San Diego Opera is deeply grateful to the donors whose contributions make our work possible.
Season Sponsor
$300,000 and above
City of San Diego
Lead Production Sponsor
$100,000 – $299,999
Anonymous
Jim Algert* and Maurine Beinbrink
Candace Carroll Esq. and Len Simon Esq.
Lynda Fox*
Carol Anne Lazier
Eleanor Hutchinson Parker Foundation
The Conrad Prebys Foundation
Allison and Robert Price Family Foundation
Qualcomm Inc.
Claire Reiss
Nicolas Reveles*
Stacy and Don Rosenberg
Darlene Marcos Shiley
PRODUCTION SPONSOR
$50,000 – $99,999
Sherry and Kevin Ahern
Lee and Frank* Goldberg
Karl and Greet Hostetler
The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Leon Lachman
Sarah B. Marsh-Rebelo, G.G. and John G. Rebelo
James A. Merritt
Maureen and Thomas Shiftan, M.D.
Cynthia Walk
Artist Sponsor
$25,000 – $49,999
Anonymous
Sigrid Pate Butler
Joann Clark
Mary Ellen Clark
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Claytor
Sally and Einar Gall
Joan Henkelmann, in memory of Dr. Charles Henkelmann
Ann and Andy Irwin
Robert H. Kaplan, Ph. D. and Marina Baroff
Veronica and Miguel Leff
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Leonardi
Jacqueline B. Mars
Anne and Andy McCammon
William and Clarice Perkins
Drs. Gloria and Joseph Shurman
Karen Valentino
Janet and Jonathan White
Ms. Mona Wolpe
General Director’s Circle
$10,000 – $24,999
Anonymous (2)
Robin L. Allgren
Lou Alpinieri
Bobbie Ball-Bradley
Leslie Bassett
Warren and Eloise Batts
Ingrid Benirschke and Gordon Perkins
Carolyn and Giovanni Bertussi
Margaret L. Boyce*
Judith V. Brucker
Susan H. and Stephen Childs
Elisabeth Crouch
Anna M. Curren
Donna Van Eekeren
Teresa* and Dr. Merle Fischlowitz
Jennifer and Burke Fisher
Gertrude Fletcher
Hallie and Brian Guiltinan
Dr. Steve and Nancy Howard
James Idell and Deborah Streett-Idell
Lachman Family Foundation
Grace E. Larsen
Ruth I. Ledermann
Diana and Eliezer Lombrozo
Brett and Susan McClain
Haydee and Carlos* Mollura
Jane Polgar in memory of Peter Polgar
Peter and Peggy Preuss
Dr. Benjamin Ramirez and Ross Russell
Bruce S. Ross and Eileen F. Gallo-Ross*
Sue Sesnon Salt
Leland and Debbie Sandler
William D. Smith and Carol A. Harter
Linda P. Spuck
Stainrook Foundation
Susan and Richard Ulevitch
U.S. Bank
University of San Diego
Mary L. Walshok, Ph.D.
Gold Patron
$5,000 – $9,999
Patrick Anderson and Ron Koren
Robin Angly and Miles Smith
Doug Bekkedahl
Jane and Bob Bell
Wallace Brithinee and Bernadette Belleci
Michael and Jane Burke
Bill Carrick
James M. and Lynn B. Caughey
Thérèse Collins and Byron Georgiou
Martha and Edward Dennis
In memory of Joseph and Vivian Doering
Drs. Milton and Susan Erman
M. Carr and Marian* Ferguson
Alberta Feurzeig
Joyce M. Gattas, Ph.D.
Peter C. Gernold and Brian J. McGoldrick
Lee and Linda Gillard
Paul Guckian
David and Claire Guggenheim
T. George and Jeannie Harris
Beau Haugh
David S. Johnson
David K. Jordan
Angela and Matt Kilman
Jawon Kim and Gary Andrews
Lynn Kirkhofer
Linda Levy and Edward McGrath
Elizabeth Wohlford MacLeod
Heidi Munzinger and John Shott
James and Melanie Nickel
Michael Novak
John and Diane W. Parks
Carolyn and Ed Parrish
Coreen and Kevin Petti, PhD
James Robbins
Mary B. Rose* and Len Pellettiri
Patricia A. Rutledge
Margaret R. and Neal Schmale
In memory of Dave Schubert
Debra Shannon
Susan and Fred Smith
Sylvia M. Smith
David Snyder
Jeanette R. Stevens
Stephanie Stolarz-Fantino
Annalisa Storchi
Sycuan Casino
Margaret C. Tessier and Robert J. Griffin
Robert and Tamara Thibodeau
Robert* and Aysegul Underhill
Shirli, Damien, and Justin Weiss
Armi and Al Williams
Carmen Figueroa Young
Sandra and Peter Zarcades
Xinhua Zheng and Richard Studer
Leo and Emma Zuckerman
Silver Patron
$3,500 – $4,999
Anonymous
Maurine Beinbrink
Mrs. Marlin W. Brossart
Richard and Stephanie Coutts
Ann Craig
Jon and Karen Dien
Stephen and Roberta Edelstein
Herbert Hoffman and Janis Sammartino
Mrs. Shirley F. Hoggatt
Ronald Ignelzi
Gary Jacobson and Martha Blake Jacobson
Sachiko Kohatsu
Nancy E. Kossan, Ph.D. and Deborah Macdonald
Forsyth Leonard Fund at Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
Kathleen Loftman
Nancy Lyon
Ilene Mittman in memory of Dr. Charles Mittman
David Morris
Chuck and Ann Nickel
William and Jensine Nolan
Carol Jean Spicer
Susan and Dr. Gary Spoto
Philip and Phyllis Ziring
Bronze Patron
$2,000 – $3,499
Anonymous (2)
Irene Abraham and Gabriel Vogeli
Brenda Baker and Steve Baum
Jack and Sue Ellen Benson
Dr. Fred and Mrs. Donna Berger
David Bevilaqua and Craig P. Caldwell
Paul L. Black and Evelyn Truitt*
Drs. Craig and Joan Heller Brown
Cindy Bruecks
Barbara Bry and Neil Senturia
Stephen Burgdorf
Raedel Calori and Backman Family
Constance Carroll, Ph.D.
Janet Caulk
Neal Chazin
Linda Dawson
Karen DeLaurier and Oliver McElroy
Wally and Linda Dieckmann
Robert Dotson
Drs. Brent and Sarita Eastman
Mrs. Phyllis Epstein
Antonio Espinosa
Dr. Barbara Favorito and Ms. Judith Hairston
Socorro Fimbres
Paul and Gayle Ganster
Michael and Brenda Goldbaum
Beth A. Goodman
Joleen Guckian
Kay and Bill Gurtin
Steven Hadfield
Tamara Hauser-Espinoza
T.W. and Susan Hoehn
Joanne C. Hutchinson and David Cooper*
Mrs. Phyllis Ingram
Jeannette and Douglas Johnson
Thomas Jroski and Dinna Estrella
Mr. and Mrs. John Kesser
John and Sandy Kim
The Krause Family Charitable Fund
Irene Kuster McCann
Paul Laikind and Lisa Stennes-Laikind
Belina L.* and Paul L.* Lazzar
Carl B. and Janet Lind
Neil Malmquist and Scott Crispell
Beverly and Harold Martyn
Andrea Marvin
Dr. Mark and Mrs. Amy Melden
In memory of Elizabeth B. Meyer
Drs. Roger and Linda Mills
A. Fenner Milton
Chandra Mukerji
Marybeth Norgren and Per Cederstav
Teresa A. Norton
Bob Palmer
Rafael and Marina Pastor
Bernard Paul
Rachel Peniche and Kevin Lomax
Keith I. Polakoff
Ivan and Jeanette Quiceno
Ms. Kathleen Roche-Tansey
Eberhard and Jessica Röhm
Elyssa Rosenberg and Dr. Lucian Iancovici
Dr. Ross and Nancy T. Rudolph
Carol and Jack Sanders
Hermeen Scharaga
Doreen and Myron Schonbrun
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Sherrard
Robert J. Stall, Jr. and Katherine Nutting
Elizabeth and Lester Stiel
Captain Don Watkins, USN (Ret.)* and Mrs. Sharon Watkins
Bill and Shelley Wong
Ann L. Zahner
Sara Zaknoen, M.D.
partner
$1,000 – $1,999
Anonymous
Richard R. Abello
June and Daniel T. Allen
Sandra and Earl Altshuler
Libby Andersen
Laura Applegate
Carolyn Balkwell
Steve Barbone
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Bardin
Scott Warren Barnard
Mary Boles-Allen
Gaylyn N. Boone and James R. Dorcy
Drs. David Brenner and Tatiana Kisseleva
Sarah Blakely Brown
Diana Card
Doug Carsten
Keith Chen
June Chocheles
Elsian Contreras
Tracy Cooke
Mike and Anne Dessert
Carol Druckman
RayMonda Duvall
Vicki and Chris Eddy
Roswitha Enright
Alrene Esgate
Alfred F. and Karin Esser
The Etess Family Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Elsa and George Feher (of blessed memory)
Elissa and Richard Finerman
Jean Fort
Ronald and Holli Franzese
Esther and Dr. William Fraser
Catherine R. Friedman
Richard Ghalie
Carol Githens
Lawrence and Nancy Goldstone
Katherine Greco
Dr. Richard and Jennifer Greenfield
Barbara Gross
Michael and Margaret Grossman
Emily and Brett Hassig
Karen and John Hayes
Sarah Hernholm
Michael Homan
Gurdon Hornor
Nancy Howard Cobb
Lulu Hsu
Jim and Carmen Hughes
Valentin Isacescu, MD
Adrian Jaffer and Ann Laddon
Mr. Jay Jeffcoat
Peter Jensen
Peter and Virginia Jensen
Pamela Kaires
Gina and Charles Kakos
Thomas Kerl
Helen and Webster Kinnaird
Eric and Zoe Kleinbub
Carleen Kreider
Amy and Richard Kronick
Jennifer Kropko
Sue Lasbury
Nancy Laturno
Jose Lau
Dennis C. and Kathleen Lees
Felipe and Susana Leff
Ellen Lehman and Charles Kennel
Anthony W. Leonard and Jin-Soo Kim
Carolyn LeVasseur and Dwight Kellogg
Larry Liebermensch
Vicki Lindblade
Roxi and Fred Link
Nicki Liscum
Charles S.* and Robin Luby
Bill and Shenell Malloy
Dr. Stuart and Anne Marshall
David Marshman
Eileen Mason
Seonaid McArthur
Douglas M. and Paula A. McGraime Charitable Foundation
Edward and Elizabeth McIntyre
Michael and Kimberly McSherry
Mark Mead
Bud Mehan and Margaret Riel
Beate Menzel
Sandra Miner
Rena Minisi and Rich Paul
Eugene and Rebecca Mitchell
Haida and Ali Mojdehi
Melissa Murfey
Esther Nahama
Ben Naman
Gregory and Jennylee Nesbitt
John Newsam and Sharon Wampler
Rev. Raymond G. O’Donnell
Micki Olin
Gaynor and Gary Pates
Michael Perkins* and Anne Turhollow
Mary Yankee Peters and John David Peters
Carol L. Plantamura
Jon Pollock
William R. Pond
Darren and Tracy Pudgil
Christine Purcell
Ms. Barbara Rabiner
Mary Rath
Audrey S. Ratner
Mr. and Mrs. Don Reckles
Lois J. Richmond Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Patrick and Marti Ritto
Lynn Rockwell
Adele and Fred Saleh
Evelyn and Corky Schauer
Carol Schrauzer
Todd Schultz
Sally Schwerdtfeger, Ph.D.
Sempra Energy
Craig Shadur
Portia Shumaker
Debbie Sigal
Drs. Eleanor Smith and John Malone
Mark and Marth Sottsanti
Valerie A. Stallings
James R. Stein
Alamanita Ellis Stjerne and James Stjerne
Elise Streicher and David Huffman
Gail and John Tauscher
Debra Thomas
Jonathan Tibbitts
Dr. Fred and Erika Torri
Moses Urbano
Merja Vainio
Gretchen Vik and Larry Clapper
Helen Wagner
Bill Weber
Nathan and Evette Weiss
Mary Ann White and Lee Margot
Carole Wilson and Robert Brandt*
Adam Winter
Joseph and Mary Witztum
Victor and Dolly Woo
The Helene and Allan Ziman Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Enthusiast
$600 – $999
Mr. Ronald G. Allen and Mr. Lindsay R. Fong
Mary Berend
Corey J. Braun
R. Nelson and Janice Byrne
Barbara Campbell
Barbara Carlton
Lynne M. Champagne and Wilfred S. Kearse
Jui-Yuan Chang
Steve and Cathy Constable
Rilla and Denis M. Crane
Gilbert Garra
Pamela Godde
Douglas Hall
Maxine* and James Hall
Edward S. Hand and Stanley C. Harazim
Bonifacio G. and Suzanne M. Hernandez
John and Ann Hill
Charles Johnson
Elena Juarez
Frances and Jack Kyte
Juan* and Alexis Lasheras
Mr. and Mrs. Alejandro Lombrozo
Mary M. and Thomas Lytle
Madilyne and Kyle Malone
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mincks
Mark and Stephanie Nielsen
Barbara L. Parry, M.D.
Nelson D. Pewitt and Ellen Quinn
Beverly Phillips
Bruce Ramet
Michael J. Rensink
Alan J. Schuyler
Peter Seymour
Christopher Shields
Bruce E. Shirer, M.D.
Rebecca Smith and Tom Tseng
Roger G. Spragg
Suhaila White
Ms. Emel Yuceturk
Contributor
$300 – $599
Anonymous (3)
Kathleen and Charles Ables
Sarah Agler
Robert and Meredith Alcock
Gary Allard
Gail and R.C. Allen
Cheryl Anderson
Mireille Anderson
J. David Archibald and Gloria E. Bader
Steven and Shannon Ashburn
John Asmus
Franklin Au
Dr. John Backman
Susan Barbey-Booth
Leland Beck and Marla J. English
Kassie Betts
Paul L. Bishop
Lois Bloom
Susan and James Boland
George Boomer and Caroline Chen
John Boyer
Katie M. Boyer
Edwin and Bea Buchman
Robert and Linda Cain
Dr. Mary Ann Calcott
Danielle Cervantes and Michelle Gilchrist
Angela Chilcott
Anne Colburn
Donald Coleman
Judith H. Collier
Adam Colton
Barbara Corcega
Sandi and Jim Courtney
Robert Croke
Richard Crosland
Patricia A. Crowley
Mrs. Mary Dawe
Julie and Jim Dillon
Audrey Doherty
Lidia Domagalska
William and Maxine Donlon
Margot and Dennis Doucette
Ofelia Elf
Robert and Ona Elliott
David J. Erikson
Jeffrey Esko
Hester Evans
Joseph Fannella
Daryl E. Ferguson
Monica Fimbres
Dieter Fischers’ Mercedes Srv. Inc.
Dr. William and Judith Friedel
Francis Gabbai
Alison Gildred
Bar Giora Goldberg
Michael Gonzales
Kay Greco, Louis Greco, Chris Ferntas, and Susan Norbert
Andrea Hales and Bill Brown
Monika M. and John Hardy
Mary Hazzard
James P. Healy
Megan Heine
Joanna and Brooks Herman
John Hermann*
Adrienne Hoehn
Anne Hoiberg
Terry and Peter Holt
Patrick J. Hurley
Antoinette Ingrassia
Linda P. Ivor and Chris Steinhardt
Ken Jackson
Zella Kahn-Jetter
Gilbert and Mary Lou Kammerer
Miriam Kastner
George L. Katz
Mr. Maurice Kawashima
Beverly Kelly
Jo Kiernan and Bjorn Bjerede
Thomas Klimisch
Ned Krumrey
Richard and Barbara LaRocca
Michelle LaGrandeur
Marilyn A. Lamb
Ruth Landaal and Charles Simmons
Elizabeth B. Leech
Kathleen LeMieux
Maria-Cristina Leon
Rosemary and Scott Leonard
Judy and Jack Leshefka
Jean Lim
Helga Lupu
Susan Marberry
Edward Marsh
Nancy Martin
Theodore McCombs and Rony Lenis
Tanya Mestechkina
Michael S. and Jessica Middleton
Evan Miller
Grant Miller
Lynn and Trudy Mitchell
Cheryl Morabito
Matt Morrow
Martin Nass
Rhoda Nevins
Tom Nickel and Michelle Dutro
Drs. Robert and Julie Cowan Novak
Jeanette A. Ollivier
Neil Osborne
Richard and Patricia* Perlman
Charles L. Perrin
Vicki and Gary Pinkus Jongeward
Vicki Pinkus
Dana Pizzuti
Drs. Jenny Price and Tony Hunter
Eve Pritchard
Bill Purves and Donald Schmidt
Dennis Ragen and Christine Hickman
Susan A. Ranft
Laura Ravine
Joyce and Lisa Ritz
Robert Rubenstein and Marie Raftery
Richard Salmon
Kathleen Savino
Michael and Sheila Sharpe
Anne and Ronald Simon
Jospeh Smith
Ronald L. Smith
Scott and Jan Steele
John Stover
Sarah Strande
Pat Stromberg
Tony Su
Lynn H. and Elliot H. Tarson
Dr. Phyllis Tyson
Kathleen C. and Thomas N. Volle
Carol Wallace
Karen Walter
Nancy Ward
Peter Weady
John and Nalani Webster
Vernon White
Joyce Williams
Karen Williamson
Peggy Yamamoto
Capt. and Mrs. Herb Zoehrer
* In memoriam
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Anonymous (12)
Robert & Meredith Alcock
Jim Algert*
Robin L. Allgren
Irene Ruth Allis
Dr. & Mrs. Lazlo Ambrus*
Murray* & Anne-Marie Anker
Alfred* & Sara Antonicelli
Bobbie Ball-Bradley
Hans Beck*
Mr. & Mrs.* Doug Bekkedahl
Maurice & Olga Bernard
Eleanor* & Robert Bottomley
Joan E. Bowes in memory of
Evelyn Raff Roth
Margaret L. Boyce*
Edna E. Brennan*
Michael O. Lynch & Cheri B. Briccio
Mr.* & Mrs. Marlin Brossart
Sarah Blakely Brown
Esther J. Burnham*
Robert O. Burton in Memory of
Dorene M. Burton
Robert & Linda Cain
Mrs. Ruth Heinz Carpenter
Kent Chapin*
David A. Chierichetti*
Mr.* & Mrs.* Nathaniel L. Cohen
Richard & Stephanie Coutts
Roselle Coviello*
Elisabeth H. Crouch
Mary Yee DeBrunner*
George Demetre*
Gwyn Enright*
Sandra Erbetta
Hester Evans
Elsa Feher
Daryl E. Ferguson
Teresa Fischlowitz*
Mr.* & Mrs. David C. Fletcher
Milan Floribus
Mr.* & Mrs.* John Patrick Ford
Kay O’Cullane & Steven B. Frank
Dr. William & Judith Friedel
Litzie H. Friedman*
Audrey Geisel*
Dr. Michael & Barbara Gerber
Clifford Geweke*
Muriel Gluck*
Lee & Frank* Goldberg
Connie Golden in memory of
Robert M. Golden
Bruce* & Barbara Goldreyer
Reba Graney*
David & Claire Guggenheim
Dr. Howard F. Guidry in memory
of Dr. William F. Piles
M. Antoniette Harris
Kathryn Hattox*
Dr. & Mrs. Jerome Heard
Dr.* & Mrs. P. Kahler Hench
Joan Henkelmann
John Hermann*
Mr.* & Mrs. Joseph W. Hibben
Mildred Hinkle* in memory of
Edward Hinkle
Teresa & Harry Hixson
Dr. & Mrs. Thomas G. Hoffman
Shirley & Gene* Hoggatt
Dr.* & Mrs.* Samuel Hon
Karl & Greet Hostetler
Dr. Steve & Nancy Howard
Beverly J. Hymes
George & Marlene Imbsen
Bill* & Becky Ivans*
Mr. & Mrs. Norman W. Jaffe
Charmaine* & Maurice* Kaplan
Philip M.* & Detty June* Klauber
Marilyn* & Bill* Kneeland
Miriam & Peter* Krippl
Dr. Seth Krosner
Regina Kurtz
Mr.* & Mrs. Jack Landale
Mrs. Charlotte Laverents*
Carol Lazier
Belina L.* & Paul L.* Lazzar
Ruth I. Ledermann
Lester Lefkowitz
Inge Lehman*
Ruth Leonardi
C. Stanley Mahan
Sara & Dennis Manyak
Sarah B. Marsh-Rebelo, G.G. &
John G. Rebelo
Mr. & Mrs.* William H. Marten
Dr. Marjorie Ann McBride
Kenneth C. McMillen
Merikay & Ron McQuoid
Elinor & Charles Merideth
James A. Merritt
Elizabeth B. Meyer*
Diana M. Miller
Judith A. Moore
Sam & Mona Morebello
Barbara & Maury Mortensen
William H. Murphy* & Robert H. Heath*
Rik Nelson & Joe Gorst
Ms. Deloris S. Neumiller
Jerome & Jacqueline Niederman*
Maria Gladys Nockin
Mary Elizabeth North &
Mary Gaylord North
Barbara Taylor Ockenfels
Elizabeth A. Otten
Gayle Tejada Pate
Mr. Bernard Paul
Dr. & Mrs. Douglas K. Pay
John* & Ernie Peak
John Pendleton
Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Plachta*
William Purves
Mrs. Paul A. Quaintance
Daniel & Feliza Reed
Nancy Riley
Mary B. Rose
Mr. & Mrs.* Robert J. Rose
Bruce S. Ross & Eileen F. Gallo-Ross*
M. Elaine Ross
Jukka Saukkonen & Velva Wood
Forrest C. Schafer
Schleder/Heineman Trust
Mr. & Mrs. Christof E. Schwab
Abraham Shrekenhamer
Mr.* & Mrs. John Shumaker
Joseph & Gloria Shurman
John S. Sieh
Sandra Silvers*
Paul Slysh*
Sherman & Lady Smith
Sylvia M. Smith
Carol Jean Spicer
Linda P. Spuck
Bill Stensrud
Estate of Richard Stern
Mildred Stiverson
Joseph Sundstrom &
Rosemary Lyttleton
Marlene Roedde Swall
C. Everly* & Madeline E.* Terry
Robert* & Aysegul Underhill
Karen Valentino
Dr.* & Mrs.* George H. Walker
Eleanor Ward*
Arlene & Peter Way
Janet & Jonathan White
Mary Ann White
Jean Winslow*
Raymond* & Erika Wright
Robert L. Zarbock*
*deceased