Porgy and Bess

L Y R I C O P E R A O F C H I C A G O

For sixty years, Lyric Opera of Chicago has produced world-class opera with many of the world’s greatest artists. With decades of dedicated support from donors and subscribers, the company has flourished, gaining global recognition for its artistic excellence and fiscal stability. Building our reputation for the future will rely on continued commitment to the broad, deep and relevant cultural service we provide to our city, while also advancing the development of opera as a vital art form. Lyric is seizing new opportunities to present opera at the highest level, re-define our audiences, and enhance our infrastructure.

After a year-long strategic planning process led by Lyric’s Board and senior management, the Breaking New Ground campaign has been launched to implement the company’s blueprint for a world-class, twenty-first century opera company. Breaking New Ground will allow Lyric to continue to produce major productions of the highest caliber while also modernizing the stage of the Ardis Krainik Theatre with state-of-the-art equipment. The campaign will also contribute toward updated media, marketing and audience development programs, and plans to strengthen the company’s financial position, including continued efforts to build Lyric’s endowment in accordance with industry best practice. Lyric Opera is grateful to the members of the Board of Directors and donor family who have made generous contributions to the Campaign (as of October 1, 2014): Anonymous Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Hurvis Monument Trust (UK) The Negaunee Foundation John D. and Alexandra C. Nichols J. Christopher and Anne N. Reyes Foundation Patrick G. Ryan and Shirley Welsh Ryan Paul and Amy Carbone Catamaran Brent and Katie Gledhill

Jenner & Block LLP Jim and Kay Mabie Sylvia Neil and Daniel Fischel Nuveen Investments Mr. and Mrs. William A. Osborn PwC Ada and Whitney Addington John and Ann Amboian Allan and Elaine Muchin

Julie and Roger Baskes David and Orit Carpenter Mr. & Mrs. Dietrich M. Gross Earl and Brenda Shapiro Foundation The Crown Family Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson Donna Van Eekeren Foundation

Anonymous Baker Tilly Virchow Krause LLP Bulley & Andrews LLC John Edelman and Suzanne Krohn The Ferguson-Yntema Family Charitable Trust Stephen A. Kaplan and Alyce K. Sigler Mr. and Mrs. George D. Kennedy Blythe Jaski McGarvie Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Rouse

Anonymous (2) The Henry and Gilda Buchbinder Family Foundation The Harris Family Foundation Richard P. and Susan Kiphart Josef and Margot Lakonishok Robert H. Malott Mr. and Mrs. William H. Redfield Lloyd E. Rigler-Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Paul F. Anderson John W. and Rosemary K. Brown Family Foundation Ann M. Drake Anthony Freud and Colin Ure Mr. and Mrs. William E. Hay Mr. and Mrs. Lee Oberlander

Mr. and Mrs. John V. Crowe Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Krehbiel NIB Foundation Mr. and Mrs. William C. Vance

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