Individual Contributors
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) gratefully acknowledges all of our loyal friends and supporters who have contributed to the success of the company. By bridging the gap between expenses and ticket revenue, your contributions provide critical support for all COT activities. This list reflects all contributions made to COT in the 2007 fiscal year, September 1, 2006 through August 31, 2007.
Please contact Rachael Jensen in the Development Department at 312.704.8420, ext. 14 or rjensen@chicagooperatheater.org with any questions about Individual contributions.
General Director's Circle |
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| Anonymous(1) | *James and Joan Shapiro | |
| Sharon and Charles T. Angell | Lois B. Siegel | |
| Lucy and *Peter Ascoli | Mr. and Mrs. William D. Staley | |
| Margot and Josef Lakonishok | *Andreas Waldburg-Wolfegg | |
| Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson | ||
President's Circle |
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| *Erika Bruhn and Richard Johnson | Jan and Bill Jentes | |
| *Lutgart J. Calcote | Laura G. and James G. McCormick | |
| *Peter Debreceny and Jane Humzy | Peter J. Richter | |
| Adrian Foster | Rafael and Diana Viñoly | |
| Sue and *Paul Freehling | *Dorothy Osborn Walton | |
| Deborah and David Holloway | Robert and Susan Wislow | |
Conductor's Circle |
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| Julie and Roger Baskes | Jean Perkins and Leland Hutchinson | |
| *Dr. John H. Brill and Dr. Martin J. Yee | Robert and Sheila Rudolph | |
| Barbara and *John J. Haley | Jeanne Sullivan | |
| Bernard and *Averill Leviton | *Patricia Dinsdale Turner | |
| Nancy Lauter McDougal and Alfred L. McDougal Charitable Fund | *Darcy Walker | |
| *Bennett Neuman | Florette and Dr. Robert G. Weiss | |
| David P. O'Connor and Judy Krotky | *Gladys L. Wolff | |
| Paul and Robert A. Barker Foundation | ||
Director's Circle |
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| Ethel and Bill Gofen | Catherine Mouly and LeRoy Carlson, Jr. | |
| Bill and Judy Greffin | Hal and Marcia Pendexter | |
| David C. Hall | *Scott Romans | |
| James and Mary Lunz Houston | Curt G. Schmitt | |
| Robert B. Lifton and Carol Rosofsky | Rose L. Shure | |
| Winifred A. Martin | ||
Starring Role Circle |
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| Anonymous (1) | Joseph and Rebecca Jarabak | |
| James and Sheila Amend | Anne and Burt Kaplan | |
| Stuart H. Anderson | Stefanie Lenway and Tom Murtha | |
| Paul and Mary Anderson | William D. Mason | |
| Howard I. Aronson | Maura Ann McBreen | |
| Don Bittner | Nancy and Walter Scott McLucas | |
| Merrill and Judy Blau | Glenn E. Merritt and Joanne Zimmerman | |
| Richard Boyum and Louie Chua | Virginia and Dr. Ernest Mond | |
| John B. Buenz | William F. Myers | |
| Stephen and Jennifer Christy | Julian and Sheila Oettinger | |
| Howard and Pamela Conant | Patricia A. Kenney and Gregory J. O'Leary | |
| Polly and Bill Cuncannan | *Jon Omahen | |
| Robert and Isabel Curley | Anthony Rosso | |
| Charles and Irene Custer | Joseph O. Rubinelli, Jr. | |
| Daisy A. Driss | Richard O. Ryan | |
| Kent Dymak and Theodore Foss | Robert P. Schaible | |
| La and Philip Engel | David and Judith Sensibar | |
| Deborah and Cody Engle | Charles and Mary Shea | |
| Dr. William B. Evans | Peter Sichrovsky | |
| Sylvia Fergus | Dusan Stefoski and Craig Savage | |
| Amy and Robert Folberg | Penelope R. Steiner | |
| Henry S. and Rhoda Frank | Charles and Janet Strobeck | |
| Allen J. Frantzen and George R. Paterson | George and Alice Tolley | |
| Pat and Jerry Fuller | Brady Twiggs | |
| Mary and John Gedo | Mark van Gorder, M.D. | |
| James K. Genden and Alma Koppedraijer | Suzanne L. Wagner | |
| Lynn Olson Gilchrist | Dr. Kathleen Ward | |
| Gerald and Dr. Colette Gordon | Bernice Weissbourd | |
| Dr. and Mrs. Joel R. Guillory | Patricia H. Werhane | |
| Dr. Chester and Phyllis Handelman | Jane Moyer and David Wise | |
| Miriam Hansen and Michael Geyer | Dr. Janet Wolter Grip | |
| Drs. Allen Heinemann and William Borden | Drs. Joan and Russ Zajtchuk | |
Understudy Circle |
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| Anonymous (1) | Tyrus L. Kaufman | |
| Kevin A. Adams | Dee Morgan Kilpatrick | |
| Albert Arado | Elaine Klemen | |
| Mr. and Mrs. William H. Baumgartner, Jr. | Paul L. Kraus | |
| Suzanne and William E. Bible | Robert E. Lindgren | |
| Kevin Blackberg | Arthur Logan | |
| Mildred and John Boaz | Ellen and Robert Marks | |
| Nicholas Bridges and Margaret McGirr | Meridyth and Gordon McIntosh | |
| Baird Brown | William and Kate Morrison | |
| Fairbank and Lynne Carpenter | John H. Nelson | |
| Elsa Charlston | Colly and George Nichols | |
| Robert Crawford | Kenneth and Patricia Northcott | |
| Azile Dick | Dr. and Mrs. M. Jack Parker | |
| Elton W. Dixon, M.D. | Lois R. Pearson | |
| Henry and Frances Fogel | David Petty | |
| Timothy and Janet Fox | James Engel Rocks | |
| Pamela Baker and Jay R. Franke | Dr. G. Stephen Scholly and Ellen Scholly | |
| Peter Freund | Barbara and John Seaman | |
| Adele B. Gidwitz | Susan and Robert Shapiro | |
| Suzanne and Dr. Philip Gossett | James Slate | |
| Richard and Mary Gray | Dr. Catherine L. Webb, M.D. | |
| Fairbank and Lynne Carpenter | Howard S. White | |
| Howard and Elizabeth Helsinger | Sinclair Winton | |
| Billy Hunt | Mark D. Yura | |
| Richard C. Jager | ||
Comprimario Circle |
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| Anonymous | Judge and Mrs. Benjamin Mackoff | |
| Mr. and Mrs. Douglas X. Adams | Karen C. McGirr | |
| Susan Adler | Joan McLane | |
| Barbara J. and Theodore M. Asner | Jo Ann Meadows Matejczyk | |
| Dr. Marsha A. Babka, DDS | Sarah J. Meisels | |
| John and Sharon Baldwin | Sheldon and Sarah Miller | |
| Gerald Beranek | M. Miller | |
| Stephen and Carla Berry | Robert and Lois Moeller | |
| Helen and Charles Bidwell | Charles A. Moore | |
| Elizabeth Bobrinskoy | Edward Muir | |
| Alan Brodie | Sonia and Sheldon Nahmod | |
| Alice Brunner | Martha Nussbaum | |
| Peter Calibraro & Mike O'Brien | O'Laughlin Family Fund | |
| Jane Calvin | John and Dawn Palmer | |
| Susan E. Cremin | Joan and Bill Parks | |
| David Curry and George Kohler | Joan Parojcic | |
| David da Ponte and Frank Cooper | Carol and Charles Pennel | |
| Dr. Ariel David | William O. Petersen | |
| Inge de la Camp | Betty and Tom Philipsborn | |
| Jean W. Evans | Alan and Carol Pohl | |
| Judith Barnard and Michael Fain | Joel and Vivianne Pokorny | |
| Willard B. Fessenden, Jr., MD | Lawrence and Carol Poston | |
| Mike and Dee Flanigan | Jim and Agnes Prindiville | |
| James and Sylvia Franklin | Michelle and Aaron M. Renn | |
| Henry and Priscilla Frisch | James Ringenoldus | |
| Mr. and Mrs. George W. Gardner | Fay Horton Sawyier Foundation | |
| Dorothy and John Gardner | Louis F. Schauer | |
| John S. and Suzanne Garvin | Joseph Glaser and Jessica Schneider | |
| Stephen and Elizabeth Geer | Schnitzer Family Foundation | |
| Lloyd and Mary Ann Gerlach | Jason and Deborah Selch | |
| Carlyn E. Goettsch | Maureen & Terry Shea | |
| John R. Grimes | Larry Simpson and Edward Zasadil | |
| Gerhard Haigis | Chuck Smith | |
| John A. Hanssen | Mr. and Mrs. William R.T. Smith | |
| Richard C. Higginbotham | Susan Stein | |
| Harlow and Susan Higinbotham | Debbie Gillaspie and Fred Sturm | |
| Kevin Hochberg | Charles A. Tausche | |
| Thomas and Gail Hodges | Carmen H. Tellez | |
| Edwin Hubach | Mari D. and Dr. David M. Terman | |
| James and Joyce Ibers | James and Valerie Tonsgard | |
| James and Joyce Idema | Dr. Malcolm Vye and Sherie Stein | |
| Paul Y. Irvin | Lottie and Albert Wanninger | |
| Fern Jaffee | Audrey and Daniel Weinberg | |
| Jeanne and Robert Kapoun | Nicholas Weingarten | |
| Diana and Neil King | James M. Wells | |
| Patrick R. Lagges | John Widom | |
| Richard and Roberta Larson | Franklin T. Willis | |
| Bill and Blair Lawlor | Roland and Patricia Winston | |
| Ralph and Mary Leonard | Mary and Michael Woolever | |
| Joyce and Jules Lerner | Charles L. Yager | |
| Joan and Murray Levin | Suzanne and David Zesmer | |
| Dr. Peter R. Lewy | John and Linda Zimnie | |
Ensemble Circle |
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| Anonymous (9) | Ray and Alma Kuby | |
| Philip and June Aimen | A. Jeanne LaDuke | |
| B. Carlton Bailey | Carol and Philippe Lavie | |
| David Baker | Ida L. Lee | |
| Eugene Balter and Judith Philips | Maryann H. and Richard Leffingwell | |
| Zita Baltramonas | Janet V. Leonard | |
| David Barlett | Carolyn S. Levin | |
| Judith and Shale Baskin | Dr. Steven M. Lewis | |
| Joseph Bass | Melvin Loeb | |
| Lois Baum and David Krupp | Larry Long | |
| Barbara B. Beebe | Chris H. Lonn | |
| C. Bekerman, M.D. | Bernadette C. Lowum | |
| Peter M. Berkery, Jr. | Tanya Lubeznik | |
| Jane Berlin | Thomas P. and Betty Luning | |
| Joanne and Bob Bernstein | Joan and George Martin | |
| Diane and Karl Berolzheimer | Dr. and Mrs. Martin E. Marty | |
| Lieselotte N. Betterman | William Marutzky | |
| Margaret B. and David M. Bevington | Janet Mather | |
| John Bierbusse | Tom Mathew | |
| James B. and Dorothy A. Bishop | Martha G. McCallister | |
| Richard Blackwell | Stacey and Patrick McCusker | |
| Ann Blickensderfer | David E. McNeel | |
| Frima Blumenthal | Eileen A. McNulty | |
| Dr. Constance Bonbrest | Renee Menegaz-Bock and R. Darrell Bock | |
| Fred and Kay Bosselman | Jim and Ginger Meyer | |
| Norman and Wendy Bradburn | Anne Michuda | |
| Frederik F. and Jill Broekhuizen | Susan M. Miller | |
| Harold Brown | Floyd Mittleman | |
| Ralph and Rona Brown | Gerald and Maia Mullin | |
| Suzette Bross Bulley and Allen Bulley | Joan and Larry Murphy | |
| John F. Byrd | Cindy Nappi | |
| Anne Campbell | Linda and Myron P. Nidetz | |
| Ann S. Carton | Ed and Gayla Nieminen | |
| Patricia Chapman | Mary and John Nordloh | |
| Cynthia Cheski and Rev. Scott Elliott | Ellen and Phillip Noth | |
| Mary A. Chuman | Joan Novick | |
| Clarence Clark | Bruce A. Oltman | |
| Michael G. Cleveland | Gerald Padbury | |
| Lydia G. Cochrane | Vivian and Irving Paley | |
| Phillip S. Cooke | Irma Parker | |
| Dorothy and David Crabb | Louise Parkin | |
| Sam Creason | Anne Parks | |
| John Cullinan | John R. Phillips | |
| Thomas W. and Joanne R. Daly | Les and Sharon Pollock | |
| Malcom A. Deam | Frank C. Pond | |
| Marty and Julie DeRoin | Myron D. Preston | |
| Mary Wilson Dibbern | Laurie and Alan Reinstein | |
| Timothy and Claudia Divis | Jacqueline Renner and David Craig | |
| Lynn B. Donaldson | Louis Rosenblum and Lya Dym Rosenblum | |
| Robert Dotz | Stephen Roy and Lloyd Kohler | |
| Bettie Dwinell | Bobbie Rudnick | |
| Mr. and Mrs. Aarne E. Eeck | Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rzym | |
| Anne Egger | Joan and Frank R. Safford | |
| Barb and Ronald B. Eggert | Dr. and Mrs. Edwin C. Salter | |
| John Empfield | Rosita Schloss | |
| Serpil Emre | Nancy Schmitt | |
| Annie Ethridge and Josh Brown | John and Elizabeth Schwartz | |
| Marjorie and Richard Ettlinger | Ellen Schweri | |
| Judith Farquhar | Glenn and Helen Scoggins | |
| Stephen Fedo and Ann Speltz | Norton Shapiro | |
| Karen and Clinton J. Feil | Mette and David Shayne | |
| Henry and Elizabeth Feldman | Rita and Dr. James C. Sheinin | |
| Jan Feldman | Morrell Shoemaker | |
| Barry S. Finkel | William Sibley | |
| Robert G. Fisch | Anonymous | |
| Geoffrey Flick | Robert A. Smith | |
| Nona C. Flores | Ed and Eileen Soderstrom | |
| Arthur L. Frank, M.D. | Nilda Soler | |
| Maya Friedler | Marge and Larry Sondler | |
| J. Friedman | Eve and Marshall Sparberg | |
| Robert A. Furhoff | Lois S. Stanley | |
| James Gandre | James Strait | |
| Louise B. Gates | Keith and Robin Struve | |
| Dr. Janice Gilden | Charles F. Stuckey | |
| S. Bradley Gillaugh | John Taaffe | |
| John F. Gilmore | Susan and Nathan Tarcov | |
| James and Lisa Ginsburg | Richard and Judith Telingator | |
| Dr. and Mrs. Robert P. Gordon | James E. Theselius | |
| John and Mary Ellen Gormican | L. Kristofer Thomsen | |
| Allen Greenberger | Myron and Karen Tiersky | |
| Betty and Lester Guttman | Virginia Townsend | |
| Jack P. Hakman | Nancy and Thomas Trueblood | |
| Carol Hall | Howard and Cynthia Turner | |
| Chris and Albert Hanna | Phil and Paula Turner | |
| Mary and Jeffrey Harvey | James B. Tuttle | |
| David and Karen Haugen | John R. Twombly | |
| Lee Haupt and Michael Rosen | Gretchen W. Vacendak | |
| Jo and Roz Hays | Peter and Frances Vandervoort | |
| Robert Heidenry | Darius Vaskelis | |
| Angeline Heisler | Francois and Isabelle Velde | |
| James and Carroll Herber | Mr. and Mrs. R. Todd Vieregg | |
| Barbara L. Hermann | John Vorrasi | |
| Susan and Brian Heston | Jacqueline M. Vossler | |
| Thomas and Helen Hill | Robert and Rose Wagner | |
| Judith Hoffman | Anne Heider and Stephen Warner | |
| Donald L. Hoffman | John Washburn | |
| Jeffrey Holman | David Weible | |
| George R. Honig, M.D. and Olga Weiss | Nathalie Weil | |
| Birgit Hottenrott and Matías Tarnopolsky | Karen M. and Richard J. Weiland | |
| Jean Humphrey | Giudi Weiss | |
| Patricia H. Johnson | Gary Wigoda and Barbara Gressel | |
| Judith A. Kadubec | Bettylou and Dr. Richard S. Wilbur | |
| Tom and Catarina Karalis | Kenneth E. Wile | |
| James Karela | Jenni Wilson and Martin Laub | |
| Eva S. Kelly | Mary Wilson Dibbern | |
| Miriam E. Kerndt | Kathryn B. Winter | |
| Martha Kester | Grace W. and Arnold J. Wolf | |
| Esther G. Klatz | Diane P. Wood | |
| William Konczyk and Stanley Conlon | Robert and Lisa Yoest | |
| Carol L. Krenger | ||
Supernumerary Circle |
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| Anonymous (4) | Nancy Mattei | |
| Elizabeth M. Adkins | Carol and Dr. Conrad May | |
| Bruce T. Anderson | David P. Mayer | |
| Walter Atkinson | Henry McAlevy | |
| Jeff Baddeley | Kathleen and Andrew McKenna | |
| Ron and Queta Bauer | Thomas B. McNeill | |
| Marjorie Benson | Susan and George Meschel | |
| David and Christine Bentley | Marilyn E. Miller | |
| Thomas M. Blake | William Moll | |
| Michael Bradie | Philip and Patricia Morehead | |
| Carol Bryant | Mary and Gregory Morgan | |
| Mr. and Mrs. John Buckley | Thomas Murphy | |
| Gloria J. Callaci | Mary Rose Murphy | |
| Jeffrey D. Callison | Thomas J. Nickel | |
| Nancy Case | Jesse Njus | |
| Ann Charney | Jane S. O'Connell | |
| Thomas P. Collins | Irmgard and Keith Olson | |
| Frank and Pat Covey | Joan L. Pantsios | |
| Albert and Mary Fischer | George Pepper, M.D. | |
| Barbara H. Frei | Philip and Marina Peter | |
| Stephen Gabel and Maurine Stein | David and Claudette Peterson | |
| Thomas L. Gahlon | Nick Petros | |
| Dedre Gentner | Edward and Elaine Pierson | |
| Nordon S. Gilbert and Benjamin Thomas | Mary D. Plunkett | |
| Joseph Gonzales | Sandra Popik | |
| Dr. Jonathan Green and Joy Schochet | Lance Potter | |
| Donald J. Grossman and Elaine T. Hirsch | Kathleen Richards | |
| Robert S. and Roberta Heiman | Dean Schroeder | |
| James Henderson | Dr. Charles M. Shapiro | |
| Karen and Donald Hester | Joseph P. Shure | |
| Dolores V. Horan | Sarane and Bruce K. Siewerth | |
| Gary Howell | Suzanne and Howard Smith | |
| Dr. Abby Imberman, PhD | Gay K. Stanek | |
| Felice Jacobson | Marjorie Stinespring | |
| Alan and Linda Jacobson | Jane Stone | |
| Martha E. Jameson | Richard and Camille Strier | |
| Sonia Katz | Blanche Sudman | |
| Peter Kohn and Judith Sandstrom | Caesar and Patricia Tabet | |
| Michael Krco | Steven A. Taylor | |
| Ann Kroll | Meredith C. Tucker | |
| Walfrid and Sherry Kujala | Tali and Liat Tzur | |
| Axel Kunzmann and Bruce J. Nelson | Ruth and Dr. John P. Unik | |
| Mary Kurz | Milan Vydareny | |
| Ned and Alberta Lauterbach | Barbara W. Walsh | |
| Babs Lieberman | Mary Wesley | |
| Arthur Lipschultz | Betty Winer | |
| Loren E. Long | David and Connie Wojtowicz | |
| Jane and Craig Love | Kristen and David Wray | |
| Bill Lutes | ||
In Honor |
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| In Honor of Collin Anderson, Richard A. Anderson | In Honor of Jon Omahen, Kenneth Chrzastek | |
| In Honor of Janai Brugger, John T. Garrity | In Honor of Jon Omahen, Juli Omahen | |
| In Honor of Tony and Lawrie Dean, Anonymous | In Honor of Tom and Barbara Rosenwein, Linda Hirshman & David Forkosh | |
| In Honor of Brian Dickie, Susan and Don Gustafson | In Honor of Bob Rudolph, Arthur A. and Helaine Billings | |
| In Honor of Annie Ethridge, Paul and Lesslie Keller | In Honor of Dr. John Ultmann, Mrs. Ruth Ultmann | |
| In Honor of Jan Latham-Koenig, Bill and Phyllis Neiman | In Honor of Milan Vydarney, Bond Street Travel Inc. | |
| In Honor of Jon Omahen, Harry F. and Elaine Chaddick Foundation | In Honor of Dorothy Walton, Susan and Robert Shapiro | |
In Memory |
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| In Memory of Hope Abelson, Lester S. Abelson Foundation | In Memory of John E. Fellowes, Ross C. Anderson | |
| In Memory of Dawn Aronson, Christopher Hunt | In Memory of John E. Fellowes, Dorothy Osborn Walton | |
| In Memory of Moran Caplet, Andrew and Gianna Davis | In Memory of Peter Stratta, Matt and Erin Dollarhide | |
Contributed Goods and Services |
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| American Airlines, Official Airline of COT | Maryann Leffingwell | |
| Lut Calcote | Roosevelt University | |
| Neil Crory | Kevin Soukup | |
| Emerald City Theater Company | The Seneca Hotel, Official Residence of COT | |
| The Fairmont Chicago, Official Hotel of COT | Bruce Stigers | |
| Hard Rock Hotel | Harry and Paula Upshaw | |
| Julius Meinl Café, Coffee Sponsor | Dorothy Walton | |
| Sandra Garber | Claude Weil | |
| John Haley | Kate Weitz | |
| Steve Kagan, photographer | ||
| *Indicates COT Board of Directors during this giving period. | ||