Donor Acknowledgement
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.
A Curtain Call For Our Generous Supporters
Opera Naples is supported by grants from the Collier Community Foundation and the Collier County Tourist Development Council.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 LIFETIME DONORS
Lifetime Donors ($1,000,000 +)
Jan Burrus
Louise and Lawrence Ost
Cecile and David Wang
Lifetime Donors ($500,000 +)
Sandi and Thomas Moran
Wendy Needham
Nicoletta and John Pepe
State of Florida
Lifetime Donors ($100,000 +)
Anonymous
Erika Aron
Clement J. Deliso Sr
Moira Fennessey
Boruch and Olga B. Frusztajer
Sally and Thomas Gleason
Bronwen Adams and Gerald Goldberg
Judy and John Hushon
Martha and Frank Ibarra
J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Linda and Michael Kehoe
Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB)
Karin and Michael Standen
Cindy Stegemann
Paula and Roger Weatherburn-Baker
Joanne Wyss
Lifetime Donors ($50,000 – $99,999)
Kathleen Azzariti
Jeanne Binder
Richard E. Gray
Linda and Thomas Koehn
Moran Wealth Management
Joanne and Richard Liddy
Terry and Patrice Magrath
The Galliford Mulard Foundation
Susan Mullin
Edmundo and Dolly Muniz
Selma Nettles
Maureen and Charley Nevaril
John Lyngaas and Linda Noel
Jay R. Paul Charitable Foundation
Nancy and Doug Plourde
Toshiko and Jay Tompkins
Samuel Vasquez Jr.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2024 ANNUAL DONORS!
LEGACY ($50,000+)
Jan Burrus
Thomas and Sally Gleason
Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB)
Lawrence and Louise Ost
John and Nicky Pepe
GRAND PATRON ($10,000+)
Susan Gibbons
Richard and Joanne
Melody Sawyer Richardson
Anthony Venzia
PATRON I ($5,000+)
Jeanne Binder
Susan Bookbinder
Ray Ciccarelli
Christopher and Sheila Cole
Florida Theatrical Association
Jerry Goldberg and Bronwen Adams Goldberg
Alex and Anne Hoffmann
Nancy Kahn
Jan and Kim Kantor
Michael and Linda Kehoe
Thomas and Sandi Moran
Susan Mullin
Greg and Nina Penza
Cindy Stegemann
Nancy Webster
PATRON II ($2,500+)
Richard Chormann
Lise Desimone
Richard Dobson
Mary Gunther
Beth Knauer
Robert and Mary Jane Oliveira
Charles Marshall and Richard Tooke
Thomas Rogan
Russell and Gail Smith
MILLENNIUM CLUB ($1,500+)
Kathleen Azzariti
Therese V. Bentley
Shari Boehnen
Tom Conforti
Philip Edmundson
Livio Ferrari
Mr. and Mrs. Garrett Gardi
Bradley Heiges
Jeffrey and Teresa Heitmann
John Lyngaas and Linda Noel Lyngaas
Jacqueline and William Mears
Wendy Needham
Dr. and Mrs. Charles and Maureen Nevaril
Ronald Smith
Michael and Karin Standen
Richard and Victoria Tibberino
Roger and Paula Weatherburn-Baker
Ellen Williams
Donald and Kate Wilson
VIRTUOSO ($400+)
Eiko Adams
Mee Yung Ainsworth
Ann Allison
Darrel and Constance Bader
Betsy Barton
Val Bilbrey
Fred and Kathy Black
Harold Brayman
Paul Chapin
Sheri Chase
Ken Cyrus
Jerry De Gennaro
Linda Ehrlich
Lulie Eide
Sharon Eiseman
Chide Farley
Moira Fennessey
Lynn Ferraina
Anne Foster
Kimberly Gale
James and Mary Gately
Susan Gohl
George and Martha Gould
Karen Harmon
Frank and Martha Ibarra
In honor of David Boehnen
Marianne Iordanou
Martin Isserlis
Admiral Jerry Johnson
Lorraine Kostyra
Marvin Kowalewski, Ph.d
Sue Like
Rick Lorraine
Ed Lyons and Jean Sussman
Patrick McGirl
Dana Mcilwain
John Molloy
Brad and Lisa Nelson
Dr. and Mrs. David Nordahl
Roberta O’Connell
Angie O’Connor
Mimi Ostrander
Laura Ott
Pelican Bay Womans
Marlyse Planer
Dick Powers
Dr. Richard and Katherine Prebish
Dorothy Puhy
Carl Redfield
John and Jeree Robertson
Marilyn Romeo
Gary Rossilli
Hina Sanghvi Cory
Francesco and Maryann Sbraga
Robert Schultheis
Joy Simeonova
Bonnie Slobodien
Jim Stamos
Patricia Stratton
Linda and Allan Stikeleather
Harriet Toadvine
Maria Tomaro
Harold S Trimmer Jr
George and Nan Van Setter
Joanne Wyss
ENSEMBLE ($300+)
Margaret Holt
Lauren Keegan
Michael Krakow
Thomas and Anastasia Lester
Theo and Clare Loughrey
Carol Jeanne Ward
ARIA AND DUET($150+)
James Abbott
Debra Allegretto
Hella Amelkin
Rafat Ansari
Anna Barron
Harry Bracken
Frank Caccamise and June Reeves
Grace Cheng
Joyce Coughlan
Shirley Davenport
Kerry Dera
Darina Dingle
Mr. and Mrs. Dunn
Kerri Ervin
Steve Espinosa
Marta Flaum
Martin and Charlotte Gallagher
John and Mary Anne Gamba
Diana Garcia
Jill Gnesda
Diana Gray
Ruth Griffin
Julie Harper
Karen Ivers
David Jackson
James and Heidi Kargman
Carol Krol
Richard and Mary LaGarde
Susan LaGrotta
Gregory Lordi
Edward Mack
David MacMillan
Richard Mandel
Anthony Mangione
Maria Merritt
James and Sandra Napolitan
Brad and Lisa Nelson
Deborah and Jonathan Newcomb
Ronald and Ellen Nicklaus
Carol Pepe
Martha Purdy
Larry Rawson
David Restaino
Neal Rogers
Muriel Rozen
Patricia Sampson
Charles Smead
Maria Taylor
Constance Tornello
Susan Trubiano
Marilyn Varcoe
Henri-Jean Velge
Virginia A Veras
Michael Vergare
Allison Webb
Emma Witmer
James Worden
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