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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 Freveletti, Director of Corporate, Foundation and Government Support at 312-827-5679 or lfreveletti@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

Abbott Fund
Miles D. White
Chairman & CEO


American Airlines
Official Airline of Lyric Opera
Daniel P. Garton
Executive Vice President, Marketing


Bank of America
 Tim Maloney
Illinois President

Baxter International, Inc.
 Robert L. Parkinson, Jr.
Chairman & CEO


Harris Private Bank
Terry Jenkins
President & CEO

Illinois Tool Works Inc.
 David Speer
Chairman & CEO


Jenner & Block LLP
 Craig C. Martin
Partner


JPMorgan Chase & Co.
 Charles W. Scharf
President & CEO
Retail Financial Services

Northern Trust
William A. Osborn
Retired Chairman and CEO


 

$50,000 to $99,000  

Aon Corporation
 Gregory C. Case
President & CEO

AT&T
 Jerry R. Gerami
Regional VP, AT&T

Deutsche Bank
 Randy Kurtz
Head of Midwest Corporate Finance

Exelon Corporation
John W. Rowe
Chairman/President & CEO

Kraft Foods
 Irene Rosenfeld
CEO

Nuveen Investments
 John P. Amboian
CEO

$25,000 to $49,000  

Accenture
Dean J. Teglia
Managing Director, Chicago Office

Accretive  Health
Mary A. Tolan
CEO 

Bain & Company
 Edward B. Rouse
Vice President & Managing Director

Robert W. Baird & Company, Inc.
 Paul J. Carbone
Managing Partner

Baker & McKenzie
 Philip F. Suse
Managing Partner

William Blair & Company, LLC
 Richard P. Kiphart
Head of the Private Client
Advisers Business

The Boeing Company
W. James McNerney, Jr.
President & CEO

closerlook, inc.
David T. Ormesher
CEO

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
President & CEO

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
 Allan B. Muchin
Chairman Emeritus

Kirkland & Ellis Foundation
 Linda K. Myers
Partner

KPMG LLP
 Bruce J. Piller
Managing Partner, Chicago

 

 

 

Mayer Brown LLP
Robert F. Finke
Partner

Motorola Foundation
Gregory Q. Brown
President & CEO

NiSource
Carrie J. Hightman
Executive VP & Chief Legal Officer

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 John W. Oleniczak
Partner

Sidley Austin LLP
David W. Carpenter
Partner

Stepan Company
 F. Quinn Stepan
Chairman

UBS
 James M. Pierce
Managing Director

US Bank
 Lynn Rosinsky
Chicago Market President

$10,000 to $24,999  

Anonymous
Allstate
BNY Mellon
Chicago Title and Trust Company Foundation
Jordan Industries, Inc.
Spencer Stuart
US Trust
Wildman, Harrold, Allen & Dixon LLP

$7,500 to $9,999  

Amsted Industries Foundation
Chicago White Metal Charitable Foundation
Galois Group
Habitat Corporate Suites Network
MB Financial Bank
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
Prudential Financial
Quarles & Brady LLP
Reed Smith LLP

$5,000 to $7,499  

Alexander and Alexander, Attorneys at Law
BBJ Linen
BNSF Foundation
General Mills Foundation
Grosvenor Capital Management
Molex Incorporated
Sahara Enterprises, Inc.
Shure Incorporated

Bravo Circle
$3,500 to $4,999  

Alberto-Culver Company
Arlen Music Consultants Inc.
Italian Village Restaurants
Old Republic International Corporation 
RBC Wealth Management

Impresario
$2,000 to $3,499  

Anonymous
Edward Fox Photography
Kinder Morgan Foundation
Nationwide Holdings, Inc.
Olson & Cepuritis, Ltd.

Friend
$1,000 to $1,999  

Alfred Benesch & Company
American Agricultural Insurance Company
Ariel Investments
Asher, Gittler, Greenfield & D'Alba, Ltd.
Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
Draper and Kramer, Incorporation
GKN North America
Hafner Printing Company, Inc. 
KD Mailing Service
Lake Forest Bank and Trust Company
Transco, Inc.
Turks' Inc. 

Sustainer
$500 to $999  

Beutel & Hurst, LLC
Clinical Device Group, Inc.
Fox, Hefter, Swibel, Levin & Carroll LLP
Hub International Personal Insurance Ltd.
Carl Johnson's Gallery in Galena
Madison Opera Trips 
Trans Union Corporation
Williams Hayward Protective Coatings, Inc.