Individual Giving
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 April 1, 2022 and March 28, 2023.
*Includes contributions to Lyric Opera Ball
+Includes giving to the Special Gifts Campaign
| Richard J. Stern Society ($50,000+) |
| Drs. Ivan & Karla Batlle* |
| Ken & Marilyn Hager*+ |
| Joan Horan* |
| Ingram Family Foundation* |
| Walter & Gayle Richardson |
| John & Marny Sherman |
| Mr. J. Michael Sigler*+ |
| Mrs. Carol Tinsman*+ |
| Maestro's Circle ($25,000-$49,999) |
| The G. Kenneth and Ann Baum Philanthropic Fund |
| Ann Baum |
| Matt & Kate Beem+ |
| Mr. & Mrs. A. Joseph Brandmeyer |
| Virginia & Charles Clark |
| Dr. Melinda Estes & Dr. Harold Morris+ |
| Craig & Dawn Evans*+ |
| Mrs. H.D. Hale |
| Mr. Edward P. Milbank* |
| Paul & Elizabeth Uhlmann+ |
| Bel Canto ($10,000-$24,999) |
| Mrs. Raymond Backstrom |
| Mark T. Benedict & Dr. Kim Mongeau+ |
| Thomas & Mary Beth Butch |
| Ann Dickinson+ |
| Anthony & Meredith Durone*+ |
| Richard & Lauren English+ |
| Michael D. Fields+ |
| Joyce G. Holland* |
| Steve & Linda Taylor*+ |
| Mr. Michael Waterford |
| Impresario ($5,000-$9,999) |
| Scott & Joyce Blakesley* |
| Mr. & Mrs. Richard Bruening |
| Don & Nan Chapman* |
| Blake & Melissa Cooper* |
| Mrs. Una Creditor*+ |
| Randy & Edie Downing* |
| Mr. & Mrs. Lafayette J. Ford III+ |
| Marilyn A. W. Gaar* |
| Donald J. Hall* |
| Yong Y. Han, M.D. |
| Jill Ingram Reynolds* |
| Niles & Lindsay Jager* |
| Dr. Robert E. and Dr. Rebecca Johnson |
| Dana Koehn* |
| Tom & Kathy Nanney |
| Jeff & Tonya Poe+ |
| Dennis & Palle Rilinger |
| Wesley Sandness* |
| Mr. & Mrs. Charles Schellhorn* |
| Juliette Singer & Ian Spinks* |
| H. Wayne & Melanie Thompson |
| Ms. Connie Walker* |
| Lynne & Carl Weilert* |
| Lyric Opera Angel ($2,500-$4,999) |
| Craig Armstrong |
| Mr. & Mrs. Lee Baty* |
| Andrew & Peggy Beal* |
| Gary & Suzy Bennett |
| Leonard & Irene Bettinger Philanthropic Fund |
| Bruce & Cathy Cavitt |
| Dr. Robert L. Claassen |
| Andrew & Victoria Flower |
| Trudy & Jack Gabriel* |
| Dr. & Mrs. James K. Gentry* |
| Bruce & Kathryn Gordon |
| Kurt & Linnell Gretzinger* |
| Dr. Richard Kent Gutknecht |
| Mr. & Mrs. John Hale |
| Caleb & Julia Jackson |
| Mary Lou James & Jim Taylor |
| Jerry Katlin & Dan DeLeon* |
| Mr. Michael Klein |
| Mr. & Mrs. William Kort |
| Mary Leonida* |
| Sherril A. Mulhern |
| George & Suzy Pagels |
| Dr. Ronald & Donna Patton* |
| Don & Pamela Raffurty |
| Ms. Lucinda Rice-Petrie* |
| Michelle & Chuck Ritter |
| Deborah Sandler Kemper & Crosby Kemper* |
| Gigi & Gary Rose * |
| Stephen & Dolores Schroff |
| Joseph & Carol Suhor |
| Fr. Paul Turner |
| Dr. Linda E. Voigts & Mr. Gene Voigts |
| Ms. Heather Anne Ward* |
| Dr. Edward A. Wortham, Jr. |
| Michael & Cindy Wurm |
| Dr. & Mrs. John Yungmeyer |
| Aria Society ($1,500-$2,499) |
| Lowry & Kathleen Anderson* |
| Ms. Robynn Andracsek |
| Robert & Pamela Bruce* |
| Gerard & Judy Bukowski |
| Ms. Joyce Castle |
| Mr. Barry D. Culbreath II |
| James & Diana Cusser* |
| Rebekah Snyder Bonde* |
| Mr. Andrew Garton |
| Ellen & John Goheen |
| Sue Camberlain Klein |
| Julia & Greg Malter* |
| Graham & Helen Marcott |
| Lee & Carl McCaffree |
| Ms. Mira Mdivani |
| Patricia E. Cleary Miller, PhD |
| Jean & Allen Parelman |
| Ms. Anne M. Petrie |
| Mrs. Lauren Pointer |
| Clarence Simmons |
| Amanda Toomey |
| Dr. Charles W. & Gail E. Van Way |
| Howard & Irene Weiner |
| Virtuoso ($1,000-$1,499) |
| Anonymous |
| Donna Bennett |
| Joan and Bert Berkley Blue Heron Foundation |
| Harvey S. Bodker |
| Peter & Lynne Brown* |
| Richard & Nicole Browne |
| Kenneth & Norma Buchwach* |
| Drs. Richard & Donna Childs |
| Vince & Julie Clark* |
| Dr. Suzanne C. Crandall |
| Barbara Loots & William J. Dickinson |
| Tim & Deanna Diebolt* |
| Mr. and Mrs. Terrence P. Dunn+ |
| Drs. Roy & Melanie Elfrink |
| En Pointe Plus Dance Mastery Institute |
| Chuck & Joni Etherington* |
| Rev. & Mrs. William J. Fasel* |
| Ms. Ellen Feldhausen |
| Darold & Melinda Frenzen* |
| Gregory & Catherine Fox* |
| George and Frances Gerritz* |
| Donna Gould Cohen |
| George Helmkamp |
| Lisa Merrill Hickok* |
| Robert & Cynthia Hisle* |
| Gary & Liddell Hobin |
| Steven & Lundy Joyce |
| Craig Kemp |
| Jonathan & Nancy Lee Kemper |
| Mr. Michael C. Kirk |
| Wayne E. Lippman |
| Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Mayer |
| Mrs. Julie A. McClure |
| Mr. & Mrs. John Middelkamp |
| Donald & Linda Milligan |
| John & Susan Newsam* |
| Drs. Margaret & Barry Nickell |
| Edward & Chris Null |
| Debra & Allen Parmet |
| Joseph & Kelly Privitera* |
| Ms. Lisa Flynn Pruch* |
| Ms. Carmen M. Sabates* |
| Dr. & Mrs. Nelson R. Sabates* |
| Mrs. Patricia Scott |
| Lora Smith* |
| Joshua & Jane Sosland |
| Megan Toal |
| John & Angela Walker* |
| Sophia C. Zetmeir |
| Comprimario ($500 - $999) |
| Anonymous |
| Carol A. Abbott |
| Robert & Ruth Abbott |
| Ellen & John Aisenbrey |
| Ms. Ida B. Anderson |
| Ms. Sharon A. Barry |
| Dara & George Bock* |
| Christopher & Sharon Bradford |
| Ronald & Kathleen Bremer |
| Ms. Karen Brown |
| Stephen & Susan Bubb* |
| Jeffrey & Diane Buczkowski |
| Arden & Mary Ann Carr |
| Jerry & Meghan Carpenter |
| Mr. C. L. Cocke |
| Mr. H. Hurst Coffman |
| Christopher & Emily Collins |
| Dr. Gwendolyn Cooke |
| Mr. and Mrs. Paul Copaken* |
| Dr. Patricia Mary Cox |
| Dr. Michael De Priest & Ms. Barbara Braznell |
| Tim & Deanna Diebolt |
| Chris & Martha Gabel |
| Mark & Nancy Gilman |
| Dr. Brittany Gore |
| Michael & Judy Graf |
| Mr. & Mrs. Winston Grantham |
| Barnett & Shirley Bush Helzberg |
| David & Diana Ice |
| Dr. & Mrs. Roger Jackson* |
| Judith L. King |
| Joan Kurz & Larry Jones |
| Jolle Kirpensteijn |
| Mouhammed Kyasa |
| Jane Lee |
| Mary Lewis |
| Ms. Jennifer Manka |
| Kathy & Bill Migneron |
| Michael & Grace Morrison |
| Mrs. Barbara Nelson & the late Mr. William Nelson |
| Susan Marie Nelson |
| Mr. Richard E. Owens |
| Dr. & Mrs. Jorge Paradelo |
| Mr. William J. Pesek |
| Kevin & Jeanette Prenger |
| Mr. Hal Douglas Quinn |
| Nanci Regan & Robert Lunn |
| Gisele Roy |
| Mr. Ronald Sayer |
| Jon Scheinman & Anita Toby Grow |
| Mr. Mark Schlipman |
| Lynn Schweig* |
| Ms. Suzanne Shank & Martin Smoler |
| Patrick & Mary Shaw |
| Edward M. Sien |
| Ms. Simona Simmons |
| Greg & Ann Smith |
| Barbara Spilker* |
| Deirdre Squires |
| Ms. Linda S. Stevens |
| Ms. Rita Stollman |
| Ms. Beverly Thomas |
| Charlene Thompson |
| Robb Traylor & Gregory Rice |
| George & Beverley Wilson |
| Dr. Michael J. & Cindy S. Wurm |
| Chorus ($250-$499) |
| Anonymous |
| David Actenberg & H. Alice Jacks |
| Gary & Mary Adams |
| Simon Atkinson |
| Donna Jo Atwood |
| Bruce & Jennifer Balke |
| Deborah Barker |
| Dr. Richard Joel Barohn |
| John Bennett & Janet Gatz-Bennett |
| Carl & Anne Bettis |
| Mr. Colin Andrew Blessinger |
| Mr. & Mrs. Rolf Borchert |
| Mr. Aaron Boorem |
| Mark B. and Connie Lynn Borserine |
| Mrs. Ashley B. Burnett |
| Dr. Rita M. Burnett |
| Ms Maria Chastain-Brand |
| Mr. and Mrs. Robert Clark |
| Mr. James R. Cook |
| Ms. Ellen Cooley |
| Rita M. Cortes |
| Doug & Terri Curran |
| Allen & Jane Davis |
| Dr. & Mrs. John M. Davis |
| Scott & Erin Duba |
| John & Julia Duty |
| Mr. Kenneth Eiler |
| Ms. Stacie Eliades-Becker |
| Jon & Avis Erickson |
| Dr. Linda C. Ferguson |
| Mike & Dannette Fields |
| Deborah & Otto Fleck |
| Dr. Karen L. Florio |
| Jeff & Carle Girkin |
| Charles & Barbara Gorodetzky |
| George & Shana Handley |
| Susan & Zack Hangauer |
| Charles & Barbara Haviland |
| Ms. Samantha Herdman |
| Mrs. Kathryn A Hernandez |
| Dr. & Mrs. Edward Higgins |
| Dick & Sue Himes |
| William & Irma Lou Hirsch |
| Bill & Margo Humenczuk |
| Harold & Vicki James |
| Bruce & Cynda Johnson |
| Mr. Robert Johnson |
| Mrs. Kelly Johnson |
| Patrick Kaine & Joanne Barbera |
| Ms. Kristina L. Klug |
| Jon D. Kowing |
| Mr. Larry Kucinick |
| David Lacy & Mary Ellen Culver |
| Rodney & Margaret LaMothe |
| Mary D. Lewis |
| Mr. Matthew J. Maggi |
| Kevin & Kristi Martinez |
| Douglas & Nina McKenna |
| Mr. & Mrs. Lynd K. Mische |
| Ms. Patricia Moore |
| Ms. Ann M. Nigro |
| Andrea Norris & Tom Beisecker |
| Mark & Lynne O'Connell |
| William Palluca |
| Mark & Cynthia Parry |
| Kathy Peters |
| John & Lisa Poehlman |
| Ms. Maggie Presson |
| Ms. Lauren E. Proehl |
| Michael & Usha Rafferty |
| Ms. Dianne Schemm |
| Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Schrader |
| Jim Schraeder |
| Charles F. & Rose M. Schwankl |
| Ms. Linda M. Siemens |
| Mr. Jerry Sloan |
| Kelton W. H. Smith |
| Lora Smith |
| Deirdre Squires |
| Brian & Dian Steele |
| Christopher Sweeney |
| James H. Taylor |
| Robert Trapp |
| Daniel L. Turner & Carol Dziadik Turner |
| Sandra Vogel |
| Barbara Weary |
| Clyde & Katie Wendel |
| Mr. & Mrs. Louis H. Wetzel |
| J. Robert Wise |
| Collin Woroniak |
| Michael & Janis Yarnevich |
| Julian & Tasha Zugazagoitia |