2018–2019 Season Highlights

RESIDENT ARTIST PROGRAM

Minnesota Opera’s nationally recognized Resident Artist Program nurtures the next generation of opera artists, providing them a critical bridge between conservatory training and a professional career. In the 2018–2019 Season, Minnesota Opera supported the careers of ten emerging opera professionals, including seven singers, two pianists/coaches, and one stage director. Participants received nine months of intensive professional development, including master classes, audition trainings, and opportunities to network with agents and other company leaders. In addition to participating in Minnesota Opera’s productions, these artists were an integral part of the company’s outreach and education efforts, serving as opera ambassadors throughout the community both in schools and at special events.

10 Resident Artists

50 ROLES filled by current or past Resident Artists in the mainstage season

MORE THAN 700 ARTISTS from across the world apply to this program each season

Resident Artists Lisa Marie Rogali and Christian Sanders in La Rondine. Photo © Cory Weaver.

Resident Artist Nicholas Davis in Silent Night. Photo © Dan Norman.

OPERA EDUCATION

Known for its work onstage and off, Minnesota Opera is a leader in the field of opera and is dedicated to engaging our community through educational opportunities. We believe in fostering creativity and encouraging members of our community to continue learning through an array of programs designed to reach people of all ages, locations, and backgrounds. From Stories Sing!, a singing storybook program for children, to Voices of Opera, an initiative engaging the creative minds of older adults, we offer a variety of opportunities to engage with opera.

For more information, visit mnopera.org/learn.

MORE THAN 9,000 children served

1,200 education contact hours this season

Opera Connections © Andrea Lewandoski

Creative Aging © Lyngblomsten

60 schools, libraries, and community centers reached

MORE THAN 700 STUDENTS attended a full opera performance

MORE THAN 1,100 PARTICIPANTS in Creative Aging programs

OPERA ENGAGEMENT

MN Opera believes that access and connections to opera, operatic experiences, and the inherent artistic processes can enrich, empower, and improve quality of life in the community. To effectively engage, we must listen and learn from our community to be a vital civic contributor and make meaningful, authentic, and lasting relationships.

NEARLY 4,000 PARTICIPANTS in opera engagement events across the season

ARTS PARTNERSHIP

The Arts Partnership is comprised of the four highly acclaimed organizations that perform regularly at the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts – Minnesota Opera, the Ordway, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Schubert Club. The Partnership strengthens its organizations in service to the community through growing collaboration and stewardship of its shared assets.

This season, the partners successfully completed an annual fund campaign of more than $600,000. That funding not only supported the Ordway as a world-class performing arts facility, but also allowed two co-presentations offering access to enriching arts experiences to the community.

6 OPERAS were broadcast on Classical MPR giving opera access to regional listeners

MORE THAN 300 TARGET EMPLOYEES attended Target Night at the Opera

Sphinx Virtuosi © Nan Melville

SPHINX VIRTUOSI FAMILY ARTS BLAST

For the third consecutive season, the Arts Partnership was proud to present Sphinx Virtuosi, a chamber ensemble comprised of the nation’s top Black and Latino classical string soloists. The program took place at the Ordway’s Concert Hall and included a post-show reception where audiences could meet and mingle with the artists.

Sphinx Virtuosi © Nan Melville The annual Family Arts Blast is a morning of free family fun at the Ordway where children of all ages can get hands-on interaction with music, dance, theater, and more! This year, families enjoyed a wide range of creative activities happening throughout the building from trying an instrument, learning new dance moves, exploring technical theater with costumes and sound effects — and every 20 minutes a new show or concert was held in the two performance spaces.

We acknowledge that opera—the art form, the performers, the productions, and the music—in the minds of many, has traditionally been thought of as “for” some audiences and “not for” other audiences. Therefore, to sustain opera’s relevance and vibrance, we recognize that it is imperative to create a company that inspires hope and empowers all voices, and where our audience, our staff and board, as well as our performers and performances, span an even wider cross section of Minnesotans and visitors from outside our state.

82 DIVERSITY TRAINING SESSIONS spent with MN Opera staff

5 OPERA COMPANIES from around the country involved in a Diversity cohort work group

commission of our newest opera for Project Opera, our premier youth training program. Based on The Song Poet, a novel by Minnesota native and Hmong-American author Kao Kalia Yang, the opera recounts her family’s journey from Laos to the United States. “I believe this opera will push the boundaries of the form and the dreams of my people and new Americans everywhere who live and love the arts in a positive and necessary direction,” says Yang. The Song Poet will continue its development throughout the next two seasons, with a

To work towards this vision, MN Opera’s Diversity Council, made up of staff members from every part of the organization, aims to foster a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture both inside and outside the opera house. Through the guidance of a Diversity Charter, both our staff and board have made it a top priority to diversify our organization and audience across three areas: racial and ethnic diversity, socio-economic diversity, and age diversity. By inviting people with a greater variety of opinions, viewpoints, and ideas into our spaces, we believe we can better cultivate and enrich our culture of creativity.

“Working under a Diversity Charter allows us to have conversations about how we expand the voices at the creative table,” says MN Opera President and General Director Ryan Taylor. Our 2018–2019 Season saw an increase in the number of artists of color both on stage and behind the scenes, and we plan to build upon that in our upcoming seasons. Recently, we announced the premiere date set for spring 2021.

We’re excited to continue to make strides in this work. For the past two years, our staff and board have participated in a series of intercultural capacity workshops and coachings. In March 2019, we had the honor of hosting a summit with representatives from opera companies from around the country to discuss how we can better incorporate the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion into our work as an industry.

“There are so many practical and financial reasons to do this work. But above all else, it’s simply the right thing to do,” says Rocky Jones, MN Opera Communications Manager and Diversity Council Chair. “I’m hopeful that MN Opera will be a catalyst for positive change in our industry and for justice in our community.”

To read our Diversity Charter and learn more about how we are putting our principles into practice, please visit mnopera.org/edi.

2019 2018

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents $770,085 $1,576,306 Receivables 11,053,513 2,364,997 Deferred production and prepaid expenses 518,836 472,081 Investments 17,294,123 17,808,537 Property and equipment, net 4,641,351 2,905,665

Total assets $34,277,908 $25,127,586

LIABILITIES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses $453,458 $676,119 Deferred revenue 1,741,060 1,663,149 Line of credit 750,000 - Notes and capital lease payable 1,014,132 1,000,000

Total liabilities 3,958,650 3,339,268

NET ASSETS

Without donor restrictions 3,200,061 581,779 With donor restrictions 27,119,197 21,206,539

Total net assets 30,319,258 21,788,318

Total liabilities and net assets $34,277,908 $25,127,586

2019 2018

REVENUE, SUPPORT, AND GAINS

Opera season/admissions $2,703,354 $2,959,566 Contributions and grants 18,000,455 6,598,664 Other 363,382 802,570 Net investment return 857,323 541,101 Change in value of trusts (599,046) 468,626

Total revenue, support, and gains 21,325,468 11,370,527

EXPENSES

Program services 9,551,773 10,192,267 Administrative and general 1,847,481 1,704,148 Fundraising expenses 1,395,274 1,130,865

Total expenses 12,794,528 13,027,280

CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

NET ASSETS, BEGINNING OF YEAR

NET ASSETS, END OF YEAR

8,530,940 (1,656,753)

21,788,318 23,445,071

$30,319,258 $21,788,318 EXPENSES

2019

•Program services • Administrative and general • Fundraising expenses

2018

•Program services • Administrative and general • Fundraising expenses 78% 13% 9%

For complete year-end audit results, please visit mnopera.org/annual-report.

OFFICERS Chair | H. Bernt von Ohlen President and General Director | Ryan Taylor Vice Chair | Nadege Souvenir Secretary | Sharon Bloodworth Treasurer | John Junek

DIRECTORS Vanessa Abbe Rebecca Bernhard Sharon Bloodworth Shari Boehnen Alberto Castillo Jane Confer Jay Debertin Terrance Dolan Sidney W. Emery Maureen Harms Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad Philip Isaacson J Jackson Diane Jacobson John C. Junek Christl Hutter Larson Mary Lazarus Robert Lee Natalie Volin Lehr Jeninne McGee Michael McNamara Fayneese Miller Leni Moore Kay Ness Jose Peris Bart Reed Mary H. Schrock Linda Roberts Singh David Smith Nadege Souvenir Gregory Sullivan Norrie Thomas Missy Staples Thompson Wendy Unglaub H. Bernt von Ohlen Craig Walvatne William White Margaret Wurtele

PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL Karen O. Bachman John A. Blanchard, III Rachelle D. Chase Burton Cohen Julia W. Dayton John Huss Ruth Huss James E. Johnson Lucy Rosenberry Jones Kevin H. Smith Mary W. Vaughan

HONORARY DIRECTORS Dominick Argento* Philip Brunelle Liz Kochiras

* in remembrance

2018–2019 Board of Directors © Brent Dundore

TEMPO LIAISON Kara Eliason Dorsey

TEMPO BOARD OFFICERS Chair | Kara Eliason Dorsey Vice Chair | Katie Eiser Secretary | Emily Engel Treasurer | Julia M. Wilcox Audience Development Chair | Sarah Fowler Programming Co-chair | Liz Brenner Programming Co-chair | Aimee Tritt

TEMPO BOARD MEMBERS Carrie Anderson Liz Brenner Marjahn Golban Laura Green Chaffee Heber Gurrola Sarah Fowler Emily Engel Aimee Tritt Kara Eliason Dorsey Julia M. Wilcox Katie Eiser Alison Jarzyna Luke Olson Kate Smith KT Thompson

It is with deep appreciation that Minnesota Opera recognizes individual donors who have made gifts to our Annual Fund, Fund-A-Dream, and Opera Innovate Now Campaign between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019. Thank you for making this exceptional art come to life.

BEL CANTO CIRCLE The following lists donors who have made leadership gifts of $10,000+.

PLATINUM Anonymous (2) Julia W. Dayton Vicki and Chip Emery Ruth and John Huss Lucy Rosenberry Jones and James E. Johnson George and Margaret Sparks Margaret Wurtele Wayne Zink and Christopher Schout

GOLD Patricia Beithon Alexandra O. Bjorklund* Mary and Gus Blanchard Darlene J. and Richard P. Carroll Family Fund of The Minneapolis Found Terrance and Susan Dolan Sara and Jock Donaldson Mary Ingebrand-Pohlad John and Kathleen Junek Jeninne McGee Kendrick B. Melrose Donor Advised

Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Elizabeth Redleaf Paul and Mary Reyelts Jesse and Linda Singh Mary Vaughan

SILVER Anonymous Allegro Fund of the Saint Paul Foundation Susan Calmenson and Vince Leo Ellie Crosby – The Longview Foundation Jay and Rebecca Debertin Mr. and Mrs. Philip Isaacson Kay Ness and Chris Wolohan Mahlon and Karen Schneider Missy Staples Thompson and Gar Hargens H. Bernt von Ohlen and W. Thomas Nichol

BRONZE Anonymous Karen Bachman Stephen and Margaret Blake Sharon Bloodworth and Barrett Johnson Shari and David Boehnen Kenneth and Peggy Bonneville Susan S. Boren Jane M. and Ogden W. Confer William I. and Bianca M. Fine Charitable Trust Bill and Bonnie Frels Beverly N. Grossman Joseph and Bette Hirsch Jeannie Holmes Kimberly and George Hudachek Diane and Paul Jacobson Kyle Kossol and Tom Becker Christl and Andrew Larson Mary Ash and Barry Lazarus Robert L. Lee and Mary E. Schaffner Leni and David Moore Jr./Moore Family Fund for the Arts of The Minneapolis Foundation Barton and Kimberly Reed Mary H. and Christian G. Schrock Greg Sullivan and Annie Frazer Dr. Norrie Thomas William White

CAMERATA CIRCLE The following lists donors who have made gifts of $2,500 to $9,999.

GOLD Vanessa Abbe Michael Birt Judith Garcia Galiana and Alberto Castillo Ralph D. Ebbott Maureen and Mike Harms Sharon Hawkins Miriam and Erwin Kelen Robert Kriel and Linda Krach Harvey Thomas McLain Natalie Volin Lehr Jose Peris and Diana Gulden Connie and Lew Remele Nadege J. Souvenir and Joshua A. Dorothy Wendy and Paul Unglaub Stephanie and Craig Walvatne

SILVER Anonymous (2) An Anonymous Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Martha and Bruce Atwater Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation William Biermaier and David Hanson Jan Conlin and Gene Goetz Ann Fankhanel Gail Fiskewold Dr. Richard Gregory Susanne Haas and Ross Formell Michele Harris and Peter Tanghe Janet N. Jones Patty and Warren Kelly Ilo and Margaret Leppik Fayneese Miller Karla Miller Dr. and Mrs. Alfred Moore Sandy and Bob Morris Richard and Nancy Nicholson Luis Pagan-Carlo and Joseph Sammartino Julie and Bruce Steiner Sarah and Rolf Peters Ken and Nina Rothchild Ryan Taylor Dr. Andrew J. Thomas Stephanie C. Van D’Elden Charles Allen Ward Fund of The Saint Paul Foundation

BRONZE Anonymous Richard Allendorf Dan and Martha Goldberg Aronson Dr. Jerald Barnard Michelle Blaeser Will and Margee Bracken Laurie Carlson and William Voedisch Rachelle Dockman Chase Rusty and Burt Cohen Gisela Corbett and Peter Hyman Thomas and Mary Lou Detwiler Dr. Mary Anne Ebert and Paul Stembler Joyce and Hugh Edmondson Patricia R. Freeburg Woessner Freeman Family Foundation Mrs. Myrtle Grette Alfred and Ingrid Lenz Harrison Linda and Jack Hoeschler Jean McGough Holten Dr. Arthur and Fran Horowitz Mr. J. David Jackson

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La Traviata Opening Night © Matt Lien Photography

Barbara S. Belk Rebecca Bernhard Ed and Mimi Bohrer Drs. Eli and Jan Briones Debra Brooks and James Meunier Joan and George Carlson Steve Coleman Barb and Jeff Couture Mike and Stacey Crosby – The Longview Foundation Jean Deatrick and Eldon Feist Cy and Paula DeCosse Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Charles M. Denny Jr. and Carol E. Denny Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Maureen and John Drewitz Joan Duddingston David Dudycha and Dorothy Vawter Laura and Tim Edman Salvatore Silvestri Franco Martha Gabbert Heidi and Howard Gilbert Bill and Paula Glade Marsha and Richard Gould Jennifer Gross Thomas and Mary Gross Bruce and Jean Grussing Rehael Fund – Roger Hale/Nor Hall of The Minneapolis Foundation Marion and Donald Hall Anne Marie and Larry Halvorson Nancy A. Harris Don Helgeson and Sue Shepard Elfrieda Hintze Shirley Hogan Jill Irvine Crow H. H. Irvine* Clayton Jelinek Barbara Jenkins Dale A. Johnson Bryce and Paula Johnson Jane and Jim Kaufman Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Margaret V. Kinney Andrea M. Kircher William and Sarah Kling Constance and Daniel Kunin Gail Oliver and James LaFave Laurence and Jean LeJeune Bill Long Reid and Ann MacDonald Margery Martin and Dan Feidt Carolyn Mayo Barbara McBurney Laura McCarten Patricia N. and Samuel D. McCullough Kay Phillips and Jill Mortensen Thomas P. Murtha and Stefanie A. Lenway Lucia Newell and Steven Wiese Brandon and Melissa Novy Ruth and Ahmad Orandi Dede Ouren Kelly and Michael Palmer Derrill Pankow Suzanne and William Payne Mary and Robert Price Sarah Rockler Enrique and Clara Rotstein Leland T. Lynch and Terry Saario Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation Christine Sagstetter Sampson Family Charitable Foundation Mary Savina Fred and Gloria Sewell Cherie and Robert Shreck Kevin and Lynn Smith Sharon and Thomas Stoffel Dana and Stephen Strand Ruth Stricker Dayton Carley, Bill, Kirsten, and Carolyn Stuber Jennifer and David Thomas Jean Thomson Neal Viemeister and Virginia Kirby John W. Windhorst Jr.

SILVER Anonymous (2) Barbara Agard Thomas O. Allen Arlene and Tom Alm Katherine Anderson August J. Aquila and Emily Haliziw Dr. and Mrs. Orn Arnar Steve and Sharon Bachman Jo and Gordon Bailey Family Fund of the Catholic Community Foundation Rebecca D. Arons and Thomas J. Basting Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Judson Bemis, Jr. Gerald and Phyllis Benson Patricia and Martin Blumenreich Gerald Bradley Cheryl Brown Thomas and Joyce Bruckner Jimmy Burnett Katherine L. Castille Ann Marie and Jim Collins Susan and Richard Crockett Helen and John Crosson Stephen Davis and Murray Thomas Rondi Erickson and Sandy Lewis* Brian M. Finstad James and Barbara Gahlon William W. and Susan G. Gerberich Roger and Karen Hale Mark Halldorson Lowell Hanson Burton and Sandra Hoverson Ray Jacobsen Charlie Johnson Nancy Jones Beverly Kasper Michael and Sheue Keenan Mary L. Kenzie Foundation Carole and Joseph Killpatrick Robert and Barbara Kueppers Anita Kunin Cynthia and Lawrence Lee Natalie Levin and Stephen Gilberstadt William and Gloria Levin Ben Lewandowski Jonathan and Lisa Lewis Steve and Agnes Matheson Kris and Bill McGrath Deb and Jon McTaggart Judith and James Mellinger Virginia Miller Steven J. Mittelholtz Virginia Dudley and William Myers Merritt C. Nequette and Nancy Hartung James A. Payne Carol Peterson Marge and Dwight Peterson Walter Pickhardt and Sandra Resnick Lawrence Redmond Scott and Courtney Rile Bryn Roberts and Marcy Jefferson Mallory Roberts and Jonathan Lilienthal Bob Rose Liane A. Rosel Christopher Ross Marian R. Rubenfeld and

Frederick G. Langendorf Richard and Carol Seaberg Doris Jean Seely Madeline Simon Clifford C. and Virginia G. Sorensen Charitable Trust of The Saint Paul Foundation Jon Spoerri and Debra Christgau Brian Staufenbiel Warren Stortroen Craig and Janet Swan Julia Swanson-Balding and John Balding Robert and Shoshana Tancer Josephine Trubek Marcelo Valdes Kenneth and Kathryn Valentas Laurie Vinyon David L. Ward Elizabeth Wexler Michael Wigley Frank and Frances Wilkinson John M. Williams Barbara and James Willis

BRONZE Anonymous (3) Mary Abbe Paul and Val Ackerman Carolyn M. Adams Rolf T. Anderson Kay C. Bach Susanne and Johan Bakken Jill and Thomas Barland Naren Bauer Mark Bayuk Longine Beck Sharla and Mark Beithon Bender Vocal Studio Kenneth J. Berglund John and Cindy Beukema David Bjork and Jeff Bengston Judith and Paul Brandon Roger and Ronnie Brooks Henry and Emilie Buchwald Deborah Carlson Alan E. and Ruth Carp Wanda and David Cline Herbert Colwill Jeanne E. Corwin Mary Davidson Thomas Doran Noah Eisenberg Leah and Ian Evison Steven and Mimi Fisher Jinnet Fowles Carol and Mike Garbisch Greta Garmers Nancy and Clyde Gerber Mark Giga James and Jo Glasser James Glazier Laura Green Russell and Priscilla Hankins Laurie Hansen Stefan and Lonnie Helgeson Rosmarie and John Helling Cliffton and Sharon Hill Mark and Kathleen Humphrey Mark and Jeanne Jacobson Deborah and Ronald Jans Alison Jarzyna Erika Kahler Ed and Martha Karels James and Kathleen Karges Barry and Cheryl Kempton Robert Kieft Janice Kimes Nathan Kulenkamp Beatrice H. Langford Sandra Larson Darby Lunceford and Todd Wright Holly MacDonald and John Orbison Stuart MacGibbon Dr. Joan E. Madden Kristin and Jim Matejcek Sean McAleer Ehren McGeehan Sam Meals Mary Ann and John Mecom Adele Mehta John L. Michel and H. Berit Midelfort Eldon and Anne Miller John W. Miller, Jr. James Miner Jodi and Michael Mooney Mina Fisher and Fritz Nelson Richard and Nancy Nelson Jay and Helen Newlin Patricia A. O’Gorman Ann Ormond Fennell Scott J. Pakudaitis Julia and Brian Palmer Allen Perriello John and Margaret Perry Judith Pettit Anne and John Polta Nicole and Charles Prescott Kevin Puts Ann Richter Philip and Mary Rickey Robert E. Rocknem Ronald Roed Michael and Tamara Root Michael Ryan Irene and Mel Sahyun Julia Sand Terry Sandven Kate Saumur Joan Semmer Jerald and Leona Shannon Emily and Daniel Shapiro Rebecca and John Shockley Kathleen K. Simo Linnea Sodergren Donna and Kenneth Speake Dr. David M. Steinhaus Charlotte Taylor Joyce Thielen Thomas Bakken Marie J. Thomas Catherine Vesley John Vilandre Stephanie Wexler John and Sandra White J. Andrew and Gary S. Whitford Holey Wendy Wildung James Wire *in remembrance

GOLD Anonymous (2) Jerome and Joy Amel Rosalind Annen Roberta Armel Jerry Artz Suzanne Asher Doug Bekke Bonnie Benson Sharon Bigot David and Diane Blake Mitchell E. Blatt and Michele Lepsche Elizabeth Borg and David Stevens Larry Brandts Lorraine R. Brasket Allen Brookins-Brown Joan Broughton Neil Brozen Richard Brundage Philip and Ellen Bruner Stephen Bubul and Lee S. Lewis Nicholas Butler Barbara Camm Mark Campbell Renee Campion and David W. Walsh Donna Carlson Mark and Denise Carter Mary Chastek Beverly Christensen Colin Clifford George and Louise Clitty Denis Clohisy Barbara Cohen Jeanne and David Cornish Stephen and Joan Costello Thomas Cox Doug and Ruth Crane Adam Da Ros Stephanie Daily and James Hughes William Davis Karl Dedenbach and

Marie-Christine Leisz Margaret DeLapp Eugene DiMagno Eugenia and Joseph Dixon Frank Donaldson A Brian Doran Kevin and Janet Duggins Dr. Donald A. Duncan Sheryl Ebert George Ehrenberg Nichelle and Christian Ehrnriter Ron Erhardt Kittie Fahey Craig Feathers and Amy Kolan John J. Flynn and Deborah Pile Gerald Foley Roger and Michele Frisch Barbara E. Gee

mnopera.org  | 21 Leland and Beverly Gehrke Beth Gilbert Marcia Glick Randy Goetz Barbara Golden Edward and Eileen Gordon Donald Greenebaum Jan Grimes Brian and Jane Grivna Keralyn Groff Gregory Gross David Groth Andrew and Tina Grzeskowiak Heber Gurrola Matthew Haines and Jennifer Marshall Eric Halvorson Craig and Monica Hamer Charles Hample Craig Hankins Anne Hanley and George Skinner Brenda A Harris Stephen and Patricia Haynes Mary Beth Henderson Maurice Henschel Jonathan E. Hill Joseph and Nancy Holmberg Dana Holt Karen and Brian Hopps Gillian Horrocks Judith and Clayton Hovda Stephan Hubig Linda A. Hulbert and Kent Rissman Benjamin W. Hulse and Maureen C. Sheehan Ela Iwanczuk and Gerry Rothen Bernard Jacob Donald C. Jacobson David Jaime Allan and Margaret Johnson Paul Johnson and Joan Eckberg Robert Thomas T. Johnson Ellen Just Kristine Kaplan Jane Kasiske Kathryn Keefer Henry Keen Eric King Mitchel Kirshbaum Julie Klimp Kartra and Glenn Kohl Marek Kokoszka Elise Koonmen David and Jane Kostik Katharine Kragh Catherine A. Krisik Maureen Kucera-Walsh James Kunz John Kupris and Margaret Hamburger Dean and Kristen Lambert Jana L. Larson David Lawrence and David Portillo Sandra M. LeBlanc David and Darlene Lee

Don and Marlyce Lee Karen Sonia Lee Susan Leppke John and Rachel Levitt Nancy Lilienthal James Lindell Elizabeth Longhurst and Kim A. Chapman Juanita B. Luis Gerold Luss Jim Macknick and John Pemberton Liana Magee and Thomas E. Kleinschmit William Mahlum and Donna W. Allan Diane Malfeld Michael Martin Sally and Don Mason Tracy McCauley Susan McGowan Anne McInerney James McLaughlin Robert and Larae McPartlin Robert and Marlys Melius Robert E. Meyerson David J. Miller and Mary Dew John and Sibylle Miller Laurie Miller Andrew Mogendorff Karen Moline Jack and Jane Moran Maria Moscandrew William and Imelda Muggli Elizabeth Murray Richard and Janet Myers Imogene and Allan Nelson Kathryn E. Nettleman Kenneth and Mary Neustel Gerald and Rita Newton Paula Nordhem and James Calkins Coreen F. Nordling and John Paulson Andrew Odlyzko Robert and Tamara Olsen Craig Olson Dennis R. Olson Lila Olson Scott Olson Vivian Orey Donna and Marvin Ortquist Kathleen and Donald Park Pamela Parker JoAnn Pasternack Craig Peifer and Lawrence Lozano Sandra Penning Gregory and Sharon Peterson Patricia M. Peterson Ronald Peterson Laurie and Michael Petruconis Dale G. Pillsbury Ona and Wayne Pinsonneault Heather Polivka Mary Ann Polley Fred and Barbara Pollman Lorraine Potuzak Charlotte J. Prentice 22  | MN Opera 2019 Annual Report

Joel Puckett Edward and Betty Radcliffe Margaret Redmond and Steven J. Ring Sigrid Larson and Dave Redpath Sara E. Reed Charles O. Regal Herbert and Jane Reiman John Renwick Genevieve and John Ries Jim Rife and Theresa Salerno Patrick Riley and Natalie Roholt Annemarie Robertson Donna Rodel and Bernie Waibel Judith and William Rohde David and Kathleen Rothenberger Gregg H. Rotvold Thomas and Tricia Ryan Mark Rynda Stephen and Karen Sanger Joseph Schmidt Joyce Schmidt Daniel Schonebaum Paul L. Schroeder A. Truman and Beverly Schwartz Alan E. Shapiro Craig and Maureen Shaver Gail and Stephen Shea Robert Shearer and Joan Gustafson Eva Shipley Roy and Lana Sjoberg Janet L. Skoog Darryl Smith Annemarie and Jan Solon Glenn and Ardath Solsrud Sarah Sotos David and Sheila Southwick Nancy Sponaugle Biruta and Andris Spruds Renata Stachowicz Mr. Terrence Stark Oakley and Susan Surine Curtis L. Swenson Charles and Joan Tanger Susan Tasa John and Mary Taylor Ti Chang Taylor Irma Thies Jennifer Thill Valerie Thompson Kate Tobin Susan Travis David Trechter Victoria and Lindsay Vargas Edward and Virginia Vizard Randall Volk Tammie Weinfurtner Mick Wencil Paul and Carolynn Wiggin Julia Wilcox Barb Wildes Brad Williams Donald Williams and Pamela Neuenfeldt Ruth Wood Sharon Woods Joy and Adrian Zabala

SILVER Anonymous (2) Susan Abderholden Matthew Abernathy Harvey Abrams Jerome Abrams and Gayle Brentzman James J. Amato and

Patricia A. Richard-Amato Carolyn Anderson Eleanor Arnason Kristin Backman Mark Bahn Thomas and Dawn Banken Thomas Barber Amy Barr-Saxena Cynthia Baxter Cornelia H. Beck John and Elizabeth Beck James Becker and Wayne Beauchemin Kevin Beckey John and Julie Beckmann William Beeman Barbara Belew Barbara Bencini Jill Bernard Bernice Berns Jillian Biancamano Heidi Bing Anna Bliss Jim Boddy Mary Bollinger Erin Borchert Philip Bradley Margaret Brandl Annetta Bray-Wagner Dennis Brennan Elizabeth Brenner Sosha M. Brink Lawson Brown Edward Brownell Jackson Bryce Richard Burquist and Robert Murphy Allan Campbell Peter Carlsen and Sylvia Frank Louise Carlson William and Nancy Child Denise A. Christiansen Lela Clark Dorothy Coffey Gary B. Cohen Susan Conlin Paul Coons Willa M. Cott-Meissel Barbara Cracraft Tom Craig Kent and Dee Ann Crossley Marie Currie Christiana and Aric Czarnowski Anne A. DeArden Lorin DeBonte John Demma Carol C. Dittberner Angelica Dogan Karen Dorn Mary Theresa Downing Margaret E. Durham Jennifer Eckes and

Christopher Stordalen Barbara Eiger Kristine Elias Marlys and Philip Engh Carol K. English Mike Erickson Natalie P. Evans Bob Everett Kathleen Fennema Kathryn Fernholz James Findlay Renate Fiora Matthew Flom Suzanne Frances Gerard and Shirley Gaynor Barbara Geiser Nicole Geneau Steve Gentile Theresa M. Gienapp Nancy J. Gilliland Pamela and Robert Goldman Rachel Goodell Judy Grimes Michelle Hackett Thomas J. Haley Jr. Shari A. Halling Albert and Janice Hammond Dennis and Diane Hansen Suzanne Hanson ev hanson-florin Karen Haugen Phebe Haugen Jack and Terri Hawthorne Herb Hayek Dana Hazel Mary Healy Thomas Helfter Helen Hillstrom Aaron Hinck Trudy L. Hoag Donna Hogenson Robert T. Holt Daniel Hopkins Steven and Mary Hornig Mark and Margaret Hottinger Todd A. Hughes Sarah L. Irwin Edward and Mary Jacobsen Cory Johnson Jean Johnson Neal and Sally Johnson Rose Jost Phyllis Kahn Arnold and Shirley Kaplan Irene Kato Tim and Beth Kennedy Mary Kenning Judith Allen Kim Richard A. Kinde Varvara Kirchner Terry and Cecelia Kirihara Marie J. Kistler Donald W. Klass John Kline Larry Klueh Diana Konopka Thomas and Carol Kubic Dominika E. Kuzlak-Swanson John-Eric Langdale Xan Laurence Michael C. Leary Wayne and Ellen Leebaw Laurie Leidig Chris Leisz and Karl Dedenbach James Leith Stacie Lightner Thomas Lockhart George Logan Annette Lopez Elger Lorenzsonn Sharon Lovo Bradley Lucas Carol Lundquist Joan and Matthew Macheledt Adam Malamen Emily Manhart Diane Markel Christine Martin Jeffrey Masco Cari Mathias George and Anastasia Maxwell Betty and Matthew McConnell Polly L. McCormack MD and Keith Engel MD Jeffrey McCullough Orpha McDiarmid Family Fund Mary McDiarmid Charlene McEvoy David and Laurie Mech Robert and Roberta Megard Gale and Julie Mellum Peter A. Menge David Mertesdorf Katharine Miketic Igor and Dina Mikhailenko Julie Miller Jacqueline Moen and Steven Bailey Keith Montgomery Lorenzo Moog Maryanne Moren Linda Morey Marcia Morris Nicholas Mroczek Katherine Muller Daniel and Lynn Munson John and Sandra Murphy Monica Murray Clara Nellans Colleen and Gregg Nelson Ingrid Nelson Kristie Nelson-Neuhaus Linda S. Neuman Margaret J. Nimmo Bridget O’Brien Jay Olson Stephanie Olson Nancy Orgeman Candyce Osterkamp Valerie Overby Patricia Panshin Chris Paola Muriel L. Parker Daniel Paskewitz Miriam Perriello Robert and Alice Peters Jane Peterson Kathleen M. Philipp Jan and Janet Phillips Tim and Mary Pieh John Pikala Joan L Piorkowski Mary Poggione William Pomputius Bertrand and Nancy Poritsky Alan Potter Julie and Leslie Prahl Andrew W. Reeher Arlene Renshaw Martha Rhode Jeanne and Brian Richards Elizabeth Ricketts Kathleen Riley Andrew D. Ritchie Jay C. Ritterson Professor Julia Robinson Rebecca Robinson William and Nancy Rodman Susan and Ron Roiger Don and Patricia Romanaggi Jeanine Ronning Diane Rosenwald Jennifer Russell Nickolas Sanches and Peter Eischens Jeffrey Sandeen Barbara Sanders Mary Schaffer Judith Schlukebier Marie Schmidt Ingrid Schroder Sylvia Schwarz Sylvia J. Schwendiman Christine Seidel Edward and Marguerite Senninger Jay A. Severance Kent G. Severson Christian Shafer Richard Shager Gretchen Shanight David Sime Charles K. Smith Jill Smith Susannah Smith