our sponsors
Without our sponsors, HGO would not be the world-class arts company it is today. Their impact on Houston’s community is immeasurable – from bringing the curtain up every season, to supporting community initiatives, sharing the love of opera with the world, and beyond. HGO owes its success to the many generous donors who bring opera to life for us all, and we cannot wait to see where their support carries us.
Season partners
Houston Grand Opera Corporate Council
Thomas R. Ajamie, Ajamie LLP
J. Scott Arnoldy, Triten Corporation
Astley Blair, Marine Well Containment Company
Meg Boulware, Boulware & Valoir
Albert Chao, Westlake Corporation
Adam Cook, Tokio Marine HCC
Joshua Davidson, Baker Botts L.L.P.
Nick Deshi, Latham & Watkins
Susan R. Eisenberg, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Warren Ellsworth, MD, Houston Methodist
Richard Husseini, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Michelle Huth, Frost Bank
Bill Kroger, Baker Botts L.L.P.
Bryant Lee, Latham & Watkins
David LePori, Frost Bank
Bryce Lindner, Bank of America
Claire Liu, LyondellBasell (Retired)
Craig Miller, Frost Bank
Kristin Muessig, Vitol, Inc.
Ward Pennebaker, Pennebaker
Anthony Petrello, Nabors Industries
Gloria M. Portela, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Allyn Risley, GTT North America
Susan Rivera, Tokio Marine HCC
Kelly Rose, ConocoPhillips
Silvia Salle, Bank of America
Susan Saurage-Altenloh, Saurauge Marketing Research
Apurva Thekdi, MD, Houston Methodist
Ignacio Torras, Tricon Energy
Alfredo Vilas, Novum Energy
Corporate Supporters
Boston Consulting Group *
ConocoPhillips †
Frost Bank †
H-E-B †
Houston Methodist †*
Nabors Industries
Novum Energy
Vinson & Elkins LLP †*
Vitol, Inc.
Ajamie LLP
Bank of America †
Nana Booker and Booker · Lowe Gallery
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ †
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Shell USA, Inc. †
Baker Botts L.L.P. †
Boulware & Valoir
Latham & Watkins
Saurage Marketing Research
Tokio Marine HCC
Westlake Corporation †
Infosys
USI Insurance Services
* Contribution includes in-kind support
† Ten or more years of consecutive support
Foundations & Government Agencies
Houston Grand Opera Endowment Inc. †
The Wortham Foundation, Inc. †
Anonymous
The Brown Foundation, Inc. †
City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance †
Anonymous
The Alkek and Williams Foundation †
The Cullen Trust for the Performing Arts †
Humphreys Foundation †
Anonymous
Joan and Stanford Alexander Family Fund
M.D. Anderson Foundation †
Carol Franc Buck Foundation
The Cullen Foundation †
The Elkins Foundation
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
The Sarofim Foundation
Texas Commission on the Arts †
Mellon Foundation †
The Powell Foundation †
Ruth and Ted Bauer Family Foundation †
Cockrell Family Fund
John P. McGovern Foundation †
OPERA America †
Vivian L. Smith Foundation
Stedman West Foundation †
Sterling-Turner Foundation
Samuels Family Foundation
William E. and Natoma Pyle Harvey Charitable Trust
City of Houston through the Miller Theatre Advisory Board †
Aaron Copland Fund for Music
George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation †
Albert & Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation
Houston Saengerbund
The Nathan J. Klein Fund
* Contribution includes in-kind support
† Ten or more years of consecutive support
Cultural Partners
Consulate General of Italy in Houston
Italian Cultural Institute in Los Angeles
Sarah and Ernest Butler Houston Grand Opera Studio Funds
Audrey Jones Beck Endowed Fellowship Fund/Houston Endowment, Inc.
The Gordon and Mary Cain Foundation Endowment Fund
Marjorie and Thomas Capshaw Endowment Fund
Houston Grand Opera Guild Endowment Fund
James J. Drach Endowment Fund
Evans and Portela Family Endowed Chair
Carol Lynn Lay Fletcher Endowment Fund
William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship Fund
Charlotte Howe Memorial Scholarship Fund
Elva Lobit Opera Endowment Fund
Marian and Speros Martel Foundation Endowment Fund
Laura and Brad McWilliams Endowed Fund
Erin Gregory Neale Endowment Fund
Dr. Mary Joan Nish and Patricia Bratsas Endowed Fund
John M. O’Quinn Foundation Endowed Fellowship Fund
Shell Lubricants (formerly Pennzoil — (Quaker State Company) Fund
Mary C. Gayler Snook Endowment Fund
Dian and Harlan Stai Fund
Tenneco, Inc. Endowment Fund
Weston-Cargill Endowed Fund
The Butler Studio also receives generous support from Mr. Jackson D. Hicks and Mr. Patrick Carfizzi.
The Butler Studio is grateful for the in-kind support of the Texas Voice Center.