Corporate Support
Become a Corporate Sponsor
Lyric Opera’s corporate partners receive prominent acknowledgment in front of our loyal, well-educated, affluent and diverse patrons while enjoying networking opportunities, select benefits, and value-added opportunities.
The Chicago business community has long taken advantage of Lyric Opera’s international reputation for grand opera. Participation with Lyric Opera provides unique opportunities for client cultivation and executive networking. Our staff will work with you to create an unforgettable and exclusive experience for your most important corporate guests.
From production sponsorships to special event sponsorships to support for our education and community-engagement programs, Lyric Opera has numerous opportunities for your business to join the prominent civic leaders that are part of the Lyric Opera Donor Family.
Contact Laura Perlow, Director of Corporate, Foundation and Government Support at 312-827-5693 or lperlow@lyricopera.org to become involved.
Meet Our Corporate Partners
Lyric Opera of Chicago is honored to be associated with these companies and is grateful for their support.
$100,000 and above
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Abbott Fund
Miles D. White
Chairman & CEO
American Airlines
Official Airline of Lyric Opera
Derek DeCross
Vice President and General Sales Manager,
Baxter International Inc.
Robert L. Parkinson, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
BMO Harris Bank
Terry Jenkins
Executive Vice President, Private Banking, U.S.
ITW
David Speer
Chairman & CEO
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Jenner & Block LLP
Craig C. Martin
Partner
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Eric S. Smith
Managing Director
Investment Bank
Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
Linda K. Myers
Partner
Make It Better Media
Susan B. Noyes
Founder & President
Northern Trust
Frederick H. Waddell
President & CEO
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$50,000 to $99,000
Accenture
Dean J. Teglia
Managing Director
American Express Company
Kenneth I. Chenault
Chairman & CEO
Aon Corporation
Gregory C. Case
President & CEO
AT&T
Sheri Eichelberger
Vice President, Signature Client Group
Exelon
John W. Rowe
Chairman & CEO
Latham & Watkins, LLP
Richard A. Levy
Office Managing Partner
Nuveen Investments
John P. Amboian
CEO
Sidley Austin LLP
David W. Carpenter
Partner
$25,000 to $49,000
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Accretive Health
Mary A. Tolan
CEO
Bain & Company
Edward B. Rouse
Vice President and Managing Director
Robert W. Baird & Company
Paul J. Carbone
Managing Partner
Baker & McKenzie
Philip F. Suse
Managing Partner
Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
Timothy L. Christen
CEO
Bank of America
Tim Maloney
Illinois President
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP
Mark Ferguson
Managing Partner
closerlook, inc.
David T. Ormesher
CEO
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Deloitte.
Kenneth J. Porrello
Principal
Ernst & Young LLP
Anthony K. Anderson
Vice Chair & Midwest
Managing Partner
Fellowes, Inc.
James E. Fellowes
Chairman & CEO
Harris Associates
John R. Raitt
Chairman & CEO
Jordan Industries, Inc.
John W. Jordan II
Chairman & CEO
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Allan B. Muchin
Chairman Emeritus
KPMG LLP
Bruce J. Piller
Regional Managing Partner, Chicago
Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
David Kurtz
Managing Director
Loop Capital Markets
James Reynolds, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
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Mayer Brown LLP
Robert F. Finke
Partner
Motorola Solutions Foundation
Gregory Q. Brown
CEO
NiSource
Carrie J. Hightman
Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
John W. Oleniczak
Partner
Sara Lee Corporation
CJ Fraleigh
CEO North America
Spencer Stuart
Kevin M. Connelly
Chairman
Stepan Company
F. Quinn Stepan
Chairman & CEO
SXC Health Solutions Corp.
Mark A. Thierer
President and CEO
UBS
James M. Pierce
Co-Head Wealth Management Group
Wintrust Financial
Edward J. Wehmer
President & CEO
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$10,000 to $24,999
Anonymous (2)
Aetna
BNY Mellon
Chicago Title and Trust Company Foundation
Deustche Bank
Groupon.com
Jordan Industries, Inc.
Omega Boutique
PNC Bank
Quarles & Brady LLP
Smith, von Schleicher + Associates
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP
$7,500 to $9,999
Amsted Industries Foundation
Chapman and Cutler LLP
Chicago White Metal Charitable Foundation
Envestnet
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Starshak Winzenburg & Co.
$5,000 to $7,499
Akira Chicago
Alexander and Alexander, Attorneys at Law
BBJ Linen
BNSF Foundation
General Mills Foundation
Italian Village Restaurants
Molex Incorporated
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Shure Incorporated
Bravo Circle
$3,500 to $4,999
Arlen Music Consultants Inc.
Atlantic Trust
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
Old Republic International Corporation
Reed Smith LLP
Impresario
$2,000 to $3,499
Alfred Benesch & Company
Edward Fox Photography
Grosvenor Capital Management
Habitat Corporate Suites Network
Kinder Morgan Foundation
Marlowe
Mesirow Financial
Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd.
Opera Volunteers International
RBC Wealth Management
Wells Fargo
Friend
$1,000 to $1,999
American Agricultural Insurance Company
Ariel Investments
Asher, Gittler, Greenfield & D'Alba, Ltd.
Draper and Kramer, Incorporated
Galois Group
Geneva Capital Investments LLC
GKN North America
Hafner Printing Company, Inc.
KD Mailing Service
Lake Forest Bank and Trust Company
Michuda Construction, Inc.
Turks' Greenhouses
Sustainer
$500 to $999
G-Bar Limited Partnership
Carl Johnson's Gallery in Galena
Madison Opera Trips
Knollwood Hospital for Pets in Schaumburg
Rooney Rippie & Ratnaswamy LLP