Great Lakes Region

In a Lyric Opera Chapter, opera lovers of all ages get together to enjoy lectures, musical performances, special events, volunteer opportunities, and each other's company. Each chapter is chartered with the dual purpose of raising money to enhance educational outreach programs and generating support for Lyric Opera of Chicago. The Chapters' Executive Board is the umbrella organization that directs and coordinates activities in the Chapters in the Chicago area and southern Wisconsin.

The Chapters Executive Board President is Kate Letarte.

pletart@rcn.com

20 N. Wacker Drive

Chicago, IL 60606 USA
Ph: 312-827-5673

The goal of the Milwaukee Florentine Opera Club is to promote interest in and to support the Florentine Opera in the Greater Milwaukee area through fundraising and audience enhancement. Membership in the Milwaukee Florentine Opera Club is a wonderful way to enhance your appreciation of the opera. It also affords you the opportunity to have an impact on and personal satisfaction in helping spread the appreciation to others. We are an all-volunteer organization, founded in June 1967 to help further its development and network with others who share the same love of the opera as an art form.
In 1998 the Club reached a landmark achievement by contributing over two million dollars to the Florentine Opera since 1967. Meet The Artist, luncheons, Newsletters, Gourmet dinner and Artist Hospitality are just a few examples of the successful fundraising activities and programs planned each year by the Club’s Board of Directors.

The president is Linda Lee Seroka.

info@milwaukeeflorentineoperaclub.org

700 N. Water Street
Suite 950
Milwaukee, WI 53202 USA
Ph: 414-228-7214

Beginning as a support group for Opera Illinois, Peoria in 1972, the Opera Illinois League survived the closing of its parent company and obtained its own 501(C)(3) under continuing President, Mary Ellen Clancy. The League has provided opportunities for its members to hear pre-performance lectures prior to theMetropolitan Opera matinee series, and has arranged tours to attend performances throughout the Central Illlinois area.

For additional information contact: meclancy@sbcglobal.net

meclancy@sbcglobal.net

3805 North Knoxville Avenue

Peoria, IL 61614 USA
Ph: 309-686-1368

DuPage Opera Theatre is located in the McAninch Arts Center (MAC) at College of DuPage, a state-of-the-art facility housing three performance spaces, an art gallery and classrooms for the college’s academic programming. This unique facility has presented theater, music, dance and visual arts to more than 1.5 million people since its opening in 1986 and last year welcomed more than 75,000 patrons from the greater Chicago area to more than 230 performances.

pmcebulamusic@sbcglobal.net

Fawell and Park Boulevards

Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599 USA
Ph: (630) 942-4239

Muddy River Opera Company’s mission is to bring the beauty of the opera to Quincy, IL and the surrounding area. The company was founded in 1989 as a non-profit arts organization, and incorporated in 1990, with two goals in mind: to make professional operatic performances and educational opportunities available to the tri-state area. In keeping with these goals, the company consistently produces two to four operas a year. As an outreach to wider audiences, most MROC productions of foreign-language operas are performed in English translation. The company hires professional singers, directors, designers and musicians for every production. Auditions take place in Quincy, St. Louis and Chicago. The company also utilizes the Quincy community’s impressive roster of professional and amateur singers, musicians and artists.
Part of the company’s mission is to educate local grade school students in Quincy, Adams county and Hannibal, Missouri about opera, singing and performance through the performance of children’s operas.
Additional information is available on the website, which provides for e-mail enquiries.
President is Avril Marie Bernzen.

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Our mission is to encourage and promote opera in the Greater Dayton area and to support Dayton Opera Through fundraising, marketing and education Activities. The Opera Guild of Dayton was founded in 1963.

For additional information, go to the website.

The Guild President is Carolyn t. Winger

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Integral to the success of Lyric's education programs are the 120 volunteers of the award-winning Lyric Opera Education Corps. Under the guidance of the Education Department's professional staff, Education Corps volunteers implement inschool programs, lead backstage tours, and present community lectures. Becoming a facilitator for Lyric's in-school programs is a great opportunity for former and current teachers to use their experience to enhance the education of Chicago-area students. Community lecturers and backstage tour guides come from all walks of life; the only requirements are public speaking ability and the desire to share the love of opera with others. Education Corps members attend mandatory training workshops and are accepted into each program by audition. Another volunteer opportunity is providing office assistance to the Education Department. Volunteer your enthusiasm and talents to help others enjoy opera!

mriggleman@lyricopera.org

20 N. Wacker Drive
Suite 860
Chicago, IL 60606 USA
Ph: 312-332-2244-