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Gala Co-Chairs: Scott* and Nancy** Santi of Winnetka, and Eric* and Kim Smith of Evanston; special collaboration between the Women’s Board and Board of Directors *Member, Board of Directors **Member, Women’s Board Lead Sponsor: Liz Stiffel; Supporting Sponsor: J. Thomas Hurvis; Lead Corporate Sponsor: Kirkland & Ellis LLP Make It Better was a Gold Record Sponsor
PHOTO BY JACLYN SIMPSON
PHOTO BY CORY WEAVER
LYRIC OPER A OF CHICAGO
CHICAGO VOICES GALA BENEFIT CONCERT AND AFTER PARTY • FEB. 4, 2017 Civic Opera House • More than $2 million
The Ardis Krainik Theatre was filled to capacity for the Chicago Voices Concert.
Event co-chairs and Platinum Sponsors Eric and Kim Smith of Evanston with event co-chairs and Diamond Sponsors Nancy and Scott Santi of Winnetka in the Rice Grand Foyer. PHOTO BY CORY WEAVER
The Chicago Voices concert will air on WTTW March 30.
PHOTO BY JACLYN SIMPSON
PHOTO BY TODD ROSENBERG
Evanston natives Jessie Mueller (star of Broadway’s “Beautiful”) 5 and Matthew Polenzani (star of Lyric’s recent “Magic Flute”) sang “The Prayer” during the concert.
Supporting Sponsor Tom Hurvis of Glenview with Lyric’s creative consultant Renée Fleming (artistic director for the concert) and Anthony Freud, Lyric’s general director.
Money raised at this event will go to general operating funds at Lyric. Pictured: Ekaterina Gubanova and Christian Van Horn in “Carmen,” running through March 25. M A R C H /A P R I L 2 0 1 7
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