William T. Hoffman Christine Hollander and Michael
McGee John N. Kabalin, MD. Dean Laurence Kaptain and
Dolores Arce-Kaptain Dr. Paul A. Karpinski Dr. Lawrence Kim and Nhung
Van Dr. and Mrs. Jeremy Lazarus Bernard and Frieda Leason Mr. Chuck Line and Ms. Dana
Svendsen Evan and Evi Makovsky Dr. and Mrs. James McElhinney V.W. McKnab and Margaret
Jurado Dr. Monica I. Minkoff Dave and Miza McReynolds Ms. Janet Mordecai Jack Finlaw and Gregory
Movesian Dr. and Mrs. Calvern E. Narcisi Bob Nelson Mr. Ari Pelto and Ms. Wendy
Fisher Profs. Jean-Pierre Habicht and
Gretel H. Pelto Rick Poppe and Jana Edwards Cynthia and Alexander Read T. R. Reid Ayliffe and Fred Ris Juan and Alicia Rodriguez Ms. Carol L. Rust Karen and Mark Sather Ms. Ruth E. Schoening Fern B. Seltzer and Andrew
Heymsfield Ms. Judith Zee Steinberg John and Carson Taylor Jerry and Debi Tepper Dr. Akiva M. Thomas and Mr.
Ezekial Thomas Ms. Kathleen R. Tower Dr. Peter and Kathy Van Arsdale William Vaniman and Frances G.
Matthews Dr. Valerie M. Wassill, MD Peter and Darcie Weiser
PATRON CIRCLE
ASSOCIATE $600-$1,199 Anonymous Ms. Jane Anderson Mrs. Jennifer M. Andrews Dr. Oksana Bantley Mrs. Diane Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Benedict
III Mr. Mark J. Bianchi and Mrs.
Pamela C. Jones Mr. John and Mrs. Anne Blair Elise Brenninkmeyer George M. and Carol G. Canon Mrs. Ella May Carpenter Charles Case and Phillip St. Cloud Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell Caulkins Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cesafsky Barbara and Roger Chamberlain Mr. David Clark Everett B. Clark Sue Cole Tom and Cheryl Cox Nancy Crow and Mark Skrotzki Ms. Cheryl M. Cruickshank Ms. Heather Dahlgren Carolyn E. Daniels Ms. Marian O. Dines Carl and Nan Eklund Mr. and Mrs. BJ Ellison Matt and Reine Erzinger Mr. and Mrs. John Gallagher Alan G. Gass Ms. Rebecca Givens Dr. and Mrs. Burton Golub Dr. Daniel J. Greenholz Ms. Renee Gross Mrs. Carol and Dr. Fred Grover The Grynberg Family Dr. Steven J. Gulevich Mr. J. Lawrence Hamil Jerry and Patty Hauptman
Ms. Karen Howland and Mr. J.
Gregory Mudge Mike Hughes and The Honorable
Karen Brody Michael E. Huotari and Jill R.
Stewart Steve and Chryse Hutchins Mr. Daniel Isaman Roberta and Mel Klein John W. Kure and Cheryl L.
Solich Ms. Meredith J. Laitos and Mr.
Douglas Carlson Deanna Rose Leino Robert and Gloria Lilly-Cohen Patty Lorie Tanya Mathews Sandra Mazarakis and Neil Burris Tom and Mary Meade Henry B. Mohr Sue and Bill Mohrman Mr. Lawrence Moskow Dr. Mary Kenny Moynihan and
Dr. Michael Moynihan Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mueller Dr. and Mrs. David A. Norris Kelli O’Brien and Michael
Kolotylo Nancy and Paul Oberman Mr. Jon J. Olafson Bonnie M. Orkow Ronald Y. Otsuka Mr. David Parkhurst Dr. Lynn Parry Mrs. Kathryn L. Pride Robert and Mary Quillin Irene M. Ibarra and Armando
Quiroz Steven and Joan Ringel Gregory Robbins Ms. Deborah M. H. Rohan Mr. Joe Ronnenberg Doug Rooney Dr. and Mrs. Steven E. Schonfeld Ms. Nancy Siegel Dr. Andrew Sirotnak Dr. and Mrs. Edwin R. Smith Mrs. Jennifer Sobanet Mr. Hanspeter Spühler Larry D. Stephens Vicki and Harry Sterling Dr. Laimute Stewart Bill and Shirley Stout Drs. Morris and Ellen Susman Prof. and Mrs. Joseph S.
Szyliowicz Lloyd and Barbara Timblin, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. James Todd Sharon and John Trefny Francisco Varela and Timothy
Wilson Bryant and Kimberly Veazey Dr. Keith Ward and Ms. Barbara
Roidl Marie Belew Wheatley Mary and Ken Willis Scott and Karen Yarberry Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Yost Pam and Martin Zadigian Charlotte Ziebarth
SUPPORTER $300-$599 Anonymous Mr. Paul Alaback and Ms. Carol
Brewer Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. Beckwitt Ms. Mariette H. Bell Kathleen Benegar Charles Berberich and Marilyn
Munsterman Lynn Peyton and Richard Bottjer Brewster and Helen Boyd Ms. Jay Breen Ms. Janet C. Bruchmann Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Budy Gordon and Ron Butz Mr. Ian Caiozzi Edwin T. Callahan and Dulcy E.
Wolverton Alan and In Hye Como Dr. David J. Cooper and Evelyn
W Cooper Ronald L. Deal George and Yonnie Dikeou Timothy James Donahue Mr. Peter Dzwilewski Ms. Arline Echandia Evan and Kim Ela Gary and Rebecca Gantner Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Garfein Dr. Brian Greffe and Dr. Mark
Donovan Ms. Elizabeth A. Grinevics Mr. Richard Gustafson Ms. Rosemarie Halchuk Judge Alfred and Mrs. Dori
Harrell Ms. Lynn E. Harrington Richard and Sandra Hilt Ms. Erin R. Hittle Mr. and Mrs. Graham Hollis Ms. Bettina Holm Ruth Hopfenbeck Sarah Hopfenbeck and Susan
Corle John Dennis Hynes and Virginia
Medelman Mr. and Mrs. J. David Ingram Eric Johnson and Christy Milne Mrs. Kerstin Karloev Mr. Tom Kirkpatrick and Ms.
Djuana Strauch Sally and Jim Kneser Rex Kramer and Cindy Crater Mr. and Mrs. Jay S. Leaver Mr. Barton Lilly Mrs. Caroline E. Malde Mr. and Mrs. T. Scott Martin Mr. and Mrs. William Mathews Janice McClary and Jan McNally Jim and Carole McCotter Mr. William R. Moninger Susan K. Mostow Mr. Christopher B. Mueller Mr. and Mrs. Norman Parker Andrew R. Pleszkun Karyn K. Rieb Mr. Gregory Roebuck Mary Ann Ross Paul Rubner and Vicki Jensen Ms. Mary Scarpino Mr. and Mrs. David C. Shelton Dr. Norman Spivy Ms. Carol Stamm Mr. Gordon W. Stenger David and Carol Stern Mrs. Linda Strauch Mrs. Marcia D. Strickland Ms. Lois Vaccariello Mrs. Richelle Valero Mr. and Mrs. John M. Weigel Ms. Cia A. Wenzel Mr. and Mrs. Mason B. White Ms. Lois K. Williams Robert and Jacklyn Writz
MEMBER $100-$299 Anonymous James and Lorraine Adams Tucker and Dan Adams Ms. Jeanne Adkins Ms. Susan Anderson Ms. Cherlyn S. Bailey Mr. Donald K. Bain Steve and Lisa Bain Ms. Tamara Barron Ms. Betty Barton Ms. Anne Bartuszevige Kirk and Patti Bateman Ms. Jennifer N. Bater Ellen and Donald Bauder Mr. Brian A. Baxter Brian Thomas Beagle Mr. Jack Bell C. F. Benoit Mrs. Claire E. Benson Ms. Vera Berglund Drs. Tomas Berl and Diane Pincus Mr. and Mrs. John R. Binder Janet Bishop Marie and Howard Blaney Leah Bobbey and Toby Wright Ms. Donna Boender Ms. Catherine Boller Mrs. Donna Bonne Ms. Elizabeth Bonney E. Candace Boyle and Thomas
R. Salas Donald K. Braden Mr. William Bradford Ms. Deborah Brady Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Bunting Mr. and Mrs. Dean Burton Dr. Francine Butler Michael Canges and Nina
Iwashko Mr. Gregory A. Carpenter Mr. Brad Case and Mr. William
M. McMechen, Jr. Ms. Beatriz Castaneda Mr. Kenneth R. Chu and Mr.
Joseph E. Gaines Ms. Patty Clark Mr. Taylor C. Clark Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Clasen Mr. and Mrs. Valerie and Gil
Clausen Ms. Maribeth Clemm Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Close Ms. Ethel K. Clow Mr. David A. Connell Mr. Curtis Cook Vicki Cowart and Chris Hayes Jim and Sara Culhane Mr. Raphael Dangelo Ms. Joan Daniels Manley Houlton John Danio Karen and Charles de Bartolomé Mr. and Mrs. Tom Demarino Ms. Mary Ann Downs Peter and Marian Downs Laurie and Ben Duke III Ms. Lauren Edmonds Mr. and Mrs. Frederick M. Eidson Mr. John W. Ekeberg Mr. Dale Ellis Dr. Kathleen Y. Ensz Ted and Vivian Sheldon Epstein Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Evans Ms. Judith H. Fahrenkrog Amy Feaster Ms. Anna Ferrari Ms. Jeanine M. Figur Ms. Kathryn Finley Ms. Elizabeth A. Fischer and Mr.
Don Elliott Dr. and Mrs. Larry S. Fisher Ms. Donna Frederickson L. Richard and Sigrid Halvorson
Freese Kristin and Heiko Freitag Keith French Ms. Ingrid Fretheim Mr. Robert C. Fullerton Ms. Cynthia Gaertner Ms. Randy Ganter Miss Jeffery Rene Gash Mr. and Mrs. Caleb F. Gates, Jr. Ms. Nadia Gavrilova Jennifer Ruth Gentry Steve and Donna Good Kazuo and Drusilla Gotow Dr. Ray L. Gottesfeld Ronald and Elnore Grow Ms. Sonja Hahn Mr. Timothy Harris Mrs. Deborah A. Havas Mr. Richard A. Haynes Mr. Richard W. Healy John R. Heckenlively, M.D. Mr. and Mrs. Mark S. Heiser Ms. Rebecca Hersey Dr. Marilyn J. Hitchens Sarah C. Hite Ms. Mary Hoadley Don and Mary Hoagland Carol Ann Hoffman Mr. Graham Hoffman Mr. Saul D. Hoffman and Ms.
Susan Parker Ms. Mary Ellen Holmes
ANNUAL CONTRIBUTORS
Ms. Karen Howland and Mr. J.
Gregory Mudge Irfan and Martha Hussain Mr. and Mrs. Werner Hutter Ms. Nancy Hyde Mrs. Philip Isely Ms. Therese A. Ivancovich Ms. Lisa C. Johnson Ms. Julie K. Johnston Kendor and Paulette Jones James and Christine Jorgensen Mr. and Mrs. Ron Kahn Edward Karg and Rick Kress Dr. Ross and Vicki Kazer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Keatinge Mr. Jhon Kehmeier Mr. and Mr. Sandford Kern Bonnie Kipple Ms. Helen Knode Ms. Cherity Koepke Kiplund Kolkmeier Mrs. and Mr. Svetlana
Komisarchik Mr. Robert H. Koppe Donna C. Kornfeld Dr. and Mrs. Alex Kotch Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kovach Ms. Margaret Krawiec Dr. Cynthia Kristensen Dianna Kunz Mr. Larry Lacert Ms. Barbara Ladon D. Langdon Ms. Susan S. Lapidus Ms. Carol J. Larkin Ms. Nora E. Lawler Ms. Melinda S. Leach Mr. Richard S. Leaman Mr. and Mrs. Richard K. Lee Nancy A. Leonard Karen and Martin Leopold Ms. Jennifer Levine Mr. David Lichtenstein Judy and Dan Lichtin Mr. Lester Lockspeiser Mr. John A. Lockwood, Esq. Mr. and Mrs. Alan M. Loeb Miss Claire Longo Mr. Bill Lowrey Mr. James S. Macdonald Mr. and Mrs. John D. Macfarlane Ms. Erin Madar, Esq. Bob Mahoney and Pat Monroe Dr. Melissa Malde Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Y. Marchand Ms. Tara D. Marshall Mr. Patrick Maschka Keith Maskus and Susan Rehak Marian E. Matheson Ms. Jeanine Matney Ms. Milissa McCarthy Mr. Eric McConnell Mr. Bobby McCracken Ms. Ann McCullough Mr. Stephen D. McGavran Mr. John Meier Ms. Jean Marie Merkhofer Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Miller Mr. John R. Miller Ms. Betty Minor Ms. Holly Morgan Mr. Mike Morgan Warren Morrow Mrs. Cheryl Myers-Saffold Mr. Mark A. Nachtigal Dr. and Dr. Hans Neville Ms. Tracy Nguyen Ms. Josie Noble Mr. Mark J. O’Connor Kent and Ruth Obee Mr. Michael Ogborn Mr. Raymond Ollett Mr. and Mrs. Don Oppliger Stephanie and Roger Oram Ms. Deb Ostergard Ms. Sonya S. Palmer Carl Patterson Mr. and Mrs. Neil Peck Ms. Barbra Pehrson Mr. and Mrs. Marc W. Percival Dennis G. Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Peter Plowshay Mr. and Mrs. Mark Plummer Rich and Kim Plumridge Mr. and Mrs. Harry C.
Poehlmann Kate Raabe Mr. Joseph Raymer Dr. Barbara Reed Ms. Lindsay Reimers Ms. Jennie Ridgley Mr. Michael L. Ritchie Ms. Karen Ritz Dr. Richard D. Roark Paula Roney Ms. Linda F. Rosales Dr. Tom Russell Morris and Karen Sandstead Ms. Gloria Sankel Sandy and Frank Sargent Youlon D. Savage Bryan Penny and Matt Savoie Kathleen Sawada Ms. Leslie Sawyer Ms. Erika L. Schafer Mr. and Mrs. Stefan
Scheuermann John and Patricia Schmitter Gary D. Schrenk Dr. and Mrs. Harvey Schuchman Ms. Karen I. Scott Mr. Richard Scott Mr. Billy Seiber Mr. and Mrs. George Sell Mr. James Shively Mr. John Shott Mr. Carl Shushan and Ms. Sandi
Hill Ms. Phyllis Shushan and Mr. Carl
Shushan Mrs. Marlene P. Siegel Mr. Theodor M. Simmons Ms. Patricia K. Simpson Catherine K. Skokan Mr. Miles Smith Nancy and Michael Snow Ms. Heather Sowell, M.D. Mr. Frank W. Spaid Mr. Ken Spitze Ms. Helena Stanton James B. Steed Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Stemm-
Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Lyle B. Stewart Susan Stiff Jenene and James Stookesberry Mr. and Mrs. Francis J. Sullivan Mr. Barry Sundland Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Swindle Ms. Linda Tarpeh-Doe Ms. Kathryn Taylor Ms. Barbara Thorngren Ms. Lois Thornton Ms. Janice Tilden Dr. Walter Toki Ms. Elise Tom Mr. and Mrs. Sal L. Tripodi Ms. Carol Trotter Mr. John B. Trueblood Mr. Charles C. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Kent Verbal Mr. Paul R. Viotti and Mr. Paul
E. Bowen Norma and George Wagoner Mr. and Mrs. Eli Wald Ms. Laura Wardell Ms. Carley Warren Mrs. Barbara Watson Ms. Robin Stewart and Mr. Kirk
Weber Mr. and Mrs. William W. Wehner,
II Dr. Adriana Weinberg Sandra L. White Ms. Phyllis Wicklund Mr. and Mrs. Mark Wilkins Mrs. Andrea P. Wilson Mr. Matthew Wolchak Mr. and Mrs. David Wolf Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wood Mr. Will Wright Mr. Bo Xie Robert and Kathleen Yeager Mr. and Mrs. James Yip Gene and Linda Young Judith Graham and Jeffrey Zax Mr. Robert Zwick
FOUNDATIONS
The Anschutz Foundation Avenir Foundation Bloomberg Philanthropies Bock Family Fund Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Bucy Family Fund Cars For Charity, Inc. Caulkins Family Foundation Charlotte and Norman Codo
Charitable Trust City of Englewood Colorado Creative Industries Community First Foundation The Crawley Family Foundation Daniels-Houlton Family Donor
Advised Fund David B. and Gretchen W. Black
Family Foundation Deane Family Fund The Denver Foundation Denver Lyric Opera Guild Denver Post Community
Foundation Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Francis Goelet Charitable Lead
Trusts Galen & Ada Belle Spencer
Foundation GE Foundation Genesee Mountain Foundation Gloria Sankel Trust Higbie Family Foundation Jeanne Land Foundation Jess & Rose Kortz and Pearle Rae
Foundation JEWISHColorado Kenneth King Foundation Landis Family Philanthropy Leonard and Alice Perlmutter
Charitable Foundation Lindmor Fund Marcia Brady Tucker Foundation Miller Family Foundation Fund National Endowment for the Arts Network for Good Read Foundation Inc. Rose Community Foundation The Schramm Foundation Schwab Charitable Shamos Family Foundation Sidney E. Frank Foundation The Thomas and Beatrice Taplin
Fund Tepper Family Foundation Tulsa Community Foundation Vanguard Charitable
Virginia W. Hill Foundation William D. Radichel Foundation The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation
SPONSORS
Mr. and Mrs. Ken and Donna Barrow Mrs. Pamela D. Beardsley Donald K. Braden Peyton and Suzanne D. Bucy David and Elizabeth Budd Drs. Laurence and Cynthia Chan Thomas and Mary Conroy Mrs. Joyce de Roos Dr. Stephen L. Dilts Joy and Christopher Dinsdale Curtis Fentress and Agatha Kessler The Honorable and Mrs. Kenneth Laff Gayle and Gary Landis Penelope Lewis Chris and Joy Murphy Patrick Spieles Martha and Will Tracey Mrs. Carol C. Whitley The Melvin and Elaine Wolf Foundation
TRIBUTES
In honor of Janice Baucum Mr. Bill Lowrey In honor of Kendra Broom Ms. Rebecca Hersey In honor of Ellie Caulkins Mr. David J. Chavolla Karen and Mark Sather
In honor of Dr. Larry Chan Mr. Barton Lilly In honor of Lois Chohodas Nancy and Paul Oberman In honor of Brendan Daly Mr. Norman C. Lane
In honor of Megan O’Connor Ms. Leslie Lipstein In honor of Jon Olafson Mr. and Mrs. Valerie and Gil Clausen Ms. Lauren Edmonds Mr. and Mrs. James Yip In honor of Sharon Randall Ms. Jeanne Adkins Betsy Schwarm and Rick Glesner
In honor of the Opera Colorado Staff Mr. Gregory A. Carpenter Mr. Patrick Maschka
In honor of Paul and Susan Ms. Kharis Eppstein In honor of Catherine Swindle Mr. and Mrs. George Sell Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Swindle In honor of Charles Thompson Mrs. Diane Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Pardee, III Charles Berberich and Marilyn Munsterman Merle Chambers Mr. John T. Lake and Mr. Harold Winters
In honor of their children Dr. Peter and Kathy Van Arsdale In honor of Erin Wenzel Ms. Cherity Koepke In memory of Douglas H. Barton Ms. Betty Barton In memory of Dr. Bill Buchanan Mr. and Ms. Daniel J. Neumann Ms. Alta Price and Mr. Leonardo Antaris
In memory of Kathryn Ann Carpenter Ms. Nicole Capage-Brown In memory of Dirk de Roos Mr. Miles Smith Ms. Ann McCullough In memory of Marilyn Edwards Mr. Lewis Shapiro In memory of Jacqueline Frishknecht, Ph.D. Mr. Chuck Lawhead and Mr. Ronald Broome
In memory of Hugh and Peggy McGee Sarah Hopfenbeck and Susan Corle In memory of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dr. Stacy Fischer and Dr. Henry Fischer In memory of Thomas Holmes Ms. Ariane J. Le Roy and Ms. Kristin K.
Harvey In memory of George Hopfenbeck Ellie Caulkins
In memory of Thomas Koepke Dr. Stephen L. Dilts In memory of Loretta Law Marcia and Dick Robinson
In memory of Evelyne McPhee Ms. Susan Lythgoe In memory of Eugenia Meyer Dr. Stacy Fischer and Dr. Henry Fischer In memory of Jurgen and Barbara Meyer-
Wendt Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bartle
In memory of Sue Peterson Mohrman Sue and Bill Mohrman
In memory of Eric Poehlmann Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Poehlmann In memory of Don and Barbara Ridgway Ms. Kathryn Taylor In memory of Edward Saindon Mr. and Mrs. Darel Saindon
In memory of Morris Sandstead Mrs. Donna Antonoff Ms. Paula Hanson Ms. Mary Hey Ms. Nancy Jurcheck Ms. Helen Stone
In memory of Nat and Louise Sherman Mrs. Claire E. Benson
In memory of Mr. Harry M. Siegfried Dr. Monica I. Minkoff
In memory of Jeanette J Thrower Mr. Jack Bell
In memory of Kenneth Ziebarth Charlotte Ziebarth
In memory of Sharon Zuckerman Dr. and Mrs. Arnold Heller
CORPORATE ALLIANCE
Hamilton Zanze/Oxford Station Apartments PMG Colorado Tax Time, LLC
CRESCENDO SOCIETY
The following people have made arrangements to include Opera Colorado in their Estate Plan.
Sheila Bisenius Ellie Caulkins Dr. Stephen L. Dilts Ms. Donna E. Hamilton Ms. Lynn E. Harrington Ms. Lisa R. James Dr. and Mrs. Charles B. Kafadar Mr. and Mrs. Ron Kahn Deanna Rose Leino Mrs. Lee Roberts Mary Ann Rose Mr. Stephen Seifert Fern B. Seltzer Jenene and James Stookesberry Mr. Robert Van Buskirk Mrs. Carol C. Whitley Larry and Brigitte Zimmer
LEADERSHIP
Greg Carpenter General & Artistic Director Ari Pelto Music Director
Paul Deckard Managing Director
SENIOR TEAM
Jennifer Colgan Director of Marketing and Communications
Tom Kirkpatrick Director of Business Operations Cherity Koepke Director of Education & Community Engagement Director of Opera Colorado’s Artist in
Residence Program Katie Preissner Director of Production & Artistic Services
Erin Wenzel Director of Development
STAFF
Anthony Berkley Development Operations
Manager Leah Bobbey Individual Giving & Special Events Manager Linda Strauch, EA Senior Accountant
Suzanne Whitney Marketing Manager
2020-21 ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
Catherine Swindle soprano Kendra Broom mezzo-soprano
Devin Eatmon tenor
Isaiah Feken baritone
Thomas Lynch baritone Timothy Madden bass-baritone Stephen Variames coach-accompanist
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Elizabeth Caswell Dyer, Chairperson Marcia Robinson, President Michael Bock, Vice President Chevis F. (“Chip”) Horne, Vice President Richard Koseff, Secretary Judy La Spada, Treasurer Kevin D. O’Connor, Chairman Emeritus
DIRECTORS
Maria Garcia Berry Suzanne Bucy Eleanor N. Caulkins,
Lifetime Honorary Chair Dr. Laurence K. Chan Joseph Fogliano Mark Heiser, Ex-Officio Don Hindman Kelly Ann Hodges Laurence D. Kaptain, Ex-Officio Hon. Kenneth Laff James Linfield MAJ Konstantinos (Dino) G. Maniatis William Maniatis, MD Jon J. Olafson Dr. Prem S. Subramanian, MD, PhD Dana Svendsen Keith Ward, Ex-Officio Robin Yaeger Youngdon Yun Larry Zimmer
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Hugh Grant Jeremy Kinney Pamela Merrill Mary French Moore Gerald Saul Jeremy Shamos Susan Shamos Merrill Shields Martha Tracey CONTACT OPERA COLORADO ADMINISTRATION
Monday–Friday, 9 am–5 pm Opera Colorado Opera Center 4121 S Navajo St, Ste 100 Englewood, CO 80110
303.778.1500 info@operacolorado.org
PATRON SERVICES
Monday–Friday, 10 am–5 pm 303.468.2030 customerservice@operacolorado.org
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