Donate & Become a Member
Let your voice be heard!
Our Mission is to bring the unique and thrilling experience of live opera performance to audiences of all ages and backgrounds across Maryland, and to inspire a new generation of opera lovers.
We cannot achieve this without you and your support.
Your gift can do so much!
$100 brings a singer to an elementary school for an educational puppet show
$250 puts English supertitles above our mainstage
$500 provides housing for an out-of-town artist
$1,000 secures a venue for one of our performances
$2,500 provides meals for the talented young singers in our summer Opera Camp
$5,000 dresses the singers for our main stage productions in beautiful costumes
$10,000 will build our stage and light a performance
From students in the classroom to lifelong opera lovers,
From intimate recitals to the grandest of operas,
For all Marylanders in every community!
We want to thank you for your support of live opera!
Donate at the $250 level and receive access to Opera America’s Opera Passport program. You’ll unlock discounts of at least 10% at dozens of opera companies in the US and Canada. There’s great opera everywhere!
Donate at the $500 level and receive a Maryland Opera t-shirt as well as access to Opera Passport.
Donate at the $1,000 level and, in addition to the incentives listed above, you’ll receive 2 tickets to the First Fridays at Boordy Vineyards performance of your choice.
Donate at the $2,500 level and you’ll have access to a our pre-performance VIP lounge at our November 2025 or April 2026 main stage operas. Enjoy all the incentives above as well!
Donate the $5,000 level and you’ll be announced as a season sponsor for one of our principal artists. In Turandot, Calaf had to lose his head for his name to be known. All you have to do to get your name out there is support Maryland Opera! You’ll receive all the incentives above as well!
Donate at the $10,000 level and make your party the hottest ticket in town, just like Violetta! Maryland Opera will provide two singers and a pianist to entertain at your next event. Enjoy all the incentives above as well!
Maryland Opera, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Our tax ID number is 27-0813566
If you have any questions about making your gift, please call us at 484-678-6041
PLEDGE A GIFT
Financial support for our general operating expenses is crucial. Gifts of all sizes from our audiences and community members are welcome.
Maryland Opera is accepting pledges for monthly and annual recurring gifts. Consider a small recurring donation to help strengthen our fiscal health and support our mission of bringing the beauty and excitement of live opera to audiences of all ages and backgrounds throughout Maryland. Click here to make a pledge.
Donations of stock
Maryland Opera welcomes gifts of stock. Paying with stock or other marketable securities which have appreciated in value may provide certain tax advantages to the donor. Please consult with your own tax advisor for guidance and advice. When paying or making a donation with stock, please contact (or request your broker to contact) Maryland Opera for instructions regarding how to complete the transaction.
Sponsorships
We welcome program sponsorships by foundations, corporations and individuals, as well as estate gifts. If you are interested, please contact us and one of our staff will call you to discuss.
484-678-6041
Maryland Opera, Inc. is a non-stock corporation, exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, contributions to which are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowable under law. In an effort to increase the sustainability of opera, in late 2017, the Modell-Lyric decided to spin-off all matters concerning opera to a separate entity, fully independent from the Lyric. That entity became Maryland Opera, Inc., with all of its resources and energies devoted to the production of opera and opera-related education and outreach programs.
Thank you to our generous donors
We gratefully acknowledge these donors for supporting our mission to bring the beauty and excitement of live opera to the state of Maryland over the past 12 months.
maestro ($25,000+)
Anonymous (1)
Sandra & Malcolm Berman
Loretta Lee Ver Valen Endowment Fund
for Leading Operatic Artists
The Lyric Opera Ticket Endowment Fund
DIRECTOR ($10,000-$24,999)
The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund
The Kenneth S. Battye Charitable Trust
The Peggy & Yale Gordon Trust
Maryland State Arts Council
Michael McNamee
Ursula H. Moran
PNC Foundation - Grow Up Great
principal ($5,000-$9,999)
Edward Asher
The Cameron & Jane Baird Foundation,
in memory of Cameron D. Baird
Baltimore Opera Company Foundation Fund
S. James Campbell Fund
The John J. Leidy Foundation
Andrew & Sharon Nickol
Dr. Mahin Shamszad & Dr. Homayoon Farzadegan
Judith Waranch
benefactor ($1,500-$4,999)
Anonymous (1)
Livio & Diane Broccolino
Ingrid & Charles Castronovo
Charlotte Floyd
Bill & Arwyn Gohl
Barbara Hecht
Louise Kirby
KPMG
Dr. Bernard & Dr. Steffie Liberman
Mazaika Family Foundation, Inc.
Mitzvah Fund for Good Deeds
OPERA America/Next Stage
Pat Ozborn
Frederick Pearson
sustainer ($500-$1,499)
Robert & Martha Armenti
Chuck & Beth Bullamore
Roger & Jennifer Carter
Ingrid & Charles Castronovo
Gwen Davidson
David & Merle Fishman
David Friedland
Fund for Maryland Opera
C.L. Gutmann
Judith L. Kahl
Richard Kitson
Dr. Frank C. Marino Foundation, Marguerite VillaSanta
Susan Frick Payne
Steven J. Ralston & W. Robert Hair
Sarah Robinson
Lauren A. Schnaper
David Schwaber
Julie Shalack
Dolores Shamer
John Shields
Mollie & William Smulyan
Edith Stern
Susan Waters
supporter ($250-$499)
James Anthony
Anne D. Bailliere
Johanna Barroll
Marion Carozza
Leo Downey
Vicki & Bruce Finkelstein
Lois Flowers
Donna & Joe Flynn
Mary R. Giles
Saralynn & Sheldon Glass
H. Victoria Hedian
Lelia Hopkins
James Kaper
Virginia L. Kauffman
Timothy Kjer
Paul Lambert
Dr. Joseph M. Langmead
Richard Ley
Diane Lichtenberger
Mark Lowitt
David Malloy & John Crockett
Donald Milsten
Ray C. Mitzel, Jr.
Aaron & Jodi Sherber
Alex & Patricia Short
Lawrence & Patricia Taubman
Mary Jo Wagandt
Martin & Barbara Wasserman
Michael & Roberta Wentworth
patron ($50-$249)
Patricia McKewen Amato
Yoav Arkin
Judith Armold
Frederick Astmann
Dr. Murry Bentley
Jennifer Blades
Carol & Dean Buckwalter
Karen J. Chasen
Linda Christie
David Clark
Alan & Deborah Cohen
A Brinton Cooper III & Marylu Silbergeld
John C. Corckran, Jr. Charitable Foundation
Chris & Denise Daly
G. Thomas Davis
Curtis Decker
Nancy Denebeim
JoAnne Dolan
Deborah Dopkin
Ruth Drucker
Deb Dylan
Harris Factor
Patricia Gilison
Melody Gordon-Healy
Dale E. Gorsuch
Kathy & Tim Grayson
Richard & Cheryl Hack
Lucy Hagopian
Kenneth & Judith Hallfrisch
Lorraine Hamula
Shanae Hill
Norman & Patricia Hogeland
Felice Homann
Conchita Hong Furlong
Lelia Hopkins
Michael & Susan Guarnieri
Ralph Kass
John Kelly
Beth Ketzner
Mary Ann Knab
Bernard E. Koehr
Lee Kolakowski
JoAnn Kulesza & William Riggs
Leah Kushner
John Eaton Kyle
Clifford & Marion Leitao
Lister Society
Sandy & Heinrich Losemann
Henry Lowe
Russell Marshall
Marianne Matheny-Katz
Cheryl Matthias
Cheri May
Johanna McDill
Patricia McKewen Amato
Frederick Minger
Alvin S. Mintzes Family Trust
William Murphy
Barry Lee Narlines
Valerie Olson
Sarah Osborne
James Padgett
Michael Panopoulos
Patricia Paquin
Gary Pollock
Edward Polochick
Maria Poppe
Anna Reed
Christopher & Karen Rhodovi
Maria Robertson
William Schlegel, in honor of James Harp
Dr. Bill Shelton
Robert & Deborah Shoremount
Sandra Spanos
Springwell Senior Living Community
Maris St. Cyr
Michael Stuck
John & Mary Ann Thompson
Susan Treff
Christopher Vale
Paul Walker
Donald & Carolyn Weglein
Peggy Daidakis Werner
Barbara Coleman White
Lisa B. Williams
Graham G. Yearley
Ning Zhou
The John J. Leidy
Foundation
Thank you to our corporate partners
Thank you to our GENEROUS GRANTORS
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The Kenneth S. Battye Charitable Trust
The Loretta Lee Ver Valen Endowment Fund for Leading Operatic Artists
The Mitzvah Fund for Good Deeds
S. James Campbell Fund