Our supporters
Our donors are a foundational part of the Opera House. When you make a tax-deductible gift, you help to make the Opera House Everyone’s House. Private funding expands our most inclusive and socially impactful programs, both onsite and online, opening up this iconic place to all members of the community.
As a not-for-profit entity that self-funds the vast majority of its operating revenue, the Opera House depends on the generosity of our supporters. With the help of our donors, we can reach new and diverse audiences and artists, achieving our ambition to make the Opera House a place where everyone feels welcome.
Our donors for the financial year 2022-2023 are recognised here
Thank you to donors who have left a gift in their Will to the Sydney Opera House. This exceptionally generous gesture helps to secure the Opera House for future generations of artists, audiences and visitors.
Colin Adams
Richard Adams
Michael Foley
Janne Ryan
Donna L St Clair
Sara Watts
Anonymous (4)
The late Colin A Foster
The late R Furman
The late Joy Lindsay
Thank you to our Idealist major donors for your generosity. Particular thanks to our Founding Donors (*) who have supported the Opera House since the introduction of our philanthropy program in 2007, and our Founding Idealists (^), the first members of this giving program in 2013.
Visionary Idealists
Jibb Foundation
Ove Arup Foundation
Turnbull Foundation^
The late Peter Weiss AO*^
Jillian Segal AO & John Roth through The Yarranabbe Foundation^
Utzon Idealists
Andrew Cameron AM^
F & K De Angeli Foundation
Ingrid Kaiser
Limb Family Foundation
Sheli Lubowski^
Dr Eileen Ong^
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM*
Dr Pasi Sahlberg
A/Prof Ross Steele AM^
Suzy & Phillip Wolanski AM & The Wolanski Foundation
Catalyst Idealists
Robert Albert AO & Libby Albert*
Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation^
The Bikuben Foundation
Beverley & Phil Birnbaum*^
Bowness Family Foundation
Boyarsky Family
Clark Butler & Louise Herron AM^
The Dreyer Foundation
The Greatorex Fund
Helen Lynch AM & Helen Bauer^
Henrik Frode Obel Foundation
JACE Foundation
Kathy & Greg Shand AO^
Ann Sherry AO & Michael Hogan^
Joseph Skrzynski AO*
The Utzon Foundation
Allan Vidor AM
Christine & Dr Thomas Wenkart
Enabling Idealists
Arup Australia
Helen & the late David Baffsky AO^
Canny Quine Foundation
Patsy Crummer*
Michael & Manuela Darling^
Greg Dean
Robert L Hansen & Dr Annabelle Farnsworth AM
Dr Russell & Jane Kift
Anne & John Leece AM
Dr George Miller AO & Margaret Sixel*
NSW Architects Registration Board
Janne Ryan^
Penelope Seidler AM
Ben Smith
Sydney Opera House Ladies Committee*^
Idealists
Annette Adair
Colin Adams
Richard Adams
Rae Assender
SJ Bell*
Damian Borchok
Charlene & Graham Bradley AM^
Kieren Cooney
Phillip Cornwell & Cecilia Rice^
Ian Darling AO^
Heidi Forbes
Kathleen & Danny Gilbert AM^
Leslie & Ginny Green
Christina & Maurice Green AM
Kathryn Greiner AO
Sue Griffin^
Tony Grybowski^
Knights Family Jabula Foundation
Gail Hambly^
Peter Joseph AM^
Susan & Stuart Lloyd-Hurwitz
Dan Mackenzie^
Kate & Peter Mason AM*^
Louise Mason^
Julianne Maxwell^
Deidre & Kevin McCann AM^
Sophie McCarthy & Tony Green^
Wendy McCarthy AO^
Tim McFarlane AM & Caroline McFarlane OAM^
Nicole McKenna & Chris Freeland AM^
Michael Musgrave^
Clayton Noble & Andrew Purchas
James Orlando
Stephen Pollitt*
David Redhill^
Charlie Taylor^
Gabrielle Trainor AO^
Steensen Varming
Sara Watts^
Fiona Winning
Charles & Madelyn Zoi
Thank you to our Circle of Friends donors for your generous support, including our Inner Circle who make gifts of $1,000 or more, and our Friends, who make gifts between $100 - $999.
We are especially grateful for our Founding Donors (*) who have supported the Opera House since the introduction of our philanthropy program in 2007; and our donors who have supported the Opera House for ten years or more (^).
Inner Circle
Jane Albert & Andrew Fisher
Emily Chang*
Edward Federman
Penny Le Couteur
Matthew & Leone Lorrimer
Beth Rahman
Leonie & Peter Szabo*
Ray Wilson OAM In memory of James Agapitos OAM
Rob Baillie
Anne Carmine
Dr Jean McPherson
Carolyn Stewart-Smith*
Shar Adams
Janie & Michael Austin
Dawn E Brown
Dr & Mrs B Dutta^
Aleksandra Jaksic
Sylvia Rosenblum
Lindy Ryan
Anna Shepherd
Dr. Evan B. Siegel^
Mark Wakely
Deborah Whitford & Colin Parker
Anonymous (2)
Friends
Neelofer Awan
Margaret Barrett
J & L Benaud*
P & L Bendrey
Wayne Cahill
Rebecca Collins
Dr Donald Denoon
Richard Flanagan
Hamish Gidley-Baird
Graham Harvey
Maureen Horne
Katie Hryce
Amanda Huang
Chris Kitching
Raymond Kwan
Robyn Martin-Weber
Ian & Pam McGaw
Judith McKernan
C Melick
Matthew Pigram
Jo Pretyman
Kevin Ryan
Anthony Simmonds
Diana Snape
Susan Spencer
Vera Vargassoff^
Reto Vogel
Janice White
Dr Peter White
Sharyn Wilson
Anonymous (3)
Heather Austin
William Barnard
Stan Conner*
Nicola Dress
Ross King
Dr Colin Kratzing
Assetinsure Pty Limited
Janice Morgan
Diane Morris
Roger Qian
Dr Tammy Wu & Mr Anthony Wong*
Anonymous
George Al-Horani
Michael Allen
Elizabeth Andrews
Dr Eileen Baldry
Dr Anthony Bannister-Tyrrell
Sandra Beesley
Dr Russell Bennett
Janice Benton
Michelle Bertoldo
Dr Robert Boughton
Claire Boyd
Francis Breen
Jackie Brighton
Alison Buck
Mary Ann Buhagiar
Maryann Buhagiar
Catherine Casey
Teresa Cayzer
Jennifer Ceylon
Alexandra Chapman
Mark Chee
Anny Cheung*
Stephen Clarke
Wendy E Cobcroft
Cynthia Coghill
Myung Cole
Trish Conwell
Esther Cossman
Richard Cox
Linda Curnow*
Johanna Dalton
Kerime Danis
Ann Davies
Arkin Djemal
Valerie Donat
Sue Duncombe
Malcolm Edwards
Roslyn Espie
Diane Ferrier
Kay Finch
Christine Fu
Matthew Fulton
Martin Giddings
Sharon Goldschmidt
Jessica Gooch
Virginia Goodman
Michael Gordon
Wing Ha hau
Bruce Hall
Xiao Ming Han*
Wendy Hardy
Jan Harland
Shirley Harper
Willem Hazelaar
Genevieve Henderson
Shirley Hersch
Glenys Hess
George Holman
Barbara Hyslop
Jennifer Jackson
Sydney Jones
Jackie Katz
Julie Khalid
Sakineh Khoshkish
Kaliopi Korras*
Tania Kraus
Dr Peter Krinks
Fay Laginestra
Tanya Lane
Lynne Lawlor
Vivien Lim
Yen Lucas
Siu Lui
Julian Lusardi
Wendy Ma
Lynne Mason
Melissa Mchugh
Alan Miller
Romane Molle
Ayako Nakano
Debra Nikitin
Alison Nilson
Stephanie Oliveira
A Wilmers & R Pal^
Matina Papathanasiou
Susan Pardel
Andrew Powell
Keri Pratt
Elizabeth Pryce*
Richard Purdy
Amie Quispe
Mario Raciti
Judy Ranka
Rosario Remedios
Dr Christine Riordan
Peter Robinson
Richard Ryan AO
Jackie Sapir
Dr Alison Saunders
Timothy Semple
Diane Shapcott
Katherine Sharpham
Mike Smith
Rani Snowdon
Tim Stastny
Dr Arnold Stolberg
Heather Swick
Christy Tarleton
Grant Taylor
Justin Ticehurst
Theodora Toparis
Dr Robin Torrence
Elizabeth Trainor
Dr Michael Turner
Beate Uhl
Roxana Warning
Lamia Wehbe
Denis West
Jerry Whitcomb
Val Wood*
Michael Woods
Caroline Woodward
Avis Wun
Julie Yeend
Jennifer Zeller
Anonymous (9)
We wish to also thank our community of supporters who make gifts of up to $100. Every gift makes a difference. Thank you.
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