Our Patrons
We thank our generous patrons.
Victorian Opera greatly values the generosity of our Chorus of Patrons. Patrons are pivotal to our continuing growth as a company and our long-term viability as the State opera company of Victoria and member of the National Performing Arts Partnership Framework. Each year we welcome new members into our ever-growing circle of Patrons through our dynamic Patrons’ Engagement Program. Thank you for your continued support!
Patron-in-chief
The Governor of Victoria, Her Excellency Professor the Honourable Margaret Gardner AC
Founding Benefactors
The Late Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC
Lady Potter AC
Leadership Syndicate ($40,000+)
Mary Davidson and family of the late Frederick R Davidson AM
Carol Colburn Grigor DBE
Jane Hemstritch AO
Hans & Petra Henkell
Peter Laver AM
Joy Selby Smith
Dr Michael Stubbs & Malcolm Roberts
Prof Barbara van Ernst AM
Artistic Director’s Circle ($10,000+)
Ren Barlow
Pam Caldwell
John & Diana Frew
Suzanne Kirkham
Jane Lowther
Stuart Maunder
Tony & Genny Nunan
Michael Rigg & Gerard Condon AM
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine
Madeleine Coulombe & Nigel Simpson
Platinum Patrons ($5,000+)
D&T Brown
Tony Buzzard AM & Pamela Craig
Carolyn & Stephen Coffey
Lord Ebury
Marg Flatman
Linda Herd
Elizabeth Hill-Cooper
Mary-Jane Gething AO
Peter J Griffin AM & Terry Swann
Peter & Melissa Hebbard
Angela Kayser
Peter Lovell & Michael Jan
Kaye E Marion
Grant PowelI & Sally McCutchan
Dr Richard Reed & Vivienne Reed OAM
Sage Foundation
Lady Southey AC
Anthony Strahan KC
Chris & Helen Trueman
Secret Admirers (1)
Gold Patrons ($2,500+)
Paulette & Warwick Bisley
Margot Brenton
Diana Burleigh
Alan Chuck & Wendy Hughes Chuck
Jim Colvin
Jennifer Darbyshire & David Walker
Dr M Elizabeth Douglas
John & Gaye Gaylard
Nance Grant AM MBE & Ian Harris
Colin Gunther & Richard Laslett
Ian Kennedy AM & Dr Sandra Hacker AO
Greg Noonan
Ruth & Tom O’Dea
George Pappas AO
Elzbieta & Tomasz Romanowski
Ian Baker and Cheryl Saunders
Lisa & Douglas Savige – in memory of Diane Moseley
Lynne Sherwood
Craig Thomas & Graeme Moody
Patrick Togher & the late Romola Tyrrell
Raymond Wilkinson
Robert and Diana Wilson
Secret Admirers (3)
Silver Patrons ($1,000+)
Joanna Baevski
Dr Zita Ballok & Andrew Decker
Russell Waters & Marissa Barter-Waters
Laurie Bebbington & Elizabeth O’Keeffe
Cheryl R. Benson
David Bernshaw & Caroline Isakow
Shirley Breese
Stuart Brown & Lisa Banks
Andrew Buchanan & Peter Darcy
Susanne Dahn AM
Elise Callander
Margaret Cash
Paul & Sheryl Coughlin
Susanne Dahn AM
Beatrice & Richard Donkin
Mark Duckworth PSM and Lauren Mosso
Charles Edmonds
Dr Ian Eilenberg
Professor David Forrest
Dr Marguerite Hancock
Anne Houlihan
Dr Irene Irvine & Prof Iain Wallace
Simon L Jackson & Brian Warburton
Jessica Jasper
Mary Kehoe and Graham McCallum
Susan Kimpton
Dr Peter Kingsbury
Angela & Richard Kirsner
Dr Kathy Laster
Joan Lefroy AM & George Lefroy AM
Selina Lightfoot
Susanna Lobez
Prof Helmut & Gillian Lueckenhausen
Ian Manning & Alice De Jonge
Ian Marshman AM & Judi Marshman
Margaret Mayers
Rosemary Meagher
Lawrence McDonald & Christian Klettner
Anne McLean
Andrew & Jocelyn McLeish
Campell & Christine Penfold
Jude Munro AO & Louise Kummrow
Dr Paul Nisselle AM & Sue Nisselle
Merlyn Quaife AM
Dr Garry Joslin & Prof. Dimity Reed AM
Michael Riordan & Geoffrey Bush – Coote
Robert Sanderson
Sparky Foundation
Libby Smith & John Middleton
James & Anne Syme
Rosemary & Dr Alan Tait
Caroline Travers OAM & Richard Travers OAM
Christina Turner
Ian Watts OAM
Margot & the late Richard Welton
Ann & Alan Wilkinson
Lyn Williams AC
Sue and Bill Wood
Secret Admirers (3)
Bronze Patrons ($500+)
Dennis Altman AM
Jenny Anderson
Margaret Astbury
Lesley Bawden
Pamela Baker
Jan Begg
Ruth Bereson
Ines & Dr Donald Behrend
Maura & Stephen Best
David & Suzanne Browne
Karin Butterfield
Fiona Bunworth
Robyn Byrne
The Hon David Byrne
Malcolm & Marcia Carter
Janice Chen
Vivienne Corcoran
Jane Doyle OAM
Dennis Freeman
Alan Gunther
Victoria Hayes
Gillian Hoysted
Suzanne Hume
Eve Kolar
Dr Shirley Lanning
Roger & Louise Lemke
Kristina & Bruce Macrae
Mary & Paul Reid
Dr Gideon & Barbara Shaw
Colin Simson
Dr Rosalynd Smith
Hugh Taylor AC & Liz Taylor AM
Teresa Tjia
Deborah Whithear
Secret Admirers (6)
Bequestors
Jenny Anderson
Lesley Bawden
Roger Chao
Frank & Danielle Chamberlin
Peter & Jenny Hordern
Peter Hourigan
Jane Kunstler
Richard Laslett & Colin Gunther
Gregory J Reinhardt AM
Chris & Helen Trueman
Peter Turner
Lorraine Weiner & Geoffrey Blick
Tony Wildman & Robert Gibbs
Secret Admirers (7)