Opera Club
Celebrating Voice
What's Inside the Opera Club?
The Cleveland Orchestra concert programming includes many presentations featuring vocal music. When you join the Opera Club, you’ll enjoy special benefits designed just for opera and voice lovers.
By making a special donation you can become a member and enjoy exclusive invitations, opportunities to engage with guest vocalists, premium concert tickets, and more.
Join The Cleveland Orchestra’s Opera Club and come together with fellow music lovers to celebrate voice.
Under 40?
Enjoy Opera Club Membership for $1,000 and enjoy benefits at the $2,500 level!
All Benefits
$2,500
- Invitation to Opera Club Season Launch
- Invitation to an open rehearsal for a vocal program
- Invitation to a meet and greet with vocal artists before or after a performance
- Invitation to Opera Closing Night Celebration
- Recognition in the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival Book and online.
$5,000
- Invitation to an Opera House Party with members of the opera cast
- Invitation to meet and greets with guest vocal artists
- Invitation to The Cleveland Orchestra’s New York tour, Jan 19–22, 2026
- Opportunity to sponsor a performance by The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus
$10,000
- All previous benefits, plus:
- Opportunity to sponsor a select vocal artist or opera cast member
- Opportunity for a curated experience and to engage with your vocal artist*
- Recognition on printed materials and website concert page
- Two tickets in prime location with parking pass
$25,000
- All previous benefits, plus:
- Opportunity to sponsor select vocal soloists or principal opera cast member 2025–26 Season Artists: Limmie Pulliam, Asmik Grigorian, Tamara Wilson, Malin Byström
- Opportunity for a curated experience and to engage with your vocal artist*
- Four tickets in prime location with parking passes to one performance
*Subject to artist availability
Donations to the Opera Club do not qualify for annual fund donor benefits.
Please note that tickets and parking passes are not provided complimentary for donors who give their Opera Club gifts through their Donor Advised Fund or IRA distributions.
Thank you to our Supporters!
We appreciate the following Opera Club members for their support of vocal music at The Cleveland Orchestra
Ms. Viia R. Beechler
Mel Berger and Jane Haylor
Robin Dunn Blossom
David and Julie Borsani, in memory of Marissa I. Borsani
Dr. Robert Brown and Mrs. Janet Gans Brown
Drs. Wuu-Shung and Amy Chuang
Ted and Donna Connolly
Tamara Durn
Richard C. and Lisa Fedorovich
Dagmar and Frederick Fellowes
Dr. Michael Frank and Patricia A.* Snyder
Mr. James Graham and Mr. David Dusek
Calvin and Sherry Griffith
Iris and Tom Harvie
Elisabeth Hugh
Robert and Linda Jenkins
Karmendot Fund
Dennis and Camille LaBarre
Mrs. Susan D. LaPine
Jan R. Lewis
Frank Licata and Michelle Wesley Licata
Dr. Alan and Mrs. Joni Lichtin
Ms. Cathy Lincoln
In honor of Emma Skoff Lincoln
Ms. Nancy L. Meacham
Loretta J. Mester and George J. Mailath
Deborah L. Neale
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest A. Norman III
William Norman
Mr. David A. Osage and Ms. Claudia C. Woods
Peter M. Padegimas, in memory of Beverly A. Padegimas
James and Marguerite Rigby
Mr. D. Keith* and Mrs. Margaret B. Robinson
Richard B. and Cheryl A. Schmitz
Ms. Beverly J. Schneider
Astri Seidenfeld
Katie and Michael* Shames
Drs. Charles Kent Smith and Patricia Moore Smith
Kathryn and Duncan Stuart
Wesley Family Foundation
Ms. Linda L. Wilmot
Tony and Diane Wynshaw-Boris
