Donors & Development

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

Thank you to our individual donors for the 2022-2023 Opera season.

New Orleans Opera Association gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and family foundations for their generous support. This list reflects cumulative donations received from July 1, 2022 to the time of this program’s publishing.

To add your name to the roster of supporters, call Director of Development Joanna Sternberg at (504) 267-9526, visit neworleansopera.org, or send your check to New Orleans Opera Association, P.O. Box 52108; New Orleans, LA 70152; Attn: Development Office. Many companies will match employee and retiree gifts – ask your employer for a matching form to submit with your check. Contributions to the New Orleans Opera Association are tax-deductible as allowable by law (tax ID number 72-0272897). We are grateful for each contribution and we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of these listings as of the printing/publishing deadlines. To make a correction to your listing for future printings or, if you believe you have been omitted from the donor list, please call (504) 267-9526.

Opera Club: $2,500 - $4,999 Prof. Luretta Bybee Ms. Ann R. Duffy Mrs. Sally Richardson & Ronald J. Scalise Jr. Ms. Mary Ann Sternberg Ms. Beth Terry

Patrons: $1,000-$2,499 Anonymous (2) Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Adatto Dr. & Mrs. Robert M. Arensman Ms. Helen Armer Mr. Bill Banta Mr. Dorian M. Bennett Mrs. Alvin J. Boos Ms. Margie Breeden Mr. Ralph Cadow Dr. William Mark Caldwell George & Lee Anne Carter Robin & Gary Chapman Mr. & Mrs. Frederick W. Christian Ms. Marlene Duronslet Mr. & Mrs. Dominic Gianna Ms. Jessica Hack Seth Harris & Julie Schwam Harris Ms. Sharon Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Hemphill Mr. & Mrs. Win Irwin Dr. Bernard Jaffe Dr. Nina Kelly Dr. William Long Maestro Robert Lyall Ms. Kathleen Manning Mr. Frank Maselli Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Mayer Dr. Christopher B. Merritt Karen & Frank Milanese Mr. & Mrs. Donald P. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Pettit Jr Ms. Ashley Pradel Mr. Robert Redfearn Mr. Anthony Rotolo Mrs. Ann Scharfenberg Mimi & Claude Schlesinger Mr. & Mrs. I. William Sizeler Mr. Darryl Smith Hon. Janis van Meerveld Ms. Kristen van Meerveld Mr. & Mrs. Richard Van Wootten Mr. Justin Von Andersson Thomas & Rita-May Ward Mr. & Mrs. Walter H. Weil III Robert & Nell Nolan Young Patrons - $500- $999 Mr. & Mrs. Harry Barkerding Dr. Martha J. Beveridge Ms. Cherry Bordelon Mr. & Mrs. J. Scott Chotin Mr. Donald M. Clement Ms. Deborah De La Houssaye & Mr. William Lake Douglas Ms. Deborah Fagan Ms. Jacqueline Gamble Dr. Robert Hammer Ms. Amanda Helm Mrs. Annette Hudson Mrs. Rosemarie Kaskell Mr. Alex Kelber Mr. John Kelly Mr. Andrew Kingsley Mr. & Mrs. Edward F. LeBreton III Ms. Lisa Leone Mrs. Maline Levy-Berenger Ms. Norma McClain Dr. & Mrs. David H. Mielke Ms. Cynthia Molyneux Mr. Ernest L. O'Bannon

Mrs. Joan Oppenheim Ms. Julie Pfeffer Mr. & Mrs. Elliott Raisen Mr. William D. Reeves Ms. Emilie Rhys Ms. Sally E. Richards Mrs. Betty Speyrer Mrs. Diana Stieffel Mr. David S. Thomas Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Peter M. Tufton Ms. Kathleen Van Horn Ms. Judith Wilks Mr. Norton Wisdom

Patrons - $250-499 Mrs. Caron Anderson Mrs. Ann Babington Mr. Anthony M. Bentley Ms. Katherine Burgun Mr. Michael Calhoun Ms. Jamie Cangelosi Mr. & Mrs. Edgar L. "Dooky" Chase III Hon. Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson Mrs. Frances Cordell Mrs. Joan Coulter Mr. Brooke Duncan Ms. Camille G. Durkin Ms. Debra Fagnano Ms. Jill B. Fatzer Mr. & Mrs. Joan & Henry Folse Ms. Margaret Fowler Dr. Mary Frances Gardner Mrs. Elaine Grundmeyer Dr. & Mrs. Michael Hummel Dr. Klaus Kallman Representative Mandie Landry Mr. Michael Mancuso Ms. Melissa McKenzie Ms. Gail Moore Mr. Eric Nye Mrs. Penny O'Krepki Bryant Dr. Erin O'Sullivan Fleming Dr. John Patterson Ms. Kay Radlauer Mr. Felix Rando Ms. Carol Rausch Ms. Sally Scheuermann Mrs. Esther Shefsky Ms. Margaret Shields Mrs. Dauphine Sloan Ms. Bianca Spears Dr. & Mrs. Olivier Thelin Mrs. Katherine Vaughan Mrs. Elizabeth S. Viener Mr. Robert Waldron Mr. & Mrs. Eric Wedig Mr. Arthur Wisdom Mr. Adam Zuckerman

Patrons - $100-249 Mr. Raymond Aceto Mr. & Mrs. Allain C. Andry, III Ms. Christel Antonellis Mr. & Mrs. John Ariail Ms. Paula Armbruster Mr. Matthew Baines Mr. Jack Belsom Mr. Dorian M. Bennett Mrs. David Bergeron Ms. Janie Blackmon Mr. C.J. Blanda Mrs. Judith Bonner Ms. Charlotte Bracey Mrs. Xiomara Brewster Bishop & Mrs. James B. Brown Ms. Aubry Bryan Ms. Felicia Burkes Ms. Clare Burovac Ms. Melissa Burovac Ms. Susan Canavello Mr. Dan Carroll Ms. Sarah Carter Mr. Leslie Castay Mrs. Dianne L. Caverly Mrs. Julie Condy Ms. Constance Cowart Mr. Anthony Currera Ms. Anna Curtis Mr. Chris Daigle Mrs. Thomas Davidson Mr. Matthew Davis Ms. Ina Davis Ms. Laura Donnaway Ms. Judith Doughty Ms. Charla Duhe Mrs. Patricia Dunbar Murrell Mr. Ronald Durnford Mr. & Mrs. Elroy Eckhardt Mr. & Mrs. Edward D. Edmiston Ms. Airey Ellis Mr. Horace English Ms. Deborah Fallis Mrs. D. Blair Favrot Mrs. Diane Fee Ms. Jody Fhal Drs. Annette & Julio Figueroa Mr. John Ford Mr. Alan Gandolfi Mr. David Gereighty Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Giaimo Ms. Elizabeth Gottfried Ms. Janice Grijns Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Grumich Mr. & Mrs. William Haase Mrs. Carol Hall Mr. & Mrs. Johnny Harmon Ms. Amanda Hembree Mrs. Shirley Henderson Mr. David Hinton

Ms. Joan Hoffmann Mr. Melvin Jones Ms. Givonna Joseph Mrs. Betty Karam Mr. Arthur M. Kastler Ms. Sonia Kenwood Ms. Vicki King Mrs. Gina Klein Dr. Thomas F. Kramer Dr. Edward Levy Ms. Elizabeth Liu Mrs. Helen Malachias Mrs. Ellen McGlinchey Mrs. Sarah Jane McMahon Briscoe Dr. Jane Cagan Miller & Mr. Bruce Miller Esq. Mr. Chester Morrison Ms. Rebecca Moseley Mr. M. Christian Mounger Dr. Lynne Neitzschman Dr. James Oakes Ms. Kay Oplinger Ms. Sophia Pappas Ms. Mary Penn Ms. Janice Piazza Gerald & Patricia Price Ms. Jane Raiford Mr. A. Ravi P. Rau Ms. Diana Ricou-Smith Ms. Catherine Robbins Ms. Kathleen Robert Ms. Elizabeth Ryan Ms. Kelly Sampson Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Scharff Ms. Helen L. Schneidau Mr. Stanley Schwam Mr. Terrence Sims Mr. B. Todd Sitzman Mr. Alan Smason Mrs. Jacqueline Sperier Mr. Gregory St. Etienne Joanna Sternberg Ms. Hilda Thomas Mr. Howard Thompson Ms. Roberta Trufant Ms. Virginia Tuman Dr. Virginia Vehaskari Mr. Richard Velkley Ms. Donna Vitter Dr. Robert Weilbaecher Ms. Carmelite Wellman Mr. James Wesner Ms. Elizabeth Wilson Ms. Janet Wilson

*deceased

PLANNED GIVING WITH NEW ORLEANS OPERA

Help build the future of opera in New Orleans through your planned gift.

When you include the New Orleans Opera Association in your estate plans, you play a significant role in the continued success of top quality opera and opera education for generations to come. We are happy to assist you in identifying gift options that suit your financial and philanthropic goals – from a simple bequest in your will to a charitable trust or endowed fund.

Planned giving makes great art possible and helps sustain the activities of the Opera Association now and into the future. We thank the current Legacy Society members and invite you to join their ranks by notifying the Development Office that you have provided for the Opera Association in your estate plans. You can also request more information about the many kinds of gift options and underwriting opportunities you may choose to support.

Planned giving instruments can include: · Outright charitable gifts · Gifts of appreciated property · Bequests · Revocable trusts · Life insurance · Retirement benefits · Charitable remainder trusts

JOIN US! Please consider joining the Legacy Society to help ensure the continued tradition of producing grand opera in America’s first city of opera.

Legacy Society Members as of September 2022 Anonymous (2) Drs. Stephen J. & Miriam R. Bensman Dr. Patricia Cook Dr. Maria J. Falco Mr. Emmet Geary Jr. Ms. Jacqueline Mae Goldberg Mr. Dwayne O. Littauer Robert Lyall Louise* & Ted Martin Drs. Emel Songu & Ranney Mize Dr. Andrew Orestano Meredith Hathorn Penick Xenia Krinitzky Roff Alma A. Slatten Philip & Eleanor Straub Mrs. Norton L. Wisdom (Susan) Ms. Debby Hirsch Wood

Major Planned Gifts 2008-2022

Bequests & Endowed Funds Garic K. Barranger The Estate of Abby Ray Catledge, in memory of her father Bryne Lucas Ray Rose Annette Chisesi Norma Jean Gross Lois and H. Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Albert and Rea Hendler Gerald Kendal Victor Leglise The Estate of Guillermo Náñez-Falcón Mary Nell Porter Nolan The Theresa Bittenbring Marque & John Henry Marque Fund The Estate of James Robert Pope Rachel Sainton William H. Sholes Lynette Askin Stillwell James G. Viavant Jerry Walker Zachary

For more information, or to add your name to this list, contact Director of Development Joanna Sternberg at (504) 267-9526. All inquiries are confidential

INSTITUTIONAL UNDERWRITERS

THANK YOU!

New Orleans Opera Association thanks our business, foundation and government partners for their recent support!

New Orleans Opera works with each business and community partner to create a sponsorship package that suits your company’s particular needs. Whether you seek opportunities to entertain your clients, corporate visibility at performances, marketing partnerships, or all of the above, New Orleans Opera can assist you. Your sponsorship supports the Opera while providing exclusive benefits and visibility for your company. GOLD CIRCLE - $100,000+ Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Foundation Louisiana Economic Development New Orleans Opera Endowment Fund SILVER CIRCLE - $50,000+ Lois and Lloyd Hawkins Jr. Grand Opera Foundation The Theresa Bittenbring Marque & John Henry Marque Fund The Ranney and Emel Songu Mize Chamber Opera Series Edward F. and Louise B. Martin Family Fund BRONZE CIRCLE - $25,000+ City of New Orleans/Arts New Orleans New Orleans Theatre Association The Selley Foundation Fund INTERMEZZO CIRCLE - $10,000+ Entergy Charitable Foundation Erik F. Johnsen Family Foundation Greater New Orleans Foundation V. Price LeBlanc Jr. Fund Lexus of New Orleans Louisiana State Arts Council/ Louisiana Division of the Arts McCall Fund Louise H. Moffett Family Foundation New Orleans Tourism and Cultural Fun (NOTCF) Priddy Family Foundation Wisdom-Benjamin Foundation BENEFACTOR CIRCLE - $5,000+ An Anonymous Foundation in support of Opera on Tap-New Orleans Carol B. and Kenneth J. Boudreaux Foundation Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Humanities New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation The Doris and Peter Hansen Technical Assistance Fund Wm. B. Reily & Company, Inc. - Luzianne Tea and French Market Coffee WWOZ AMBASSADOR CIRCLE - $1,000+ The Edgar “Dooky” Jr. and Leah Chase Family Foundation Hancock Whitney Bank Josef Sternberg Memorial Fund Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation Louisiana Society of Hearing Aid Specialists Peoples Health Renaissance Publishing The Ella West Freeman Foundation Van der Linden Family Foundation WWNO We gratefully acknowledge matching and in-kind(*) gifts from the following institutions: Acme Oyster House* Addis NOLA* Ancora Pizzeria & Salumeria* Annunciation Restaurant* Antoine’s* Applied Materials Foundation Bistro Daisy* Booth Bricker Fund Brennan’s * Byblos* Capulet* Café Degas* Café Porche* Chemin a la Mer* Compere Lapin* Central City BBQ* Criollo* Dooky Chase Restaurant* Encore* ExxonMobil Foundation Felix’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar* Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Foundation Galatoire’s* High Hat* Iacavone Kitchen* Josephine Estelle* Martin Wine Cellar* Merck Foundation New Orleans Museum of Art* New Orleans Jazz Market* NOLA Caye* Pascale’s Manale Restaurant* Peoples Health Restaurant R’evolution* Shell Oil Company Foundation Stephanie Varns, CPA* The Grill Room at the Windsor Court Hotel* Windsor Court Hotel* Ye Olde College Inn*

COMMEMORATIVE GIFTS

IN LOVING MEMORY OF:

Mrs. Betty Brooks Mr. David S. Thomas Jr. Mr. Emmet Geary Jr. Mr. A.J. Capritto Dr. Aysen Young Mr. Emmet Geary Jr. Robert Burovac Dwayne Littauer Robert Leake John K. Roberts, Jr. Airey Ellis Susan Dawson Katherine Vaughan Anne Heard Alma Dunlap Patrick Breeden Margie Breeden Patricia Price Gerald Price Enoch J. Donaldson Janice Grijns Mercedes Vulliet Bonner Judith & Thomas Bonner Dale Biggers Elizabeth & Courtney Wilson Jules Bellone Ellen Bellone Yvonne Coe Mrs. Charles Kunz Guillermo Nanez-Falcon Margaret Shields Carolyn Clawson Prickett Mr. Edward F. Martin Deirdre P. Long Dr. William Long Daniel J. Carroll Jr. & Betty Jo Carroll Hussey Daniel & Lisa Carroll Phil Frohnmayer Ellen Frohnmayer Susan Caven Wisdom Mr. Norton Wisdom Jerry Hudson Mr. & Mrs. Philip Straub John & Julia Newsham Ms. Sally N. Inglis Diane Bennett Hammer MD Dr. Robert Hammer Mrs. Betty Brooks Mr. David S. Thomas Jr. Mrs. Betty Brooks Mr. A.J. Capritto Dr. Aysen Young Mr. Emmet Geary Jr.

IN HONOR OF:

Monty Ramos Jennifer Rigterink Andrew Kingsley Liam Griffin Christina Mohammed

Robert Lyall Ray and Rebecca Aceto Mary and Doug Albert Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin Dorian Bennett Anthony Bentley Betty Brooks Leslie Castay Dr. Bernard Jaffe Jonathan McCall Drs. Emel Songu & Ranney Mize Philip & Eleanor Straub Beth Terry Janet Wilson Janis van Meerveld Audrey Fowler J.C. and J.C. Harmon Ted Martin Mr. Howard Thompson Ranney & Emel Songu Mize Janet Wilson Jim & Elizabeth Landis William Lake Douglas & Debbie de la Houssaye Sonda Stacey Ms. Elizabeth Liu

Clare Burovac Ms. Melissa Burovac Mr. Norman Krasne

Joanna Sternberg Mary Ann Sternberg Jon & Sue Scharff New Orleans Louisiana Saints and New Orleans Pelicans Jay Gulotta & Susan Talley