A Curtain Call For Our Generous Supporters
With heartfelt thanks, Opera Naples acknowledges our generous sponsors who make the grandest of art forms thrive in Southwest Florida. Below are the Opera Naples patrons who have made contributions in the past twelve months.
Lifetime Donors
($1,000,000 +) Also included in the Millennium Club
Louise & Lawrence Ost
Cecile & David Wang
Lifetime Donors
($100,000 +) Also included in the Millennium Club
Anonymous
Erika & Peter Aron
Janice Burrus
Clem Deliso
The State of Florida
Bronwen Adams & Gerald Goldberg
Judy & John Hushon
Sandi & Thomas Moran
Wendy & Michael Needham
Karin & Michael Standen
Cindy & Edward Stegemann
Joanne & Karl Wyss
Lifetime Donors
($50,000 – $99,999) Also included in the Millennium Club
J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Paula & Roger Weatherburn Baker
Genevieve & Walter Galliford
Sally & Thomas Gleason
Moran Edwards Asset Management Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
Selma Nettles
Nicoletta A. & John M. Pepe
Wang Opera Center Sponsors
David and Cecile Wang Opera Center
$800,000 Cecile & David Wang (2012)
Chorus Rehearsal Room In honor of Robin Frank & in memory of Dan Burrus
$75,000 Jan Burrus (2015, 2016)
Professional Flooring Upgrade
$40,000 Wendy & Michael Needham (2015)
Communication and Sales Office in honor of Burt Binder
$10,000 Jeanne Binder (2018)
Special Events Bar
$10,000 Louise & Larry Ost (2020)
Judy and John Hushon Theatre
$250,000 Judy & John Hushon (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
Lobby
$75,000 Sandi & Tom Moran (2010, 2011)
Elevator
$40,000 Nicoletta A. & John M. Pepe (2019)
Office # 1
$10,000 Susan & Dennis Langer (2014)
Boardroom
$50,000 The Galliford Family (2014)
Executive Director’s Office In honor of Jerry Goldberg
$25,000 Cindy & Ed Stegemann (2014)
Artistic Director’s Office
$10,000 Joanne & Richard Liddy (2017)
Parking Space
$5,000 Louise & Larry Ost (2020)
Opera Naples Box Office & Administrative Headquarters
$150,000 Louise & Larry Ost (2015, 2016)
Wang Opera Center Sponsors
$2,000 Erika & Peter Aron (2018)
$2,000 Kathleen Azzariti (2017, 2018)
$2,000 Paula & Roger Weatherburn Baker (2015)
$2,000 Claire & John Bertucci (2018)
$1,000 Jeanne Binder (2018)
$2,000 Marge Bellock & Tom Bogle (2018)
$2,000 Polly Keller & Earle K. Borman (2020)
$1,000 Libbie Bramson (2011)
$2,000 Jan Burrus (2015)
$2,000 June Reeves & Frank Caccamise (2015)
$2,000 Donna & Terence Cultra (2020)
$1,000 Betty & Larry Fagan (2020)
$1,000 Moira & James Fennessey (2015)
$1,000 Lavern Gaynor (2011)
$2,000 Bronwen Adams & Gerald Goldberg (2015)
$1,000 Ada Ann & Glenn Healey (2010)
$2,000 Judy & John Hushon (2011)
$1,000 Joanne Jacobs (2019)
$1,000 Toni & Richard Jacobus (2010)
$1,000 Sarann & Stan Kraushaar (2018)
$2,000 Joanne & Richard Liddy (2017)
$2,000 Linda Noel & John Lyngaas (2015)
$2,000 James Mellody (2020)
$1,000 Michael Mueller (2016)
$9,500 Wendy Needham (2015, 2018, 2019)
$2,000 Thelma & Edward Negley (2017)
$2,000 Maureen & Charles Nevaril (2018)
$4,000 Louise & Larry Ost (2015, 2018)
$2,000 Nicoletta A. & John M. Pepe (2018)
$1,000 Mike Phillips (2010)
$1,000 Gail Pica (2020)
$1,000 Kathleen Pica (2020)
$1,000 Robert Schultheis (2017)
$2,000 Lois & Bruce Selfon (2019)
$2,000 Gail & Russell Smith (2017, 2018)
$2,000 Linda & Stanley Sohn (2018)
$1,000 Karin & Michael Standen (2016)
$187,500 State of Florida (2016, 2017)
$2,000 Cindy & Edward Stegemann (2015)
$5,000 Toshiko & Jay Tompkins (2018)
$300,000 Cecile & David Wang (2018)
$2,000 Joanne & Karl Wyss (2011)
Impresario
($25,000 +) Also included in the Millennium Club
Erika & Peter Aron
Janice Burrus
The State of Florida
Sally & Thomas Gleason
Wendy Needham
Louise & Lawrence Ost
Joanne & Karl Wyss
Grand Patron
($10,000+) Also included in the Millennium Club
J. Aron Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Paula & Roger Weatherburn Baker
Bronwen Adams & Gerald Goldberg
Richard Gray
Linda & Michael Kehoe
Sandi & Thomas Moran
Cindy & Edward Stegemann
Ramón Tebar
Jane & Dave Wilson
Lois & Bruce Selfon
Benefactor
($5,000+) Also included in the Millennium Club
Kathleen Azzariti
Community Foundation of Collier County
Moira & James Fennessey
Livio Ferrari
Susan Gibbons
Jennifer & Michael Hoy
Bill & Lucy Lindsay Fund
Susan Mullin-Scott
Bonnie & David Slobodien
Donor
($2,000+) Also included in the Millennium Club
Betsy & James Barton
Jeanne Binder
W. Alex Hoffmann
Judy & John Hushon
Joanne Jacobs
Linda & Thomas Koehn
Joanne & Richard Liddy
Linda Noel & John Lyngaas
Thelma Negley
Maureen & Charles Nevaril
Sondra Quinn
Nydia Tranter
Nan & George Van Setter
Visit Florida
Millennium Club Members
($1,000 for Individual Membership, $1,500 for Couple)
Jane & Steven Akin
Claire & John Bertucci
Polly Keller & Earle Borman
June Reeves & Frank Caccamise
Joann & Sal Campo
Carolyn & Richard Chormann
Joyce & Patrick Coughlan
Myra Janco Daniels
Lisa Da Silva
Laura Donovan
Lisa & Steve Fendrich
Charles Harriman
Jan & Henry Holzkamper
Ann Host
Sue Like
Monique McLenon
Naida & Michael Rodman
Steve Ross
Carole & Stanley Russell
Robert Schultheis
Marguerite Scribante
Gail & Russell Smith
Suzanne & Eric Spitzer
Bonnie & Bill Stoloski
William Szilasi
Jeff Morgan & Tom Weir
Ellen Williams
Elizabeth Wirth
Supporter
($500+)
Anonymous
James Bauer
Marge Bellock & Tom Bogle
Harold Brayman
Susan & Harlan Coit
Korinna & Charles Cole
Carol Covello
Richard Diedrich
Richard Dobson
Suzette Fernandes
Linda & Rick Flewelling
Anne & Torrey Foster
Robin & Scott Hamilton
Elaine Hankin
Marge & Kerry Hansen
Blanche Hawkins
Raynelle Heidrick
Terry & Ted Ingrassia
Kim & Jan Kantor
Helga & Peter Kleinschmidt
Jean Sussman & Edward Lyons
Jan Madigan
Barbara & Rick McMillan
Jacqueline & William Mears
Lisa & Brad Nelson
Joyce & William O’Meara
Shelley & John Plakans
Jeree & John Robertson
Christine & Tom Rogan
Mark Silverio
Delores & John Sorey
Turk & Turk
Barbara Uible
Connie & Vincent Von Zwehl
Stephie & Sashy Zachmann
Contributor
($100+)
Gretchen Adams
Prem Advani
Rita Albaugh
Roy Anderson
Jill & Rod Anderson
Alfred Arbogast
Anna & Robert Barron
Sandra & John Beeman
Suzan Bly
Marsha Boymel
Marlys Bromberg
Marilyn & H Jerome Bracken
Kimberly Darr
Betty & John Henry Davis
Harold Davis
Ajit Desai
Ann & Bill Edgerton
Pauline Eide
Lenore Ford
Michele Garlough
Donna & Joseph Giasi
Michael Gordon
George Gould
David Gray
Diana & Stephen Gray
John Gray
Denise L. Altman & David Greene, MD
Harbour Insurance
Brad Heiges
Ann Hux
Mary & Harry Injaian
Judy & Gary Jorgensen
Roberta Kosanovich
Joan Kitromilis, PhD
Marvin Kowalewski, PhD
Sharon & Robert Kraber
Samantha Lefebvre
Heather Lerner
Stewart Long
Hans Loose
Richard Macken
Alfonso Marquez
Sandra McCay
Maria Merrill
Joan & Bob McDougall
Mary Lynn & Stephen Myers
Jack Newby
Rose & Richard Novak
M. Anne O’Connell
Laura Ott
Nina & John Pantazis
Gail Pica
Kathleen Pica
Russell Ramsey
Philip Regala
Andrea Satterfield
Herbert Schneider
Millie Schott
Lois & Bruce Selfon
Julianne & Marty Smith
Donna Sterling
Carol Wortzman
Endowment
The Dale Family Fund
The Schneider Family Foundation
Ron R. & Karen J. Schneider