Breaking the boundaries of opera to create exceptional experiences for audiences everywhere.
Our Core Strategy
Produce Great Opera
Enhance The Atlanta Opera’s core programming and initiatives while balancing for growth.
Our Explore Strategy
Innovate for the Future of Opera
Explore and expand innovations that break the boundaries of opera while expanding The Atlanta Opera’s artistic excellence and impact.
photos by: Felipe Barral, Ken Howard, Raftermen, Jeff Roffman, Linden Tree, True Colors Theater
Wow—what a season for The Atlanta Opera! As detailed in this annual report, there were multiple highlights on the mainstage, on the Discoveries stages, at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center, in elementary school auditoriums, on film and in livestreams, capped off with our stunning production of Das Rheingold, the first installment of Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle.
As reported in last year’s annual report, The Atlanta Opera’s bold decision to continue producing full operas during the pandemic has brought us unprecedented recognition and financial support. Using this success and strong financial base as a springboard, we completed a refresh of the company’s strategic plan. Here are some of the highlights:
• Vision, Mission & Values: We concluded that our Vision (Reimagining Opera!) and our Values (acronym CARPE DIEM) have served us well and they remain unchanged. We decided that our Mission needed updating to reflect the company’s expanded reach and impact, and our new mission statement is:
Breaking the boundaries of opera to create exceptional experiences for audiences everywhere.
CHAIR OF THE BOARD
Rhys Wilson
We are excited and inspired by this new Mission and hope you, and our Atlanta Opera community, will be, too.
• Core Strategy: Produce Great Opera. This is our reason for being, and extends to all our efforts, including:
• Produce the company’s (and the Southeast’s) first complete Ring cycle.
• Build our Studio Artist program and create greater opportunities for upcoming and diverse artists.
• Expand the reach of our educational programming, veteran’s program, and other community engagement, both in person and through film and streaming.
• Establish a permanent home for the company’s offices, Film Studio, and rehearsal facilities (the Atlanta Opera Center).
• Explore Strategy: Innovate for the Future of Opera. While continuing to reimagine and produce operas from the traditional repertoire, we also want to play a major role in the future of opera. Here are some of the ways we will pursue this strategy:
• Commission new operas from today’s top composers and librettists.
• Expand the 96-Hour Opera Project into a Festival that produces new works by composers and librettists from underrepresented communities.
• Increase the distribution of the Film Studio’s art through digital platforms and traditional media to increase access for audience members unable to attend our productions in person and to reach audiences across the globe.
• Continue our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts, so all aspects of The Atlanta Opera reflect the diversity of Atlanta.
This is a very ambitious Strategic Plan, but one that we can accomplish with the continued and enthusiastic support of our artists, Board members, community partners, donors, patrons, and staff.
Many, many thanks to everyone who helped to make this a banner year for The Atlanta Opera. We have even more exciting seasons to come— please join us in breaking the boundaries of opera!
Rhys Wilson
I’ll start this letter with a request. Before you read my letter, please flip to the back of this report and take a look at the multitude of individuals, foundations, corporations, and public agencies recognized in the donor listing. Please also look at the list of the Opera’s staff. Go on. I’ll wait.
Welcome back. This report is not just about our financial position, the productions we presented last season, and the innovations underway. It’s about the people who make The Atlanta Opera thrive. Each of us takes pride in the art we present and strives to exceed expectations.
To our donors, I express my deepest gratitude. Your trust and generosity have made all the achievements in this report possible. Thank you.
Some of you have been with us since the beginning, and we’ve come a long way. Our 2022-23 season marked a significant touchstone in the history of The Atlanta Opera. Last spring, we launched Atlanta’s first Ring cycle with our production of Das Rheingold, the first of the four music dramas by Richard Wagner that tells the story of gods, heroes, ultimate power, and ultimate destruction. Presenting these operas, works that transformed my life, has been a personal goal for nearly 20 years.
THE CARL W. KNOBLOCH, JR. GENERAL & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Tomer Zvulun
Considered the biggest challenge in opera, creating a Ring production of all four operas needs a fully engaged company. A successful Ring requires an exceptional orchestra, top production and stage capabilities, powerful fundraising, and the best marketing and audience engagement strategies. We’ve been climbing to this goal and are the first opera company in the U.S. to launch a new Ring since the pandemic.
We also recently announced that The Atlanta Opera joins the top ten opera companies in America. This means that we are now in the same league as companies in other top cities in the United States: Seattle, Houston, Dallas, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. Even among these historic companies, we stand out for being the most financially stable. At a time when other companies are cutting back, dipping into endowments, or even closing, The Atlanta Opera has record-breaking sales, a carefully balanced budget, a growing endowment, and an increasing influence on industry best practices.
deliver a flawless production. And so much can go wrong— especially when innovating with fresh interpretations, new technologies, and introducing acclaimed singers to Atlanta audiences. Producing a live performance is the greatest, most thrilling mystery. You never know for certain that everything will work. And when it does work, there’s nothing quite like it.
As I start my second decade in Atlanta, a city that has become a beloved home for me and my family, I’m proud to share that this thriving, major international city is finally getting the major international opera company it deserves.
Atlanta’s innovation, inclusivity, creativity, and incredible vitality find their parallel in The Atlanta Opera. Thousands across six continents view our productions through free online streaming produced by The Atlanta Opera Film Studio. People travel from around the world to see The Atlanta Opera perform live. National and international media acclaim is growing with every production.
We are a global company for a global city. The best is yet to come.
Thank you,
This new status is both energizing and demanding. We work to deliver magic to the audience every single time. So many things must come together for a company to Tomer Zvulun
celebrating ten years
TOMER ZVULUN honoring ANN & FRANK CRITZ
SpringGala
Saturday, March 18, 2023
PIEDMONT DRIVING CLUB
Gala Co-Chairs
JAMES B. MILLER, JR. TALIA
MURPHY
VICTORIA PALEFSKY
BLUEBEARD’S CASTLE
In collaboration with the Kennesaw State University Dept. of Music
composer Béla Bartók
librettist Béla Balázs
English adaptation Daisy Evans
October 7-9, 2022
Dr. Bobbie Bailey & Family Performance Center, Kennesaw State University
North American premiere of a Theatre of Sound production
conductor Stephen Higgins
production director Daisy Evans
Judith Susan Bullock
Duke Bluebeard Michael Mayes
Redirecting the opera’s original theme of exploring past horrors to the implications of dementia where memories can betray present relationships. “… emotionally moving …” — Earrelevant.com
THE ANONYMOUS LOVER
In collaboration with the Morehouse College Dept. of Music
composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges
Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College
conductor Emily Senturia
stage director Maria Todaro
Léontine Maria Valdes
Valcour Frederick Ballentine
Dorothée Indra Thomas
Jeanette Cadie J. Bryan
Ophémon Jonathan Bryan
Colin Christian Patterson
Buried in history, Bologne was a talented Black musician from the era of Mozart. Discovering his story and work in this adaptation, expands both the repertory and our understanding.
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Presented in partnership with The Japan American Society of Georgia
composer Giacomo Puccini
librettists Luigi Illica & Giuseppe Giacosa
November 5-13, 2022
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
conductor Timothy Myers
production director Tomer Zvulun
Cio-Cio San Yasko Sato
Lt. Pinkerton Gianluca Terranova
Suzuki Nina Yoshida Nelsen
Sharpless Craig Colclough
Goro Julius Ahn
Prince Yamadori Leroy Davis
The Bonze Suchan Kim
DON GIOVANNI
composer W.A. Mozart
librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte
January 21-29, 2023
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
conductor Jan Latham-Koenig
production director Kristine McIntyre
Don Giovanni Brandon Cedel
Donna Anna Mané Galoyan
Donna Elvira Jennifer Johnson Cano
Don Ottavio Duke Kim
Leporello Giovanni Romeo
Zerlina Meigui Zhang
Masetto Andrew Gilstrap
Commendatore George Andguladze
“… a stirring musical performance … ” — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
CANDIDE
composer & lyrics Leonard Bernstein
lyrics Richard Wilbur, John Latouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, Stephen Sondheim
book Lillian Hellman & Hugh Wheeler
March 4-12, 2023
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
conductor James Lowe
stage director Alison Moritz
Cunegonde Deanna Breiwick
Candide Jack Swanson
Voltaire / Dr. Pangloss Kevin Burdette
DAS RHEINGOLD
composer and librettist Richard Wagner
April 29-May 7, 2023
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
conductor Arthur Fagen
stage director Tomer Zvulun
Wotan Greer Grimsley
Loge Richard Cox
Alberich Zachary Nelson
Mime Julius Ahn
Fricka Elizabeth DeShong
Erda Ronnita Miller
Fasolt Kristinn Sigmunsson
Fafner Daniel Sumegi
Donner Joseph Barron
Froh Adam Diegel
Freia Jessica Faselt
PEOPLE @ THE ATLANTA OPERA
We find strength in our diversity and inspiration in the individual creativity of our colleagues.
The Atlanta Opera engages myriad professionals who work behind the scenes and make it their life’s work to excel in their chosen field. With craftsmanship that extends beyond technical proficiency and reaches creative mastery, these specialists are constantly refining and expanding their skills. Audiences of The Atlanta Opera experience the benefits of of these exceptional people whose work creates the magic on the stage.
SCENIC DESIGNERS
R. Keith Brumley
Steven L. Kemp
Adrian Linford
Stèphen Moravski
Erhard Rom
COSTUME DESIGNERS
Ari Fulton
Allen Charles Klein
Adrian Linford
Jennifer Moeller
Mary Traylor
Kathleen Trott
Mattie Ullrich
PROJECTION DESIGNERS
Blake Manns
Erhard Rom
LIGHTING DESIGNERS
Stevie Agnew
Marcus Dillard
Thomas Hase
Robert Wierzel
Jake Wiltshire
LIVE ACTION DESIGNER
Ran Arthur Braun
CHORUSMASTERS
Rolando Salazar
Kamna Gupta
CHOREOGRAPHER
Richardo Aponte
SOUND DESIGNER
Jon Summers
WIG & MAKEUP
DESIGNERS
Dennis Milam Bensi
Melanie Steele
Heather Sterling
David Zimmerman
ACTORS
Thainara Carvalho
Abigail Hale
Coleman Hand
Mary Beth Morrison
Marissa Romanoff
DANCERS
Jacob Attaway
Fenner Eaddy
Ayana DuBose
Bailey Jo Harbaugh
Brandon Nguyen-Hilton
Gwynn Root Wolford
ASSISTANT CONDUCTORS
Rolando Salazar
Stefano Sarzani
Clinton Smith
Chaowen Ting
Kamna Gupta
ASSISTANT DIRECTORS
Bruno Baker
Janine Morita Colletti
Gregory Boyle
ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE LIGHTING DESIGNERS
Mikaela Baird
Eve Bandi
Krista Billings
Josh Martinez-Davis
Christopher Wong
ASSISTANT COSTUME DESIGNER & COSTUME
COORDINATOR
Misty Ayres
ASSISTANT SCENERY & PROJECTIONS
DESIGNER
Lauren Carroll
ASSOCIATE PROJECTION
DESIGNER
Greg Emetaz
STAGE MANAGERS & ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGERS
Megan Bennett
Rachel Dane
Caitlin Denney-Turner
Kate Fehan
Kristin Kelley
Raymond Menard
MUSIC PREPARATION
Elena Kholodova
COSTUME
PREPARATION
Kelly Chipman
Cynthia Clark
Hauzia Conyers
Alison Hergen
Allison Hines
Nicole Kennedy
Fiona Leonard
Paula Peasley-Ninestein
Stefanie Pifer
Cristine Reynolds
Jenn Rogers
Gibron Sheppard
PROJECTED TITLES
Brendan Callahan-Fitzgerald
SUPERNUMERARY MANAGEMENT
Spiro Winset
Alexandra Svirshch
ORCHESTRA
CELLO
CHORUS
LEADERSHIP
Board of Directors
Officers
Chair
Mr. Rhys T. Wilson
Vice Chair
Mr. John L. Hammaker
Members
Ms. Cathy Callaway Adams
Mrs. Elizabeth Adler
Mrs. Susan Anderson
Mrs. Wendy Anzalone
Mr. Bryan H. Barnes
Mr. Dante Bellizzi
Mr. Montague L. Boyd, IV
Dr. Harold J. Brody
Mrs. Rosemary Kopel Brown
Mr. Frank H. Butterfield
Mr. Mario Concha
Dr. Frank A. Critz
Mr. Robert Dean
Dr. Todd Ellis
Honorary Members
Mr. Ronald Antinori
The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler
Mr. Robert G. Edge
Mr. Carl I. Gable, Jr.
Mrs. Nancy Hall Green
Mr. Gregory F. Johnson
Executive Committee
Board Chair
Mr. Rhys T. Wilson
Vice-Chair
Mr. John L. Hammaker
Secretary
Mr. John Haupert
Treasurer/Finance Chair
Ms. Bunny Winter
Audit Chair
Mr. Bryan H. Barnes
Community Engagement Chair
Mr. Alex Simmons, Jr.
Advisory Council
Mr. Andrew J.M. Binns
Mr. Kenny L. Blank
Mrs. Inge Bledel
Ms. Mary Calhoun
Treasurer
Ms. Bunny Winter
Secretary
Mr. John Haupert
Mr. Dieter Elsner
Dr. Donald J. Filip
Mr. Kevin Greiner
Mrs. Joanne Chesler Gross
Mr. Jamael Hester
Mr. Howard W. Hunter
Mr. Andrew R. Long
Mr. Alfredo Martin
Mr. James B. Miller, Jr.
Mrs. Stephanie Morela
Mrs. Sandra S. Morelli
Mrs. Talia Murphy
Mr. Howard Palefsky
Mr. Michael E. Paulhus
Mr. Carter Joseph
Mr. Alfred Kennedy, Jr.
Mr. Michael Keough
Mrs. Emily C. Knobloch
Mr. George Levert
*Mrs. Peggy Weber McDowell
Mr. J. Barry Schrenk
Development Chair
Mr. Howard Palefsky
Investment Co-Chair
Mr. Frank H. Butterfield
Investment Co-Chair
Mrs. Sandra S. Morelli
Nominating & Board Engagement Chair
Mrs. Talia Murphy
Strategic Planning Chair
Mrs. Christine St.Clare
Ms. Sally Bland Fielding
Mr. Lance Fortnow
Mrs. Beth W. Glynn
Dr. Thomas N. Guffin, Jr.
*Mr. William E. Pennington
Dr. Carlos del Rio
Mr. Herbert J. Rosenberg
Mr. Thomas Saylor
Mr. Charles Sharbaugh
Mr. Alex Simmons, Jr.
Mrs. Christine St.Clare
Mr. William E. Tucker
Mr. Tomer Zvulun,
Carl W. Knobloch, Jr.
General & Artistic Director, ex-officio
Mr. Timothy E. Sheehan
Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr.
Mr. Mark K. Taylor
Mr. Thomas R. Williams
Mr. Robert G. Woodward
Mr. Charles R. Yates, Jr.
Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Chair
Mrs. Stephanie Morela
At-Large Members
Ms. Cathy Callaway Adams
Mr. Howard W. Hunter
Mr. Charles Sharbaugh
Carl W. Knobloch, Jr.
General & ArtisticDirector, ex-officio member
Mr. Tomer Zvulun
Mr. Douglas Hooker
Mrs. Erin Quinn Martin
Mr. Paul Snyder
STAFF*
Executive
Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General & Artistic Director
Tomer Zvulun
Managing Director
Micah Fortson
Executive Assistant
Misty Reid
Artistic & Music
Carl & Sally Gable
Music Director
Arthur Fagen
Director of Artistic Administration
Meredith Wallace
Artistic Associate
Annie Penner Gilstrap
Chorus & Orchestra Manager
Chris Bragg
Orchestra Librarian
Phil Parsons
Production
Director of Production
Robert Reynolds
Assoc. Director of Production
Meggie Roseborough
Senior Technical Director
Terry Harper
Technical Director
Joshua Jansen
Assistant Technical Director
Ben Cole
Production Finance
Coordinator
Robbin Anderson
Production Stage Manager
Megan Bennett
Lighting Supervisor
Marissa Michaels
Community Engagement & Education
Director of Community Engagement & Education
Jessica Kiger
Education Manager
Kendall Roney
Community Engagement & Education Coordinator
Jonesia Williams
New Works Administrator
Cara Consilvio
Costume
Costume Director
Sarah Gordon
Finance
Controller
Inga V. Murro
Staff Accountant
Camillia Johnson
Bookkeeper
Ruth Strickland
Administration
Chief Administrative Officer
Kathy J. White
Director of Facilities & Human Resources
Kenneth R. Timmons
Development
Chief Advancement Officer
Paul Harkins
Assoc. Director of Development
- Leadership Giving
Jessica Langlois
Assoc. Director of Development
- Major & Planned Gifts
Jonathan Blalock
Annual Events & Giving Coordinator
Gloria Lin
Database Manager / Analyst
Gokul Parasuram
Development Project Manager
Aaron Walker
Development Operations Coordinator
Diana Brewster
Senior Institutional Giving Officer
Elana Grossman
Marketing & Audience
Development
Director of Sales & Marketing
Rebecca Brown
Creative Services Manager
Matt Burkhalter
Sales & Marketing Manager
Ashley May King
Senior Manager, Ticketing Services
Renee Smiley
Box Office Associate
Chauncey Sims
Marketing Project Manager
Emily Crisp
Communications & Public Relations
Director of Communications & Public Relations
Michelle Winters
Film Studio
Director of Film Studio
Felipe Barral
Film Associate
Amanda Sachtleben
*working as of Jun 30, 2023
INNOVATION AT THE ATLANTA OPERA
The Atlanta Opera is expanding the art of opera. We are training young singers through the Glynn Studio Artist program, opening access through livestreaming and the development and distribution of cinematic operas, and making opportunities for emerging creatives—especially people who are traditionally underrecognized in opera—through the 96 Hour Opera Project.
GLYNN STUDIO ARTISTS
Founded in 2016, this program supports the skill and career development of the most promising young artists in opera. Under the guidance of Meredith Wallace, Director of Artistic Administration, many alumni have launched successful careers from their experiences in Atlanta.
Bruno Baker stage director
Edwin Jhamal Davis bass
Gretchen Krupp mezzo-soprano
Kameron Lopreore tenor
Alexis Seminario soprano
THE ATLANTA OPERA FILM STUDIO
3,228 SUBSCRIBERS IN ...
70 COUNTRIES
49 STATES
1,268 GEORGIA 2022-23 TITLES
96-HOUR OPERA PROJECT
Supporting innovation in opera by bringing forward the talents of underrecognized composers and librettists to develop new works.
June 9-12, 2023
Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College
Judges
Mark Campbell, Andrea Davis Pinkney, Priti Gandhi, Doug Hooker, Tinashe Kajese-Bolden, Tomer Zvulun
Antinori Foundation Grand Prize Winners: Steele Roots
Opera in workshop Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier)
music & lyrics Marcus Norris
book & story Adamma Ebo
Sponsored by
Rich Foundation
STUDIO TOUR
THE ATLANTA OPERA IN SCHOOLS
Teacher resources
• Hansel and Gretel film production
• Study Guide
• Classroom activities
HANSEL AND GRETEL
composer Engelbert Humperdinck
librettist Adelheid Wette
English adaptation Brenna Corner
Oct 2022 & Jan-May 2023
Performances at 133 schools and eight community venues in the Southeast
production director Brenna Corner
music director Justin Maxey & Choo Choo Hu
Gretel Brianna Samuels
Hansel Jessica Wax
Mother & Sandman Savannah Cathey
The Witch Stephen Steffens
STUDENTS REACHED
“The
students LOVED it. I have also received messages from parents about how much their kids loved it and have been talking about it at home”
— Kemmer T., educator
SERVING THE COMMUNITY
Community programs and partnerships not only reach new audiences but bring welcome perspectives and new connections to The Atlanta Opera. Atlanta’s multi-cultural community created synergy for our productions of Madama Butterfly and Das Rheingold. Mental health advocates joined in discussions about memory care and aging. Cast members and music specialists engaged with audiences throughout the season for lively interactions.
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: DEMENTIA, MEMORY, & CARETAKING
September 29, 2022 A partnership with WellStar College Faculty at Kennesaw State University to delve into the themes of Bluebeard’s Castle of aging, the breakdown of memory, and the challenges of caretaking.
COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: MADAMA BUTTERFLY—A MODERN INTERPRETATION
October 25, 2022 A partnership with the Japan America Society of Georgia to explore the challenges of historic Asian and Asian-American stereotypes in presenting Puccini’s famous opera.
OPERA INSIGHTS
November 2022 – May 2023 Prior to each mainstage performance, opera specialists present an informative lecture about the evening’s production. These pre-opera talks are designed to expand understanding and offer a boost of energy before the curtain goes up. Featured guests included Dr. Uzee Brown and Jay Hunter Morris.
POST-PERFORMANCE TALK BACKS
March 31 – April 2, 2023 Cast members discussed the life and work of composer Joseph Bologne, a French composer of African descent, and this adaptation of his opera The Anonymous Lover by Maria Todaro.
WAGNER’S JEWS—FILM SCREENING & PANEL DISCUSSION
April 30, 2023 A partnership with The Breman Museum to screen the documentary “Wagner’s Jews” with community discussion examining composer Richard Wagner’s complex relationships with Jewish people.
VETERANS TICKET PROGRAM
Since 2015, The Atlanta Opera has been honoring our veterans and activeduty military by offering fully sponsored tickets to all mainstage productions. Partnership with The Home Depot Foundation has made it possible for thousands of veterans and their guests to attend performances. In the 202223 season, nearly 2,500 tickets were distributed. This meaningful initiative is a point of pride in our service to our community.
“I had such a great time, as did my kids that joined me. I will say, as a veteran I greatly appreciate your ticket program. This was truly a wonderful experience. You deserve your place in the top 10!”
— Veterans Ticket Patron
SPONSORS
THE 2022-23 SEASON SPONSOR
MADAMA BUTTERFLY production sponsors
In memory of Nancy & Jim Bland
The Donald & Marilyn Keough Foundation with additional support from the Karina Miller Trust
THE 2022-23 DISCOVERIES
SERIES
The Molly Blank Fund of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation with additional support from The Livingston Foundation
THE VETERANS TICKET PROGRAM
THE GLYNN STUDIO ARTISTS
Beth & Gary Glynn
The Donald & Marilyn Keough Foundation
John & Yee-Wan Stevens Jerry & Dulcy Rosenberg
THE 96-HOUR OPERA PROJECT
The Rich Foundation The Antinori Foundation Slumgullion Charitable Fund
PUBLIC SUPPORT STUDIO TOUR DIGITAL EXPANSION
The purchase of equipment for The Atlanta Opera is supported by a gift from Eva and Robert Ratonyi.
DON GIOVANNI production sponsors
In memory of Mr. William E. Pennington
John L. Hammaker
Beau & Alfredo Martin with additional support from Larry & Beverly Willson
CANDIDE production sponsors
Harold Brody & Don Smith with additional support from Mr. William F. Snyder
DAS RHEINGOLD production sponsors
In memory of Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall
*Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Knobloch, Jr.
Howard Hunter - Gramma Fisher Foundation
Atlanta Music Festival Fund of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Blackney Foundation
Official Beverage of The Atlanta Opera
ANNUAL GIVING
DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE
$200,000+
Harold Brody & Donald Smith†
John & Rosemary Brown†
Dr. Frank A. Critz & Dr. Ann Critz†
Beth & Gary Glynn
Mr. Howard W. Hunter - Gramma Fisher Foundation†
Donald & Marilyn Keough Foundation
*Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Knobloch, Jr.†
Jerry & Dulcy Rosenberg†
*Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall
$100,000+
Mr. James B. Miller, Jr.
John & Yee-Wan Stevens†
Rhys & Carolyn Wilson†
$50,000+
Cathy & Mark Adams†
The Antinori Foundation†
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Blackney†
PATRON’S CIRCLE
$15,000+
Mr. & Mrs. James Anderson
Julie & *Jim Balloun†
Mr. David Boatwright†
Dr. Donald J. & Janet Filip†
*Ms. Anne Marie Gary
Mr. & Mrs. Edward J. Hardin
The Hilbert Law Firm
Slumgullion Charitable Fund†
Stephanie & Gregor Morela†
Sandra & Peter Morelli†
Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Nicholas III†
Christine & Mark St.Clare†
Larry & Beverly Willson†
The Mary & Charlie Yates Family Fund
Gold $10,000+
Elizabeth & Jeremy Adler †
Mrs. Phillip E. Alvelda†
John & Wendy Anzalone†
Bryan & Johanna Barnes†
Dr. & Mrs. Asad Bashey
Mr. & Mrs. C. Duncan Beard
Natalie & Matthew Bernstein
Anonymous
Mr. Frank H. Butterfield†
Laura & Cosmo Boyd
Connolly Family Foundation
Mr. Robert P. Dean & Mr. Robert Epstein†
The Gable Foundation, Inc†
John L. Hammaker
Alfredo & Beau Martin†
Mary Ruth McDonald
Katherine Scott
Mr. William F. Snyder †
Ms. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael Doyle†
$25,000+
Dr. & Mrs. Alexander Gross†
Mr. John Haupert & Mr. Bryan Brooks†
Talia & John Murphy
Victoria & Howard Palefsky†
*Mr. William E. Pennington†
Ms. Janine Brown & Mr. Alex J. Simmons, Jr.
Judith & Mark Taylor
Carol B. & Ramon Tomé†
Mr. Richard H. Delay
& Dr. Francine D. Dykes†
Mr. Tomer Zvulun
& Mrs. Susanna Eiland
Dieter Elsner
Ms. Ariana B. Fass
Deborah & Paul Harkins
Roya & Bahman Irvani
*Mary & *Wayne James
Dr. & Mrs. David Kavtaradze
Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Keough
Mr. & Mrs. Michael E. Paulhus†
Norm & Shannon Prestage
Mr. Milton J. Sams†
Charles T. & Donna Sharbaugh†
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy E. Sheehan
Wadleigh C. Winship Charitable Fund
Silver $5,000+
Mr. & *Mrs. Shepard B. Ansley
Dr. R. Dwain Blackston
Drs. Eda Hochgelerent
& Bruce Cassidy†
Mr. & Mrs. Kate Cook
John W. Cooledge†
Mr. & Mrs. Ron L. Cundy
Dr. Jeannette Guarner
& Dr. Carlos del Rio
Mr. & Mrs. Robert G. Edge
Mr. & Mrs. Reade Fahs
Sally & Hank Fielding†
Ms. Rebecca Y. Frazer
& Mr. Jon Buttrey
Mr. & Mrs. Ethan Garonzik
Kevin Greiner & Robyn Roberts
Judge Adele P. Grubbs
Gena & Joey Gyengo
Dr. Thomas High
Mr. L. D. Holland†
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Ms. Anne Morgan & Mr. James Kelley
Ms. Elizabeth Klump
Mrs. Dale Levert
& Mr. George W. Levert
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew Long
Dan D. Maslia & Mimi Shetzen Maslia
Belinda & Gino Massafra
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Mr. & Mrs. Steve Paro
Lib & Neal Quirk
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ANNUAL GIVING
Mr. James L. Rhoden
*Morton & Angela Sherzer
Baker & Debby Smith†
Lynne & Steven Steindel
George & Amy Taylor †
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Tucker
Dr. & Mrs. Nicholas Valerio III†
Benny & Roxanne Varzi
Thurman Williams
Bob & Cappa Woodward Charitable Fund
Bronze $2,500+
Mr. James L. Anderson
Ms. Casey Armanino
Catherine A. Binns
Mr. & Mrs. Earl Blair
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Mr. & Mrs. Charles Cohn
T. Dennis Connally
Jean & Jerry Cooper
Danica & Milton Dilligard
Mr. Mark du Mas
Drs. Morgan & Susan Horton Eiland
Dr. & Mrs. Todd D. Ellis
Mr. Thomas Emch
Mark & Mary Eppert
Mr. & Mrs. Lance Fortnow
Mr. Michael D. Golden
& Dr. Juliet Asher
Dr. Thomas N. Guffin, Jr.
Atlanta Neurology
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Donna & *Richard Hiller
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Mr. Alfred D. Kennedy
& Dr. Bill Kenny
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Mr. Mark Westfall
Thomas R. Williams Family
FRIEND’S CIRCLE
Investor $1,000+
Ms. Hope M. Barrett
Christine M. Beard
Mr. Jonathan Blalock
Mr. Walter Carter Bland
Mrs. Jane Blount
Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Blumenthal
Raphael Bostic
Mr. Sean Bowen
Ms. Martha S. Brewer
Mrs. Carol J. Clark
Mr. N. Jerold Cohen
& Ms. Andrea Strickland
Ms Lillianette Cook & Ms. Carol Uhl
John & Linda Cooke
Jeremy & Audrey Critz
John & Melissa Critz
Mr. & Mrs. Edward S. Croft III
Dr. & Mrs. F. Thomas Daly Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Harold T. Daniel Jr.
Mr. James M. Datka
& Ms. Nora P. DePalma
Jim & Carol Dew
Micah Fortson & Georgia Jarman
Dr. Richard Goodjoin
James C. Goodwyne
& Christopher S. Connelly
Helen C. Griffith
Ms. Louise S. Gunn
Felicia & Isaiah Hale
George L. Hickman III
Richard & Linda Hubert
Cliff Jolliff & Elaine Gerke
Mrs. Cecile M. Jones
Mrs. Peter G. Kessenich
Wadih & Ali Khayat
Ms. Carla Knobloch
Tim & Angela Leveridge
Dr. & Mrs. Ellis L. Malone
Jennifer & Chad Mann
Dr. & Mrs. Steven Marlowe
Mrs. Erin Martin
Mr. Stedman C. Mays Jr. & Mr. Charles Bjorklund
Denis Ng & Mary Jane Panzeri Ng
Carol S. Niemi
Kathie & Charles Palmer
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Reitzes
Sidney & Phyllis Rodbell
Ms. Hazel Sanger
Adhishesh Sood
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Stansfield
Ms. Virginia S. Taylor
Mr. Michael Tushman
& Mrs. Marjorie Williams
Eldred Veira
Ms. Betsy K. Wash
Alan & Marcia Watt
Rae & George Weimer
Dr. & Mrs. James O. Wells, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Mark Westfall
Ms. Kathy J. White
*Dr. & Mrs. R. Craig Woodward
Supporter $500+
Scott & Betsy Akers
Dr. Catherine Allard
Martha Allday
Dr. Raymond Allen
Paula Stephan Amis
Mr. John Baker
Mrs. Marilee F. Betor
Mr. Matt Blackburn
Jill Blair & Fay Twersky
Stanford M. Brown
Mr. Pete Ciaschini
Dr. Lawrence M. Cohen
Mrs. Jan W. Collins
Julianna M. Critz
Ann & Jim Curry
Maureen & Michael Dailey
Mr. Joseph V. Dawsey
& Mr. Frank D. Kubanek
Mrs. Anne J. Ederington
Ms. Ellen J. Evans
Dr. & Mrs. Richard D. Franco
Dr. & Mrs. David J. Frolich
Mr. Glen Galbaugh
Col. & Mrs. Donald M. Gilner
John Greer
Mr. & Mrs. Richard P. Grodzicki
*Mr. & Mrs. Sam Hagan
Ms. Lynne Elliott Jones
Mr. J. Carter Joseph
Keith Kellum
Joan & Arnold Kurth
Mr. Scott Lampert
Livvy Kazer Lipson
Allan & Vaneesa Little
Dr. Jo Marie Lyons
& Mrs. Betty C. Lyons
Jeanie & Albert Marx
Mr. Michael Mayes
Mr. M. Reynolds McClatchey Jr.
Mr. Bernard McGuinness
Mr. M Sean Molley
& Ms. Heidi C. Pritchett
Ciaran Morris
Mr. Marvin Moss
Terri & Stephen Nagler
Mr. Allan & Mrs. Twinkle Nelson
Mr. Darryl-Christopher Payne†
Dr. & Mrs. Lawrence S. Phillips
Mr. Lawrence F. Pinson
*Sharon & Jim Radford
Mr. Stephen L. Rann
& Ms. Dytre Fentress
Blair Robbins
Sandra & Ronald Rousseau
Dr. & Mrs. William M. Scaljon
Mr. Fred B. Smith
Mr. Paul Snyder
Sharon Daniels Sullivan
Kay Summers
Carolyn & Robert Swain
Dr. & Mrs. Michael Szikman
Mr. Stephen H. Thompson
& Mr. Drew Mote
Ms. Juliana T. Vincenzino
Ms. Brenda D. Jennings
Kelly Weekes
Ed Willard & J. R. Attaway
Kiki Wilson
Contributor $250+
Judith M. Alembik
Mr. Paul Anderson, Jr.
Stephan & Laura Anderson
Atlanta Opera Orchestra Players Association
Claire & Bryan Benedict
Mr. Edward S. Berkoff
Dr. Stephen R. Brandt
James & Nancy Bross
Craig & Brenda Caldwell
Debra M. Caldwell
Dr. & Mrs. Harold L. Chapman, Jr.
Mr. David D’Ambrosio
Carol Comstock & Jim Davis
Mr. & Mrs. John Drucker
Mr. & Mrs. David R. Dye
Allison Fichter & Phillip O’Brien
Judy & Stan Fineman
Mary Anne & Bruce Gaunt
Ms. Pat Godbe
Drs. Nancy & Robert Griner
CORPORATE PARTNERS
$100,000+
The Coca-Cola Company
The Home Depot Foundation
$50,000+
Gas South
Truist
UPS
$10,000+
Accenture LLP
KPMG LLP
National Distributing Co., Inc.
Price Waterhouse Coopers
The Capital Group Companies
The Hilbert Law Firm
Troutman Pepper
Warner Bros. Discovery
WestRock Company
Mr. & Mrs. Jamael Hester
Mr. & Mrs. Douglas M. Holly, Jr.
Ms. Jan W. Hughen
Mr. Rolf Ingenleuf
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Johnston
John & JoAnn Keller
Dorothy Yates Kirkley
Mr. Roy Locklear III
Mr. Simon Miller
Mrs. George E. Missbach Jr.
Berthe & Shapour Mobasser
The Honorable & Mrs. George A. Novak
Rita Omark
Mr. John Owens
Mrs. Polly N. Pater
Mr. & Mrs. John Payan
The Reverend Neal P. Ponder, Jr.
Catherine Popper & Noah Eckhouse in honor of Ms. Faye P. Popper
Virginia Rolfes
Ms. Regina Schuber
Mr. Karin Schwerd
Andrew J. Singletary, Jr.
Dr. David E. Sutherland II & Mrs. Sarah F. Yates Sutherland
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Taylor
Ms. Mary Thorpe-Mease
Mr. & Ms. Wolfgang Tiedtke
Jone Williams In memory of Marya Gabrielle Williams
*deceased
$2,500+
BNY Mellon
EY
KaneTreadwell Law LLC
Anonymous
FOUNDATIONS & GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
$225,000+
The Molly Blank Fund of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Mr. Howard W. Hunter
- Gramma Fisher Foundation
Donald and Marilyn Keough Foundation
$50,000+
Anonymous
Atlanta Music Festival Association Fund of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
The Gable Foundation
The Halle Foundation
Knobloch Family Foundation
Mary & EP Rogers Foundation, Inc.
The Sara Giles Moore Foundation
The Rich Foundation, Inc.
The Zeist Foundation, Inc.
$20,000+
Connolly Family Foundation
The Jim Cox, Jr. Foundation
The Roy and Janet Dorsey Foundation
J. Marshall & Lucile G. Powell Charitable Trust
The Ray M. & Mary Elizabeth Lee Foundation
$10,000+
David, Helen, & Marian Woodward Fund
The Hertz Family Foundation, Inc.
JBS Foundation
$5,000+
Camp-Younts Foundation
The George M. Brown Trust Fund
TRIBUTES & MEMORIALS
In Honor of Mr. Jonathan Blalock
Mr. William F. Snyder
Connor Howard
In Honor of Dr. Hal Brody & Mr. Don Smith
Jonathan Blalock
In Honor of Brother George Councill
Barbara Bonner
In Honor of Ann & Frank Critz
Brenda O’Neal Lambert
George & Rae Weimer
In Honor of Robert Dean & Robert Epstein
Jonathan Blalock
In Memory of Col. & Mrs. Edgar W. Duskin
Noelle Albano & Trey Duskin
In Honor of Mr. Robert G. Edge
Mrs. Eleanor Crosby
In Memory of Harriet Harris
Carlquist Harris
Freya Harris
Karen Rajczi
In Memory of Dr. James T. Lowman
The Family of Frank A. Thorpe
Mr. Stephen Koger
John & Yee-Wan Stevens
Ms. Mary Thorpe-Mease
In Honor of Mary Ruth McDonald
Jonathan Blalock
George & Rae Weimer
In Memory of Peggy McDowell
Mr. J. Carter Joseph
In Honor of Talia & John Murphy
Neal Quirk
In Honor of Howard & Victoria Palefsky
Mr. & Mrs. Kate Cook
In memory of Ann Chamlee Payne
Darryl-Christopher Payne
In Memory of Bill Pennington
Jonathan Blalock
In honor of Jerome & Dulcy
Rosenberg
Change to Mr. & Mrs. Jay M. Davis
$1,000+
Atlanta Women’s Club
The Hills Family Foundation, Mr. & Mrs. Thomas D. Hills, Trustees
Kiwanis Foundation of Atlanta
The Mary Brown Fund of Atlanta, Georgia
The Opera Guild for Atlanta
Frances Wood Wilson Foundation, Inc.
Government Funding
City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs
Fulton County Arts & Culture
Georgia Council for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
In Memory of Margaret Williams
Thurman Williams
In Memory of Marya Gabrielle Williams
Jone Williams & Barbara Robb
In Honor of Charlie & Mary Yates
Dorothy Yates Kirkley
Dr. David E. Sutherland II & Mrs. Sarah F. Yates Sutherland
In Honor of Mr. Tomer Zvulun & Ms. Susanna Eiland
Mr. Michael D. Golden & Dr. Juliet Asher
Connor Howard
Emily Knobloch
Mr. & Mrs. Larry Kurlander
John & Yee-Wan Stevens
Mr. & Mrs. William E. Tucker
George & Rae Weimer
In Memory of Henry Zvulun
Swint & Mary Jane Burkhalter
Michael Golden & Juliet Asher
BARBARA D. STEWART LEGACY SOCIETY
Cathy Callaway Adams & Mark Adams
Anonymous (5)
Mr. & *Mrs. Shepard B. Ansley
Mrs. Wallace F. Beard
The Bickers Charitable Trust
Mr. Jonathan Blalock
*Jim & *Nancy Bland
Mr. Montague L. Boyd, IV
Mr. Robert Colgin
*Martha Thompson Dinos
The Roy & Janet Dorsey Foundation
Mr. Richard H. Delay & Dr. Francine D. Dykes
Arnold & Sylvia Eaves
*Ms. Dorothy E. Edwards
*Heike & Dieter Elsner
Ms. Melodi Ford
Carl & Sally Gable
*Ms. Anne Marie Gary
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney W. Guberman
Ms. Judy Hanenkrat
*Sylvia Halleck, MD
Caroline Hardin
Richard & Fern Hartnig
The Hilbert Family Trust
Eda L. Hochgelerent, M.D. & Bruce A. Cassidy, M.D.
Mr. L. Don Holland
Mr. Hilson Hudson
*Mrs. Joseph B. Hutchison
Gail G. Johnson
Mr. J. Carter Joseph
*Mrs. Alfred D. Kennedy, Sr.
*Mrs. Isabelle W. Kennedy
*Donald & *Marilyn Keough
Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Keough
Ms. Corina M. LaFrossia
Mr. & Mrs. John G. Malcolm
Mr. Robert L. Mays
Mr. & Mrs. Allen P. McDaniel
*Peggy Weber McDowell & *Jack McDowell
Mr. & Mrs. Craig N. Miller
*Miss Helen D. Moffitt
Mr. J. Robert Morring
Clara M. & John S. O’Shea
Mrs. Polly N. Pater
Mr. James Paulk
*Mr. William Pennington
*Mr. Bruce Roth
Ms. Hazel Sanger
Mr. D. Jack Sawyer, Jr.
Anita & J. Barry Schrenk
Katherine Scott
Elizabeth N. Shapiro
*Mrs. Lessie B. Smithgall
Elizabeth Morgan Spiegel
Christine & Mark St.Clare
*Ms. Barbara D. Stewart
*Mrs. Eleanor H. Strain
Mr. Tarek Takieddini
Sandra & *Tom Teepen
Dr. & Mrs. Harold Whitney
*Mrs. Jane S. Willson
Rhys & Carolyn Wilson
Ms. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael Doyle
Mr. Charles R. Yates, Jr. & Mrs. Mary Mitchell Yates
