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
Jim Algert* and Maurine Beinbrink
Eleanor Hutchinson Parker Foundation
Lynda Fox*
Lee and Frank* Goldberg
Carol Anne Lazier
Claire Reiss
Nicolas Reveles*
Darlene Marcos Shiley
Sopranos Investment Group
PRODUCTION SPONSOR
$50,000 – $99,999
Candace Carroll Esq.* and Len Simon Esq.
The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
Leon Lachman*
Bill and Clarice Perkins
Allison and Robert Price Family Foundation
Qualcomm Inc.
Stacy and Don Rosenberg
Drs. Gloria and Joseph Shurman
Artist Sponsor
$25,000 – $49,999
Anonymous
Robin L. Allgren
Warren and Eloise Batts
Ingrid Benirschke and Gordon Perkins
Mary Ellen Clark
Elisabeth Crouch
Sally and Einar Gall
Joan Henkelmann, in memory of Dr. Charles Henkelmann
Karl and Greet Hostetler
Dr. Steve and Nancy Howard
Robert H. Kaplan, Ph.D. and Marina Baroff
Veronica and Miguel Leff
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald G. Leonardi
Diana and Eliezer Lombrozo
Jacqueline B. Mars
Sarah B. Marsh-Rebelo, G.G. and John G. Rebelo
Anne and Andy McCammon
William D. Smith and Carol A. Harter
Karen Valentino
Mary L. Walshok, Ph.D.
Janet and Jonathan White
Mona Wolpe
General Director’s Circle
$10,000 – $24,999
Anonymous (2)
Sherry and Kevin Ahern
Lou Alpinieri
Bobbie Ball-Bradley
Carolyn and Giovanni Bertussi
Judith V. Brucker
Sigrid Pate Butler
Susan H. and Stephen Childs
Joann Clark
Carolyn Davidson
Martha and Edward Dennis
Gertrude Fletcher
Hallie and Brian Guiltinan
James Idell and Deborah Streett-Idell
Ann and Andy Irwin
Grace E. Larsen
Belina L.* and Paul L.* Lazzar
Ruth I. Ledermann
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
Barbara and Scott Scott
Maureen and Thomas Shiftan, M.D.
Heidi Munzinger and John Shott
Sylvia M. Smith
Dave and Phyllis Snyder
Linda P. Spuck
Stainrook Foundation
Jeanette R. Stevens
U.S. Bank
University of San Diego
Shirli, Damien, and Justin Weiss
Armi and Al Williams
Gold Patron
$5,000 – $9,999
Patrick Anderson and Ron Koren
Leslie Bassett
Doug Bekkedahl
Jane and Bob Bell
Wallace Brithinee and Bernadette Belleci
James Silberrad Brown Foundation
Michael and Jane Burke
Bill Carrick
Chevron
Anna M. Curren
In memory of Joseph and Vivian Doering
Drs. Milton and Susan Erman
M. Carr and Marian* Ferguson
Alberta Feurzeig
Joyce M. Gattas, Ph.D.
Barbara and Joseph Giammona
Lee and Linda Gillard
Paul Guckian
David and Claire Guggenheim
T. George and Jeannie Harris
Beau and Brittany Haugh
Tamara Hauser-Espinoza
Karen and John Hayes
David S. Johnson
David K. Jordan
Angela and Matt Kilman
Lynn Kirkhofer
The Krause Family Charitable Fund
Linda Levy and Edward McGrath
Kathleen Loftman
Elizabeth Wohlford MacLeod
Joseph Martinez
Beverly and Harold Martyn
In memory of Elizabeth B. Meyer*
Drs. Roger and Linda Mills
Wendy Nash
Chuck and Ann Nickel
James and Melanie Nickel
Michael Novak
John and Diane W. Parks
Carolyn and Ed Parrish
Coreen and Kevin Petti, Ph.D.
James Robbins
Ms. Kathleen Roche-Tansey
Mary B. Rose* and Len Pellettiri
Patricia A. Rutledge
Debra Shannon
Susan and Fred Smith
Susan and Dr. Gary Spoto
Stephanie Stolarz-Fantino
Annalisa Storchi
Sycuan Casino
Deborah Szekely
Margaret C. Tessier and Robert J. Griffin
Robert and Tamara Thibodeau
Robert* and Aysegul Underhill
Bill and Shelley Wong
Carmen Figueroa Young
Sara Zaknoen, M.D.
Xinhua Zheng and Richard Studer
Leo and Emma Zuckerman
Silver Patron
$3,500 – $4,999
Anonymous
Maurine Beinbrink
Mrs. Marlin W. Brossart
Doug Carsten
Richard and Stephanie Coutts
Ann Craig
Jon and Karen Dien
Vicki and Chris Eddy
Stephen and Roberta Edelstein
Jennifer and Burke Fisher
Forsyth Leonard Fund at Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
Herbert Hoffman and Janis Sammartino
Mrs. Shirley F. Hoggatt
Ronald Ignelzi
Gary Jacobson and Martha Blake Jacobson
Peter and Virginia Jensen
Jeannette and Douglas Johnson
Sachiko Kohatsu
Nancy E. Kossan, Ph.D. and Deborah Macdonald
Dr. William and Evelyn Lamden
James Lasswell and Cindy Jensen
Nancy Lyon
Neil Malmquist and Scott Crispell
Dr. Mark and Mrs. Amy Melden
Ilene Mittman in memory of Dr. Charles Mittman
David Morris
William and Jensine Nolan
Rachel Peniche and Kevin Lomax
Kiffie and Chris Robbins
Carol Jean Spicer
Susan and Richard Ulevitch
Philip and Phyllis Ziring
Bronze Patron
$2,000 – $3,499
Anonymous
Irene Abraham and Gabriel Vogeli
June and Daniel T. Allen
Laura Applegate
Jack* and Sue Ellen Benson
Dr. Fred and Mrs. Donna Berger
David Bevilaqua and Craig P. Caldwell
Paul L. Black* and Evelyn Truitt*
Sevil and Johan Brahme
Drs. Craig and Joan Heller Brown
Cindy Bruecks and David Craig
Stephen Burgdorf
Raedel Calori and Backman Family
Constance Carroll, Ph.D.
Janet Caulk
Neal Chazin
Keith Chen
Thérèse Collins and Byron Georgiou
Elsian Contreras
Tracy Cooke
Linda Dawson
Karen DeLaurier and Oliver McElroy
Wally and Linda Dieckmann
Robert Dotson
Drs. Brent and Sarita Eastman
Roswitha Enright
Arlene Esgate
Dr. Barbara Favorito and Ms. Judith Hairston
Socorro Fimbres
Paul and Gayle Ganster
Michael and Brenda Goldbaum
Beth A. Goodman
Kay and Bill Gurtin
Steven Hadfield
T.W. and Susan Hoehn
Joanne C. Hutchinson and David Cooper*
Mrs. Phyllis Ingram
Mr. Jay Jeffcoat
Thomas Jroski and Dinna Estrella
Gina and Charles Kakos
Mr. and Mrs. John Kesser
John and Sandy Kim
Amy and Richard Kronick
Irene Kuster McCann
Paul Laikind and Lisa Stennes-Laikind
Nancy Laturno
Carl B. and Janet Lind
Tom Liscum
Charles S.* and Robin Luby
Andrea Marvin
Chandra Mukerji
Marybeth Norgren and Per Cederstav
Teresa A. Norton
Maxwell Paley
Bob Palmer
Bernard Paul
Keith I. Polakoff
Ivan and Jeanette Quiceno
Eberhard and Jessica Röhm
Dr. Ross and Nancy T. Rudolph
Evelyn and Corky Schauer
Doreen and Myron Schonbrun
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Sherrard
Debbie Sigal
Robert J. Stall, Jr. and Katherine Nutting
Dr. Fred and Erika Torri
Captain Don Watkins, USN (Ret.)* and Mrs. Sharon Watkins
The Helene and Allan Ziman Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation
* In memoriam
Listing as of May 24, 2024. We sincerely regret any errors or omissions. To make a correction, please contact philanthropy@sdopera.org or (619) 232-7636.