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Current Sponsors



New York City Opera's 2007 – 2008 season is sponsored by Altria Group, Inc.

American Airlines is the official airline of New York City Opera.

NEW YORK CITY OPERA PRODUCTION FUND

New York City Opera salutes its 2007–2008 production sponsors:

Margaret Garner
Sponsored by

Leadership support for Margaret Garner is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Production support for Cendrillon is provided by


and Media Sponsor:

Leadership support for Vanessa is provided by
The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trust
Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund
And
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Leadership support for King Arthur is provided by The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation.

Support for Baroque repertory is provided by the Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation, Inc. and contributors to The Paul Kellogg Fund.

Opera-For-All Festival 2007 – 2008 sponsored by CIT.

Leadership support for American Repertory at New York City Opera has been provided by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Original production support for La bohème was provided by Dr. Sanfurd G. Bluestein.

Original production support for Tosca was provided by Dr. and Mrs.† Sanfurd G. Bluestein. († in memoriam)

Special support for The Fall Fête, New York City Opera’s Fall Gala, has been provided by

Generous support for new productions and major revivals during the 2007 – 2008 season has been generously provided by:

  • Altria Group, Inc.
  • American Airlines
  • Dr. Sanfurd G. Bluestein
  • CIT
  • Eleanor Naylor Dana Charitable Trust
  • The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation
  • Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation
  • The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trust
  • Lincoln Center Corporate Fund
  • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
  • The Ambrose Monell Foundation
  • Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation – In memory of Theodore and Caroline Newhouse
  • Mary and Donald Oenslager Fund
  • The Reed Foundation
  • The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
  • Charles and Mildred Schnurmacher Foundation
  • The Evelyn Sharp Foundation
  • The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
  • The Shubert Foundation
  • Société Générale
  • The Starr Foundation
  • Target
  • Time Warner Cable
  • The Alice Tully Foundation
  • Lila Acheson and DeWitt Wallace Endowment Fund
  • The Isak & Rose Weinman Foundation, Inc.
  • and donors to the Christopher Keene Repertory Project.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

New York City Opera's productions and arts education programs in the public schools are made possible with public funds from the following city, state, and federal agencies. We are grateful for this generous and essential support.

The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor
Kate D. Levin, Commissioner
The New York City Council
The Honorable Christine C. Quinn, Speaker
The Honorable Gail A. Brewer
The Honorable Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.
The Borough of Manhattan
The Honorable Scott M. Stringer, President
New York State Council on the Arts
The Honorable George E. Pataki, Governor
Richard J. Schwartz, Chairman
The New York State Legislature
The Honorable Sheldon Silver, Assembly Speaker
The Honorable Joseph L. Bruno, Senate Majority Leader
The Honorable David A. Paterson, Senate Minority Leader
The National Endowment for the Arts
Dana Gioia, Chairman

Opera-For-All Festival 2007 & Throughout the 2007 – 2008 Season

Support for Opera-For-All is Provided by

The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation

New York City Council:
Christine C. Quinn, Speaker
Councilmember Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.
Councilmember Gale A. Brewer

Additional support provided by:

Education & Community Service Programs

City Opera salutes Target for its generous sponsorship of the Target Family Series.

The Intro to Opera Series is sponsored by Time Out New York.

supports New York City Opera’s commitment to diversity.

Student performances as a part of Opera is Elementary are sponsored by Con Edison.

The Opera and Literacy Middle School Project is sponsored by Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
Barnes & Noble

New York City Opera Education & Audience Development Programs are made possible through the generous support of the following institutions and individuals:

  • Altria Group, Inc.
  • American Express Company
  • Rose M. Badgeley Residuary Charitable Trust
  • Barnes & Noble Booksellers
  • The Bay and Paul Foundations
  • Bloomberg
  • The Bodman Foundation
  • CIT
  • Citigroup Foundation
  • The Clark Foundation
  • Con Edison
  • Michael and Emilie Corey
  • Estate of Francesca Corsi
  • Empire State Partnerships
  • The Leonard Friedland Charitable Foundation, Inc.
  • Flavia M. Gale
  • The Gilder Foundation
  • Kay H. Logan
  • Lower Manhattan Development Corporation: Cultural Enhancement Funds
  • Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer
  • National Endowment for the Arts
  • New York City Council Member Gale A. Brewer
  • New York City Council Member Dominic Recchia
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
  • New York State Council on the Arts
  • Paul Newman
  • The Alfred and Jane Ross Foundation
  • S.H and Helen R. Scheuer Family Foundation, Inc.
  • Ellen Sporn
  • Target
  • Time Out New York
  • Time Out New York Kids
  • The Laurie M. Tisch Foundation
  • Michael Tuch Foundation, Inc.
  • 96.3 FM WQXR
  • Anonymous (1)

New York City Opera also wishes to thank the many individuals who have generously supported our education programs in the public schools with their annual gifts and special contributions.

Corporate Sponsors

  • Lehman Brothers
  • Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
  • Pfizer, Inc.

VOX 2007: Showcasing American Composers

City Opera's festival of new American operas, VOX 2007: Showcasing American Composers, has been made possible, in part, by the generous leadership support of the following:

  • The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
  • The Helen F. Whitaker Fund
  • The Francis Goelet Charitable Lead Trust
  • The New York State Music Fund,
  • Established by the New York State Attorney General
  • at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors

Major support for VOX 2007 was also provided by:

  • The Amphion Foundation
  • The ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund
  • Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust
  • The Aaron Copland Fund for Music
  • New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
  • New York State Council on the Arts
  • The New York Times Company Foundation
  • Music Performance and Film Funds, Trustee John C. Hall, Jr.
  • Virgil Thomson Foundation, Ltd.
  • Frederick S. Upton Foundation
  • And the many individuals who have generously supported VOX 2007.

Special thanks to the New York City Opera Board VOX Committee:

  • John Baumgardner, Chairman
  • Mary Sharp Cronson
  • Edmée de M. Firth
  • Mary Gould
  • Kenneth Kaiserman
  • Younghee Kim-Wait
  • Roy Niederhoffer
  • Joan Sorkin

Reconstruction of the New York State Theater was funded by The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.

A copy of New York City Opera's latest Annual Report and Financial Statement may be obtained upon request by writing to: New York City Opera, Development Office, 20 Lincoln Center, New York, NY 10023.