Thank You For Your Continued Support of
Opera in the Heights!
Friends of Opera in the Heights, we are thrilled to announce that we have surpassed the $85,000 needed of our $150,000 goal to officially move forward with the season thanks to the generous donations from more than 250 supporters!
Your donations, big and small, make a huge impact on the lives of the artists Opera in the Heights serves.
Your support furthers our mission to support young emerging artists while continuing to ensure accessible and affordable opera for the greater Houston community. When you support Opera in the Heights, you are helping to provide opportunities to 100+ artists each season. Your support also creates opportunities for Houston area students through our Education Initiative, which offers our artists additional paid opportunities to work directly in classrooms, giving students an in-depth look into everything that goes into the art form including foreign language, music, history, and culture. This is the kind of impact your support of Opera in the Heights has on our community, and on the preservation and future of the arts right here in Houston. You should be extremely proud of what you have helped to accomplish.
While the Oh! staff and Board of Directors continue to develop and execute fundraising initiatives that will help us raise the final $65,000 needed to meet our $150,000 goal, we ask our community to help us continue the incredible wave of momentum that has flourished over the last 4 weeks. There are multiple ways to support the opera over the course of the year, but perhaps the most exciting option is simply sharing the gift of opera with a friend. Single tickets are officially on sale for the entire season and we are overjoyed knowing very soon we will be reunited at Lambert Hall to enjoy more incredible opera with our beloved patrons!
On August 31, we officially kick-off the season with our annual cocktail party, Overture . You’re invited to join us as we celebrate this momentous occasion and get a sneak peek of Die Fledermaus, which opens September 16. Tickets are available now.
For more information on ways YOU can help Oh!, visit our ‘How You Can Help’ page.
FRIENDS OF OPERA IN THE HEIGHTS, THANK YOU!
GRAND GOAL: $150,000 for the 2016-2017 Season
Phase I: $30k/$150k - COMPLETE!
15k in 15 days matching campaign
Phase II: $85k/$150,000 - COMPLETE!
$85,000 by August 19, 2016
Phase III: $150,000/$150,000
Raise an additional $65,000 over the course of the 2016-2017 Season
Thank you to our generous donors who are committed to Keeping Opera in the Heights!
September 1, 2016
Anonymous, $140
Kathryn and Brendan Godfrey, $500
Sandra Tirey and Jan Van Lohuizen, $1,000
August 31, 2016
Frans and Claire Kopp, $20
Friends of Opera in the Heights, $180
Manon Shields, $250
August 30, 2016
Michael Geary, in honor of George Geary Sr., $500
August 25, 2016
Michelle Wolpert, $100
Barbara Bernett, $20
August 23, 2016
Sue and John Goott, $100
Jacqueline and Christian Sternat, $100
Williams Companies, $100
Sharon Thrasher, $35
August 22, 2016
Marci Pampe, $100
Carlos Bacino, $150
Thomas Burton, $500
Anonymous, $1,000
Dr. Eugene Myers, $500
August 21, 2016
Anonymous, $50
August 20, 2016
Anonymous, $150
Raquel Laneri, $50
August 19, 2016
Gregory Broyles, $35
Robin Angly, $500
Maria Ines Sicard, $200
Tom Montalbano and Simona Furini, $200
Heights Christian Church, $7,000
Judith Hiott and Kelley Fair, $100
Eleanor Seewald, $100
on behalf of Emily Klein
Carol Brejot, $250
in honor of Mariam Khalili
Julia Fox, $35
Toshiko Katakura, $50
Monica and Thomas White, $100
M.F. and Thora Qaddumi, $400
August 18, 2016
Rachel and Jay Goldstein, $500
David R. Cohen, $250
Anne and Bob Swanson, $25
Joann Odem, $50
Susan Welli, $100
Carol-Koby Elbaz, $100
Debra Butler, $50
Linda Fleischer, $50
Jackie Wedelich, $25
Mark Alterman, $100
Micki Peterson, $50
Leslie Swackhamer, $50
Carolie E. Martin, $250
in honor of Leslie John Martin
Daniel Rubalcava
Dr. John Burghduff
Margot Kaminski
in honor of Eiki Isomura
Heidi Landen-Greene
August 17, 2016
Eri Isomura, $35
Sachiya and Hitomi Isomura, $100
Cristina E. Mendoza, $100
Martha and Jerry Gallagher, $100
in honor of Elaine Massey
Betty Chapman, $250
Alice Bergo and Donald Hang, $750
Kathleen and James Haney, $2,000
Martinez-Valdez Family, $50
In Memory of Tom Cooper, $250
Anonymous, $50
Frances Johnson and Steve Colvin, $250
Pat Caver and Bill Gilbert, $100
Clary Zotkin, $100
Katy Bomar, $35
in memory of Raymona Bomar
Jamie Wade Dahman, $35
on behalf of Daniela and Sofiya Dahman
August 16, 2016
Janet and Ed Hess, $500
Barbara Gordon, $36
Nicholas Barasch, $100
Donald R Wertz, $500
Lynn Padilla, $25
Mitch Cohen, $10
Eliah Seton, $50
Alexandra Levin, $25
in honor of Eiki Isomura and the HMTC alumni community
Joseph R. Wilson, $25
Betty Moore, $2,000
Anne Sloan, $500
Harold W. Knudsen, $500
Gus Elizondo, $250
Terry Williams, $200
Jack Beetle and Amanda Kingston Beetle, $100
Joseph R. Wilson, $25
Ann Fischer, $100
Beth Kingston, $100
Peter Hodgson, $100
Tricia and Steve Elder, $100
Gabriel Gomez, $20
Bonnie Robertson, $100
Independent Bank, $500
August 15, 2016
Tom Blocher, $350
Pablo Cruz, $20
Sandra Remson, $50
Ed and Pat Murphy, $100
Joyce Cramer, $50
Helena and John Zodrow, $250
Ronell and Karel Kriel, $250
Anonymous, $100
Anne Amador, $100
Cindy and Amy Hunter, $100
August 14, 2016
Don Amfahr and Stephanie Gustafson, $50
Hilda and Brian Hendrix, $100
Camille Boon, $250
Zoltan and Kathleen Trizna, $200
Frans and Claire Kopp, $100
Bonnie Levine, $36
Katherine Capelluto, $36
August 13, 2016
Scott Carrasco, $125
Tom Leffler, $100
August 12, 2016
Town in City Brewery hosts Bingo for Oh!, $2,500
Pat and Gene Mire, $250
Sharon Davis and Bill Morrison, $200
David and Joyce Worthington, $100
Marjorie Patten, $50
Susie and Jim Pokorski, $500
Dr. Jerry Bohannon, $300
Clay Hoster, $500
August 11, 2016
Thomas Rapp, $50
Gabriella Guerra, $200
Ben G, $10
Tomoko Takahashi, $35
Isaac Seyla, $6
Jacquelyn McAnelly and Jerrin Varghese, $50
August 10, 2016
Jill Sewell in honor of Reba Kochersperger, $100
Ira Mulo, $200
Paul Kellog, $250
Kathryn M Hardin, $100
Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Hamberger, $500
Austin Vickers, $100
Dottie Burge and Vic Driscoll, $100
Marina and Adi Buturovic, $100
Elaine and Eric McAnelly, $250
August 9, 2016
Mary Anthony Startz, $100
Bill Arning, $20
John McComas, $100
Dixie and Ron Messner, $5,000
Jan Kolbohm, $25
Anna Gay, $100
Carolyn Blacknall, $35
Theresa Gregory and Martin Hajovsky, $150
Pat and Frank Dupuy, $100
Joe Wheat, $100
David Mailman, $200
Pat and Jerry Eversole, $200
Tony and Geri Moulds, $200
Jay Rockwell and Paul Marsden, $500
Jan and Milton Finegold, $250
August 8, 2016
John and Kathy Long, $500
August 7, 2016
Robin Downes and Olivia Frost, $250
August 6, 2016
Friends of Opera in the Heights, $63
Katherine Elkins, $20
Robert Wisner, $100
Kurtis Krause, $35
Dennis and Jeri Willen, $750
August 5, 2016
Mr. and Mrs. James Latham, $35
Anonymous, $100
Eileen Cersonsky, $25
Italo and Teresa Guidotti, $100
The Honorable Paul Pressler, $500
August 4, 2016
Nicole Kenley-Miller and Dr. Andy Miller, $100
Rachel Zuckman, $20
Clifford Mankenberg, $20
August 3, 2016
Roberto C. Arduino, $200
Ben Niefield, $50
Moe and Andrea Wolfe, $36
Batami Baskin, $36
Nick Shea, 100
Zach Lessig and Roxanne Bromiley, 40
Melina Soroka, 30
Jennifer Taylor and Jeremy Ward, $250
Amy and Thomas Luttrell, $50
Gail Chen, $150
Stephanie Fish, $20
Branden Thum, $10
Dr. Yevgeny and Olga Shuhatovich, $300
Robert and Edith Zinn, $1,000
Samuel Kelner, $10
M. H. (Butch) Cersonsky, $300
Nancy Neil, $20
Sarah Bannon, $50
Wendy Isaac Bergin, $100
Hans Schutt, $20
Cynthia and John Harper, $50
Harold P. Card, in honor of H.P. Scott Card, $3,000
Thomas Anderson, $50
Lilian and Emilio Cardona, $150
Joseph Ruddell and Joan Pyle, $500
Frank Hood, $250
Mary Boyles, $50
August 2, 2016
Douglas Whitehead, $100
Jean and Ed Smootz, $250
Nancy Pryzant Picus, $50
Rosina and Paul Chevalier, $1,000
Rhoda Goldberg, $200
Zahava Haenosh, $1,000
Suby Raman, $10
Avniel Adler, $35
August 1, 2016
Jonathan Kessler, $25
Ann Tanner, $50
Robert Schreiner, $100
July 31, 2016
John and Kathy Long, $100
Nell Richardson and Sidney Buchanan, $100
July 30, 2016
Don Clarke, $100
Laura Richardson, $50
Andrew Iwata, $100
Michelle and Mike Eber, $25
Day 15 - July 29, 2016
Loreta and Ron Rea, $250
Calvin Fuller, $1,000
Mike Leone, $45
Robin Downes and Olivia Frost, $250
Francisco Izaguirre, $250
Kirk D. Hickey, $100
Anonymous, $200
H.P. Scott and Patricia Card, $500
Perryn and Caroline Leech, $250
Jenny Caroline Baird, $50
Dennis and Jeri Willen, $250
Day 14
Northrock Property LLC, $10,000
Nancy and Paul Pressler, $500
Charles Chester, $1,000
David Lawrence Garza, $100
Libby Steigerwald, $35
Linda Koppenhaver, $250
Mary Frances Gonzales, $100
Marianne and Kenny Terrell, $100
Barbara and Ernest Henley, $1,000
Deborah Hubbard, $100
Sydney Fay, $500
Stephanie Ragni, $200
Theodora Kissell, $50
Computerdojo, $1,000
Benjamin and Michelle Frankfort, $250
Clay Hoster, $500
David Buchbinder, $500
Lindy Morrow, $1,000
Mary Barone, $250
David Byong, $150
Anne Murphy, $100
Jim Elliott, $200
Day 13
Jim and Jackie Colthart, $50
Kathleen Cross, $250
Donna Hahus, $50
Lyn Melin, $50
Carolyn and Phil Santamaria, $100
Richard and Janet Sympson, $100
Melina Soroka, $20
Maureen Mancini, $100
Mayetta Carlson, $50
Jordan Mathews, $100
Terri and Thomas Klein, $250
Tom Blocher, $150
David and Vicky Glenn, $250
Chuck and Sandy Waters, $100
Toby Atkinson, $100
Niki Lessig, $20
Day 12
Joe and Sherie Kapocsi, $500
Gloria Nemeroff, $100
Jane Senter, $100
Martin and Marilyn Wolff, $100
Day 11
Eiki and Monica Isomura, $1,000
Cindy Raimond, $500
Allan Van Fleet, $100
Carol Danek, $25
Day 9
Donald Osburn and Ken McElderry, $100
Judy and Harry Bristol, $100
Day 8
Bette Magee, $100
Patricia Bernstein, $100
Rhoda Goldberg, $100
Gabriella Guerra, $100
James Gregg Webb, $100
Day 7
Rebecca and David Hughes, $100
Pat Caver and Bill Gilbert, $100
Roni Hassid, $200
Nevill Antiques, $500
Judy Sciaky, $1,000
Norman J. Lewis, $100
Day 6
John Gealy, $100
Barbra Munisteri, $1,000
Gladys Hooker, $100
Rosina and Paul Chevalier, $35
Day 5
Pat and Mike Journeay, $500
Evelyn James, $100
Day 4
Charles Wolfe, $500
Ms. Roxi Cargill and Dr. Peter V. Weston, $250
David and Beth Morgan, $35
Day 3
Shirley and Don Rose, $1,000
Barbara and Robert Kauffman, $100
Day 2
Eugene Viens, $50
Frans and Claire Kopp, $100
Carol Brejot, $100
Day 1
Keith Chapman, $150
Don Clarke, $150
Christianne Gell, $100
Becky and Boran Buturovic, $500
Will Speer and Anna Temple, $500
Ellen Heemer, $100
