Lyric Opera of Kansas City extends its deepest appreciation to the individual contributors who help support the Company’s productions and programs.
We recognize annual giving of $250 or more received between March 1, 2024 and March 15, 2025.
*Includes contributions to Lyric Opera Ball
+Includes giving to the Special Gifts Campaign
| Richard J. Stern Society ($50,000+) | 
| Mr. & Mrs. A. Joseph Brandmeyer* | 
| Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bruening | 
| Virginia & Charles Clark+ | 
| Barnett & Shirley Bush Helzberg*+ | 
| Joan Horan*+ | 
| Ingram Family Foundation* | 
| Mr. Edward P. Milbank* | 
| Mr. Michael Waterford | 
| Maestro's Circle ($25,000–$49,999) | 
| Ann Baum, G. Kenneth and ann Baum Philanthropic Fund* | 
| Matt & Kate Beem+ | 
| Dr. Gary Grunewald Charitable Fund | 
| Ken & Marilyn Hager* | 
| Paul & Elizabeth Uhlmann+ | 
| Bel Canto ($10,000–$24,999) | 
| Mrs. Raymond Backstrom | 
| Drs. Ivan & Karla Batlle*+ | 
| Mr. & Mrs. Lee Baty* | 
| Mark T. Benedict & Dr. Kim Mongeau | 
| Thomas & Mary Beth Butch | 
| Gary & Ann Dickinson Family Charitable Foundation | 
| Anthony & Meredith Durone*+ | 
| Elsberry Family Foundation* | 
| Dr. Melinda Estes & Dr. Harold Morris+ | 
| Michael D. Fields* | 
| Joyce G. Holland | 
| Kirk Foundation | 
| Walter & Gayle Richardson | 
| Jill Ingram Reynolds* | 
| James & Laurie Rote* | 
| Stephen & Dolores Schroff | 
| John & Marny Sherman* | 
| Mr. J. Michael Sigler* | 
| Ms. Connie K. Walker*+ | 
| Impresario ($5,000–$9,999) | 
| M. Wayne Alexander & John Braum | 
| Scott & Joyce Blakesley | 
| Robert & Pamela Bruce* | 
| Christopher & Lisa Cella | 
| Casey Claps | 
| Rita Cortes | 
| Mrs. Una Creditor | 
| Richard & Lauren English*+ | 
| Trudy & Jack Gabriel* | 
| Kurt & Linnell Gretzinger* | 
| Richard Gutknecht | 
| Christina Hager | 
| Yong Y. Han, M.D. | 
| Ellen & Irv Hockaday | 
| Charlie Huggard | 
| Dana Koehn* | 
| Mary Leonida*+ | 
| Merrill Charitable Foundation | 
| Donald & Linda Milligan | 
| Tom & Kathy Nanney | 
| Don & Pamela Raffurty | 
| Michelle & Chuck Ritter* | 
| Andrew & Brittany Robb | 
| Jug & Rachael Stanovcic* | 
| H. Wayne & Melanie Thompson | 
| Lyric Opera Angel ($2,500–$4,999) | 
| Anonymous | 
| Andy & Kathy Anderson* | 
| Craig Armstrong | 
| Andrew & Peggy Beal* | 
| Ann & Terry Bender* | 
| Gary & Suzy Bennett | 
| Jerry & Meghan Carpenter* | 
| Nan Chapman* | 
| Robert L. Claassen | 
| Bernard & Mary Ann Craig | 
| Bernard & Nicole Craig | 
| Tim & Deanna Diebolt* | 
| Michael & Karen Douglas | 
| Marilyn A.W. & Norman E. Gaar, Esq.* | 
| Dr. & Mrs. James K. Gentry* | 
| John & Sharon Hoffman | 
| Caleb & Julia Jackson | 
| Mary Lou James & James Taylor | 
| Dr. Robert E. & Dr. Rebecca Johnson | 
| Julia & Greg Malter* | 
| Graham & Helen Marcott | 
| Mr. & Mrs. John Middelkamp* | 
| Drs. Margaret & Barry Nickell | 
| George & Suzy Pagels | 
| Dr. Ronald & Donna Patton* | 
| Ms. Lisa Flynn Pruch* | 
| Dennis & Palle Rilinger | 
| Deborah Sandler Kemper & Crosby Kemper* | 
| Mr. & Mrs. Charles Schellhorn* | 
| Suzanne Shank & John Lohmeyer* | 
| Juliette Singer & Ian Spinks* | 
| Megan Toal | 
| Fr. Paul Turner | 
| Dr. Linda E. Voigts & Mr. Gene Voigts | 
| Lynne & Carl Weilert* | 
| Dr. Edward A. Wortham, Jr. | 
| Dr. Michael J. & Cindy S. Wurm* | 
| Aria Society ($1,500–$2,499) | 
| Sharon Barry* | 
| Erik Bergrud & Kimberlee Ried* | 
| George & Dara Bock* | 
| Peter & Lynne Brown* | 
| Richard & Nicole Browne* | 
| Gerard & Judy Bukowski | 
| Wendy Burrell* | 
| Dr. Suzanne C. Crandall* | 
| Bill Dickinson & Barbara Loots | 
| Randy & Edie Downing* | 
| Peggy & Terry Dunn* | 
| Steven & Carolyn Faenger* | 
| Rev. & Mrs. William J. Fasel | 
| Darold & Melinda Frenzen* | 
| George & Frances Gerritz* | 
| Dr. John and Mrs. Ellen Goheen | 
| Bruce & Kathy Gordon | 
| Michael Hunter & Sherry Love* | 
| Kirk & Gretchen Ivy* | 
| Craig Kemp | 
| John & Julia Kirk Duty | 
| Mrs. William Kort* | 
| Bev Leonard* | 
| Mr. Robert Lunn | 
| Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Mayer | 
| Patricia E. Cleary Miller, PhD | 
| Barbara Nelson* | 
| Debra & Allen Parmet | 
| Vernon & Trish Church Podlasek* | 
| Joseph & Kelly Privitera* | 
| Curt Roberts & Ora Reynolds* | 
| Carmen Sabates & Doug Peavey* | 
| Bruce & Nancy Schall* | 
| Betty Scott* | 
| Darren Sextro & John Rensenhouse* | 
| Dr. Christopher & Lisa Sirridge* | 
| Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Slaughter* | 
| Kelton W. H. Smith | 
| Barbara Spilker* | 
| Steve & Linda Taylor* | 
| Howard & Irene Weiner | 
| Jeff & Danielle Whitman* | 
| Dr. & Mrs. John Yungmeyer* | 
| Virtuoso ($1,000–$1,499) | 
| Roger Bond & Victoria Hermes-Bond | 
| Ms. Joyce Castle | 
| Greg & Sue Chamberlain Klein | 
| Mr. & Mrs. Paul Copaken* | 
| James & Diana Cusser* | 
| Dr. Michael De Priest & Ms. Barbara Braznell | 
| Ellen Feldhausen | 
| Dr. Karen Florio | 
| Donna Gould Cohen | 
| Carol Grantham | 
| Robert Haas | 
| Lisa Merrill Hickok* | 
| Gary Hobin | 
| Harold & Vicki James | 
| Steve Joss | 
| Kristina Klug* | 
| Jenny Manka* | 
| Andrew McDonald | 
| Karen Mische* | 
| Edward & Chris Null | 
| Dr. Sieglinde Othmer* | 
| Anne Petrie | 
| Ms. Lucinda Rice-Petrie* | 
| Dr. Christopher & Lisa Sirridge | 
| Lawrence & Pamela Scott* | 
| Karen Seaberg | 
| Mr. & Mrs. Terrence P. Sullivan | 
| Clyde & Katie Wendel | 
| Jean Wise | 
| Sophia C. Zetmeir | 
| Karl & Beth Zobrist | 
| Comprimario ($500–$999) | 
| Robert & Ruth Abbott | 
| Christopher & Sharon Bradford | 
| Ronald & Kathleen Bremer | 
| Robert & Silvy Brookby* | 
| Rita Burnett-Ferguson | 
| Arden & Mary Ann Carr | 
| Dr. Akin & Ayca Aktas Cil* | 
| Mr. C. L. Cocke | 
| Craig Coen & Jeffrey Bellamy | 
| Mr. H. Hurst Coffman | 
| Dr. Patricia Mary Cox | 
| Don & Patricia Dagenais | 
| Pat & Liz Daniels | 
| Dr. & Mrs. John M. Davis | 
| Roger Dirks & Cynthia Capellari | 
| Michael Dunaway* | 
| Mr. Kenneth Eiler | 
| Mr. & Mrs. David Embry* | 
| Warren & Jenny Erdman* | 
| Michael & Melanie Fenske* | 
| Barbara Fessler* | 
| Connie & Antoni Firner | 
| Michael Fischbach | 
| Alexandra Fontana | 
| Dan & Mary Carol Garrity* | 
| Mark & Nancy Gilman | 
| Michael & Judy Graf | 
| Ms. Roberta Gumbel | 
| Dr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hall III | 
| Christine Hands | 
| Drs. Robert & Jane Henney* | 
| Dr. & Mrs. Edward Higgins | 
| Mr. & Mrs. William Hirsch | 
| William & Margo Humenczuk | 
| Bruce & Cynda Johnson | 
| Jolle Kirpensteijn | 
| Gerald Knoll & Dorothy Colgan | 
| Jon Kowing | 
| Petra Kralickova* | 
| Nicholas & Charlotte Liddeke* | 
| Michael & Julie McCann* | 
| P. Alan McDermott | 
| Patricia Meads | 
| Kathy & Bill Migneron | 
| JoZach Miller & Peter Bali* | 
| Ed Moore* | 
| Susan Nelson | 
| Andrea Norris & Thomas Beisecker | 
| Bill Pallucca | 
| Gigi & Gary Rose* | 
| Dr. & Mrs. Nelson R. Sabates* | 
| Jon Scheinman & Anita Toby Grow | 
| Patricia Ann Scott* | 
| Michael Shaw | 
| Greg & Ann Smith | 
| Lora Smith* | 
| Mark Trenton Smith* | 
| James & Margaret Stadler* | 
| Ms. Linda S. Stevens* | 
| Kathleen Sutton* | 
| Robert & Phyllis Thomen | 
| Tracey Tilley* | 
| Carol Dziadik Turner & Daniel Turner | 
| Maarten van Swaay | 
| Jeff & Alisha Walker* | 
| Mrs. Barbara Weary | 
| William & Judith Webb | 
| Deborah Wilkinson | 
| Marcus Williams | 
| Dean Zollman & Jackie Spears | 
| Chorus ($250–$499) | 
| David Actenberg & H. Alice Jacks | 
| Richard & Emily Ballentine | 
| Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Barksdale * | 
| John & Janet Bennett | 
| W. Michael Brown | 
| Matthew & Nancy Buchmann* | 
| Jeffrey & Diane Buczkowski | 
| Donna Carper* | 
| Dennis Cooley | 
| James R. Cook | 
| Dr. & Mrs. Steve Crouch | 
| Doug & Terri Curran | 
| Cathy Daicoff | 
| Jerry L. Daniels | 
| Jo Anne & Bill Dondlinger* | 
| Carla Dyer* | 
| Jon & Avis Erickson | 
| William & Eileen Everett* | 
| Molly Fisher | 
| Olga Ganzen* | 
| Charles & Barbara Gorodetzky | 
| Mr. & Mrs. Winston Grantham | 
| Mr.& Mrs. George E. Handley | 
| Susan & Zack Hangauer | 
| Roger Hiatt & Patricia Haegelin-Hiatt | 
| Charles & Barbara Haviland* | 
| Drs. John & Anna Kenney* | 
| Jim David Koger | 
| Greg & Nancy Koons* | 
| Angela Kramer* | 
| Dr. Jan-Marie & Bradford Kroh* | 
| Rodney & Margaret LaMothe | 
| Jane Lee | 
| Michael & Marcy Mazzarella | 
| Matt & Christy Mayo* | 
| Douglas & Nina McKenna | 
| Ann Nigro* | 
| Mark & Lynne O'Connell | 
| Ms. Maggie Presson | 
| Ms. Carolyn Price * | 
| Mr. Hal Douglas Quinn* | 
| James Ralstin | 
| Scott & Jeannette Redick* | 
| Bridget Richards* | 
| Edward & Charlotte Ronan | 
| Thomas & Patty Ruehle | 
| John Schreiman* | 
| Ms. Dorie R. Sheppard* | 
| William Smith | 
| Fred & Abigail Tempel | 
| Ms. Beverly Thomas | 
| Mrs. John D. Turner* | 
| Sandra Vogel | 
| Mr. Hal vonBohnhoff | 
| Diana Whitney | 
| Richard Wieland | 
| Robert Wilshire & Patricia McDonald | 
| John Younger |