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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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