Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the
Historic Sarasota Opera House!
The Sarasota Opera House is celebrating its 100th anniversary - 1926 - 2026! A century of unforgettable performances, historic milestones, and cherished memories.
We thank these special donors who contributed to our special year-end appeal, ensuring that this historic milestone is celebrated with the depth and distinction it deserves:
$5,000+
Anonymous
Lynn Blackledge
Cornelia Matson
Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation
$1,000 to $4,999
Anonymous
Stan and Alma Abshier
Darlene J. and Richard P. Carroll
Edie and David Chaifetz
Mr. and Mrs. James Curtis
Anne Terry Brennan Davis
Murray Bring and Kay Delaney
Peggy Allen and Steve Dixon
Mr. Howard Elder, in memory of Marcia K. Elder
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Falk
Frances D. Fergusson
Gerald H. Fickenscher and Wendy Babb
Mr. and Mrs. Barry A. Friedman
Thomas Garden and Linda Garden
Flora Garsten
Fredricka Taubitz and Dennis Mtn. Griffin
Dr. Lynne Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Jay P. Hartig
Richard and Andrea Hearn
Mrs. Maia Hopper
Janette N. Howard
Philip H Hubbell
Dr. Bruce Jackson, in memory of Rosalind Jackson
D. Anthony Jones
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Karlin
Dr. and Mrs. Mark S. Kauffman
Diana Lager
Kim Lombardo
Mr. John C. Mayer
Claudia McCorkle, in honor of John Coleman
Claudia McCorkle and Beau
Jamie and Meg McLane
The Meisenheimer Family Trust
Elizabeth Moore
Mr. Edward Mrozinski and Ms. Michele Cook
Andra and Irwin Press
Bill and Anne Robson
Margaret Romanes
Jacqueline E. Schafer
Arthur Siciliano and B. Aline Blanchard
Toby and Noel Siegel
Gloria Smithson
Cyvia and David Snyder
Patrice and Roy Sommerhalter
Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Spencer
Ms. Suzette A. Steiger
Linda and Jack Stone
Anne and Jeff Trinklein
Joe and Sheila Varady
Michal and Jim Wadsworth
Alexandra Ziegler
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Zimbler
$250 to $999
Anonymous
Anonymous, In memory of Dr. Stuart and Mrs. Patricia Silver
Ms. Pamela Adelstein and Mr. Kurt Leunis
Tom Adams and Lynne Cahill
Sumner and Irene Bagby
Colonel (Ret.) Kenneth Barnett, U.S. Army
Ms. Linda Bentley
Lon Black, in memory of Greg Trupiano
Brad and Lynda Blaylock
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Brand
Mark and Ruth Brus
Mr. Raymond Chinn
Michael and Carol Clark
Dot and Alan Cohler
Mark and Cindy Condyles
Antonette M. Cunningham
Dr. Petra Danielsohn-Weil and Dr. Ana Salgado
Mr. Robert Dennis
Camille and Robert Dulaney
Douglas W. Endicott
Larry and Carol English
Ms. Jacquelyn Finn
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Fischl
Hank and Melinda Foster
Tom and Libbie Glembocki
Mike and Mary Glynn
Fr. Jeffrey Hamblin, MD
David S Harris
Ursula Heitmann
Ned Holstein and Sherry Moss
Ms. Theresa Iacono
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Iovanna
Mr. Ron D. Johnson and Dr. Nancy Fogg-Johnson
Williams P. and Pamela Francis Kiehl
Ms. Sheila Kessler
Richard and Grace Kiltie, in memory of Camilla R Murphy
Maria Kirlangitis, in loving memory of V. Rev. Fr. Frank Kirlangitis
Judy Kozlowski
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin D. Krause
Diana Lager
Ellen and Dave Levine
Phyllis and Saul Lowitt
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Lundquist
Joseph Lynn
Lou and Carolou Marquet
Martin Martel and Bonny F. Heet
Drs. Louis and Rosanne Martorella
Rosemary Albano Mazzanti, M.D., in loving Walter D. Mazzanti, M.D.
Melinda and Bob Morrissey
Ms. Ellen Melnick and Mr. Pete Rogowski
Mr. James I. Messer
Mrs. Anne P. Moffitt
Sue Neumann
Jon O. Newman and Ann Z. Leventhal
Jim and Alice Noone
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. O'Connell
Edith L. Perry and Blakemore W. Overall
Wayne Patrick
Jay Plager and Lynne Pettigrew
Carol and Marc Pohl
Rose Marie Proietti
Dr. David and Kay Purviance
C. Louis Putallaz
Sandy and Edward Rich
Dr. Ellen M. Roderick
Kathy Romanella
Mrs. Rebecca A. Romich
Lois A. Schaper
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Scholler
Jeri Sedlar and Rick Miners
Mr. Bruce Shirer
Max Skjoldebrand and Jane Coakley
The Don and Jan Smally Foundation
Mr. Michael Stone
Deborah and Jim Thurlow
Rolf and Ingrun Wagschal
Lewis M. Wasserman
Arthur Weldon
Graeme and Erica Wheatley
$100-$249
Mr. John Acosta
Cecile Alexander, in loving memory of Stu Alexander
William C. and Vicki A. Anderson
Ms. Mary Jane Ayers
Ms. Nancy Anna Baird
Catherine Batch, in memory of Beba
Ms. Mary C. Biglan
Jean M. Thielen Blair
Cookie Bloom
Christine Bril and Hans-Peter Gruenig
Nancy S. Bushnell
Joanne Cashetto
Dr. Octavio Choy and Mrs. Nela Choy
Dr. Marvin and Carole Daley
Joan P. DelGiudice
Syble DiGirolamo
Pati Doyle
Mr. William J. Duda
James Ferrara
June and Bernard Fineman
Sandy Fink
Hal and Jean Craig Flynn
Herbert Fox and Janet Zinner
Alex and Eija Friedlander
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gauthier
Alisa Germaine
Aldo and Rita Giovanucci
Susan Girese, in memory of Anthony Girese
Ms. Ina Goldberg
Donald A Goldsmith
Ms. Peggy Gluck
Mr. Douglas Gzym
Ms. Bettyann Hamilton
Donna Lynn Hecker
Harry and Judith Hoglander
Dr. Theresa and Mr. Anthony Honeycutt
Mr. Philippe Koenig
Dr. Joseph and Carol Kreit
Earle and Ellen Layman
Fay Lazaris, Dutchman Window Cleaning
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lesser
Margaret L. Maguire
Dr. Marina Markantonatos
Mr. Colin McDonald
Mr. William McDowell
Mrs. Roberta L. Miller
Katherine and Gregory Orenic
Dr. Linda Patriarca
Mrs. Adrianne Petillo
Peter and Tova Phillipes
Mr. Robert Philpott
Anita Pihl
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pinney
Stevie and John Coppin-Polking
Sandra and Richard Romley
Alexa Scanziani
Edward and Dorothy Segowski
Milt and Margaret Sheridan
In memory of Dr. Stuart and Mrs. Patricia Silver
Jan and Elliot Silverman
Mario S. Spalatin
Carol and Paul Spangler
Susan D. Sprague
Michael Sweet and Leonard Zwilling
Ms. Sally Swift
Dr. Bogdana Tchakarova, in memory of Ivanka Tchakarova
Dr. and Mrs. Gerd Till
Janet Tolbert
Joe and Pat Tortoretti
Dr. Gary and Meg Weinberg
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Williams
Mr. and Mrs. James Zitnick
