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EARNING ACCLAIM, SERVING SAINT LOUIS<br />

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS 2010 ANNUAL REPORT<br />

EUGENE ONEGIN<br />

“EXQUISITE<br />

PRODUCTION”<br />

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH


EARNING ACCLAIM,<br />

SERVING<br />

SAINT LOUIS<br />

THE GOLDEN TICKET<br />

“… CAPTURES ALL THE WIT, WIZARDRY,<br />

AND WONDER OF DAHL'S STORY.”<br />

FINANCIAL TIMES (LONDON)<br />

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS MISSION To communicate the power<br />

and beauty of live opera to audiences of all ages and experiences by<br />

presenting world-class productions in a festival format. To build a vibrant<br />

future for opera and serve our community through professional development<br />

and community education programs. To strengthen the cultural and economic<br />

vitality of our region.


A MESSAGE FROM<br />

THE GENERAL DIRECTOR<br />

A MESSAGE FROM<br />

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD<br />

The Wells Fargo Advisors 2010 season’s lineup of brilliant singers<br />

It is a privilege once again to present this report as chairman.<br />

and varied repertoire, including <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s 22nd world<br />

First and foremost I want to recognize the heroic efforts of <strong>Opera</strong><br />

premiere, brought in new audiences in record numbers. Nearly a<br />

<strong>Theatre</strong>’s staff and leadership to deliver a balanced budget for the<br />

third of performances sold at more than 100%, and 22% of the<br />

2010 fiscal year. This is always an incredible feat, but managing<br />

audience discovered <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> for the first time this year.<br />

it, given the challenges of the current economic climate, is truly<br />

It is a joy to thank OTSL’s artists, staff, board members, volunteers,<br />

extraordinary.<br />

"Nearly a third of<br />

performances<br />

sold at more<br />

than 100%,<br />

and 22% of<br />

the audience<br />

discovered<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong><br />

for the first<br />

time this year."<br />

and generous friends for making these accomplishments possible,<br />

while also ensuring that we upheld OTSL’s tradition of ending “in<br />

the black,” despite a challenging economic environment.<br />

Building an ever-broader and more diverse audience was a key<br />

goal of <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s 2009 strategic plan. The world premiere<br />

of The Golden Ticket brought international <strong>acclaim</strong> as well<br />

as unusual numbers of families and children into our theater.<br />

Famed designer Isaac Mizrahi’s new production of A Little Night<br />

Music was also a hit with critics, OTSL regulars, and newcomers<br />

alike, reaching sales of 101% of capacity for its run. For a Mozart<br />

enthusiast like me, it was especially wonderful to sit amid sold-out<br />

crowds for The Marriage of Figaro, and I know that many of us<br />

will never forget the haunting and heartbreaking performances in<br />

this season's production of Eugene Onegin.<br />

In keeping with OTSL's commitment to responsible business<br />

practices, we continue to support the future of our company by<br />

investing for the long term. Thanks to the ongoing generosity of<br />

our contributors, our endowment has grown 13%, from 16.6 million<br />

in 2008 to 18.7 million in 2010. Total annual fundraising increased<br />

by 6% in FY09 and grew an additional 6% in FY10.<br />

A significant boon was having Wells Fargo Advisors sign on as<br />

the presenting sponsor for both the 2010 season and the Spring<br />

Gala. Thanks to their support and to the generosity of our host,<br />

Centene Corporation, coupled with the singular efforts of cochairs<br />

Donna Wilkinson and Carol Walker, the 2010 Spring Gala<br />

generated the highest-ever net revenue for the annual fund,<br />

raising more than $700,000 to mark OTSL’s 35th anniversary.<br />

"Thanks to<br />

the unfailing<br />

generosity of<br />

our contributors,<br />

our endowment<br />

has grown<br />

13%, from $16.6<br />

million in 2008<br />

to $18.7 million<br />

in 2010."<br />

The vision and artistry of <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s music director Stephen<br />

Lord and artistic director James Robinson are responsible<br />

for imagining seasons like this one, but the inspiring dedication<br />

of the entire OTSL family is what makes them a reality. As we<br />

look to a future of thrilling challenges and opportunities, I cannot<br />

thank you enough.<br />

Timothy O’Leary<br />

General Director, <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> of Saint Louis<br />

Perhaps the most significant event of 2010 in terms of securing<br />

OTSL’s financial future was the $2 million gift from the Mabel Dorn<br />

Reeder Foundation, the largest single contribution that OTSL has<br />

received in its 35-year history. This amazing gift, along with the<br />

generous contributions of so many others, highlights once again<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s importance in the cultural life of the St. Louis<br />

community. I am honored to be a part of this organization.<br />

Spencer Burke<br />

Chairman, Board of Directors, <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> of Saint Louis<br />

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WORLD PREMIERE!<br />

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO<br />

EUGENE ONEGIN<br />

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC<br />

THE GOLDEN TICKET<br />

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART<br />

PETER ILYICH TCHAIKOVSKY<br />

STEPHEN SONDHEIM<br />

PETER ASH AND DONALD STURROCK<br />

“If there be perfection, this<br />

Figaro may describe it … <strong>Opera</strong><br />

<strong>Theatre</strong>’s 2010 production has<br />

all the characteristics necessary<br />

to produce a perfect work of<br />

art … I cannot imagine a better<br />

production.”<br />

ST. LOUIS BEACON<br />

Made possible in part with a leadership gift from<br />

the William T. Kemper Foundation — Commerce<br />

Bank, Trustee, and The Commerce Trust Company.<br />

“With this exquisite production,<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> again demonstrates<br />

why the company is<br />

the country’s premier chamber<br />

opera festival.”<br />

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH<br />

“Strong casting and a simple,<br />

elegant production also<br />

distinguished <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s<br />

Eugene Onegin …”<br />

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL<br />

Made possible with support from the National<br />

Endowment for the Arts and the American Recovery<br />

and Reinvestment Act of 2009.<br />

“Isaac Mizrahi shows a designer’s<br />

flair as director of A Little<br />

Night Music. This actually all<br />

worked, endearingly, abetted<br />

by a fine cast … In no Broadway<br />

theater would you hear an<br />

orchestra playing as beautifully<br />

as members of the St. Louis<br />

Symphony did under the<br />

devoted guidance of OTSL<br />

music director Stephen Lord.”<br />

DALLAS MORNING NEWS<br />

Made possible with a leadership gift from<br />

Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden and with generous<br />

support from Whitaker Foundation.<br />

Special thanks to lead corporate sponsor<br />

Centene Corporation.<br />

“New operas that can be shared and<br />

enjoyed by the entire family have been<br />

pitifully scarce … The Golden Ticket<br />

fills that gaping void with a deliciously<br />

droll fantasy kids will cheer … and<br />

adults can savor without risking tooth<br />

decay. The delightful production by<br />

OTSL artistic director James Robinson<br />

conjured a Neverland … sets and<br />

costumes were as whimsically over<br />

the top as the piece requires.”<br />

CHICAGO TRIBUNE<br />

Commissioned by American Lyric Theater and<br />

Felicity Dahl. The world premiere production is<br />

made possible with a leadership gift from The<br />

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and with generous<br />

support from the Fred M. Saigh Endowment<br />

at <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>, OTSL’s Rudolph W. Driscoll<br />

Endowment for Contemporary <strong>Opera</strong>, and<br />

Emily Rauh Pulitzer. Major production support is<br />

provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.<br />

WELLS FARGO ADVISORS 2010 FESTIVAL SEASON<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> is a sustaining member of the<br />

Arts and Education Council of Greater St. Louis<br />

and receives major support from the National<br />

Endowment for the Arts, the Missouri Arts Council,<br />

and the Regional Arts Commission.<br />

Family ticket pricing and promotional events are<br />

made possible with a generous gift from Campbell-<br />

Avery Fund of the Greater St. Louis Community<br />

Foundation. Special thanks to lead corporate<br />

sponsor MasterCard Worldwide.<br />

Developmental support in the United Kingdom was<br />

provided by the Royal National <strong>Theatre</strong> Studio and<br />

the National Endowment for Science, Technology<br />

and the Arts.


GROWING AUDIENCES<br />

AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT<br />

R Successful marketing included a re-imagined Young Friends<br />

program, new social networking campaigns on Facebook and<br />

Twitter, and a new “family pricing” program which helped build<br />

audiences for The Golden Ticket. Eight performances sold at<br />

100% or better, including opening night of The Golden Ticket and<br />

the first non-subscription performance of The Marriage of Figaro.<br />

R OTSL entered new collaborative partnerships with sectors of<br />

the community including The Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts,<br />

Cabaret St. Louis, The Saint Louis County Public Library, Left<br />

Bank Books, and others. Events ranged from an experimental<br />

performance art collaboration at the Pulitzer featuring soprano<br />

Christine Brewer and visual artist Ann Hamilton, to a new cabaret<br />

series at the Kranzberg Arts Center, to all the Artists-in-Residence<br />

performances and recitals that showcased exciting young talent<br />

across the St. Louis area.<br />

Contributed<br />

operating support<br />

increased<br />

by more than<br />

6% over the<br />

prior year and<br />

has risen 12%<br />

since 2008.<br />

R New audience development strategies resulted in a 5.5%<br />

increase in total attendance since the start of the strategic plan<br />

in 2008. In 2010 the total audience reached 90% of capacity.<br />

15% of the audience was new to <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> in 2009, rising<br />

to 22% in 2010.<br />

R Contributed operating support increased by more than 6%<br />

over the prior year and has risen 12% since 2008. <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong><br />

also announced the largest-ever single contribution that the<br />

company has received in its 35 year history – a $2 million gift<br />

from the Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation to help endow the<br />

<strong>acclaim</strong>ed professional development programs which train more<br />

than 60 of the country’s finest emerging singers, technicians,<br />

and administrators each year.<br />

R Our popular Spotlight on <strong>Opera</strong> series was revamped to<br />

highlight the intellectual content in each opera. Guest speakers<br />

included Isaac Mizrahi, as well as representatives from the<br />

St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute, St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis<br />

Symphony, Alliance Française, and others. Series attendance has<br />

grown more than 45% since 2008.<br />

R The new production of Hans Krasa’s childrens’ opera<br />

Brundibár, originally performed in the Theresienstadt ghetto<br />

during World War II, continued OTSL’s collaboration with<br />

the Touhill Performing Arts Center at UM-St. Louis and the<br />

Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, and drew a total audience<br />

of 6,470 young people and adults for five school and public<br />

performances in November.<br />

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THE MABEL DORN REEDER<br />

FOUNDATION YOUNG ARTIST EDUCATION<br />

AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS<br />

"The company<br />

remains one<br />

of the best<br />

springboards<br />

in the nation<br />

for young<br />

Americans on<br />

the cusp of big<br />

careers ..."<br />

Chicago Tribune<br />

In 2010, <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> announced a $2 million gift from the<br />

Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation to help endow the company's<br />

<strong>acclaim</strong>ed professional development programs. The gift also<br />

makes possible the Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation Prize,<br />

recognizing extraordinary artistic potential in early-career artists<br />

and providing support for their continued artistic development.<br />

2010 Gerdine Young Artists Program<br />

34 young singers played small parts and covered leading roles<br />

in mainstage productions; they coached repertory with the music<br />

staff and appeared as soloists in master classes, recitals, and<br />

concerts. Chosen from 1,000 applicants in nearly 500 nationwide<br />

auditions, their quality plays an important part in attracting wellknown<br />

conductors and directors to St. Louis.<br />

Special performance and education awards for young artists showing<br />

exceptional promise are supported by the Mabel Dorn Reeder Foundation,<br />

Mabel L. Purkerson, M.D., Trustee, the Charles MacKay Career Development<br />

Fund, the Richard Gaddes Fund, and funds established in memory of OTSL<br />

founding board members Elihu Hyndman and Barbara & Stanley Richman.<br />

John D. Levy Master Classes<br />

Maestro Stephen Lord and principal artist Tracy Dahl offered<br />

master classes for the Gerdine Young Artists at the Sally S. Levy<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> Center; two were open to the public.<br />

The 2010 Boeing/Arts and Education Council Administrative<br />

Internship Program<br />

Each season, OTSL hires six young people to experience the<br />

challenges and rewards of working in a vibrant arts environment.<br />

The internships are sponsored by the Boeing/Arts and Education Council<br />

Collaborative Grant and The Boeing Company with support from the<br />

Charles MacKay Career Development Fund, the Dixie Long Memorial Fund,<br />

and gifts made in memory of Mrs. John Sausele.<br />

2010 Emerson Behind the Curtain<br />

Training programs for 21 young people beginning careers<br />

in professional theater.<br />

R Emerson <strong>Opera</strong> Production Workshops<br />

A classroom introduction to operatic design and construction<br />

and its career potential.<br />

R Emerson Production Assistants<br />

Practical experience in opera production for collegelevel<br />

assistants.<br />

R Emerson Costume Apprentices<br />

Advanced training in costume design and construction<br />

for college-level students with visiting designers and<br />

OTSL professionals.<br />

R Emerson Production Artists<br />

Young entry-level professionals work with renowned<br />

designers and directors.<br />

Made possible with a leadership gift from Emerson and additional<br />

support from Rabbi Dr. Jay & Erika† Goldburg and a fund established<br />

in memory of Catherine Vail Levy. Distinguished young designers are<br />

supported by the Dr. Alvin R. Frank Memorial Fund.<br />

Additional funding for these programs is generously provided<br />

by the E. Desmond Lee Family Fund for Professional Development,<br />

the William T. Kemper Fund – Commerce Bank, Trustee, and the<br />

Herman T. and Phenie R. Pott Foundation.<br />

† In memoriam<br />

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A COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY<br />

A COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY<br />

Monsanto Artists-in-Training celebrated its 20th year and is<br />

N<br />

MISS OURI RIVER<br />

Alton, IL<br />

a nationally award-winning program for high school vocalists,<br />

made possible by a longstanding partnership with Monsanto<br />

Fund, a sponsor since the program’s founding. High school<br />

students from throughout the metro area are selected by<br />

70<br />

audition to study with voice teachers and coaches at SIU-<br />

Columbia, MO<br />

Wentzville, MO<br />

Warrenton, MO<br />

70<br />

270<br />

270 270<br />

Edwardsville, Washington University, Webster University, and<br />

UM-St. Louis. Twenty-three students competed for scholarship<br />

Wright City, MO<br />

64<br />

64<br />

270<br />

270<br />

70<br />

64<br />

44<br />

170<br />

170<br />

44<br />

55<br />

64<br />

MISSISSIPPI RIVER<br />

55<br />

64<br />

255<br />

255<br />

70<br />

Troy, IL<br />

64<br />

awards at a spring recital held at the Sheldon Concert Hall.<br />

R AIT Advanced Study Scholarships are awarded to program<br />

alumni who audition for additional scholarship assistance<br />

to further their vocal studies.<br />

R AIT Preparatory Program offers training for high<br />

school students who plan to audition for AIT and take place<br />

at McKinley Classical L<strong>earning</strong> Academy.<br />

44<br />

MISSOURI<br />

270<br />

55<br />

255<br />

ILLINOIS<br />

R AIT Spring Training is a one-week camp during opera<br />

season offered to students interested in auditioning for<br />

the AIT program.<br />

• Indicates<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong><br />

education<br />

program site.<br />

Imperial, IL<br />

Smithton, IL<br />

In fiscal year 2010, <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s education and<br />

outreach programs served more than 11,415 children<br />

in 21 school districts and nearly 5,000 adults<br />

throughout the bi-state area.<br />

Major support for Artists-in-Training programs is provided by Monsanto<br />

Fund for the twentieth consecutive year and made possible in<br />

collaboration with the Leigh Gerdine College of Fine Arts at Webster<br />

University. The Artists-in-Training endowment is funded by Whitaker<br />

Foundation, the Gertrude and William A. Bernoudy Foundation, William<br />

T. Kemper Foundation – Commerce Bank, Trustee, Ameren Missouri, the<br />

Marielle Huber Memorial Fund, and the OTSL William E. Maritz Memorial<br />

Endowment Fund. The Wedgewood Award for Advanced Study is<br />

presented by Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Guerrerio.<br />

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A COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY<br />

A COMMITMENT TO OUR COMMUNITY<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> Camp<br />

for Kids at City<br />

Academy<br />

Music!Words!<strong>Opera</strong>!: A K-12 interdisciplinary academic year<br />

program in 47 public, private and parochial schools culminating<br />

in an original opera created and performed by students.<br />

M!W!O! Teacher Training: A one-week teacher training course at<br />

UMSL for implementing the M!W!O! curriculum in the classroom<br />

presented by original authors Roger Ames and Clifford Brooks.<br />

This year the revised, updated curriculum included the study of<br />

Rossini’s La Cenerentola.<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> Camp for Kids: A one-week session during opera<br />

season offering workshops in singing, acting, and dance and<br />

performances of the American premiere of Peter Ash's The<br />

Golden Ticket for 154 students at City Academy and Bristol<br />

Elementary in Webster Groves. Composer Peter Ash along with<br />

members of the Gerdine Young Artists program gave special<br />

presentations to campers.<br />

Sponsored by Edward Jones and Fox Performing Arts<br />

Charitable Foundation.<br />

Artists-in-Residence — Gerdine Young Artists Jennifer Jakob and<br />

Joshua Kohl gave concerts for audiences totaling approximately<br />

1,400 at 15 venues including one juvenile detention center.<br />

Dress Rehearsals — Student groups attended each of the four<br />

final opera dress rehearsals as part of OTSL’s outreach efforts.<br />

Made possible by The Saigh Foundation and Employees Community<br />

Fund of Boeing St. Louis.<br />

Spotlight on <strong>Opera</strong> — Panel discussions by the directors,<br />

designers and – in one instance – the creators of the season’s<br />

operas were held at the Ethical Society, highlighted by special<br />

performances by Gerdine Young Artists and members of<br />

OTSL’s music staff. Topical presentations by an outside expert –<br />

ranging from the Alliance Française to Kakao Chocolate –<br />

gave greater perspective and context for each opera.<br />

Sponsored by Charter Communications.<br />

Illustrating <strong>Opera</strong> with Amy Kaiser — OTSL successfully rolled<br />

out a new daytime, four-week lecture series led by St. Louis<br />

Symphony Chorus Director Amy Kaiser at the Sally S. Levy<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> Center.<br />

A Little Lunch Music — Three free noontime concerts by<br />

principal artists from the 2010 season were presented at three<br />

community locations: The Grandel Theater in Grand Center,<br />

First Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood and Bonhomme<br />

Presbyterian Church in Chesterfield.<br />

Sponsored by Kirkwood Area Arts Council and Chesterfield Arts.<br />

Docent Presentations — Docent volunteers presented lectures<br />

throughout the community to students and adult audiences<br />

after training from SLSO Chorus Director Amy Kaiser, Webster<br />

University professor Dr. Glen Bauer and M!W!O! National Trainer<br />

Diane McCullough. Docents made a total of 62 presentations<br />

to more than 1,400 individuals.<br />

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BRUNDIBÁR<br />

FISCAL YEAR 2010<br />

“Hans Krása’s Brundibár is a sweet, charming opera for children,<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s dedicated board, donors, and patrons ensured<br />

Scene from<br />

Brundibár<br />

a simple tale of good overcoming evil. In <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> of<br />

St. Louis’ intense new production, performed Wednesday at<br />

the Touhill Performing Arts Center, it becomes much more.”<br />

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH<br />

Brundibár by Hans Krása, directed by Doug Scholz-Carlson<br />

and Gregory Ritchey in collaboration with video designer<br />

Wendall Harrington, featured 26 cast members ages 8-18 along<br />

with members of the St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra.<br />

This production marked <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s debut at the Touhill<br />

Performing Arts Center which reached approximately 6,470<br />

students and adults across the metro area. Holocaust survivor<br />

Ela Weissberger, who performed the role of the Cat in Brundibár<br />

more than 55 times while interned in the Theresienstadt ghetto,<br />

appeared in each of <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s seven performances and<br />

spoke to numerous school groups and audiences. Local arts<br />

cable network HEC-TV broadcast a public performance live<br />

that the company continued to thrive even in the midst of a<br />

challenging economic period. Contributed operating support<br />

increased by more than 6% over the prior year and has risen<br />

12% since 2008 – a true testament to the extraordinary generosity<br />

of our contributors and to their belief in OTSL’s mission.<br />

Expenses were once again held closely in check and market<br />

recovery allowed the endowment to rebound considerably.<br />

The 35 th Anniversary Spring Gala was a highlight of 2010,<br />

grossing more than $700,000 for <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s professional<br />

development and education programs. Co-chairs Donna<br />

Wilkinson and Carol Walker provided exemplary leadership for<br />

the event and the community responded with an outpouring of<br />

support, led by gala host sponsor Centene Corporation. <strong>Opera</strong><br />

<strong>Theatre</strong> was delighted to welcome Wells Fargo Advisors as the<br />

presenting sponsor of the gala, and to salute the firm for its role<br />

as the presenting sponsor of the 2010 festival season.<br />

"The 2010<br />

season at<br />

<strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong><br />

of St. Louis<br />

solidified the<br />

company's<br />

standing as<br />

one of the<br />

country's<br />

premier opera<br />

festivals."<br />

St. Louis<br />

Post-Dispatch<br />

along with pre- and post-performance interviews with directors,<br />

cast members and staff.<br />

A broad, diversified base of support is the key to <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s<br />

continued fiscal stability. In total, more than 1,300 donors in<br />

Made possible with a leadership gift from Dana Brown Charitable Trust,<br />

this community and across the country contributed more than<br />

U.S. Bank Trustee; with generous support from The Staenberg Family<br />

Foundation in conjunction with THF Realty, Inc.; and with special thanks<br />

to Sign of the Arrow/Pi Beta Phi Alumnae of St. Louis, and Target.<br />

$4 million this year to sustain one of the region’s most <strong>acclaim</strong>ed<br />

cultural institutions.<br />

“… although critics really aren't supposed to review the<br />

audience, this one – which ranged from waist-high to almostadult-sized<br />

– deserves a word of appreciation: they were silent<br />

and attentive, almost glued to the performance to an extent<br />

unheard-of among grownups.”<br />

We thank each of these donors for their outstanding investment<br />

which has enabled <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> to end the year once again in<br />

the black. Your support allows us to nurture the emerging artists<br />

from around the country who will shape the future of the art<br />

form, and enables more than 11,000 local students to discover<br />

their own creativity through opera.<br />

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH<br />

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION<br />

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES<br />

As the market continued to recover, <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> saw an<br />

increase of over $1.8 million in its endowment primarily due to<br />

investment income and realized and unrealized gains.<br />

Assets As of September 30, 2010<br />

Cash and Cash Equivalents 5 55 , 879<br />

Investments 1 9 , 4 1 5 , 7 2 2<br />

Working Capital Reserve 1 , 640,034<br />

Contributions Receivable 1 , 3 1 3 , 425<br />

Other 6 73 , 752<br />

Facilities and Equipment 5 , 5 73 ,064<br />

Total Assets 29, 1 7 1 ,876<br />

Liabilities<br />

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses 1 45 ,083<br />

Deferred Revenue 46 1 , 506<br />

Annuity Liability 1 9 1 , 837<br />

Total Liabilities 7 98 , 426<br />

Net Assets<br />

Net Assets 28 , 3 73 , 450<br />

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS 29, 1 7 1 ,876<br />

Once again, <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> achieved a balanced operating<br />

budget in FY10. Net assets also increased over the prior year.<br />

<strong>Opera</strong>ting Revenues As of September 30, 2010<br />

Grants and Contributions 2 , 340 , 93 1<br />

Performance Admissions 1 , 85 2 , 650<br />

Benefits 880 , 520<br />

Other Activities 82 7 , 580<br />

Investment Income Including Realized and<br />

Unrealized Gains and Losses 33 7 , 1 4 5<br />

Net Assets Released from Designations and Restrictions 2 , 245 , 69 3<br />

Total <strong>Opera</strong>ting Revenues 8 , 484 , 5 1 9<br />

<strong>Opera</strong>ting Expenses<br />

Program Services 6 , 67 1 , 52 1<br />

General and Administrative 8 1 2 , 730<br />

Fundraising 945 , 990<br />

Total <strong>Opera</strong>ting Expenses 8 , 430, 24 1<br />

Designated Revenue and Restricted Support<br />

Grants and Contributions 805 , 82 6<br />

Investment Income Including Realized and<br />

Unrealized Gains and Losses 1 , 576 , 1 6 8<br />

Other Activities 1 3 2<br />

Net Assets Released from Designations and Restrictions ( 2 , 245 , 69 3 )<br />

Total Increase in Net Assets 1 36 , 43 3<br />

<strong>Opera</strong>ting Expenses<br />

Increase in <strong>Opera</strong>ting Net Assets 54 , 2 7 8<br />

Increase in Board Designated Net Assets 75 5 , 46 9<br />

Decrease in Temporarily Restricted Net Assets (63 2 , 37 8 )<br />

Increase in Permanently Restricted Net Assets 1 3 , 34 2<br />

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS 1 90, 7 1 1<br />

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INCOME SOURCES<br />

EXPENSES BY FUNCTION<br />

Total Income<br />

Revenue continues to come from a diverse mix of sources, as<br />

illustrated in the chart below, based on <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s audited<br />

financial statements. These statements reflect <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong>’s<br />

total income, including unrealized gains of investments which<br />

benefit our endowment but do not count as operating income.<br />

Overall expenses remained consistent from the prior year<br />

with <strong>Opera</strong> <strong>Theatre</strong> continuing to maintain strong expense<br />

controls in 2010.<br />

Other<br />

Activities<br />

Investment income,<br />

realized and unrealized<br />

gains (losses)<br />

$8,430,241<br />

Benefits<br />

10%<br />

10%<br />

22%<br />

$4,335,167<br />

21%<br />

Grants and<br />

Contributions<br />

Performance<br />

Admissions<br />

37%<br />

$645,468<br />

$499,317<br />

$241,235<br />

$950,334<br />

$812,730<br />

$945,990<br />

Main<br />

Season<br />

Professional<br />

Development<br />

Education /<br />

Outreach<br />

Master Artists/<br />

Artisans<br />

Second<br />

Productions<br />

General and<br />

Administrative<br />

Fundraising<br />

Total<br />

Expenses<br />

<strong>Opera</strong>ting Contributions<br />

Fiscal year 2010 operating income breaks down as follows:<br />

52% individual support, 21% corporate support, 11% foundation<br />

support, 11% government support, 5% Arts & Education<br />

Council support.<br />

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2010 EXPENSES<br />

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS<br />

The overall allocation of expenses among program, fundraising,<br />

and administration remained similar to prior years, although<br />

spending on fundraising and administration decreased by a total<br />

of $150,000, or 1.8% of the total budget.<br />

This list represents contributions of $1,000 or more made to the Annual <strong>Opera</strong>ting<br />

Fund in the fiscal year of 2010 (October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2010). We are<br />

immensely grateful to our donors at all levels and to those who supported capital and<br />

endowment projects, but regret that we do not have space here to list them all.<br />

Leadership Donors<br />

TOKY Branding + Design*<br />

Edward Jones<br />

Benefactor<br />

Anonymous Donors<br />

Wells Fargo Advisors<br />

Edward Chase Garvey<br />

Advanced Nursing<br />

Arts and Education<br />

Fred J. Wehrle, Jr.<br />

Memorial Foundation<br />

Services, Inc.<br />

Council of Greater<br />

Revocable Trust<br />

Ann and Gordon Getty<br />

The Battram Family<br />

St. Louis<br />

Whitaker Foundation<br />

Foundation<br />

Foundation<br />

Fundraising<br />

General and<br />

Administrative<br />

10%<br />

11%<br />

The Bravo Charitable Trust<br />

Dana Brown<br />

Charitable Trust,<br />

U.S. Bank Trustee<br />

Centene Corporation<br />

The Commerce<br />

Trust Company<br />

Emerson<br />

The Margaret Blanke<br />

Grigg Foundation<br />

William T. Kemper<br />

Foundation -<br />

Commerce Bank,<br />

Trustee<br />

Chairman’s Circle<br />

Anonymous Donors<br />

Ameren Missouri<br />

Engelhardt Family<br />

Foundation<br />

Macy's Foundation<br />

MasterCard Worldwide<br />

OPERA America, Inc.<br />

The Staenberg<br />

Family Foundation<br />

Webster University*<br />

Edward H. and<br />

Rosemary Young Fund<br />

Mary Ranken Jordan &<br />

Ettie A. Jordan<br />

Charitable Foundation<br />

Merrill Lynch<br />

Monsanto Company<br />

The Saigh Foundation<br />

Steinway Piano Gallery<br />

of St. Louis*<br />

Sempra Energy<br />

Thompson Coburn LLP<br />

Trio Foundation of<br />

Saint Louis<br />

U.S. Bank, NA<br />

World Wide<br />

Louis D. Beaumont Fund<br />

of the Greater Saint<br />

Louis Community<br />

Foundation<br />

Employees Community<br />

Fund of Boeing<br />

St. Louis<br />

Boeing/Arts and<br />

Education Council<br />

Collaborative Grant<br />

The Milford and Lee Bohm<br />

Charitable Foundation<br />

Ces & Judy's Catering<br />

Collaborative Strategies,<br />

79%<br />

Program<br />

Expenses<br />

The Andrew W. Mellon<br />

Foundation<br />

Missouri Arts Council<br />

Monsanto Fund<br />

National Endowment<br />

for the Arts<br />

The Pulley Foundation<br />

The Mabel Dorn Reeder<br />

Foundation -<br />

Mabel L. Purkerson,<br />

M.D., Trustee<br />

Regional Arts Commission<br />

Sinquefield Charitable<br />

Foundation<br />

Sponsor<br />

Anonymous Donors<br />

Anheuser-Busch<br />

Companies, Inc.<br />

Aronson Foundation<br />

AT&T<br />

The Boeing Company<br />

Brown Shoe Company, Inc.<br />

Buckingham Family of<br />

Financial Services<br />

Charter Communications<br />

Caleb C. and Julia W.<br />

Dula Educational &<br />

Charitable Foundation<br />

Technology, Inc.<br />

Producer<br />

A and O Family Fund<br />

of the Greater Saint<br />

Louis Community<br />

Foundation<br />

Cassidy Turley<br />

Enterprise Bank & Trust<br />

Grant Thornton LLP<br />

The Koman Group<br />

M&I Wealth Management<br />

Stinson Morrison<br />

Hecker, LLP<br />

Inc.*<br />

Commerce Bancshares<br />

Foundation<br />

Energizer<br />

Enterprise Holdings<br />

Foundation<br />

Fox Family Foundation<br />

Fox Performing Arts<br />

Charitable Foundation<br />

The Gatesworth<br />

Clifford Willard Gaylord<br />

Foundation<br />

Impact Group Charitable<br />

Foundation<br />

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CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION DONORS<br />

INDIVIDUAL DONORS<br />

James Lee Johnson<br />

Charitable Fund<br />

Lux Family Foundation<br />

S. Lee McMillan Charitable<br />

Foundation<br />

The Mesker<br />

Charitable Trust<br />

The Hubert C. & Dorothy R.<br />

Moog Charitable Fund<br />

Morgan Stanley<br />

Smith Barney<br />

Peabody Energy<br />

Pinnell Foundation<br />

Susan and Elihu Rose<br />

Foundation<br />

Saint Louis Originals*<br />

Sheffield Family Fund of<br />

the Greater Saint Louis<br />

Community Foundation<br />

The St. Louis Trust<br />

Company<br />

Guarantor<br />

Anonymous Donors<br />

Elleard Heffern<br />

Fine Jewelers<br />

Grey Eagle Distributors*<br />

The Jackes Foundation<br />

JOSAL Foundation<br />

Ledbetter Family Fund<br />

Clemence S. Lieber<br />

Foundation<br />

Ruth Peters MacCarthy<br />

Trust<br />

May Department Stores<br />

Company Foundation<br />

Pi Beta Phi Alumnae<br />

Club of St. Louis<br />

Stifel Nicolaus<br />

St. Louis Beacon<br />

TPI*<br />

Wedgewood Partners, Inc.<br />

Director’s Circle<br />

Anonymous Donors<br />

ABS Fund<br />

Aldine Travel<br />

Argo Foundation, Inc.<br />

Julia Terry Barnes<br />

Revocable Trust<br />

Big Sky Café*<br />

Calistoga Cellars*<br />

Companion*<br />

The Bert Condie, III<br />

Family Foundation<br />

Cozad Family Foundation<br />

Craft Restaurants Ltd.*<br />

Arnold & Hazel Donald<br />

Fund of the Greater<br />

Saint Louis Community<br />

Foundation<br />

Julian I. & Hope R. Edison<br />

Foundation<br />

Eleven Eleven Mississippi*<br />

Garland Wines*<br />

GrayBar International, Inc.<br />

Frank J. Guyoll III Fund<br />

HOK, Inc<br />

ITC*<br />

Kaldi’s Coffee*<br />

Lewis, Rice & Fingersh,<br />

LLC<br />

The Stanley L. Lopata<br />

Revocable Trust<br />

The Stanley L. and Lucy<br />

Lopata Charitable<br />

Foundation<br />

LoRusso’s Cucina*<br />

Major Brands*<br />

Mike Shannon’s Steaks<br />

and Seafood*<br />

Neiman Marcus<br />

Onesto’s Pizza & Trattoria*<br />

The Edward Lee & Slocumb<br />

Hollis Perry Foundation<br />

Pershing Place Foundation<br />

The Peters Family Fund<br />

Harriet Pillsbury<br />

Foundation<br />

Premier Rentals, LLC*<br />

Repco Graphics<br />

Peggy and Jerry Ritter<br />

Family Fund<br />

Robust Wine Bar*<br />

Rosenheim Charitable<br />

Family Foundation<br />

Saint Louis Science Center<br />

Sauce Magazine*<br />

Serendipity Homemade<br />

Ice Cream*<br />

SqWires Restaurant*<br />

Peggy Walter Symes<br />

Gift Fund of the<br />

Greater Saint Louis<br />

Community Foundation<br />

Target Stores<br />

Tiffany & Co.*<br />

Vin de Set*<br />

The Susan W. & Stuart J.<br />

Zimmerman Gift Fund<br />

Matching Corporations<br />

AT&T Matching Gift<br />

Program<br />

Bank of America Matching<br />

Gifts Program<br />

Boeing Company Gift<br />

Matching Program<br />

Merrill Lynch<br />

Matching Program<br />

Piper Jaffray<br />

Sempra Energy<br />

Foundation<br />

US Bancorp Matching<br />

Gifts Program<br />

LEVELS OF<br />

GIVING<br />

Leadership<br />

Donors:<br />

$50,000 &<br />

above<br />

Chairman’s<br />

Circle:<br />

$25,000<br />

Sponsor:<br />

$10,000<br />

Producer:<br />

$7,500<br />

Benefactor:<br />

$5,000<br />

Guarantor:<br />

$2,500<br />

Director’s Circle:<br />

$1,000<br />

*In-kind<br />

This list represents contributions of $1,000 or more made to the Annual <strong>Opera</strong>ting<br />

Fund in the fiscal year of 2010 (October 1, 2009 – September 30, 2010). We are<br />

immensely grateful to our donors at all levels and to those who supported capital and<br />

endowment projects, but regret that we do not have space here to list them all.<br />

Chairman's Circle<br />

Anonymous Donors<br />

Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Laurance L.<br />

Browning, Jr.<br />

Mrs. Ernest A. Eddy, Jr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Irl F. Engelhardt<br />

Alison & John Ferring<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Harvard K.<br />

Hecker<br />

E. Desmond† &<br />

Mary Ann Lee<br />

Sally S. Levy<br />

David W. Mesker<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Michael F.<br />

Neidorff<br />

Emily Rauh Pulitzer<br />

Mabel L. Purkerson, M.D.<br />

Marsha & William C.<br />

Rusnack<br />

Jeanne & Rex Sinquefield<br />

Michael & Carol Staenberg<br />

Fred Wehrle†<br />

Sponsor<br />

Anonymous Donors<br />

Paul M. Arenberg<br />

Judith Aronson<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Stephen F.<br />

Brauer<br />

Spencer & Phoebe Burke<br />

Mr. & Mrs. William H.T. Bush<br />

Bertram B. Culver III<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Timothy Eberlein<br />

Marilyn & Sam Fox<br />

Susan & Warren Gelman<br />

Jack & Anne Heisler<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A.<br />

Holtman<br />

Bettie S. Johnson<br />

Joanne & Alan Kohn<br />

Ann Lee & Will Konneker<br />

Gene Kornblum<br />

Nancy & Ken Kranzberg<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Oliver M.<br />

Langenberg<br />

Joseph & Carolyn Losos<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Sanford N.<br />

McDonnell<br />

Mrs. William B. McMillan, Jr.<br />

Miss Phyllis McPheeters†<br />

Mrs. Hubert C. Moog†<br />

Roy Pfautch<br />

John H. Russell<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert L.<br />

Scharff, Jr.<br />

Sondra & Milton<br />

Schlesinger<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Henry L.<br />

Schweich<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Donald J. Sher<br />

Stephen Trampe & Jenny<br />

Gupta<br />

The Hon. & Mrs. G. H.<br />

Walker III<br />

Phoebe Dent Weil<br />

Donna Wilkinson<br />

Producer<br />

Anita & Gene Adam<br />

Dorothy & Billy Firestone<br />

Carol Kimball<br />

J. David & Lucy S. Levy<br />

Mont & Karen Levy<br />

Mr. & Mrs.† L. Max<br />

Lippman, Jr.<br />

Dr.† & Mrs. William H.<br />

Sheffield<br />

Ann & Bill Sullins<br />

Sir David Tang<br />

Benefactor<br />

Mrs. Richard L. Battram<br />

Lee & Alexandra Benham<br />

Lee Bohm<br />

Rachel Keller Brown &<br />

Travis Brown<br />

Barbara Bryant<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Donald L.<br />

Bryant, Jr.<br />

Paul & Elissa Cahn<br />

Bill & Polly Coxe<br />

Michael Cramer<br />

Dr. William H. Danforth<br />

Richard & Phyllis<br />

Duesenberg<br />

Mr. & Mrs. David C. Farrell<br />

Robert & Jane Feibel<br />

Rabbi Dr. Jay & Erika+<br />

Goldburg<br />

Gina & Lee Hoagland<br />

Dorothy Kelley<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence<br />

Langsam<br />

John Frank Lesser<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Richard Liddy<br />

Ann S. Lux<br />

Leigh & Jean Mason<br />

Mr.† & Mrs. S. Lee A.<br />

McMillan<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Meyer<br />

Jan Miller<br />

Eleanor J. Moore<br />

Olive Noerteman<br />

Gyo Obata<br />

Adrienne & Russ Patton<br />

H.P. Pinnell<br />

Tony & Ruthe Ponturo<br />

James Robinson<br />

Susan & Elihu Rose<br />

Helen S. Shopmaker<br />

Barbara & Gene Spector<br />

Mary Strauss<br />

Franklin F. Wallis<br />

Josephine & Richard Weil<br />

Charles M. & Shirley†<br />

F. Weiss<br />

Morrie & Miki Zimring<br />

Sharon & Elliot Zucker<br />

Guarantor<br />

Anonymous Donors<br />

Mrs. Vern Akers<br />

Julia B. Bamburg<br />

John & Gailya Barker<br />

Mrs. William Barnes III<br />

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INDIVIDUAL DONORS<br />

INDIVIDUAL DONORS<br />

Ann & Henry Bauer<br />

Pam Belloli<br />

Mr. & Mrs. James G. Berges<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Van-Lear<br />

Mr. & Mrs. John Peters<br />

MacCarthy<br />

Dr. & Mrs. John S. Meyer<br />

Terri Monk, M.D. & B.<br />

Diane C. Barnes<br />

Rudi J. Bertrand & Dr. Paul<br />

A. Williams, M.D.<br />

June R. Bierman<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Patrick J.<br />

Finneran Jr<br />

Gretta Forrester<br />

Liza & Joseph Forshaw<br />

Steve Kelley & Charles<br />

Dennis<br />

Charles & Joanne Knight<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Newell S. Knight<br />

Timothy & Kara Graziano<br />

O'Leary<br />

Paul M. Packman, M.D.<br />

Dr. Robert Packman<br />

Phyllis Funk Snow<br />

Janie & Sandy Sommer<br />

Dr. John Sopuch<br />

Mrs. Clara von Gontard<br />

LEVELS OF<br />

GIVING<br />

Black III<br />

Craig Weldon, M.D.<br />

Elaine & Harold Blatt<br />

Janice & Bill Forsyth<br />

Richard & Shirley Knight<br />

Dee Pavelka<br />

Steinlage<br />

Chairman’s Circle:<br />

Mr. & Mrs. B. A.<br />

Bridgewater, Jr.<br />

Arthur P. Brigham III<br />

Rex & Phyllis Brown<br />

Pamela Buell<br />

Rodney M. & Elaine E. Coe<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert H.<br />

Craft, Jr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. James R. Moog<br />

Mr. & Mrs. William R.<br />

Orthwein, Jr.<br />

Charles Parrish &<br />

Chuck Beard<br />

Dr. & Mrs. William A. Peck<br />

Cindy & Sandy Peters<br />

Jan Paul Richter & Ellen<br />

Sally Brayley Bliss &<br />

Jim Connett<br />

Catherine S. Bollinger<br />

Robert R. Bousman<br />

William R. Boyle<br />

Pitty Brandin<br />

Michael & Arlue Briggs<br />

Mary I. Brown<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Frane<br />

Warren & Mattie French<br />

Nancy E. Friedland-<br />

In memory of Waldo &<br />

Lucille Friedland<br />

Ronald & Cheryl Fromm<br />

Ann M. Fusz<br />

Ellen M. Fusz<br />

Ted & Nancy Koplar<br />

Michael & Susan Kramer<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Don Lambert<br />

Sally Lefler and Jane<br />

Towater<br />

Fran & Norman Leve<br />

Leslie F. Loewe & Jean M.<br />

Agatstein<br />

Kitty Pearl<br />

E. Lee Perry<br />

Tove Post-Roberts<br />

Dr. & Mrs. John A. Powell<br />

Fred & Marti Reichman<br />

Don J. Riehn<br />

Peggy & Jerry Ritter<br />

Elizabeth & Richard G.<br />

Katinka Stout<br />

Georgia Streett<br />

J. Kennard Streett<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Warren G.<br />

Sullivan<br />

Dr. Donald Suggs<br />

Maria Guadalupe Taxman &<br />

Philip Taxman<br />

$25,000<br />

& above<br />

Sponsor:<br />

$10,000<br />

Producer:<br />

$7,500<br />

Mrs. P. Terence Crebs<br />

Roberta Dearing<br />

Jack & Sherry Delo<br />

William & Suzanne Dolan<br />

Dr. Majella Doyle<br />

von Seggern Richter<br />

Carol L. Roslund<br />

Alloyce Ross<br />

Dr. Mary Anne Rudloff<br />

Mary Schoolman<br />

Jane D. Bryan<br />

The Hon. & Mrs. Bruce<br />

Buckland<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Burson<br />

Mr.† & Mrs. Parks Campbell<br />

Richard Gaddes<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Martin E. Galt III<br />

Don Garner & Rus<br />

McMahan<br />

Jean P. Gase<br />

Mrs. Henry C. Lowenhaupt<br />

Jim MacDonald<br />

Charles MacKay<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Eugene<br />

Mackey III<br />

Robb<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Dale L. Rollings<br />

Mrs. Robert L. Rosenheim<br />

Al & Martha Roux<br />

Linda & Bruce Ryder<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Maynard Toll<br />

Sarah Trulaske<br />

Mat Turner<br />

Susan & Ben Uchitelle<br />

Emil & Marianne Unanue<br />

Benefactor:<br />

$5,000<br />

Guarantor:<br />

$2,500<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert H.<br />

Drs. David & Martha Sewall<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Don R. Carlson<br />

Lorraine Gergeceff-Cooper<br />

Mr. & Mrs. John A.<br />

Alan & Marilyn Sachs<br />

Fabienne L. Vincel<br />

Director’s Circle:<br />

Duesenberg<br />

Bill & Cynthia Durham<br />

Lisa & Allan Silverberg<br />

Eve & Fred Simon<br />

Rev. Ronald C. Chochol<br />

John Michael Clear &<br />

Bettie Gershman<br />

Barbara B. Goodman<br />

Marshall<br />

Jane McCammon<br />

Peter & Alice Sargent<br />

Elizabeth Gentry Sayad<br />

George & Betsy Vogt<br />

Robert & Nancy Wagoner<br />

$1,000<br />

Susan & Robert Eastman<br />

Melanie & Anthony<br />

Fathman, MD<br />

Mary Ann & Andrew<br />

Srenco<br />

James V. & Susan S.<br />

Marie Bone<br />

Salvatore & Dagnija<br />

Comado<br />

Joan Goodson<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Peter Grote<br />

Frank J. Guyol III<br />

Sedgwick Mead, Jr. &<br />

Catherine Perry<br />

Alfonso Menotti<br />

Tom & Ulrike Schlafly<br />

Arthur Bud Schweich<br />

Hugh & Judy Scott<br />

Mary Pillsbury Wainwright<br />

& Donald Wainwright<br />

Mr. & Mrs. John D. Weil<br />

*In-kind<br />

†In Memorium<br />

Keith & Ann Fischer<br />

Stepleton<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Bert Condie III<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hegeman<br />

William D. Merwin<br />

Paul & Joan Shaver<br />

Prof. Mark Weil<br />

John Forestner<br />

Byam K. Stevens, Jr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Michael Cozad<br />

Donna & Robert Heider<br />

Dr. Charles J. Metz<br />

Cynthia & Keith Shaw<br />

Michael & Richelle<br />

Peter & Sally Franzmann<br />

Mr. & Mrs. V. Raymond<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Andrew B.<br />

Bruce† & Sally<br />

John & Laura Meyer<br />

Andrey Shaw<br />

Weisbrod<br />

Mr.† & Mrs. Joseph F.<br />

Stranghoener<br />

Craig III<br />

Higginbotham<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Bill Miller<br />

Dr. Mim Shelden &<br />

Virginia V. Weldon, M.D.<br />

Gleason<br />

Mary Susman & Tom Herm<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Gerald E. Daniels<br />

Debra Hollingsworth &<br />

Jack Austin Miller<br />

Lou Kinsey<br />

Mr. & Mrs. W. David Wells<br />

Ronald & Jan Greenberg<br />

Peggy Walter Symes<br />

Dr. Rand E. Dankner<br />

Mark Stacye<br />

Charles Dean Mueller<br />

Mr. & Mrs. David S.<br />

Peter J. Wender<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Anthony L.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. E. R. Thomas, Jr.<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Arnold W.<br />

Lotsie & Rick Holton<br />

Julia K. Muller & Earl K.<br />

Sherman, Jr.<br />

Mr. William Wilson<br />

Guerrerio<br />

Susan & Peter Tuteur<br />

Donald<br />

Yvona & David Hopkins<br />

Shreckengast<br />

Moisy & Bonnie Shopper<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Al Wiman<br />

Kit & Patricia Heffern<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Charles<br />

Dr. & Mrs. James W.<br />

Janet & Andy Hoyne<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Robert J.<br />

Kevin & Patti Short*<br />

Dr. Seth E. Wissner<br />

Arnold & Myrna Hershman<br />

Walbrandt<br />

Donnelly<br />

Dr. & Mrs. John W. Hubert<br />

Myerson<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Edward W.<br />

Barbara McAfee Wohltman<br />

Alfred & Marilyn Holtzer<br />

Ann Carroll Wells<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Quintus L.<br />

Jane Huey<br />

Cynthia & Rob Nevett<br />

Siebert<br />

Ellen & Bill Yeckley<br />

Diane & Paul Jacobson<br />

Karen & Harry Knopf<br />

Jim & Pam Krekeler<br />

Mrs. Clinton W. Lane, Jr.<br />

Peggy & Loy Ledbetter<br />

Mrs. Stanley Lopata<br />

Director’s Circle<br />

Anonymous Donors<br />

David & Melanie Alpers<br />

Robert C. Anderson<br />

Jo Ann & Fred Arnold<br />

Drennan, Jr.<br />

Hope & Julian Edison<br />

Mark Eggert & Julia Tang<br />

George Erker<br />

Hildy Etzkorn<br />

Mrs. Lawrence C.<br />

Hultengren<br />

Frank Jacobs &<br />

Marylen Mann<br />

Mrs. Edward D. Jones, Jr.<br />

Jeffrey & Cynthia Kane<br />

Dr. Melanie Newbill<br />

Dr. & Mrs. Matthew<br />

Newman<br />

Betsy O'Herin<br />

Robert Oker<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Torbjorn Sjogren<br />

Stephen W. & Linda<br />

Skrainka<br />

Kenneth & Marjorie Smith<br />

Laurie K. Smith & Gerald L.<br />

Shaikun<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Stuart J.<br />

Zimmerman<br />

F. Lee Zingale<br />

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />

NATIONAL PATRONS COUNCIL<br />

Chairman<br />

Chairman Emerita<br />

Dr. Will Konneker<br />

Life Members<br />

Chair<br />

Terrence M.W. Ellsworth<br />

Ellen von Seggern Richter<br />

Carol B. Walker<br />

Spencer B. Burke<br />

Donna Wilkinson**<br />

Eugene Kornblum<br />

Mrs. Eugene C. Adam<br />

Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden<br />

Illinois<br />

and Jan Paul Richter<br />

Missouri<br />

Vice-Chairs<br />

Mrs. Irl F. Engelhardt<br />

Ray Stranghoener<br />

Vice-Chair and Treasurer<br />

William C. Rusnack<br />

Secretary<br />

Sally S. Levy<br />

Kim Eberlein<br />

Mrs. Harvard K. Hecker<br />

Debra Hollingsworth<br />

Mrs. Ronald A. Holtman<br />

Michael F. Neidorff<br />

Robert L. Scharff, Jr.<br />

Rex Sinquefield<br />

Ann McFarland Sullins<br />

Stephen L. Trampe<br />

Robert E. Wagoner*<br />

Kenneth Kranzberg<br />

James A. Krekeler<br />

Mrs. J. David Levy, Jr.<br />

David W. Mesker**<br />

Charles F. Meyer<br />

Vickie Newton<br />

Gyo Obata<br />

Mabel L. Purkerson, M.D.<br />

Mrs. William H. Sheffield<br />

Torbjorn Sjögren<br />

Gene W. Spector, M.D.<br />

Mrs. Richard L. Battram<br />

Richard W. Duesenberg<br />

Mrs. Ernest A. Eddy, Jr.<br />

Robert M. Feibel, M.D.<br />

Mrs. William B. Firestone<br />

M. Peter Fischer<br />

Richard Gaddes<br />

Mrs. Harvard K. Hecker<br />

John C. Heisler<br />

Mrs. E. Desmond Lee<br />

Mr. and Mrs.† L. Max<br />

Illinois<br />

Bettina & Donald L.<br />

Bryant, Jr.<br />

New York<br />

Mr.† & Mrs. Parks Campbell<br />

Texas<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Robert H.<br />

Craft, Jr.<br />

Washington, D.C.<br />

Suzanne & William Dolan<br />

Oregon<br />

Dr. John E. Forestner<br />

Texas<br />

Dr. Diane L. Jacobson<br />

Minnesota<br />

Mrs. Alicia Kornitzer<br />

Karpati†<br />

Missouri and Florida<br />

Mrs. Richard A. Liddy<br />

Missouri and Florida<br />

Drs. Terri G. Monk &<br />

B. Craig Weldon<br />

Maryland<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Elihu Rose<br />

New York<br />

Carol L. Roslund<br />

Colorado<br />

Drs. Sondra and Milton<br />

Schlesinger<br />

California<br />

Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J.<br />

Simon<br />

Nebraska<br />

Professors Emeriti Charles<br />

M. and Shirley F.† Weiss<br />

North Carolina<br />

Melanie Wyler<br />

Connecticut<br />

Sharon & Elliot Zucker<br />

Missouri and<br />

New Mexico<br />

† In memoriam<br />

Board of Directors<br />

Paul Arenberg<br />

Jo Ann Arnold<br />

Peter F. Benoist<br />

Mrs. Stephen F. Brauer<br />

Barbara Bridgewater<br />

Arthur P. Brigham III<br />

Mrs. Walter F. Brissenden*<br />

Larry Browning**<br />

Donald L. Bryant, Jr.<br />

Patricia R. Bush<br />

Arnold W. Donald<br />

John H. Ferring IV<br />

Susan Gelman<br />

Neil J. George*<br />

Anthony L. Guerrerio<br />

Gina G. Hoagland<br />

Frank Jacobs<br />

Bettie Johnson<br />

Carol Kimball<br />

Mrs. Alan C. Kohn<br />

Dr. Elizabeth Stroble*<br />

Donald M. Suggs<br />

Maria Guadalupe Taxman<br />

Franklin F. Wallis<br />

Phoebe Dent Weil<br />

Ann Carroll Wells<br />

W. David Wells<br />

Roma B. Wittcoff<br />

Lippman, Jr.<br />

Lucy Lopata<br />

Joseph Losos<br />

Pris McDonnell<br />

Mrs. Robert S. McDorman<br />

Mrs. William B. McMillan<br />

Miss Phyllis McPheeters†<br />

Matthew Newman, M.D.<br />

Robert H. Orchard<br />

Keith D. Shaw<br />

Mrs. Robert<br />

Brookings Smith†<br />

Josephine C. Throdahl**<br />

*Ex-Officio Member<br />

**Past Chairman<br />

† In memoriam<br />

Susan D. Eastman<br />

North Carolina<br />

Dr. Patrick R. Thomas<br />

Massachusetts<br />

Mrs. James B. Orthwein<br />

Pennsylvania<br />

Australia<br />

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS GUILD BOARD<br />

President<br />

Bob Wagoner<br />

Immediate Past President<br />

Mary Susman<br />

Secretary<br />

Janet Hoyne<br />

Treasurer<br />

Arnie Hershman<br />

Advisory Committee<br />

Ann Fusz<br />

Ellen Fusz<br />

Susan Gelman<br />

Carol Kimball<br />

Lucy Levy<br />

Sally Levy<br />

Bonnie Shopper<br />

Peggy Walter Symes<br />

Guild Board<br />

Gailya Barker<br />

Virginia Benson<br />

Genie Bonte<br />

Dwayne Buggs<br />

Karen Crebs<br />

Charles Dennis<br />

Mattie French<br />

Gail Hafer<br />

Mary Hagar<br />

Susie Hahn<br />

Shirley Heiman<br />

Myrna Hershman<br />

Inge Jackson<br />

Pam Krekeler<br />

Sally Lefler<br />

Fran Leve<br />

Barbara Mahon<br />

Georgia Pettus<br />

Anita Radcliffe<br />

Martha Roux<br />

Damaris Schmitt<br />

Irene Sokol<br />

Jamie Spencer<br />

Mary Tabash<br />

Jane Vacho<br />

Rowena Van Dyke<br />

Chris Varney<br />

Michael Weisbrod<br />

Tani Wolff<br />

Bill Yeckley<br />

Elliot Zucker<br />

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Timothy O’Leary<br />

General Director<br />

Stephen Lord<br />

Music Director<br />

James Robinson<br />

Artistic Director<br />

OPERA THEATRE OF SAINT LOUIS STAFF<br />

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF<br />

ARTISTIC<br />

ADMINISTRATION<br />

Paul Kilmer<br />

Director of Artistic<br />

Administration<br />

Gina Pellegrino<br />

Artistic Coordinator<br />

Stephanie Nigus<br />

Artistic Assistant<br />

BOX OFFICE<br />

Kara Koverman<br />

Manager<br />

Sally Kurt<br />

Assistant Manager<br />

COMMUNICATIONS &<br />

MARKETING<br />

Maggie Stearns<br />

National Press<br />

Representative and<br />

Publications Director<br />

Steve Kelley<br />

Director of Marketing<br />

Brian Jones<br />

Marketing and Database<br />

Coordinator Development<br />

DEVELOPMENT<br />

Nicole Ambos Freber<br />

Director of Development<br />

Anne Grady<br />

Manager of Institutional<br />

Grants<br />

Emilie Hensley<br />

Development Officer and<br />

Events Coordinator<br />

Kate Leslie<br />

Development Officer and<br />

Volunteer Coordinator<br />

Stacey Bregenzer<br />

Development Systems<br />

Manager<br />

EDUCATION &<br />

OUTREACH<br />

Allison Felter<br />

Director of Education and<br />

Outreach Programs<br />

Michelle Myers<br />

Education Assistant<br />

FINANCE<br />

Denise Hesler<br />

Director of Finance<br />

Keisha Black<br />

Accounting and Payroll<br />

Peggy Brooks<br />

Accounting Clerk<br />

GENERAL<br />

ADMINISTRATION<br />

Linda Schulte<br />

Manager for Board and<br />

Media Relations<br />

Silja Tobin<br />

Assistant to the General<br />

Director<br />

Lucie Garnett<br />

Receptionist<br />

PRODUCTION &<br />

OPERATION<br />

Stephen M. Ryan<br />

Director of Production and<br />

<strong>Opera</strong>tions<br />

Tracy Utzmyers<br />

Assistant Director of<br />

Production<br />

Eric Woolsey<br />

<strong>Opera</strong>tions Manager<br />

Dan Giedeman<br />

Technical Director<br />

Stacy Michele Harris<br />

Assistant Costume<br />

Shop Manager<br />

Program Book/Front of<br />

House Designer<br />

Michael Simpson<br />

Company Photographer<br />

Ken Howard<br />

Audit Firm<br />

BKD, LLP<br />

Designated Legal Counsel<br />

Bryan Cave LLP<br />

Communications and<br />

Marketing Design<br />

TOKY Branding + Design<br />

As of September 30, 2010<br />

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC<br />

“ENCHANTING … ALL VERY CHARMING<br />

AND EFFECTIVE.”<br />

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL<br />

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THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO<br />

HEADLINE PLACEHOLDER<br />

“OPERA THEATRE HAS A MAGIC<br />

ALL ITS OWN.”<br />

DALLAS MORNING NEWS<br />

Sally S. Levy <strong>Opera</strong> Center<br />

210 Hazel Avenue<br />

St. Louis, MO 63119<br />

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