Donor List

Virginia Opera is grateful to the following
contributors for their support.

Last Updated: 10/12/2026

Director’s Circle $25,000+

Corporate

Altria Group
Arts Alliance

Foundation

Covington Travel Foundation
E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation
Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond
Hampton Roads Community Foundation
Herndon Foundation

Foundation (continued)

Marietta McNeill Morgan & Samuel Tate Morgan, Jr. Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee
Rebekah L. Huber Family Charitable Fund
Reinhart Foundation
Slatten-MacDonald Fund
James M. Willcox Memorial Fund

Government

City of Norfolk
Virginia Commission for the Arts

Individual

Anonymous
Anonymous
Vince and Sharon Ferranti
David and Susan Goode
Eva and Michael Hardy
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Hart
John and Bucci Zeugner

Producer’s Circle $10,000 – $24,999

Corporate

Americans for the Arts
Norfolk Southern

Foundation

Louise B. Cochrane Charitable Foundation

Foundation (continued)

Margaret Massie Disharoon Charitable Trust
Thomas L. Disharoon Charitable Trust
Helen G. Gifford Foundation

Government

CultureWorks

Individual

Mr. Edward J Finley, II
Karen Guliano
Mr. Dan Houston and Ms. Elena Ferranti
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Lott
Mr. and Mrs. William O’Connor
Mr. Michael Ott and Ms. Millie Ott
Ms. Cornelia Serota

Artist Patron Society $5,000 – $9,999

Corporate

Dominion Energy
Harbor’s Edge
Towne Bank
Virginia Opera Guild

Foundation

Beth Sholom Village
Edwards Family Charitable Fund
Garner Family Fund
Nicholson AAAA Charitable Foundation
Rona And Erwin Drucker Charitable Trust Fund
Sentara Cares

Government

Chesapeake Fine Arts Commission
City of Virginia Beach Cultural Affairs
Williamsburg Area Arts Commission

Individual

Mr. and Mrs. Cabell B. Birdsong
Mrs. Judy Bland
Tami and Tracy Burke
James L Camp IV
Mr. Vincent Castellano
Mr. and Mrs. Mark T. Cox IV
Mr. Raymond DeFrank
Mrs. Dorothy Doumar
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick S. Fisher
Mr. John and Mrs. Gayle Greene
Joel and Kathleen Heaton
Dr. Anne-Marie Irani and Dr. Lawrence B. Schwartz
Dr. Thomas and Mrs. Linda Koertge
Robert and Mary Nell Kuhlo
Ms. Kathleen Le Mons
Ms. Ina D. Levy

Individual (continued)

Mr. S. Randall McDaniel
Mr. Robert Mills
Mrs. Valerie R. Neff and Mr. Edward J. Kelly
Dr. Powers Peterson
Mr. Richard Pulley, IV
Mr. Allan S. and Mrs. Harriet Reynolds
Mrs. Faith Sartoris
Ilse Snoeks and Jan Gheuens
Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Schuck
Ms. Marilyn Scott
Ms. Dora Lee Taylor

Bravo Society $2,500 – $4,999

Corporate

Birdsong Corporation
McCormick & Co., Inc.

Foundation

John A. Cable Foundation
Ula and Janne Motekat Fund
Rouse-Bottom Foundation
Waverly Glenn Hurt Fund for the Arts

Government

Alexandria Commission for the Arts
Portsmouth Museum & Fine Arts Commission
Suffolk Fine Arts Commission

Individual

Anonymous
Mr. Simeon and Marlys Austin
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Barclift
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Boglio
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Boykin
Ms. Gwen D. Burroughs
Ralph and Patricia Connelly
Ms. Melanie K. Day and Mr. Roland A. Karnatz
Ms. Bess P. Decker
James Deming and Mark Board
Mr. & Mrs. Ammon G. Dunton, Jr.
Ms. Karen Eldredge
Mr. William Frable
Mr. Thomas A. Grant
Elizabeth and Brian Gullette
Mr. James A. Hixon
Mr. and Mrs. John Klemenc
Cdr. Kenneth A. Krantz
Ms. Adele Levesque

Individual (continued)

Mr. Bing Liu and Mrs. Elsa H. Ma
Mr. Michael L. Maszaros
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Patow
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Pitts
Dr. and Mrs. Larry Quate
Ms. Marika A. Rawles
Mrs. Ann Reed
Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Russell Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Schmidt Jr.
Dr. Stephen Scoper
Mr. Lawrence L. Steingold
Hon. Lydia C. Taylor
Mr. J. Kenneth Timmons, Jr.
Dr. Ashton Trice
Mrs. Etta Vinik
Mr. Dante M. Walston
Mrs. Deborah Wyld
Ms. Evangeline Yoder
Howard and Martha Zaritsky

Benefactor Society $1,500 – $2,499

Corporate

Foundation

Eugenia Smith Kennedy Fund
The Harry E. and Martha Lee McCoy Fund
WE McGuire Charitable Foundation

Government

Newport News Arts Commission
York County Arts Commission

Individual

Anonymous
Ms. Patricia B. Bernal
Mr. Paul Campsen and Dr. Carrie White
Dr. Gisela Chelimsky
Dr. Sarah B. Clarkson and Dr. John Herre
Drs. Georgean G. DeBlois and Mark E. Deblois
Nick Dintelmann
Rita Earl
Adm. and Mrs. Harold W. Gehman Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gould
Mr. Thomas A. Grant
Crystal Howell
Mr. Lee Krumbein and Dr. Susan Kornstein
Dr. Susan M. Lanni
Capt. and Mrs. Keith Larson

Individual (continued)

Alena Laube
Harriet Smith Lindblom
Col. and Mrs. David Maltby
Shirley McKinley
Mr. Jay Mitchell and Mr. David Craft
Mrs. Debora D. Mosher
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Pepe
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Powders
Capt. Kelvin and Mrs. Paullette Reed
Mr. Brad Robinson
Anthony Sabella
Dr. Linda Schneider
Mr. William Seymer
Mrs. Tiana Smith-Cluff
Ms. Karisa H. Strickland

Opera Partner $1,000 – $1,499

Corporate

Medical Aesthetics of Virginia
Nusbaum Insurance

Foundation

Elmwood Fund
Ula Motekat Fund
Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia
Suffolk Foundation

Government

City of Fairfax Commission on the Arts
Virginia Beach Arts and Humanities Commission

Individual

Mr. Arthur L. Backstrom
Mr. Robert-Allen Baker
Mrs. Linda Banyay
Mrs. Nancy Barham
Dr. William Blake Jr.
Ms. Rejena G. Carreras
Mrs. Christine K. Cimko
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Clarke
LauraBeth DeHority
William Farquhar
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Gould
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Gregor
Leonard and Betty Guarraia
Laurie Hay
Dr. and Ms. H. Keith Hellems

Individual (continued)

Mrs. Patricia Hodge
Dr. Velimir Luketic
Col. and Mrs. David Maltby
Mr. and Mrs. Vincent J. Mastracco Jr.
Megan Mullinix
Mr. W. Kemp Norman Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Olson
Doug Pulley
David and Pamela Rennolds
Mr. and Mrs. John Schiffer
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Ungerman
Kristen Venable
Juan and Linda Whittington
Dr. and Mrs. G. Byron Work

Opera Family $250 – $999

Corporate

757 Headspace
Bayport Credit Union
Payday Payroll Services
Starving Artist Cafe
Wasserhund Brewing Co.

Foundation

Adele M. Thomas Charitable Foundation
The Alan and Esther Fleder Foundation
Rosemary E. V. Curtis Memorial Arts Fund

Government

Individual

Anonymous
Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Anderson
Naomi Andre
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Armen
Ms. Joanne Barreca
Bill Beaman
Peter and Robin Bernath
Ms. Amber Boehnlein
Dr. and Mrs. Larry Borish
Mr. Steven H. Brockman and Mr. John Campbell
Stanford Brown
Mr. John E. Brush Jr. and Ms. Gay V. Goldsmith
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Cheyne
Mr. Joel F. Clingenpeel
Gordon Coffee
Dr. Martha C. Coffield & Mr. David R. Coffield
Mrs. Robin R. Covatta
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Crocker
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Crowley
Barry Cui
Mr. Giles Davis
Ms. Nicole De Jesus
Dr. Marc C. De Solminihac
Mr. David Deghetto
Deborah Diamond
Mr. Steven Doane
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Ehemann
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Eicher
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Eichler
Mr. and Mrs. William J. Ernst III

Individual (continued)

Michael Fatsi
Mr. George M. Feldman
Ms. Harriet Franklin
Trena Gallegos
Mr. John P. Garrett
Mr. James J. and Ms. Anne Gildea
Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Gold
Ms. Jane K. Goldman
Mr. Mark S. Gordon
Dr. Edna Griffenhagen
Mr. Madan M. Gupta and Ms. Monica Prasad
Dr. and Ms. H. Keith Hellems
James Holman
Peter and Margaret Huber
Ms. Catherine B Ireland
Connie Jacobson
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Johnson
Mr. Edward Joyce III
Sharon and Jack Kalbfleisch
Dr. and Mrs. Edward H. Karotkin
Ed and Connie Kellam
Mr. John Kennelly
Mr. Stephen Kitchen
Ms. Anne Kline
Dr. Christopher Kogut & Dr. Thomas Peyser
Dr. and Mrs. Albert Konikoff
Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Koste
Mr. Lawrence F. Kruger
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Laden
Gregory Lagana
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laibstain
Roger LeBoeuf
Ms. Sheila Leckie
Sara Leonard and Jorn Dalboe
Jack Li and Jenny Lian
Ms. Diana Rupert Livingston
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Lohman
Mr. Robert W. Lyon
Mr. George C. Maihafer
Capt. and Mrs. Carl V. Mallett
Dr. James L. McDaniel
Mr. William H. Mears
Mary Welton Meredith
Gordon Meriwether
Mr. Stephen Middlebrook
Cathy Mims
Renee Minella

Individual (continued)

Mr. Peter Morford
Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Murray
Therry Neilsen-Steinhardt
Mr. and Mrs. James Noone
Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Ocheltree
Ms. Kathleen B. O’Connor
Joseph O’Hare
Mr. Kenneth Orr
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Overstreet
Ms. Concetta Pagley
James Pang
Ms. Ellen S. Papetti
Dr. Thomas C. Phelps
Mr. and Mrs. Cotesworth Pinckney
Mrs. JoAnn J. Porter
Mr. William R. Poynter, Esq.
Mark Pretzat
Ann Prince
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Ratigan
Jane Reynolds
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Richardson, Jr.
Ms. Arlene G. Robinson
Mr. Robert and Mrs. Aleene L. Rose
Mr. and Mrs. David Ross
Mr. David Sadler
Mr. Paul Sayegh
Katherine Schiermeyer
Dr. and Mrs. James K. Schmitt
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Shaw
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Singer
Dr. Viviana Skansi
Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Smiley
Mrs. Mary A. Smith
Dr. Charles Staples
Mr. Daniel St-Cyr
Ms. Amber Taylor
Miss Shyla Taylor
Mr. Guy K. Tower
Karen Tsiantas
Mr. Mark J. Turner
Dr. and Mrs. Olmedo Villavicencio
Katharine Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Samiel Webster
Ms. Charlotte Word
Robert J. Zelnick
Liping Zhang

Opera Friend $100 – $249

Corporate

Cheesecakes Unlimited by Chey

Foundation

Yellow Cello Music Charitable Fund
Massie Scott Fund

Government

Individual

Mr. and Mrs. William Ackerman
Mr. Robert A. Adler
Mrs. Patricia C. Alders
Judith Alexander
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ambler
Mrs. Beth Arager
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Baker
Ms. Jeannie P. Baliles
Ms. Bonnie Becker
Dr. Patricia Behlmer
Dr. Lawrence Bernert
Ms. Sylvia J. Boecker
Ms. Eddie A Bonser
Alexandra Bowen
Ms. Roberta Brennan
Ms. Ann T. Burks
Sharon Cales
Mr. Brian Campbell and Ms. Toni Pridgen
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Canfield
Bob Cecchini
Mr. Michael Chang
Mr. and Mrs. Ian Cheyne
Margaret Coffey
Mr. John G. Connor
Ms. Elizabeth J. Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. William Cooper
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Corley
Mr. Tim Coyle
Mr. Donald Creach
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Crean
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Creasey
Mr. and Mrs. John Crocker
Britton and Jo Culpepper
Ms. Jacobi Daley
Ms. Virginia L. Darden
Mr. Robert Davis Jr.
Ms. Lisa DeFazio
Ms. Agnes H Degen
Reverend and Mrs. Steven B. Doan
Ms. Chrysta Donatelli
Mary Claire Daugherty
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dray
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Dunn
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Epplein
Mr. William J. Ernst III

Individual (continued)

Mrs. Annette S. Field
Dr. and Mrs. Stanley A. Goldman
Ms. Cheryl Anne Gonzales Yancey
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Graeber
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Graif
Ms. Paulette Grandmont
Henry Griggs and Anne Humphrey
Mrs. Elizabeth Grinnan
Dr. Ralph F. Grove
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Gulliksen
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Hales
Mr. and Mrs. R. Matthew Hall
Mr. Chris Harris-Evans
Mrs. Mary Hearring
Michael Henry
Mr. and Mrs. J.K. Holman
Mr. James Holman
Ms. Celestine Jackson
Ms. Dorothy James
Mr. and Mrs. Ion Jovin
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Joyner
Ms. Joanna Kalvig
Dr. Warren Karesh
Wes Kenney and Leslie Stewart
Dr. Joseph F. Kent, III
Mr. and Mrs. Davis Kiger
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Kinsey Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Kramer
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kramer
Ms. Cathy E. Krinick
Ms. Beverly Lacy
Ben Lacey
Mr. Gregory Lagana
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Laine
Ms. Katherine Lang
Ms. Susan P. Langston
Mr. and Mrs. Danny Latham
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Lotz
Dimitrus Lowe
Rebecca J. Lowe
Ann H. Maddox
Mrs. Vivian C. Margulies
Mr. Lee Martin
Stewart Martin
Ms. Lynette Mason
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McCarthy
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Melhuish
Mr. Gordon K. Meriwether III
Dr. Betty Jean Meyer
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Miller
Sara Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Millin
Lynn Moore
Ms. M. Elizabeth Moore
Dr. Kenneth Mopper
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Morelli

Individual (continued)

Dr. William B. Moskowitz
Fred and Betty Noe
Mr. and Mrs. William Nusbaum
Michael Obland
Ms. Kathleen B. O’Connor
Ms. Deborah S. Ogan
Mr. Craig Olinger
Mr. William F. Panici
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Parkinson
Mollie Payne
David Pearson
Ms. Angelene Varick Pell
Jane Pellegrino
Mr. and Mrs. Lundy Pentz
Denise Perret
Joanna L. Pierce
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Plett
Sarah Plumb
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Poirier
Mr. David Pozorski
Mrs. Ann D. Prince
Mr. Sean Reilly
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds
Ms. Glenda G. Richard
Dawn D. Richardson
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Riss
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Riutort
Dr. Amelia A. Rutledge
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Ryan
Nicole Sandler
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Sawchak
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Schoen
Ms. Jacqueline Schryer
Rosalind Siegel
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. Singer
Mr. Stanley Skinner
Dr. and Mrs. David C. Smith
Mrs. Mary A. Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stoetzer
Ms. Mary Stubbs
Dr. and Mrs. Donald Switz
Mr. Andrey and Mrs. Judy Swystun
Mr. Brent Tarter
Mr. and Mrs. John Theon
Ms. Mary Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thompson Jr.
Tidewater Jewish Foundation
Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Tucker
Mr. Jerome Wagner
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Warakomsky
David S. Warren
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Weisberg
Lynn Wessman
Nancy Wright
Mrs. Susan Zhou