DON'T MISS THE 2025 GALA
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DON'T MISS THE 2025 GALA ☆
The Board of Directors of Chicago Opera Theater
and
Edlis Neeson General Director Lawrence Edelson
invite you to
INFINITE POSSIBILITIES: BLOSSOMING BEYOND 50 YEARS
benefiting Chicago Opera Theater’s artistic, educational,
and community engagement programs
Saturday, April 5, 2025
5:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Athenaeum Center for Thought and Culture
2936 N Southport Ave
Chicago, IL
celebrating the world premiere concert performance of
Vanguard Composer Carlos R. Carrillo and
Librettist Stephanie Fleischmann’s
Remedios Varios para las Aflicciones del Cuerpo y el Espíritu
(Various Remedies for the Afflictions of the Body and Spirit)
and
honoring COT’s Immediate Past President
Susan J. Irion
for her passion, dedication, and leadership
Cocktail Attire
Complimentary on-site parking south and west of the Center’s entrance
R.S.V.P. by March 25.
Concert tickets are included in your subscription package.
If you do not already have concert tickets, or to purchase concert tickets for yourself and your guests,
please contact the box office at
312-704-8414 or boxoffice@cot.org.
ELDERFLOWER LEVEL - $50,000 ($45,000 tax deductible)
Two premier tables for 10 guests, with an option to include COT’s Vanguard Opera
composer or librettist at your table(s), prominent lead sponsor recognition
ROSEMARY LEVEL - $25,000 ($22,500 tax deductible)
Premier table for 10 guests, prominent lead sponsor recognition
CALENDULA LEVEL - $10,000 ($8,000 tax deductible)
Prominent table for 8 guests, prominent sponsor recognition
CHICORY LEVEL- $5,000 ($3,500 tax deductible)
Shared table for 6 guests, sponsor recognition
ANGELICA LEVEL - $1,750 ($1,250 tax deductible)
Reservation for 2 guests, sponsor recognition
BLOSSOM SINGLE TICKET - $500 ($250 tax deductible)
GALA COMMITTEE
Erika Erich, Chair
Queta Rodriguez Bauer
Liz Branch
Michael Hansen
Allen Heinemann
Beatriz Iorgulescu
HONORARY COMMITTEE
Rosemary Level: $25,000
Patricia A. Kenney and Gregory J. O’Leary
Chicory Level: $5,000
Ron and Queta Rodriguez Bauer
Sue and Paul Freehling
Allen Heinemann and William Borden
Susan Irion and Rob DeLand
Maria and Peter Lagios
Dorothy F. Osborn and Bud Dobbins
Angelica Level: $1,750
Judith and Merrill Blau
Kent Dymak and Theodore Foss
Lawerence Edelson and Kevin F. Kotcher
Erika Erich
Henry and Frances Fogel
Pat and Jerry Fuller
Mary Houston
Beatriz Iorgulescu
David Miller
Rhoda Ann and Bill Miller
Susan Noel
Virginia Tobiason
Event Partners:
Jaclyn Simpson Photography
J&L Catering
Raising Paddles LLC
Stephanie Hart and Brown Sugar Bakery
Steve’s Flower Market
Honorary Committee as of February 23, 2025