Knoxville Opera Partners
Thank you to all the wonderful partners who help us achieve our mission.
*As of June 8, 2026
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Bailey Family Foundation
Eden McNabb and Chris Bishop
City of Knoxville
Knox County
Lawson Family Foundation
Spencer Family Foundation
Tennessee Arts Commission
Visit Knoxville
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Aslan Foundation
Whitfield and Brittany Bailey
Marty Begalla
Care Institute Group, Inc.
Audrey A. Duncan
Katherine Davis Moore and Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Davis Foundation Fund, East Tennessee Foundation
Faith Ferguson and Donald Stoner
Frankie Gorman
Mark Hill
Home Federal Bank
Rick & Carol Jones
Francine Marasco
Markman's
Regal Cinemas
Margaret and James Samples
Maharaj and Margaret Sood
Jennie Sullivan
Donna Wertz
YMCA of East Tennessee
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Harry L. Boston
Creekside Capital, Inc.
Downtown Knoxville Alliance
Eagle Distributing
ESS
Bill & Crissy Haslam Foundation
Lane Hays
Sara Pinnell - Hedstrom Landscape Architecture
HES Facilities Management
Hickory Construction
Jean Kahl
Theresa Lee and Jacob Love
Robert Marquis and Townes Osborn
Lindsay McDonough
Steve Mirshak
Julia and Mike Mullaney
Rotary Club of Knoxville
Zane & Teresa Scarlett
Susan and Paul Siler Foundation
Dorothy and Caesar Stair
State of Tennessee
Theresa Stone
Alice Torbett
Susan and AV Verekar
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Wilson
WOW!
Y-12 Federal Credit Union
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Carol & Dr. Myrwood C. Besozzi
Eden McNabb & Chris Bishop
Sharon Boyce & Jack Woodall
Dr. Michelle Brewer
Holden Caperton
Dr. & Mrs. Daniel E. Conrad
FirstBank
Barbara and Charlie Grove
Grow Knoxville
Chuck & Terry James
Patricia Bible, KaTom Restaurant Supply, Inc.
Vicki Kinser and John Jarnigan
Michael Kull, Eagle Strategies, LLC
Joseph and Laura Lenn
Massey Electric
Sheena McCall
Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority - MKAA
Brent Midyett and Melissa Gabor Midyett
Cathleen Dodge Miller and Clark Miller
Fred & Karen Nidiffer
Ben and Sara Pinnell
Publix Charities
Mary Ross Skelton
Alwyn and Sara Staley
Marvin Thomas
Linda Williams and Don Townsend
Nicole and Bennie Underwood
Isabelle Welch
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Akima Club
Joan and Victor Ashe
Bank of America
Jerry and Susan Becker
Lisa and Dave Bogaty
Kurt Brandt & Dawn Huff
Mary Ellen & Steve Brewington
Market Square Ventures
Patsy Burdette
C. Gayle Burnett
Peter and Sandra Campbell
Erika Vantyghem and Pete J. Colombo
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
Patricia Maffeo & Thomas Fine
Ralph Cianelli and Rick Fox
Kathryn Kinnard Freeman
Nick Wilson and Dustin Gibson
Charles Goan
Dr. James Gorney and Dr. Beverly Gibbons
Kim and Jim Hays
Vessul Creative
Cathy Hill
Chris and Sheila Hill
Joseph and Eva Huntsman, Southern Orthocare Prosthetics
Sally & William Johnson
Paul and Donna Kedrow
Mary Knepper
Shan Koehler
Dr. James E. Lawler
Jeff and Meghan Markman
Anne May
Marga and Jay McBride
Michael Newbury and Caroline Morrison
Opera Volunteers International
Bob Page
Margie Parrott
James and Sandy Pease
Lezah and Burke Pinnell
Vladimir Protopopescu
Steedman and Catherine Sarbah
Jan & Don Simpson
John & Delores Sorey
Sun West
Bill & Mary Walker
Window Works
Wortham Family
Dr. and Mrs. James Yates
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Lucia Andronescu and Vernon Henry
Carol Mitchell and Eric Belcher
Benevity - AOL Giving
Ruth Ann Brandon
Orel Brodt
Charles and Marion Burger
R. Ted Smith and David Butler
Ellen Capito and Arthur Coston
Rick and Bobbi Carlin
Jim and Nancy Carmon
Mark Chait
Mark and Eva Champion
Douglas and MarΓa Teresa Cox
Gary and Michele Cox
Martha Culvahouse & Jack Waggett
Mary Lou Daugherty
Donna Davis and Ivan Beltz
Eileen Downey
Blanche and Larry Dresner
Joel and Yann Dryer
Mark and Patricia Eklund
Michael & Deborah Emery
Howard and Kristin Farrington
First Horizon Bank
Becky Fuller & Jack Singleton
Michael Fuller and Matt Avallone
Robin Gold
Kimberly Kleveland Grande
Cary L. Hammond
Annemarie DaSilva Harris
Amy and Nathan Honeycutt
Susan and John Hubbard
Leslie Hull
Larsen and Adrian Jay
Tommie Rush & Richard Jolley
John Kelley
Nieves & Robert Killefer
Gareth Kindrick
Elizabeth and Alan Lee
Sheryl Linck and Garry Conklin
David MacDonald
Karen May
Diane Mitchell
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
Mary Kay Sullivan
Kim Trent
University of the Cumberlands Friends of Music
Dr. & Mrs. Don Wheeler
Kari Yatkowski
Nathan and Sylvia Zingg
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Moody Altamimi
Steve Backiel
Agneesh Banerjee
Ron and Linda Battle
Jeff & Nancy Becker
Jeff Bell
Lee Brandt
Martha W. Breazeale
Janan Dakak
Debbie Dalton, Joshua Dalton, & Joyce Dalton
Bryan and Bridgette Davis
Mary Lynne & Don Derrington
Ellen and Leon Dodd
Susana Esrequis & Ramon Leon
Sally and George Farmer
Loreto Ferrada-Nichols
Maximiliano Ferrari
Bonne & Jonathan Foulds
Robert E. Freeman
Friends of Knox County Public Library
GE Aerospace Foundation
Rebekah Gucciardo
Joseph Guidetti
Richard & Beverley Hammond
Kristi James
Gail Stone Jarvis & John R. Cate
Susan and Brian Kemp
Dr. & Mrs. Roy King
Sam Lazim
Ilana Lilienthal and Avi Zenatti
Mark & Peggy Littmann
Missy & Pete Ludman
Scott Marler
Dr. Angela Masini and Mr. Terry Grove
Martin McBrearty & Rita Cochran
Laura Metcalf and Corey Miller
Linda & Joel Morris
Dr. Brian Murphy and Dr. Caryn Wunderlich
Jennifer and Bruce Nichols
Katherin Norton
Edward and Corinne Patrick
Sara A. Phillips
Christine Pienkowski
Emily and Jim Plemmons
Lindy Riley
Dan and Eva Robbins
John & Kay Rodgers
Alan and Patricia Rutenberg
Rachel Safer
Linda & Culver Schmid
Andrew and Carol Seamons
Maureen Searles
Charles Senn
Kaitlyn Smith
Cynthia & Peter Sowa III
Drs. Malcolm and Elizabeth Spica
Larry Stanifer and Kay McKinnon
Ross & Rebecca Sullivan
Wanda Taylor
Donna J. Terzak
Catherine Tobin
US Bank
Alcira Villegas
Kristen Wallis
Jacqueline Whittemore & Andrew MacDonald
Andrea Wright
Barbara & Hubert Wrushen
Ross Young
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Marguerite Albro
Mary Alford
Emily Anderson
Michaela for Tennessee
Rebecca Barton
Randi and Dave Boeje
Bedros and Dara Bozdogan
Lewis Brewer
Cathy Briscoe-Graves
Evie & Jim Brown
Lisa Campbell
Lori Ingle and Tommy Charurat
John and DonnaRose Christakis
F. Michael Combs
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
Steve Drevik
Michelle Ewbank
Kenneth and Susan Fittro
Elena, Ovi, Lara, and Tessa Garlea
Juan and Amada Gonzalez
Melissa and Chris Granju
Sue Groves
Jason and Carrie Hardy
Mary & William Horton II
Dr. Chris & Lynn Hosenfeld, Warehouse Liquors
Daniel Johnson-Webb
Peggy and Doug Kahr
Craig and Pamela Kallio
Rachel Kirsch
Jennifer Lamb
Elizabeth Langille
Meda Lazarel
Julie & Petros Leinonen
Jerry and Emily Lenn
Law Loving
Carol Lynn
Melissa and Tom McAdams
Jen McKean
Randy & Janice McNally
Lakenya Middlebrook
William Moland
Rebecca Moses
Robert and Karen Nies
Grier Novinger
Reece Brassler and Dasha Ogle
Stephen & Gloria Palacios
Lilijana Remec
Ruth Robinson
Kimberly Scott
Betty Sue Sparks
Christine Stevens
Mr. & Mrs. James V. Tarlton
Marilyn Avery Turner
Robert L. Vann
Brent and Sheila Watson
Andrew Wentzel & Karen Nickell
Lynne Wright
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Dr. Carol Akerman
Paul Chwe Minchul An
Ana & Jeffrey Barker
Paul Barrette and Susan Martin
Elaine & Doug Batchelor
Lisa Bausell
Elizabeth C. Berg
Laurence Best
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
Michelle Brock
Virginia and Fred Buffum
Frances Butler
Marie Butler
Anne & Frank Callaway
Julie Campbell
Nancy Campbell
Andrew and Ulla Carr
Mike & Roxanne Coffey
Graham and Stacy Cole
Mary Cole
Trey & Christy Coleman
Caroline Cooley
Ellen Copper
Frances Craig and Denise Cumming
Tiffany Crutchfield
Kim Cunningham
Dr. Mary Cushman
Tony & Suzy Deaton
Irene Dorfinger
Lucine Drake
Jack Draper
Steve & Marylaine Driese
Christopher Durman
Mary and Marc Duvivier
Tom and Jennifer Eberts
Eric and Nikki Elliott
Jessica Emert
Lori Anne Emery
Joyce Feld and Charles Glisson
Rio & Marc Frost
Margaret Frost
Domi Gager
Jane George
Katherine Goodwin
David Goslee
Nancy M. Goslee
Dr. Shelley Griffith
Jane Gulley
Arthur and Gail Hafner
Holly Hambright
Robert Haralson
Jacque and Cliff Hawks
David and Joy Headrick
Gordon E. Hendrich
Desislava Henrikson
Judy Henry
Barbara F. Hillard
Dr. Keith Hnilica
Harriet Hodge
Julie Hodges
Felicia Harris Hoehne
Tenny Hogan
Stephanie Holyfield
Ernie W. Hoskins
Angela Kowalski and Scott Huff
Rosanna Iosso
Matt Jagnow
Anne James
Tyler Janow
Judy Jorden
Robin Kenna
A. B. Kliefoth III, MD
Andrea Kline
Kyle Anne Lang
Anne Lantry
Sally Leonhard & Ben La Pointe
Sweet Pea - Dee Lockwood-Hicks
Liz Logan
Gregory Lore
Gregg Lorenzen
Teresa & George Lucke
Tamara Lyon
Gay & Bill Lyons
Liz Mabey
William MacGillivray
JP & Meredith Mackay
Dr. Paula MacMorran
Laurie & Mal Macnair
Kathleen Mahan
Reinhold and Karen Mann
Jennifer Marks
W. Peter Marwede, MD
Tabitha McCarter
Damon Beard & Mary McGavock
Susan McGuire
Robert McKeehan
Joy McKenzie-Smith and Brian Russell
Erica McMannes
Tom Midyett
Sylvia Milanez
Lena and Terry Miller
Renee Mollenhour
Lee and Sabrina Moreland
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
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
Wayne & Margaret Ritchie
Eddie and Julia Rivera
Steven Roberts
John R. Rosson, Jr.
Pete Rowlett
Mr. Robert & Dr. Suzanne Rybczynski
Stephen Salters
Leslie Sampson
Keith J Sauter
Susane Schneider
Brenda Seip
Stephanie Senogles
Jennifer Shaver
David & Ruth Silseth
Meredith Slemp
Gibson Smith
Sherri & Mark Smith
Mary Smith
Leslie & Wayne Smith
Nataliya Smolentseva
Philip Spampinato
Samuel Steele
Laura Stingaciu
Gregg Taylor
Sandra Thomas
Sherrie and Kevin Thompson
Kimberly Porsche & Scott Thoms
Cheri and Michael Torano
Rochelle Veum
Jan Buxton Wade
Tom Wade
David and Becky Walker
Lisa and Will Wallace
John and Janie Wendelken
Timothy Wheeler
Jim and Debby Williams
Juli Williams
Amanda Jean Wilson
John Winbigler
Todd Young
Diana Zeltner
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Joseph Accurso
Julia Adcock
Yaired Aguilar
Stephen Alfieri
Laura Anderson
Robin Anderson
Laurissa Backlin
Katherine Baer
Laura Barron
Rebecca Beall
Carrie Bearden
Erin Bidwell
Thomas Bishofberger
David Bivens
Patricia Bledsoe
Toma Bodea
Ligia Boundy
Evans Bowen
Richard Boyer
Courtney Bridges
Riley Bronaugh
Jayne Brown
Von Bruce
Jerone Buchanan
James Buettner
Robert Buhrow
William Burke
Marilyn Burkhart
Tracy Cagle
Michael Canan
Bart Carey
Amanda Carter
Rachel Cascarelli
Rachel Chamness
Carolyn Chase
Tommy Chekelelee
Reilly Chisholm
Madeline Clapier
Rachel Clauss
Mary & Frank Coffey
Grayson Cole
Ron Cornell
Jennifer Corum
Sharyn Cowley
Laura & Kenneth Cox
Philip Crye
Ann Cunningham
Lindsay Cunningham
Nissa Dahlin-Brown
Ginny Davis
Mr. & Mrs. David Deibler
Raeshelle Delvalle
LuAnne DeMeo
Kelley Deuso
Gina Di Salvo & Jeffrey Tinley
Keturah Doucet
Therese Doucet
Sara Drake
Alex Drinnen
Dana & Michael Dubrule
Jennifer Duncan-Morin
Dave Dupper
Miranda Epperson
Deborah Etheredge
Barbara A Eubank
Laurence Evans
Brooke Everett & Matt Foster
Catherine Faber
Margaret Faerber
Michael Fanikos
Linda Fernandez
Leaman Fields
Mary Firkin
Patricia Fitzhugh
Robin Flanagan
Selene Legorreta Flores
Seneca Foote
Elizabeth Ford
Ylliana Franco
Cathy & Bobby Franklin
Mark Galbaugh
Julia Gause
Sarah Geitner
John Gill
Ken Godwin
Frank and Christina Graffeo
Robin Graham
Alida Graves
David Greer
Kay Griggs-Wright
Charles Groves
Gentle Halstenson
Michael Han
Keefe Hansen
Lee Harle
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
Meghan Jagnow
Tonya Jamois
Michael Jenkins
Jeremy Jennings
Kari Jessop
Edie Johnson and Jason Overall
Joseph and Kimberly Johnson
Bill Jones
Anna Kauffman
William Kelly
Andre Kerstens
Amy King
Josie King
Terry King
Steve Kitts
Jerry Knight
Donald Knipp
Kerri Kor
Brian and Linda Kouril
Kroger
Herbert Kupfer
Jill Lagerberg
Heaven Lanagan
Kimberly Landers
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
Tamara McNulty
Jason Mead
Steven Mears
Alice Mercer
Angela Merriman
Kata Miklos
Rachel Miller
Marsha and Arthur Mitchell
Janice Mitchell
Robert Modesitt
Diana Moyer
Wendy Munn
Pat Murphy
Mr. & Mrs. William Myers
Beatrice Mac Cabe
Ramona Nedelcu
Kristine Negron
Melissa Oliver
Mary Oster
Kristina Parks
Patricia Parrott
Cameron Pate
Jane Phillips
Carrie Niceley Pittenger
Janet Pope
Marcia and William Power
Bob Prather
Kerry Price
Toni Price
J Jerome Prinston
Torre Puckett
Ashley Raby
Lorraine Ray
Cheri Reznicek
Danielle Rich
Roger Riedel
Yvonne Riehm
Leah Roberts
Sonia Roberts
Josh Robinette
Dustin Robinson
Kyle Robinson
Meaghan Robinson
Elizabeth Rose
Wesley Rouse
India Sachitano
Jeanmarie Salie
William Sapp
Ben Savage
James Schindler
William Schlein
Adrienne Schwarte
Anna Seel
Lydia Seidlitz
Bryan Self
Deborah Sershon
Amy Shafer
Elizabeth Shelton
Dean Shiflett
Edward Shultz
Joyce Simms
Tammi & Tyvi Small
David Smith
Jason Smith
Layton Smith
Lisa Smith
Cindy Spangler
Daniel Spillman
Joel Stachowicz
Sandra & Michael Stanley
Garrett and Silessa Stroud
Samantha Studebaker
Eric Sundstrom
Semih Sunkar
Melissa and William Sykes
Daniel Taddie
Drs. Jack and Beth Talmadge
Kathy Tedford
Hannah Thomas
Rachel Thompson
Kelli Tidwell
Margaret Toon
Maria Torres
Laura and David Trout
Courtnay Underwood
Johnny Urban
MaryAnn Venable
David and Robin Venner
Patti Vergerio
Leslie Versen
Giovanna Vidoli
Georgiana Vines
Tanya Vodila
Sarah Vuljoin
Lynn Walter
Kimberly Warren
Julienne Weathers
Dr. Miriam Weinstein
Karen and Harvey White
Kayla White
Caitlin Whiting
Joan and Richard Whiting
Jonathan Wing
Russ Wise
Kevin Ye
George Yodice
Taehun Yoon
Susan Young
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