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 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+)
Sandra & Malcolm Berman
Loretta Lee Ver Valen Endowment Fund
for Leading Operatic Artists
The Lyric Opera Ticket Endowment Fund
DIRECTOR ($10,000-$24,999)
Anonymous
The William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund
The Peggy & Yale Gordon Trust
Allan & Claire Jensen
Maryland State Arts Council
Michael McNamee
Andrew & Sharon Nickol
PNC Foundation - Grow Up Great
The Philip A. Zaffere Foundation
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
Charlotte Floyd
Dr. Mahin Shamszad & Dr. Homayoon Farzadegan
Judith Waranch
benefactor ($1,500-$4,999)
Livio & Diane Broccolino
Ingrid & Charles Castronovo
Bill & Arwyn Gohl
Louise Kirby
KPMG
Dr. Bernard & Dr. Steffie Liberman
Mazaika Family Foundation, Inc.
Mitzvah Fund for Good Deeds
OPERA America/Next Stage
Patricia Ozborn
Frederick Pearson
James & Jacqueline Stradtner
sustainer ($500-$1,499)
Anonymous (1)
Robert & Martha Armenti
Chuck & Beth Bullamore
Roger & Jennifer Carter
Linda Christie
David Friedland
Fund for Maryland Opera
C.L. Gutmann
Judith L. Kahl
Richard Kitson
The Magruder & Khan Group
Dr. Frank C. Marino Foundation, Marguerite VillaSanta
John McLucas
Susan Frick Payne
Steven J. Ralston & W. Robert Hair
Sarah Robinson
David Schwaber
John Shields
Mollie & William Smulyan
supporter ($250-$499)
James Anthony
Anne D. Bailliere
Leo Downey
Joseph Ferlise
Vicki & Bruce Finkelstein
David & Merle Fishman
Lois Flowers
H. Victoria Hedian
James Kaper
Timothy Kjer
Paul Lambert
Dr. Joseph M. Langmead
Pat Lasher & Richard Jacobs,
In honor of Dr. Allan & Claire Jensen
Richard Ley
Diane Lichtenberger
David Malloy & John Crockett
Donald Milsten
Ray C. Mitzel, Jr.
Alex & Patricia Short
Edith Stern
Jennifer Sullam & Jason Hentrich
Lawrence & Patricia Taubman
Joanne Vatz
Martin & Barbara Wasserman
Michael & Roberta Wentworth
patron ($50-$249)
Patricia McKewen Amato
Yoav Arkin
Judith Armold
Michael & Nini Beegan
Dr. Murry Bentley
Arlene Blanche
Marion Carozza
Karen J. Chasen
Alan & Deborah Cohen
Chris & Denise Daly
Curtis Decker
Nancy Denebeim
JoAnne Dolan
Deborah Dopkin
Carl DuPont
Ruth Drucker
Patricia Gilison
Melody Gordon-Healy
Dale E. Gorsuch
Kathy & Tim Grayson
Lucy Hagopian
Norman & Patricia Hogeland
Felice Homann
Conchita Hong Furlong
Lelia Hopkins
Michael & Susan Guarnieri
Ralph Kass
Virginia L. Kauffman
Lee Kolakowski
John Eaton Kyle
Joseph Lee
Clifford & Marion Leitao
Lister Society
Sandy & Heinrich Losemann
Russell Marshall
Cheryl Matthias
Cheri May
Johanna McDill
Patricia McKewen Amato
Frederick Minger
William Murphy
Valerie Olson
Patricia Paquin
Gary Pollock
Edward Polochick
Maria Poppe
Frank J. Purcell
Anna Reed
Beth Ryan
Dr. Bill Shelton
Springwell Senior Living Community
Maris St. Cyr
Michael Stuck
John & Mary Ann Thompson
Susan Treff
Christopher Vale
Adele Wakefield
Donald & Carolyn Weglein
Peggy Daidakis Werner
Barbara Coleman White
Graham G. Yearley
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
The Philip A. Zaffere
Foundation
