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

THANK YOU!