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Our Patrons
We are profoundly grateful to our Patron family who have supported our work through generous donations for over 40 years, since the Patron Program began. Every curtain that rises is because of our devoted supporters – thank you.
Patron-in-Chief
Dr Haruhisa Handa
The Patron Program
For gifts of $100,000+
Philip Bacon AO
Hans and Petra Henkell
Dr Lydia and Dr Irvine Hunter
Metal Manufactures Pty Limited
Pratt Foundation
Andrew Sisson AO and Tracey Sisson
Susan and Isaac Wakil Foundation
Mr Geoffrey White OAM and Mrs Sally White OAM
For gifts of $50,000+
Marcus Blackmore AM
Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky and Matthias Schlesewsky
Dr Alison Pert and Rod Sims AO
Maureen Wheeler AO
Janelle and Nicole Kidman
David Mortimer AO and Barbara Mortimer
Anonymous (1)
For gifts of $30,000+
Peter Griffin AM and Terry Swann
Renaissance Tours
Christine Yip and Paul Brady
For gifts of $15,000+
Natalie Aroyan is supported by Roy and Gay Woodward
Nicole Car is supported by Jane Hemstritch
Jacqueline Dark is supported by Juliana and Robert Clemesha
Anna Dowsley is supported by Martin Dickson AM and Susie Dickson
Jane Ede is supported by Tom and Ruth O’Dea
Paul Fitzsimon is supported by Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky and Matthias Schlesewsky
Warwick Fyfe is supported by Lisa Mckern
Rebecca Gulinello is supported by the Patricia H. Reid Endowment
Nicholas Jones is supported by Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky and Matthias Schlesewsky
Andrew Moran is supported by Opera Society from the Eleanor Blakemore Bequest
Shanul Sharma is supported by Dr Alison Pert and Rod Sims AO
Diego Torre is supported by Christine Yip and Paul Brady
Kang Wang is supported by Kay Bryan
Danita Weatherstone is supported by Opera Society from the Eleanor Blakemore Bequest
Robert Albert AO RFD RD and Elizabeth Albert
Tom and Eva Begg
Esther and Brian Benjamin
Mr John Frost AM
Graf Family
Jane Hansen AO
Mrs Ingrid Kaiser
Iphygenia Kallinikos and in memory of Despina Kallinikos
Judith McKernan
Nick and Caroline Minogue
Robert Peck AM and Yvonne von Hartel AM peckvonhartel architects
Lady Potter AC CMRI
Kenneth R Reed AM
Geoffrey Robertson AO
Graeme Robertson
Tim Robertson
Carol Sisson
John and Diana Smythe Foundation
Judge Robyn Tupman
Cameron Williams
Anonymous (1)
For gifts of $10,000+
Antoinette Albert
Michael Ball
Rosemary Block
John And Jennifer Brukner Family Foundation
Richard Campbell
Roxane Clayton
Margaret and Bernard Coles KC
Malcolm and Heather Crompton
Christine Davis
Professor Glyn Davis AC and Professor Margaret Gardner AC
The Denton Family Trust
John and Rose Downer Foundation
Diane and Edward Federman
Margaret Gibbs
Hiroko and Andrew Gwinnett
Peter and Melissa Hebbard
Kloeden Foundation
The Hon Justice F Kunc and Ms F Rourke
Marianne and Warren Lesnie
Rosie Lew AM and Family
Alex Lewenberg and the estate of the late Halina Lewenberg
Peter Mason AM and Kate Mason
Peter and Pamela McKee
Mrs Margot Melzak OAM
Ms Jo Phillips
David and Gillian Ritchie
Penelope Seidler AM
Deena Shiff & James Gillespie
The Stirling Family
Mr Kevin Troy
Michael Troy
Jackie, Priscilla and Ray Waterhouse
Anonymous (1)
For gifts of $7,500+
Nance Atkinson Trust
The Hon Bronwyn Bishop AO
Michel-Henri Carriol AM and Julie Carriol AM
Joan Connery OAM and Max Connery OAM
Mary Davidson and the late Frederick Davidson AM
Suellen Enestrom
Mr Gerhard and Mrs Monica Flechsig
Margaret Gibbs
Pat Harvey and the late Frank Harvey OAM
Mrs Cynthia Jackson AM and the late Dr Edward Jackson AM
Dr Judith Kinnear
Suzanne Kirkham
John Lamble Foundation
Paul Lindwall and Joanne Frederiksen
Professor Stephen Mulligan
Thomas Timothy Murphy
Gary Singer and Geoffrey Smith
SJD Group Australia
Lyn Williams AM
Sue and Bill Wood
Anonymous (1)
For gifts of $4,000+
David and Elizabeth Adams
Richard and Colin Adams
Dr Ben Anderson
David and Judith Beal
Nicole Berger
Ellen Borda
Mrs Jan Bowen AM
Mrs Roslynne Bracher AM
Jannie Brown
Dr Andrew Buchanan
Pam Caldwell
Caroline and Robert Clemente
John C Conde AO
Leith Cooper and David Bruce-Steer
Jennifer Crivelli
Michael Crouch AC and Shanny Crouch
John and Ros Dowling
Sandy and Phil Dudgeon
Charles Edmonds and Bernadette Slater
Chris and Judy Fullerton
Eric and Tonia Gale
Alexander Gosling and Wirat Sukprem
Beatrice Gray
Peter and Melissa Hebbard
Neil Hendry and Jean-Claude Niederer Fund
Nora Hinchen and John Flint OAM
Dr Darryl and Mrs Katherine Hodgkinson
N. E. Irvine
Dr Alastair Jackson AM
John Kaldor AO and Naomi Milgrom Kaldor AC
Ervin Katz in memory of Judith Katz
Mr Robert Kenrick
Anna-Lisa Klettenberg
Tony and Helen Lewis
Mrs Juliet Lockhart
Helen and Michael Markiewicz
The Alexandra and Lloyd Martin Family Foundation
Phil and Helen Meddings
Dr Mark and Dr Ala Medownick
Mr Colin Nicholson
Patricia Novikoff
Ms Miki Oikawa
Susan Perrin-Kirby
Libby and Peter Plaskitt
Greeba Pritchard
Dr Mark Renehan
Bruce Rosenberg
Jacqueline Rowlands
Mr John Sheahan KC
Dr Michael Slaytor
Margot Smith
James and Alice Spigelman
Jo Strutt
Victoria Taylor
Mrs Alma Toohey
Ms Gabby Walters
Claire and Elizabeth Weis Fund
Anne White
Ray Wilson OAM in memory of James Agapitos OAM
Anonymous (3)
For gifts of $2,000+
Jeannette Abrahams
Julie and Tony Adamo Family
The Aldridge Family Endowment
Prof Noel and Sylvia Alpins
Philip George and Jan Anderson
Rosalind Baker
Jenny Barnes
Ross and Ann Barnetson
Tony Barnett
Dedicated to John Stuart Beaton
In memory of Margaret and James Beattie
Laurie Bebbington and Elizabeth O'Keeffe
Professor Warren Bebbington AM
Dr Jane Beeby
Dr Simon Bell and Dr Jennifer Coghlan-Bell
Gita Bellin
Nicole Berger
Minnie Biggs
Boyarsky Family Trust
Barbara Brady
Caroline Brain
Dr Roderick Brooks
Dr William Brooks and Alasdair Beck
Diana Burleigh
Tony Buzzard and Pam Craig
Dr Andrew Byrne and Mr Allan Gill
Hugh and Hilary Cairns
Elise Callander
Mrs Hazel Chait
Emily Chang
Dr Janice Cheng
Terry Chesher
Mrs Margot Chinneck
Ms Linda Chung
John C Conde AO
P.F and M.J Crane
Dr Peter Craswell
Mr Charles P Curran AC and Mrs Eva Curran
Mary Curtis and Richard Mann
Mrs Joan Darling
Catherine Davies
Ernest Dawes OBE OAM and Nola Dawes
Bronwyn Devine
Sue and Jim Dominguez CBE AM
Dr William Downey
Dr Marie-Louise Dreux
Dana Dupere
Professor Jenny Edwards
George El Khouri OAM
Melody and Jonathan Feder
Robert Furley and Leon Nicholas
Mrs Diane Gallery
Anne and Justin Gardener
Fleur Gibbs
Mrs Beth Giudice and in memory of Hon. Geoff Giudice AO
George and Kay Gordon
Hon Pru Goward in memory of Zipporah Goward
Mr Ross Grainger
C.M.Gray
Alan and Marion Grundy
Mrs Jean Hadges
Hugh Hallard
Wendy and Andrew Hamlin
Louis J Hamon OAM
Dr Laurence Harewood
M. D. Harper
Judy Hastings
Alan Hauserman and Janet Nash
Peter and Barbara Hennings
Jennifer Hershon
Roger E. Hewitt
Dr and Mrs R F Hicks
Nora Hinchen and John Flint OAM
John David Hobbs
In memory of Beryl Hooley
Monarch Investments Group
John Jessup
Dr Michael Joel AM and Mrs Anna Joel
Sam Johnson
Anne and Bruce Judd
Mrs Mathilde Kearny-Kibble
Dr S M Kelly
In Memory of Dr Suzanne Korbel
Peter Lazar AM
Stephanie Lee
Professor Gustav Lehrer and Mrs Nanna Lehrer
Peter Lowry OAM and Carolyn Lowry OAM
Mr Ashley Lucas
Geoffrey Magney
Jennifer K. Marshall
John Mason OAM and Margaret Mason
Richard Mason and Camron Dyer
Graham Matheson
Susan McCarthy
Kay and Wayne McDonald
Peter and Avril McGrath
Patricia and George McGregor
Dr Bryan Mendelson AM and Mrs Debora Mendelson
Mrs Isobel Morgan OAM
Mr Adrian Morris and Dr Eileen Chanin
Dr Stephen Morris
Barry P Murphy
Dr Paul Nisselle AM
Professor G C O'Brien and Dr I E O'Brien
Mrs Joan Osborn
Timothy and Eva Pascoe
Mrs Patsy Patten
G Pearson
Dr Kevin Pedemont
Jennifer and Phillip Perry
D E Pidd
Mr Ian Plater
Mr Peter Charles Prior CLJ
Dr Judy Ranka
Bruce and Ruth Rodell
Rowan and Susie Russell
Margaret Sammut
Mrs Mitzi Saunders
Aubrey G Schrader
Sparky Foundation
Lynne Sherwood
Mrs H Showniruk
Michael and Melissa Slattery
Libby Smith
Dr Lourdes and Spencer White Family – StudioW Woolloomooloo
Ross Steele AM
Mr Adam Stent
In Memory of Beryl Stephens
Tony and Barbara Stolarek
Jo Strutt
Richard and Caroline Travers
Margaret Tremewen
Peter Tremewen
Laurel Tsang
Suzanne and Ross Tzannes AM
Professor Emeritus Barbara van Ernst AM
Mark Walker
John S Walton AM
The Shirley Ward Foundation
Louise and Suzanne Waterhouse
Derek Watt and Cathy Brown-Watt
David Wayne
A Wilmers and R Pal
Ray Wilson OAM in memory of James Agapitos OAM
Robert and Diana Wilson
Dr Kun-Gay Yap and Dr Kuldip Kaur
Anonymous (29)
Production Syndicates
Our Syndicate members enable us to take on visionary artistic projects that challenge our artists and develop the operatic repertoire.
Wagner Leadership Donors
Philip Bacon AO
Hans and Petra Henkell
Dr Lydia and Dr Irvine Hunter
Andrew Sisson AO and Tracey Sisson
Maureen Wheeler AO
Wagner Artist Donors
Rosemary Block
Rowena Danziger in memory of Ken Coles
Suzanne Kirkham
Helen and Phil Meddings
MIA Contract Lawyers
Tom and Ruth O’Dea
Peter Reilly OAM & Linton Soderholm
Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky and Matthias Schlesewsky
John Story AO and Georgina Story
Leslie C Thiess
Wagner Artisan Donors
Martin and Ursula Armstrong
John Barrer
J. Brownell
John And Jennifer Brukner Family Foundation
Kay Bryan
Christine Davis
Ermes De Zan
Katie and Vic French
Peter Griffin A.M. & Terry Swann
Professor Andrew J A Holland
Jenny and Peter Hordern
Iphygenia Kallinikos and in memory of Despina Kallinikos
John Lamble Foundation
Lisa McKern
Mrs Roslyn Packer AC
Hamish Parker
Robert Peck AM and Yvonne von Hartel AM peckvonhartel architects
Dr Alison Pert and Rod Sims
David and Gillian Ritchie
Judge Robyn Tupman
The Wagner Society in NSW
The Wagner Society in Queensland
Mark Walker
I.S. and H Wilkey
Ray Wilson OAM in memory of James Agapitos OAM
Anonymous (3)
We also thank the following donors who have contributed to the Wagner Syndicate
Father Arthur E. Bridge AM OAM
Jenny and Stephen Charles
Leith Cooper and David Bruce-Steer
Jean Finnegan and Peter Kerr
R.Fiorelli
Dr Daniel Foster
Mr A Gordon
Mr Anthony Jones
Anna-Lisa Klettenberg
Dr Joan M. Lawrence AM
Stephanie Lee
C Lewis
Jennifer K. Marshall
Peter Mason AM and Kate Mason
The late Hon Jane Mathews AO
Desmond B. Misso Esq.
Colin and Rosalyn Nicholson
Timothy and Eva Pascoe
The Richard Wagner Society (Victoria)
Garry Richards
Murray Sandland
Lynne Sherwood
Ms Heidi Shott and Mr John D Shott
Libby Smith
Diana Warnock and the late Bill Warnock
Jill Wran
Anonymous (7)
La Juive
Principal Patron Philip Bacon AO
Christine Bishop and Audrey Blunden
Rosemary Block
Embassy of France in Australia
Tom Hayward and Fiona Martin-Weber
Iphygenia Kallinikos and in memory of Despina Kallinikos
Dr Robert Mitchell
Colin and Rosalyn Nicholson
Penelope Seidler AM
Rachel Verghis and Sigurdur Arngrimsson
The Tales of Hoffmann
Principal Patron Philip Bacon AO
Ballandry (Peter Griffin Family) Fund
Rosemary Block
Richard Campbell
Tom Hayward and Fiona Martin-Weber
Dr Robert Mitchell
Colin and Rosalyn Nicholson
Robert Peck AM and Yvonne von Hartel AM
Penelope Seidler AM
Victoria Taylor
Il Trovatore
Principal Patron Philip Bacon AO
Juliana and Robert Clemesha
Ingrid Kaiser
Dr Robert Mitchell
Victoria Taylor
Anonymous (1)
We also thank our loyal supporters for their donations
For gifts of $500+
Mrs. Janette Abrat
Ms Nailia Alimova
Rae and David Allen
Simone Arnott
Trisha and Garry Ash
Lyn Bailey and Family
Dr Kym Bannister and Professor Brenda Wilson
Jim and Chris Barker
Ian Barnett
Lindsay Benaud
Mr Alfredo Bovier OAM
Dr and Mrs D J Brown
Alexandra Buchner
Janice Carey
Michael and Kate Chambers
The Cheung Family
Marilyn Christiansen
Robert and Carmel Clark
Barbara and Alan Crawford
Breen Creighton and Elsbeth Hadenfeldt
Tatiana Crockett
Donald Crombie AM
Jaya and Bish Dutta
Kay Fell
Frances Garrick
Mr Richard Gastineau-Hills
Prof. Ian Gough AM & Dr Ruth Gough
Gillian Gould
Gundo and Liz
Dr Anne Gray AM
V. Hartstein
Ms Clare Harty
Mr Alistair Hay and Dr Jennifer Miller
Dorothy Hoddinott AO
Jackie Katz
Cynthia Kaye
Wolf Krueger
Ms Eugenia Langley JP
John A. Lauder
Primrose Lentin
Miss Gai Lucas
The Honourable Kirsty Macmillan SC
Penelope and John McBain
Dr Ann McFarlane
Mr Tim McFarlane AM & Caroline McFarlane OAM
Dr Mary-Ann McQuestin
Kim Harding
Desmond B. Misso Esq.
Prof Ingrid Moses AO
Anne Neil in memory of Murray Neil
Michael and Janet Neustein
Iain Nicolson
Professor Mike O'Connor AM
Opera & Arts Support Group Inc
Ms Clare Owen and Mr Scott Jeanneret
George Pappas AO and Jillian M Pappas
Payne Family Charitable Fund
Cathy Penney
Dr Robert Pickles
Mr David Price
Ronald. B. Raines
Ernest Rapee
Robin Rodgers
Trudie Rogers
Paul and Gay Rosen
Olivia Ross
Trish and Richard Ryan AO
Murray Sandland
Andrew and Georgina Schnaider
John and Thea Scott
The Shephard Family
Margaret Sikora
Dr John Sime
Nev Simpson
Brendan Sowry
Dr Vladan Starcevic
Ruth Stratton
Douglas Sturkey CVO, AM
Dr Charles Su and Dr Emily Lo
Sandi and John Szangolies
Prof Hugh Taylor AC and A/ Prof Liz Taylor AM
Dr Tara Obeyesekere and Mr Russell Taylor
Ms Daniela Torsh
Carolyn, Drew, Oliver and Isabella Townsend
Doug and Shelly Turek
Vera Vargassoff
Richard Wardman
Catherine Williams
Peter and Margaret Wolfe
Anonymous (110)
Opera Australia Capital Fund
Thank you to our supporters of the Capital Fund
Last updated on 25 July 2022
Contact Us
Rebecca Oxenbould
Philanthropy Manager (NSW)
+61 2 9318 8302
rebecca.oxenbould@opera.org.au
Melissa Stark
Philanthropy Manager (VIC)
+61 3 9685 3706
melissa.stark@opera.org.au