Knoxville Opera Partners
Thank you to all the wonderful partners who help us achieve our mission.
*As of March 12, 2026
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Bailey Family Foundation
Eden McNabb and Chris Bishop
City of Knoxville
Mark Hill
Knox County
Lawson Family Foundation
Regal Cinemas
Spencer Family Foundation
Tennessee Arts Commission
Visit Knoxville
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Aslan Foundation
Whitfield and Brittany Bailey
Marty Begalla
Harry L. Boston
Faith Ferguson and Donald Stoner
Frankie Gorman
Home Federal Bank
Markman's
Maharaj and Margaret Sood
Jennie Sullivan
Donna Wertz
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Audrey A. Duncan
Holden Caperton
Downtown Knoxville Alliance
Eagle Distributing
Event Rentals by Rothchild
First Horizon Bank
Bill & Crissy Haslam Foundation
HES Facilities Management
Chuck & Terry James
Jean Kahl
Patricia Bible, KaTom Restaurant Supply, Inc.
Knoxville Beverage Company, Inc.
Francine Marasco
Lindsay McDonough
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority - MKAA
Steve Mirshak
Julia and Mike Mullaney
Margaret and James Samples
Zane & Teresa Scarlett
Alwyn and Sara Staley
Theresa Stone
Alice Torbett
Susan and AV Verekar
Y-12 Federal Credit Union
YMCA of East Tennessee
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Bank of America
Jerry and Susan Becker
Carol & Dr. Myrwood C. Besozzi
Sharon Boyce & Jack Woodall
The Catani Family
Creekside Capital, Inc.
FirstBank
Kathryn Kinnard Freeman
Barbara and Charlie Grove
Grow Knoxville
Lane Hays
Sara Pinnell - Hedstrom Landscape Architecture
Hickory Construction
Rick & Carol Jones
Paul and Donna Kedrow
Michael Kull, Eagle Strategies, LLC
Joseph and Laura Lenn
Sheryl Linck and Garry Conklin
Theresa Lee and Jacob Love
Marga and Jay McBride
Sheena McCall
Brent Midyett and Melissa Gabor Midyett
Cathleen Dodge Miller and Clark Miller
Michael Newbury and Caroline Morrison
Fred & Karen Nidiffer
Publix Charities
Mary Ross Skelton
John & Delores Sorey
Dorothy and Caesar Stair
Marvin Thomas
Nicole and Bennie Underwood
University of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of Music
Isabelle Welch
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Wilson
Dorothy and Caesar Stair
Marvin Thomas
University of Tennessee Natalie L. Haslam College of Music
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Wilson
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Joan and Victor Ashe
Axle Logistics, LLC
Kurt Brandt & Dawn Huff
Mary Ellen & Steve Brewington
Market Square Ventures
Michelle and Nick Bunstine
Patsy Burdette
C. Gayle Burnett
R. Ted Smith and David Butler
Peter and Sandra Campbell
Jim and Nancy Carmon
Mark and Eva Champion
Erika Vantyghem and Pete J. Colombo
Gary and Michele Cox
Mr. Robert Croley
Drs. Reid & Olga Crumpton - Crumpton Family Dentistry
Phyllis Driver
Allison Easterday & PeeJay Alexander
Angela and Greg Ellenburg - Ellenburg Landscaping
Mr. & Mrs. James A. Everett
R. Mardel Fehrenbach
Michael Fuller and Matt Avallone
Nick Wilson and Dustin Gibson
Charles Goan
Dr. James Gorney and Dr. Beverly Gibbons
Kim and Jim Hays
Vessul Creative
Cathy Hill
Amy and Nathan Honeycutt
Susan and John Hubbard
Joseph and Eva Huntsman, Southern Orthocare Prosthetics
Sally & William Johnson
Mary Knepper
Shan Koehler
Dr. James E. Lawler
Jeff and Meghan Markman
Robert Marquis and Townes Osborn
Anne May
Bob Page
Margie Parrott
James and Sandy Pease
Ben and Sara Pinnell
Lezah and Burke Pinnell
Vladimir Protopopescu
Mary B. Rayson
Wayne & Margaret Ritchie
Steedman and Catherine Sarbah
Jan & Don Simpson
Sun West
Linda Williams and Don Townsend
Kim Trent
Bill & Mary Walker
Wortham Family
Dr. and Mrs. James Yates
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Akima Club
Emily Anderson
Lisa and Dave Bogaty
Dr. Michelle Brewer
Orel Brodt
Charles and Marion Burger
Ellen Capito and Arthur Coston
Mark Chait
Douglas and MarΓa Teresa Cox
Martha Culvahouse & Jack Waggett
Janan Dakak
Mary Lou Daugherty
Donna Davis and Ivan Beltz
Eileen Downey
Blanche and Larry Dresner
East Tennessee Foundation
Mark and Patricia Eklund
Michael & Deborah Emery
Susana Esrequis & Ramon Leon
Howard and Kristin Farrington
Patricia Maffeo & Thomas Fine
Bonne & Jonathan Foulds
Ralph Cianelli and Rick Fox
Becky Fuller & Jack Singleton
Jay Gingrich
Robin Gold
Kimberly Kleveland Grande
Cary L. Hammond
Annemarie DaSilva Harris
Chris and Sheila Hill
Felicia Harris Hoehne
Leslie Hull
Larsen and Adrian Jay
Tommie Rush & Richard Jolley
Gareth Kindrick
Elizabeth and Alan Lee
David MacDonald
Dr. Paula MacMorran
Dr. Angela Masini and Mr. Terry Grove
Karen May
Diane Mitchell
Dr. Brian Murphy and Dr. Caryn Wunderlich
Susana Navarro
Opera Volunteers International
Anna & Keith Ottaviano
Lester & Pat Petrie
Ken McFarland & Linda Phillips
Katie Powell & Johnathan Borsodi
The Peter & Briana Rosenbaum Family Fund
Diana Samples
Susan Seymour
Susan Sgarlat and Charles Fels
Cynthia & Peter Sowa III
Mary Kay Sullivan
Wanda Taylor
University of the Cumberlands Friends of Music
Nancy Van Hook
Alcira Villegas
Dr. & Mrs. Don Wheeler
Karen and Harvey White
Kari Yatkowski
Nathan and Sylvia Zingg
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Moody Altamimi
Lucia Andronescu and Vernon Henry
Steve Backiel
Agneesh Banerjee
Ana & Jeffrey Barker
Ron and Linda Battle
Jeff & Nancy Becker
Carol Mitchell and Eric Belcher
Jeff Bell
Benevity - AOL Giving
Randi and Dave Boeje
Susan Branch
Ruth Ann Brandon
Martha W. Breazeale
Dorothy Bryson and Daniel Mack
Debbie Dalton, Joshua Dalton, & Joyce Dalton
Bryan Davis
Mary Lynne & Don Derrington
Sally and George Farmer
Loreto Ferrada-Nichols
Maximiliano Ferrari
Kenneth and Susan Fittro
Robert E. Freeman
Friends of Knox County Public Library
GE Aerospace Foundation
Rebekah Gucciardo
Joseph Guidetti
Kimberly and Tildon Hood
Kristi James
Gail Stone Jarvis & John R. Cate
Peggy and Doug Kahr
Susan and Brian Kemp
Dr. & Mrs. Roy King
Sam Lazim
Ilana Lilienthal and Avi Zenatti
Mark & Peggy Littmann
Missy & Pete Ludman
Martin McBrearty & Rita Cochran
Laura Metcalf and Corey Miller
William Moland
Jennifer and Bruce Nichols
Katherin Norton
Edward and Corinne Patrick
Sara A. Phillips
Piedmont Opera
Emily and Jim Plemmons
Chris Poteet
Anne and Roger Riley
Lindy Riley
Eddie and Julia Rivera
Dan and Eva Robbins
John & Kay Rodgers
Alan and Patricia Rutenberg
Rachel Safer
Gregory Samples
Linda & Culver Schmid
Andrew and Carol Seamons
Maureen Searles
Charles Senn
Thomas Shishkowsky and Maria Simeone
Kaitlyn Smith
Drs. Malcolm and Elizabeth Spica
Larry Stanifer and Kay McKinnon
Ross & Rebecca Sullivan
Renee Tatum and Philip Schneider
Donna J. Terzak
Catherine Tobin
US Bank
Rochelle Veum
Kristen Wallis
Jacqueline Whittemore & Andrew MacDonald
Paul Wozniak
Andrea Wright
Barbara & Hubert Wrushen
Ross Young
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Mary Alford
Michaela for Tennessee
Rebecca Barton
Bedros and Dara Bozdogan
Lewis Brewer
Cathy Briscoe-Graves
Evie & Jim Brown
Lisa Campbell
Rick and Bobbi Carlin
John and DonnaRose Christakis
Cristian and Adriana Contescu
Maurizio Conti & Pamela Schoenewaldt
Jeff and Kelly Cooper
Tara Dalton, Dana Dalton, Eleanor Dildine
Lana Daverman
Randall DeFord and Wesley Goddard
Ellen and Leon Dodd
Steve Drevik
Michelle Ewbank
Susan and Kent Farris
Elena, Ovi, Lara, and Tessa Garlea
Nan and Mark Gaylord
Juan and Amada Gonzalez
Melissa and Chris Granju
Jason and Carrie Hardy
Mary & William Horton II
Dr. Chris & Lynn Hosenfeld, Warehouse Liquors
Daniel Johnson-Webb
Craig and Pamela Kallio
John Kelley
Rachel Kirsch
Jennifer Lamb
Elizabeth Langille
Julie & Petros Leinonen
Jerry and Emily Lenn
Law Loving
Carol Lynn
Melissa and Tom McAdams
Susan McGuire
Jen McKean
Joy McKenzie-Smith and Brian Russell
Randy & Janice McNally
Lakenya Middlebrook
Jeannette Morgenstern
Rebecca Moses
Robert and Karen Nies
Reece Brassler and Dasha Ogle
Kimberly Scott
Betty Sue Sparks
Mr. & Mrs. James V. Tarlton
Marilyn Avery Turner
Robert L. Vann
Brent and Sheila Watson
Lynne Wright
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Dr. Carol Akerman
Marguerite Albro
Paul Chwe Minchul An
Robert and Patty Baird
Paul Barrette and Susan Martin
Elaine & Doug Batchelor
Lisa Bausell
Bruce Beverly, Elise Beverly, Miranda Beverly
George and Lisa Bitzas
John Blair
Melissa & Ben Blalock
Deedee Blane
Liesl Bold
Kathleen Borders
Cynthia and Jeff Boyatt
Tamara Boyer
Sherry & Thomas Boynton
Lee Brandt
Michelle Brock
Virginia and Fred Buffum
Frances Butler
Marie Butler
Anne & Frank Callaway
Julie Campbell
Nancy Campbell
Andrew and Ulla Carr
Lori Ingle and Tommy Charurat
Mike & Roxanne Coffey
Graham and Stacy Cole
Mary Cole
Trey & Christy Coleman
F. Michael Combs
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Conrad
Caroline Cooley
Jessica Copeland
Ellen Copper
Frances Craig and Denise Cumming
Tiffany Crutchfield
Kim Cunningham
Tony & Suzy Deaton
Mark & Helen Dickey
Irene Dorfinger
Alberto U.J. Gonzalez Morales and Pamela A. Dossey
Jack Draper
Steve & Marylaine Driese
Christopher Durman
Mary and Marc Duvivier
Tom and Jennifer Eberts
Eric and Nikki Elliott
Jessica Emert
Lori Anne Emery
Brooke Everett & Matt Foster
Joyce Feld and Charles Glisson
Rio & Marc Frost
Margaret Frost
Domi Gager
Jane George
Katherine Goodwin
Nancy M. Goslee
Dr. Shelley Griffith
Sue Groves
Holly Hambright
Robert Haralson
Rick Kennedy and Jim Harness
Jacque and Cliff Hawks
David and Joy Headrick
Gordon E. Hendrich
Desislava Henrikson
Judy Henry
Mary Kay Henry
Barbara F. Hillard
Dr. Keith Hnilica
Harriet Hodge
Julie Hodges
Tenny Hogan
Stephanie Holyfield
Ernie W. Hoskins
Angela Kowalski and Scott Huff
Rosanna Iosso
Matt Jagnow
Anne James
Tyler Janow
Judy Jorden
Robin Kenna
Nieves & Robert Killefer
A. B. Kliefoth III, MD
Andrea Kline
Vicki & Doug Kunkle
Kyle Anne Lang
Anne Lantry
Meda Lazarel
Sally Leonhard & Ben La Pointe
Sweet Pea - Dee Lockwood-Hicks
Liz Logan
Gregory Lore
Gregg Lorenzen
Teresa & George Lucke
Terry Lundberg
Tamara Lyon
Gay & Bill Lyons
Liz Mabey
William MacGillivray
JP & Meredith Mackay
Laurie & Mal Macnair
Kathleen Mahan
Reinhold and Karen Mann
Jennifer Marks
W. Peter Marwede, MD
Tabitha McCarter
Damon Beard & Mary McGavock
Nancy T. McGlasson
Robert McKeehan
Erica McMannes
Tom Midyett
Sylvia Milanez
Renee Mollenhour
George Dodds and Federica Morandi
Lee and Sabrina Moreland
Linda & Joel Morris
Rose Moseley
Bridget and Stephen Mounger
Joan & Gary Mulliner
Sherri & John Murphy
Althea Murphy-Price and Fred Roberson
Cecily Nall
Susan Napier-Sewell
John Nelson
Carolyn K. Norris
Kathleen Norris
Grier Novinger
Elizabeth Offringa
Danny Overbey
Michael Papoi
John D. Parker
Katherine and Charles Parr
Rachel Patterson
Seppo Penttila
Drs. Josh & Lacey Phelps
Elicia Pietras
Ronald Plybon
Lydia Pope
Megan Prescott
Bridget Pyman
Felicia Reeves
Dr. & Mrs. Rolland F. Regester
Robert P. Rentenbach
Anna Reynolds
Steven Roberts
John R. Rosson, Jr.
Pete Rowlett
Mr. Robert & Dr. Suzanne Rybczynski
Stephen Salters
Leslie Sampson
Keith J Sauter
Carol C. Schmid
Susane Schneider
Brenda Seip
Stephanie Senogles
Jennifer Shaver
David & Ruth Silseth
Meredith Slemp
Virginia Sloan
Gibson Smith
Sherri & Mark Smith
Mary Smith
Leslie & Wayne Smith
Nataliya Smolentseva
Philip Spampinato
Samuel Steele
Laura Stingaciu
Sandi Swilley
Gregg Taylor
Sandra Thomas
Sherrie and Kevin Thompson
Cheri and Michael Torano
Jan Buxton Wade
Tom Wade
David and Becky Walker
Lisa and Will Wallace
Carol & Dennis Waxman
John and Janie Wendelken
Andrew Wentzel & Karen Nickell
Timothy Wheeler
Jim and Debby Williams
Juli Williams
Amanda Jean Wilson
John Winbigler
Todd Young
Diana Zeltner
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Laura and David Trout
Beatrice Mac cabe
Joseph Accurso
Julia Adcock
Laura Anderson
Robin Anderson
Laurissa Backlin
Laura Barron
Rebecca Beall
Elizabeth C. Berg
Laurence Best
Erin Bidwell
Thomas Bishofberger
David Bivens
Patricia Bledsoe
Toma Bodea
Ligia Boundy
Richard Boyer
Courtney Bridges
Riley Bronaugh
Jayne Brown
Von Bruce
James Buettner
William Burke
Marilyn Burkhart
Tracy Cagle
Bart Carey
Shawna Carey-Parker
Amanda Carter
Rachel Cascarelli
Rachel Chamness
Carolyn Chase
Tommy Chekelelee
Reilly Chisholm
Madeline Clapier
Rachel Clauss
Mary & Frank Coffey
Ron Cornell
Jennifer Corum
Sharyn Cowley
Laura & Kenneth Cox
Tina Crane
Philip Crye
Ann Cunningham
Lindsay Cunningham
Ginny Davis
LuAnne DeMeo
Keturah Doucet
Therese Doucet
Alex Drinnen
Dana & Michael Dubrule
Jennifer Duncan-Morin
Dave Dupper
Miranda Epperson
Deborah Etheredge
Barbara A Eubank
Laurence Evans
Margaret Faerber
Linda Fernandez
Leaman Fields
Mary Firkin
Robin Flanagan
Elizabeth Ford
Ylliana Franco
Mark Galbaugh
Julia Gause
Sarah Geitner
Rachelle Gianaris
Ken Godwin
David Goslee
Robin Graham
Alida Graves
Kay Griggs-Wright
Jimmy Groton
Charles Groves
Arthur and Gail Hafner
Gentle Halstenson
Joe Harper
Stephanie Henderson
Martin Hennessee
Dr. & Mrs. Bruce Henschen
Kristin Herbert
Robert and Karin Hierholzer
Arthur Hillman
Deborah Hogan
Olga Holland
Mariea & Leslie Hoy
Emily Hudson
Theresa Jacobs
Tonya Jamois
Michael Jenkins
Jeremy Jennings
Kari Jessop
Joseph and Kimberly Johnson
Bill Jones
Anna Kauffman
William Kelly
Andre Kerstens
Amy King
Steve Kitts
Jerry Knight
Donald Knipp
Kerri Kor
Kroger
Herbert Kupfer
Jill Lagerberg
Heaven Lanagan
Stephanie Lawton
Mark Leitson
Suzanne Lenhart
Anna Leonidov
Marian Lewis
Clark Lindsey
Jackie Livesey
Fredericka Lockett
Sarah Swinford
Anthonie and Beverley Lombard
Stephen Louis
Janna Lowther
Nikki Luke
Santhosh Lukose
Amy Luo
Emily Maish
Olena Malysheva
Teresa Marrero
William Martella
Debra Martin
Bill Mathis
Steven and Anita Matijcio
Donna Wilson McClure
Lesley McDonald-Jacobson
Samuel McKay
Sandra McLeod
Jason Mead
Steven Mears
Alice Mercer
Kata Miklos
Rachel Miller
Marsha and Arthur Mitchell
Janice Mitchell
Robert Modesitt
Wendy Munn
Pat Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. William Myers
Ramona Nedelcu
Kristine Negron
Wayne and Diane O'Donnell
Melissa Oliver
Mary Oster
Marlee Parnell
Cameron Pate
Janet Pope
Bob Prather
Kerry Price
Toni Price
J Jerome Prinston
Thomas Proffen
Ashley Raby
Cheri Reznicek
Danielle Rich
Roger Riedel
Leah Roberts
Sonia Roberts
Meaghan Robinson
Ruth Robinson
Elizabeth Rose
Wesley Rouse
India Sachitano
Ben Savage
Adrienne Schwarte
Lydia Seidlitz
Bryan Self
Amy Shafer
Elizabeth Shelton
Gail Anne Shelton
Dean Shiflett
Tammi & Tyvi Small
David Smith
Jason Smith
Layton Smith
Lisa Smith
Cindy Spangler
Daniel Spillman
Joel Stachowicz
Garrett and Silessa Stroud
Samantha Studebaker
Eric Sundstrom
Semih Sunkar
Melissa and William Sykes
Drs. Jack and Beth Talmadge
Hannah Thomas
Kimberly Porsche & Scott Thoms
Margaret Toon
Courtnay Underwood
Johnny Urban
MaryAnn Venable
David and Robin Venner
Patti Vergerio
Leslie Versen
Giovanna Vidoli
Georgiana Vines
Sarah Vuljoin
Lynn Walter
Kimberly Warren
Sara Watkins
Julienne Weathers
Dr. Miriam Weinstein
Kayla White
Caitlin Whiting
Jonathan Wing
Russ Wise
Kevin Ye
George Yodice
Susan Young
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