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 to the Company and Lyric Opera Ball of $250 or more received between January 1, 2025–December 31, 2025.

*Includes contributions to Lyric Opera Ball
+Includes giving to the Special Gifts Campaign
^ Deceased

Richard J. Stern Society ($50,000+)

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bruening 

Virginia & Charles

Clark Shirley & Barnett Helzberg, Jr.

Ingram Family Foundation

Mr. Edward P. Milbank

Mrs. Carol Tinsman

Mr. Michael Waterford

Maestro's Circle ($25,000–$49,999) 

Ann Baum, G. Kenneth & Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund*

Mr. & Mrs. A. Joseph Brandmeyer

James & Diana Cusser

Ken & Marilyn Hager

The J.B. Reynolds Foundation

Paul & Elizabeth Uhlmann

Ms. Connie Walker

Bel Canto ($10,000–$24,999)

Mrs. Raymond Backstrom 

Mr. & Mrs. Lee Baty 

Peggy & Andy Beal

Tony & Meredith Durone 

Richard & Lauren English

Dr. Melinda Estes & Dr. Harold Morris 

Michael D. Fields

Dr. Gary Grunewald Charitable Fund 

Joyce G. Holland Kirk Foundation 

Mark T. Benedict & Dr. Kim Mongeau

Jill Ingram Reynolds

Walter & Gayle 

Richardson Stephen & Dolores Schroff 

John & Marny Sherman* 

Mr. J. Michael Sigler

Dr. Linda E. Voigts & Mr. Gene Voigt

Impresario ($5,000–$9,999) 

M. Wayne Alexander & John W. Braum Drs. Iván & Karla Batlle

Scott & Joyce Blakesley 

Robert & Pamela Bruce

Christopher & Lisa Cella 

Nan Chapman 

Casey Claps 

Rita M. Cortés

Mrs. Una Creditor 

Elsberry Family Foundation

Kurt & Linnell Gretzinger 

Richard Gutknecht 

Christina Hager & Neil Darling

Mr. & Mrs. John Hale 

Yong Y. Han, M.D. 

Joan Horan 

Charlie & Marcella Huggard 

Judy Kirk 

Tom & Kathy Nanney 

Don & Pamela Raffurty 

Andrew & Brittany Robb 

Deborah Sandler & Crosby Kemper

Jug & Rachael Stanovcic 

H. Wayne & Melanie Thompson

Lyric Opera Angel ($3,000–$4,999) 

Anonymous 

Andy & Kathy Anderson

Terri-Ann Beckford 

Matt & Kate Beem 

Gary & Suzy Bennett 

Erik Bergrud & Kimberlee N. Ried

George & Dara Bock

Richard & Nicole Browne 

Robert Claassen 

Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Craig, Jr. 

Mr. & Mrs. B.J. Craig 

Michael & Karen Douglas 

Marilyn A. W. & Norman E Gaar, Esq.

Trudy & Jack Gabriel*

Bruce & Kathryn Gordon 

Donald J. Hall Jr.

Mr. & Mrs. B. Caleb Jackson 

Mary Lou James & Jim Taylor 

Dr. Robert E. & Dr. Rebecca Johnson 

Donna K. Kelly 

Ms. Dana M. Koehn 

Julia & Greg Malter

Graham & Helen Marcott 

Donald & Linda Milligan 

Barbara Nelson

Drs. Margaret & Barry Nickell 

Gerald & Elaine Nissenbaum 

Edward & Chris Null 

George & Suzy Pagels 

Dr. Ronald & Donna Patton

Dr. Joshua & Mrs. Elizabeth Petrikin 

Katie & Ron Petrikin 

Ms. Lisa Flynn Pruch

Dennis & Palle Rilinger 

Michelle & Chuck Ritter 

Gigi & Gary Rose

Carmen M. Sabates & Doug Peavey 

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Schellhorn 

Megan C. Toal 

Fr. Paul Turner

Lynne & Carl Weilert

Deborah Wilkinson 

Dr. Edward A. Wortham, Jr. 

Dr. Michael J. & Cindy S. Wurm 

Dr. & Mrs. John Yungmeyer

Aria Society ($1,500–$2,999)

Ms. Sharon A. Barry

Ann & Terry Bender

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Brown

Gerard & Judy Bukowski 

Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Chumley 

Vernon & Trish Church Podlasek

 Patricia E. Cleary Miller, PhD

Dr. Suzanne C. Crandall 

Tim & Deanna Diebolt

Jo Anne & Bill Dondlinger

Randy & Edie Downing 

Peggy & Terry Dunn

Craig & Dawn Evans 

William & Eileen Everett

Steven & Carolyn Faenger

Rev. & Mrs. William J. Fasel

Ms. Ellen Feldhausen 

Darold & Melinda Frenzen

Dr. John and Mrs. Hilary Fried Philanthropic Fund

Dr. & Mrs. James K. Gentry

George & Frances Gerritz 

Ellen & John Goheen 

Andrew Hsu

Steve Joss 

Craig & Beverly Kemp 

Bev Leonard

Sherry Love & Michael J. Hunter, Sr. 

Douglas & Nina McKenna 

Mr. & Mrs. John Middelkamp

Debra & Allen Parmet 

Joseph & Kelly Privitera

Ms. Lucinda Rice-Petrie

Dr. & Mrs. Nelson R. Sabates 

Glen & Susan Sands

John Scheinman & Anita Toby 

Grow Betty C. Scott

Ms. Suzanne Shank 

Clarence Simmons 

 Juliette Singer & Ian Spinks

Dr. Christopher & Lisa Sirridge

Mr. & Mrs. Leonard Slaughter

Barbara Spilker 

Ursula Terrasi & Jim Miller

Howard & Irene Weiner 

Jeff Whitman & Danielle Forpomes

Virtuoso ($1,000–$1,499)

Anonymous

Joyce Castle 

Mrs. CJ Charbonneau 

Donna Gould Cohen 

Mr. & Mrs. Paul Copaken 

Pat & Liz Daniels 

Bill Dickinson & Barbara Loots 

Peg Dunlap 

John & Julia Duty 

Anne & Howard Elsberry Family Foundation 

Dr. Karen L. Florio 

Mr. & Mrs. Lafayette J. Ford III 

Charles & Evelene Gallardo 

Mr. Mark Gilman 

John & Bernice Hamra Foundation

Ms. Lisa Merrill Hickok* 

Gary & Liddell Hobin 

John & Sharon Hoffman 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael C. Kirk

Mr. & Mrs. William Kort 

Mary Leonida 

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Mayer 

Mr. Andrew McDonald 

Carl McCaffree 

Heidi McIntyre 

Andrea Norris & Thomas Beisecker 

The Petrie/White Higher Education & Performing Arts Fund 

Nanci Regan & Robert Lunn 

Kelton W. H. Smith 

Jackie Spears & Dean Zollman 

Dr. Gregory & Janet Starks 

Nancy L. Bosche 

Mr. & Mrs. Terrence P. Sullivan 

Jeffrey & Alisha Walker 

Sophia C. Zetmeir

Comprimario ($500–$999)

Bob & Ruth Abbott 

Anonymous (3) 

Richard & Emily Ballentine 

Roger Bond & Victoria Hermes-Bond 

Christopher & Sharon Bradford 

Ron & Kathy Bremer 

Arden & Mary Ann Carr 

Dr. Akin & Ayca Aktas Cil

Mr. C. L. Cocke 

Craig Coen & Jeffrey Bellamy 

Jeffrey & Diane Buczkowski 

Mr. H. Hurst Coffman 

Dennis & Ellen Cooley 

Dr. & Mrs. Steve Crouch 

Pat & Don Dagenais 

Jerry & Frances Daniels 

Dr. Michael De Priest & Ms. Barbara Braznell 

Laurie C. Eck 

Mr. & Mrs. David Embry

Warren & Jenny Erdman 

Mr. David Feiertag 

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Fenske

Ms. Barbara Fessler

Genee Figuieras 

Connie & Antoni Firner 

Mrs. Alexandra Phillip Fontana 

Tresia Ann Franklin

Drs. Alexandra Golik & Alfredo Garcia 

Mr. David S. Geiman 

Michael & Judy Graf 

Carol Grantham 

Roberta Gumbel 

Dr. & Mrs. Thomas B. Hall III 

Christine Hands 

Charles & Barbara Haviland

Dr. & Mrs. Edward Higgins 

Bill & Margo Humenczuk 

Bruce & Cynda Johnson 

Jonathan & Nancy Lee Kemper 

Ms. Kristina L. Klug

Jon D. Kowing 

Ms. Margaret L. Lesher 

Jenny Manka 

Kevin Martinez 

Ms. Ann McCray 

P. Alan McDermott 

Ms. Madeleine M. McDonough 

Kathy & Bill Migneron 

Karen Mische 

Ron & Jane Nesemeyer

Dr. Sieglinde Othmer 

Bill Pallucca Floyd Pentlin

Thomas & Patty Ruehle 

Bruce & Nancy Schall 

Lora Smith

Greg & Ann Smith 

Timothy Todd & Katherine 

Daniel L. Turner & Carol Dziadik Turner 

Mrs. Barbara Weary 

Joy Wheeler

Marcus Williams 

Jean Wise 

Mr. Mansour Zarinkia 

Julian & Tasha Zugazagoitia

Chorus ($250–$499)

David Actenberg & H. Alice Jacks 

Mary & Gary Adams 

Ellen & John Aisenbrey 

John & Janet Bennett 

Nathan Brown 

Dr. Rita M. Burnett 

James R. Cook 

Doug & Terri Curran 

Cathy Daicoff 

Dr. & Mrs. John M. Davis 

Mr. & Mrs. Matthew DeCocq 

Joi Dickmann 

Roger Dirks & Cynthia Capellari 

Mr. Kenneth Eiler 

Jon & Avis Erickson 

Mrs. Linda Ferguson 

Olga Ganzen 

Richard & Winifred Gill 

Charles & Barbara Gorodetzky 

Judge Jon R. Gray & Dr. Valerie E. Chow 

Michael & Carol Grimaldi 

Ken & Rose Hagen 

Mr. & Mrs. George E. Handley 

Roger Hiatt & Patricia Haegelin-Hiatt 

Mr. & Mrs. William Hirsch 

Dr. Judith G. Jacobs 

Drs. John & Ann Kenney

Jessica & Wade Kerrigan 

W. Russell King & Susan M. Clevenger 

Jolle Kirpensteijn 

Mrs. Petra Kralickova 

Drs. Douglas Law & Patricia Cox 

Mr. David E. Martin 

Ms. Patricia Meads 

Ms. Ann M. Nigro

Mark & Lynne O’Connell 

Jean Parelman 

Mr. John Pepper 

Ms. Maggie Presson 

Ms. Carolyn J. Price

James Ralstin Scott & Jeanne Redick 

Edward & Charlotte Ronan 

Mr. Jim Schraeder 

John Schreiman 

Mareta J. Smith 

Mr. William Smith 

Deirdre Squires 

Ms. Melissa Stanfield 

James Staples 

Linda Stevens 

Dr. Blair Stringfellow & Dr. Judith A. Johnson

Mr. Mark J. Stuecheli 

Mr. Steven E. & Dr. Evelina Swartzman 

Fredrick & Abigail Woods Tempel 

Ms. Beverly Thomas 

Ms. Suzanne Tipton 

Mrs. John D. Turner

Mrs. Sandra Vogel 

William & Judith Webb 

Gary Thor Wedow 

Jeffrey R. Witsken 

Ms. Janis L. Yarnevich 

Mr. Steven L. York