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VO’s Heart Partner: Kids Up Front
VANCOUVER OPERA’S 2019-2020 SEASON HEART PARTNER: KIDS UP FRONT
Thousands of children throughout Metro Vancouver face multiple barriers that prevent them from accessing arts, culture, sporting, and recreational events through the city. Kids Up Front (Vancouver), aims to remove these barriers to ensure that ALL children have access to enriching experiences. They partner with over 100 childserving agencies in the Lower Mainland to provide these opportunities to many different demographics, including but not limited to: at-risk youth, Indigenous populations, newcomers to Canada, those with physical or mental disabilities, and impoverished communities. Through these partnerships, Kids Up Front strives to meet the needs of all these groups.
Many kids who attend events through Kids Up Front, do so for the first time. The tickets are more than a night out; they are impactful experiences where children and families are given the gift of respite from the challenges they face. By distributing tickets to local events, Kids Up Front helps foster feelings of inclusion and belonging by providing marginalized and at-risk children with equal access to entertaining and inspiring opportunities. This year, they have supplied tickets to nearly 25,000 kids and families. That’s 25,000 audience members that are attending local events through the support of Kids Up Front!
This new partnership with Vancouver Opera is a thrilling new opportunity for Kids Up Front that will share the magic of opera with many children who otherwise would never have the opportunity.
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MARIA LEONE
Born in Italy, Maria Leone’s first exposure to opera came at a very young age, and it sparked a love of the art form that continues to today. For Maria, opera is emotional and personal, and she feels a strong connection to the passion of the music.
Maria is well known to style-savvy Vancouverites as the founder of the luxury retailer LEONE. Her success comes from years of hard work and an incredible artistic vision.
Her work has taken her to opera performances in cultural capitals around the world, and these experiences have increased her love of opera and deepened her belief that the passion of opera can change and inspire.
Now retired, Maria is devoting her time and energy to giving back. Her love of opera makes Vancouver Opera a perfect fit and we’re thrilled to welcome her to our Board of Directors. With her keen sense of style and savvy business sense, she is also a welcome addition to our VOX Gala committee.
INVESTING IN EMERGING ARTISTS
Since 2004, The David Spencer Endowment Encouragement Fund has been investing in emerging artists at Vancouver Opera. This assistance helps provide crucial training and performance experience that allows young artists to bridge the gap between their postsecondary education and a professional career.
In January, we welcomed John Fisher, formerly Assistant General Manager of Music Administration at the Metropolitan Opera, New York for a week-long coaching session with our Young Artists. The Young Artists Coaching Intensive this year included soprano Irina Medvedeva, mezzo-soprano Gena van Oosten, baritone Nicholas Borg, tenor Daevyd Pepper, and pianist Andrea Van Pelt.
WE THANK THE DAVID SPENCER ENDOWMENT ENCOURAGEMENT FUND TRUSTEES AND EXPRESS OUR SINCERE GRATITUDE FOR THEIR ROLE IN HELPING VO BECOME A LEADER IN YOUNG ARTIST TRAINING IN CANADA.
VANCOUVER OPERA ROUND TABLE A special group of community leaders whose outstanding generosity and commitment enable the company to maintain the highest level of artistic excellence. Vancouver Opera is proud to recognize their continued loyalty and dedication.
LEADERSHIP CIRCLE | $50,000+
Mike & Kathy Gallagher Martha Lou Henley, C.M.* Yoshiko Karasawa Michael and Inna O’Brian Alan and Gwendoline Pyatt Foundation
MAESTRO'S CIRCLE | $20,000—$34,999
Patricia Charles Dr. Heather F. Clarke Mohammed A. Faris & Family Brigitte & Henning Freybe The Edwina and Paul Heller Memorial Fund, held at Vancouver Foundation Signe Jurcic The Illahie Foundation
DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE | $10,000—$19,999
Donors who wish to remain anonymous (1) Val & Dick Bradshaw Mrs. Alix Brown Mr. & Mrs. Gerhard & Ariane Bruendl The Mary & Gordon Christopher Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Allen Fowlis Mrs. Barbara Lowy Jane Macdonald Paul McEwen and Gwynneth Jones Dr. Earl & Mrs. Anne Shepherd* Dr. Ian & Mrs. Jane Strang Dr. Beverley Tamboline Mr. Bruce Munro Wright
INNER CIRCLE | $5,000—$9,999
Donors who wish to remain anonymous (2) Mr. Hans Alwart Ms. Shirley Barnett Divyesh and Charu Gadhia Dr. David Hardwick* Lori Hareid in memory of Bjorn Hareid Mrs. Judith Helliwell & Dr. John Helliwell Diana and Tom Herbst Mrs. Marietta Hurst Ms. Lynn Kagan Julia and Demas Kim
PATRON | $2,500—$4,999
Donors who wish to remain anonymous (2) Joanie Anderson Mr. Russ & Mrs. Lee Anthony* Jim & Sarah Armstrong Suzanne & Brad Bailuk Ms. Meera Bawa Stephanie A. Carlson Miss Irene Caudwell Mr. Michael & Mrs. Eunice Chan Mr. Edward & Mrs. Dorothy Chiasson Nika Collison and Daniel Robertson Catherine and Paul Dangerfield William and Emmanuelle Davis Ms. Elisabeth Dawson In memory of Barbara Roy Shirley Fitterman Senator Jack Austin & Ms. Natalie V. Freeman Mr. Sven & Mrs. Juliette Freybe Ms. Judy Garner Ms. Kim Gaynor Arlene Gladstone & Hamish Cameron Mrs. Elaine Godwin Jens & Linda Lee Henriksen
VANCOUVER OPERA | #BarberVO Andrew Mahon Foundation Miriam Maisonville and David Sauder Mr. & Mrs. David McDonald Mr. & Mrs. Gerald A. B. McGavin John & Peggy McLernon Mr. Ian Michaud Anne Miloni & Darlene Miloni Graham Mirhady Family Fund,
held at Vancouver Foundation Mrs. Lorna Mochinski Ms. Bev Park & Mr. Jim Logan
Mrs. Aurora R. Hernandez Mrs. Marian M Hingston Dr. Martin Hosking Ms. Mary Jordan Mrs. Evelyn Kahn In Memory of Tom Blom Dr. Linda Kaser & Dr. Judy Halbert Mr. Hank & Mrs. Janice Ketcham Dr. Marla Kiess Dr. Andrei Krassioukov Robert Laing & Edward Wilson Mr. & Mrs. R. Michael LePage Bill & Risa Levine Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Lindsay* Doris Luking in memory of Hans Luking Jana and Bill Maclagan Marilyn & Hart Mauritz Mr. & Mrs. David McDonald Mr. Stuart & Mrs. Della McLaughlin Mathisen Family Foundation Dr. & Mrs. T. Warner Mrs. Anne Morley Simon & Carmen Murphy in memory of Brian Joe Dr. George Luciuk & Dr. Lidia Schuster Mrs. Irene McEwen Ms. Jane McLennan Mary Tait & Bill Sirett
George and Santi Pick Angela and John Schanck Lynn Smith & Jon Sigurdson Gillian and Russell Smith Ken Spencer & Judy Gale Pascal & Isabelle Spothelfer Wayne Wiens, in memory of Andrea Pinto Lebowitz Dr. Rosemary Vernon Wilkinson
Dr. & Mrs. David R. Neima Micki & Michael Partridge* George and Santi Pick Richard and Elise Rees Donald & Dorothy Ritchie Mr. Anthony Roper Abe & Leyla Sacks Bob Sewell and Susan Van der Flier Curtis Smecher Mr. Ross & Ms. Ursula Southam Michael Stevenson and Jan Whitford Dr. Larry Stonesifer and Mr. Ronald Angress John & Judy Taylor Mrs. Neri Tischler and Dr. Aron Tischler Dr. Carol Tsuyuki & Mr. Craig Tomlinson Dr. Sandra Vestvik Dr. Eugene Wang Dr. & Mrs. T. Warner James & Veronica Weinkam Fei Wong Dr. Maurice & Mrs. Jane Wong Andrea Wood & Peter Cavanagh
BENEFACTOR | $1,500—$2,499
Donors who wish to remain anonymous (4) Gordon & Minke Armstrong Barbara Armstrong Ms. Wendy G. Baker Roberta L. Beiser Ms. Lois M. Bewley Mr. Alexander Bjornson Jill Bodkin Dan and Ursula Bowditch Ms. Regina Boxer John and Veronica Braico John & Ruth Brock Vivienne and James Brosnan Jamie & Cindy Bruce Ms. Gillian E. Chetty Mr. Michael J. Chutter Dr. Peter & Jean Cooperberg Lorna Court & John Mancini Ms. Pat Dairon Dr. Joseph De Wet Susan Drury & Dennis Perry Valerie Dunsterville & Richard Dunsterville Drs. Allen and Connie Eaves Mr. Harry Edinger Ms. Vivian Eliopoulos Stephanie & Mark Emanuel Dr. Virginia Evans Tom Ferries & Lisa Pankratz Paul Forrest Frank and Joan Lew Charitable Trust Mrs. Pamela Friedrich Barrie & Ann Gillmore* Mrs. San Given Mr. Earl Drake & Ms. Monica Gruder Drake Mr. Roland Haebler & Mrs. Catherine Haebler Judith and Poul Hansen Ms. Nancy Hermiston John Horning and Lorraine Larkin Mr. Paul Janke Reet Kana Horatio & Jackie Kemeny Mr. Sharman King Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkwood Dr. Sharon Grimes Knox Peter Ko Jon & Eva LaFollette Tom and Karen Lane Kirk LaPointe & Mary Lynn Young Pierre & Betty Lebel Maria Leone Chuck Lew in memory of Mary Helen Lew Mr. & Mrs. Harold & Jenny Locke Dr. Jan Lyons Dr. Alistair MacKay Marlene Mackenzie Mr. Charles & Mrs. Phyllis Maclean Genny MacLean Mr. & Mrs. John and Sidney Madden Ms. Elaine Mah Mrs. Rosemary Mallory Mr. Michael Mann Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Mary McIlwaine Dr. Paul Mitchell-Banks Dr. Peter & Mrs. Eve Munns Mr. & Mrs. D. Murray Mrs. Mary Orr Joyce Pearkes Ms. Lorraine Portier Mollie Massie & Hein Poulus James & Mona Radelet David Radler Mrs. Margot & Mr. Klaus Richter Kitten Roberts Mr. John Robinson Ms. Carol U. Ross Ruth E. and Dr. William Hy Ross Foundation Dr. Wes Schreiber David & Cathy Scott Dr. Cecil Sigal Dr. Hilda Stanger Dr. Paul & Mrs. Dorothy Stanwood Dr. and Mrs. Peter Stevenson-Moore Dr. Barry & Mrs. Ronnie Tessler Mrs. Anne Tweedy Ms. Alexandra Volkoff Judy & Neil Watson Lisa Westermark Mrs. Gwyneth Westwick Mr. Paul Westwick Alexi White & Audra Fediurek Ms. Terry Wilkinson Eric and Shirley Wilson Ms. Kathleen Winton John and Mia Wong Tom and Denise Wright Mr. Joe D. Wurz & Mrs. Kathleen M. Wurz Dr. Edwin & Mrs. Patricia Yen Dr. & Mrs. Edward Yeung
The contributions listed reflect gifts made to Vancouver Opera to December 20, 2019. Every effort is made to ensure our lists are accurate at the time of printing. We sincerely apologize for any errors or omissions.*Lifetime Opera Round Table
OPERA ROUND TABLE
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Carmen Murphy Director, Donor Development 604 331 4832
vancouveropera.ca/support
IN MEMORIAM
In memory of the mother of Kim Gaynor Ms. Martha Lou Henley, C.M. In memory of Marian Gibbons Ms. Laaro Lindo In memory of Dr. Helen Macdonald Dr. Ian Macdonald In memory of Kathleen M. Mitchell Vancouver Opera Guild In memory of Dr. Earl Shepherd
Mr. Jens Henriksen and Mrs. Linda Lee Henriksen Mr. Alfred Schultz and Ms. Leona Kolla Dr. Beverley Tamboline In memory of Dr. Roy Westwick
Ms. Martha Lou Henley, C.M. Mr. Jens Henriksen and Mrs. Linda Lee Henriksen Mr. John May and Ms. Maureen May Ms. Katherine E. McDonald Ms. Helen Spencer Dr. Beverley Tamboline Vancouver Opera Guild
– Libby Yu, Acclaimed Concert Pianist
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ORGANIZATIONAL DONORS, PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
Vancouver Opera is proud to present our organizational and institutional partners. Your support for our mainstage, training and community outreach programs, special events, and even our operational funding helps us build our community together.
2020 FESTIVAL PRESENTING SPONSOR
PARTNERS
Official Winery
Official Piano Partner
SPONSORS Emerging Artists Sponsor
Young Artists Sponsor
The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund
Official Accessibility Partner Student Dress Rehearsal & Student Rush Tickets Sponsor
Official Fitness Equipment Provider
OPERA VANCOUVER
The Vancouver Opera Guild cordially welcomes new members. No qualifications other than an interest in opera are required. For information on the benefits of membership and for membership forms, please check our website at
vancouveroperaguild.com
VANCOUVER OPERA GUILD ESCORTED OPERA TOURS
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA JUNE 25 – 28, 2020 The Revolution of Steve Jobs (Mason Bates)
Ernani (Verdi) with Russell Thomas
Partenope (Handel)
NORTHERN ITALY & SICILY SEPTEMBER 21 – OCTOBER 4, 2020 Milan (2 nights) with Il Viaggio a Reims (Rossini) at La Scala
Verdi Festival, Parma (5 nights) with I Lombardi alla Prima Crociata, Rigoletto, Macbeth and Ernani
Palermo, Sicily (3 nights) with Mozart’s Don Giovanni and Cosi fan tutte
Catania, Sicily (3 nights) – programme to be announced
FRENCH FESTIVALS JULY 10 – 20, 2020 Aix en Provence Music Festival (5 nights): The Golden Cockerel (Rimsky-Korsakov), L’Incoronazione di Poppea (Monteverdi) and Wozzeck (Berg).
The Chorégies d’Orange (2 nights): one of the oldest festivals in France dating back to 1869: Ballet for Life / Queen + Béjart by the Béjart Ballet Lausanne.
Beaune International Baroque & Romantic Opera Festival (3 nights): an annual summer festival notable for revivals of many baroque operas, concerts of oratorios and church music and recitals. Programme to be announced shortly.
Plus sightseeing in Aix, excursions to the Luberon Valley and Arles and wine tasting in Beaune.
Check for brochures at the Guild Centre at the QE Theatre or call Lis Dawson at 604-922-8008 or Genny MacLean (Great Expeditions) at 604-738-5535 for more information.
The Vancouver Opera Guild will disburse a $6,000 Career Development Grant in June, 2020. This Grant will be awarded to a person involved in the Production/Technical areas of opera and will be available to Canadian citizens and those with Landed Immigrant status between the ages of 20 and 39 years. Candidates for the 2020 Grant must be pursuing a career in opera production, e.g. costume, set or lighting design, stage direction, stage management etc.
The 2020 Grant is not available to applicants for the completion of a degree. The deadline for the receipt of completed applications is April 15, 2020.
Application forms and copies of the regulations regarding this grant are available on the Vancouver Opera Guild’s webpage: www.vancouveroperaguild.com
For further information, please contact: Mrs. R. Michael LePage – lepagesmail@shaw.ca or Gwenda E. Murray – gwendamurray@gmail.com
VANCOUVER OPERA GUILD EXECUTIVE Massoud Abedi – President Jennifer Coté – Vice-President Diana Herbst – Treasurer Nancy Wu – Secretary
MEDIA SPONSORS
GOVERNMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO
Vancouver Opera Foundation Vancouver Opera Endowment Trust
The David Spencer Endowment Encouragement Fund
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
D&V Horswill Family Foundation, held at Vancouver Foundation Fred and Minnie Toft Foundation George W. Norgan Fund, held at Vancouver Foundation Greygates Foundation Joan C. McCarter Foundation, through the Victoria Foundation Lightburn Family Fund, held at Vancouver Foundation Minovitz Family Foundation Private Giving Foundation RBC Foundation The Andrew Mahon Foundation The Arthur Toft Foundation The Bruendl Foundation The Edith Lando Charitable Foundation The Hannah Woodnutt Smith Memorial Fund The McGrane-Pearson Endowment Fund, held at Vancouver Foundation Vancouver Foundation Vancouver Opera Association Endowment Fund Victoria Foundation Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation Deux Mille Foundation
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