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Alexandra
Dousmanis-Curtis
BMO HARRIS BANK
BMO Harris Bank proudly supports Lyric Opera in the spirit of
community partnership that has identified the bank for over 125
years. As a longstanding corporate contributor to Lyric, BMO
Harris Bank has generously supported Lyric’s Annual Campaign, the
Facilities Fund, the Great Opera Fund, the Stars of Lyric Opera at
Millennium Park concert, Fantasy of the Opera, the Renée Fleming
Subscriber Appreciation Concert (2010/11), the Renée Fleming &
Susan Graham Subscriber Appreciation Concert (2012/13), and
Lang Lang in Recital (2013). This season, BMO Harris Bank is the
exclusive sponsor of the Plácido Domingo and Ana María Martínez Concert. Lyric
is honored to have Alexandra Dousmanis-Curtis,
Group Head, U.S. Retail and Business Banking,
BMO Harris Bank, serve on its Board of Directors
and Investment Committee.
HENRY M. and GILDA R. BUCHBINDER
Dedicated lovers of the arts, Henry and Gilda Buchbinder
are longstanding members of the Lyric Opera family.
Committed to sustaining the exceptional quality of Lyric’s
artistic product, the Buchbinders made a leadership gift
to Lyric’s Breaking New Ground Campaign to name
the Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation
Rehearsal Room. They have also been longtime generous
donors to the Annual Campaign, including cosponsoring their first production,
Boris
Godunov
(2011/12). Lyric is honored to have Gilda Buchbinder serve on its Board of
Directors and the Nominating/Governance Committee.
CAROLYN S. BUCKSBAUM
Lyric Opera sincerely appreciates the extraordinary leadership and
generosity of Kay Bucksbaum. An avid subscriber and longtime
patron of Lyric with her late husband Matthew, the Bucksbaum
Family’s very generous challenge grant re-established Lyric’s regional
and national/international radio broadcasts in 2006. Kay’s incred-
ible continued matching support makes possible The Lyric Opera
Broadcasts, which draw 16 million listeners annually. “Lyric is a
great national institution,” Matthew once said, “and it gives our family great pleasure
to know these broadcasts bring Lyric’s wonderful performances to so many in Chicago
and around the globe.”
John and Jackie Bucksbaum
THE JOHN and JACKIE BUCKSBAUM FAMILY
Passionate philanthropists in the Chicago community,
John and Jackie Bucksbaum are major supporters of the
arts. John Bucksbaum is founder and CEO of Bucksbaum
Retail Properties, LLC, a fully integrated owner and
developer of retail real estate. This season, John and Jackie,
with their family, generously provide matching funding for
The Lyric Opera Broadcasts, which air on 98.7WFMT live
during each opening night performance.
MARION A. CAMERON
Lyric is sincerely honored to have the support and leadership of
Marion A. Cameron. A subscriber and donor for over 20 years,
Lyric gratefully acknowledges her outstanding generosity through
her leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign, her
cosponsorship of
Rusalka
(2013/14), and her additional gift in
support of last season’s
Tannhäuser
. Ms. Cameron is the President
of Sipi Metals Corp., which this season supports the widely-popular
Stars of Lyric Opera at Millennium Park concert. Marion Cameron is a member of
Lyric’s Board of Directors, a member of the Executive Committee, and Chair of the
Investment Committee.
AMY and PAUL CARBONE
Lyric is very appreciative of the friendship of Amy and Paul
Carbone. A dynamic member of Lyric’s Board of Directors
since 2007, Paul currently serves as its Treasurer, chairs the
Finance Committee, and is a member of the Executive, Audit
and Investment Committees. Having previously sponsored
Lyric’s NEXT student ticket initiative and Backstage Tours,
Amy and Paul Co-Chaired last season’s record-breaking 60th
Anniversary Concert and Diamond Ball, and supported the event as Diamond Sponsors.
The Carbones have also made a generous gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign.
Lyric is grateful for the dedicated leadership of Amy and Paul Carbone.
DAVID and ORIT CARPENTER
David and Orit Carpenter have been staunch supporters
of Lyric Opera for many years, and have recently made
a generous planned gift to the Breaking New Ground
Campaign to help ensure that Lyric will be available for
many future generations to enjoy. In addition to their
longtime personal support of Lyric’s Annual Campaign,
David Carpenter has helped secure six production
cosponsorships through Sidley Austin LLP, where he was a Partner for over 30 years
and where he now serves as Senior Counsel. Lyric is honored to have David serve on its
Board of Directors and Production Sponsorship Committee.
Jeffrey C. Neal and Susan Cellmer
CELLMER/NEAL FOUNDATION FUND
Longtime supporters of Lyric Opera’s Annual Campaign,
Jeffrey C. Neal and Susan Cellmer have recently made a
leadership gift to the Breaking New Ground Campaign.
Having previously supported the Campaign for Excellence
and the Building on Greatness Capital Campaign, Lyric
is grateful for Jeff and Susan’s gift to ensure Lyric’s bright
future. Founding Partner of Horizon Capital, LLC, Jeff
Neal proudly serves on Lyric’s Board of Directors.
Elizabeth F. Cheney
THE ELIZABETH F. CHENEY FOUNDATION
Lyric Opera remains deeply grateful for the longterm generosity of
The Elizabeth F. Cheney Foundation, one of Chicago’s nonprofit
leaders in arts support. The Cheney Foundation has made an
enhanced multi-year commitment to the Ryan Opera Center/Lyric
Opera. During the 2015/16 season, The Cheney Foundation is
supporting the residency of famed mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe;
the Director of Vocal Studies faculty position; access to a behind-
the-scenes view of the Ensemble selection process by opening the
Ryan Opera Center’s Final Auditions to a greater number of Lyric
donors and subscribers for the third year; and singer sponsorship of bass Bradley
Smoak. Lyric Opera is honored to have as a major supporter The Elizabeth F. Cheney
Foundation, whose directors are committed to celebrating Ms. Cheney’s legacy through
the philanthropic support of the arts.
NELSON D. CORNELIUS
PRODUCTION ENDOWMENT FUND
Nelson Cornelius was a longtime subscriber and supporter of Lyric
Opera and a cherished friend of legendary former Lyric Opera
General Director Ardis Krainik, with whom he shared his passion
for opera and for making sure that Lyric would keep Chicago
on the world’s opera map. That passion was also shared by Julius
Frankel, and as a trustee of the Julius Frankel Foundation for many
years, Mr. Cornelius fulfilled Mr. Frankel’s wishes by directing
significant Foundation support to Lyric Opera’s Annual Campaign and production
cosponsorship. Mr. Cornelius was also personally generous, supporting Lyric’s
Annual Campaign and was the exclusive sponsor of Lyric’s new production of
Lucia
di Lammermoor
(2011/12). His legacy created the Nelson D. Cornelius Production
Endowment Fund, which this year cosponsors
Romeo and Juliet
. Lyric is honored to
remember its close friend Nelson Cornelius.
MR. and MRS. JOHN V. CROWE
Jack and Peggy Crowe are generous and passionate
members of the Lyric family, evidenced by their production
sponsorship of
Turandot
(2006/07) and
Tosca
(2009/10)
and major support of the Breaking New Ground Campaign.
The Crowes are one of eight sponsors of the Renée Fleming
Initiative. Jack and Peggy Crowe’s significant contribution
to Lyric was recognized in naming the Isabelle Cavagnaro
Crowe Foyer on the fifth floor in memory of Jack Crowe’s mother. The Crowes were
leading contributors to the Campaign for Excellence and the Building on Greatness
Capital Campaign. Lyric is very fortunate to have Jack Crowe as an esteemed member
of the Executive Committee of Lyric’s Board of Directors.