Opera's Hall of Fame

Article Published: 30 Mar 2024

Opera's Hall of Fame

Amid sparkling conversation and a festive atmosphere, OPERA America inducted its second class of honorees into the Opera Hall of Fame at a lively dinner in New York City in January. This annual event, which includes a dinner and performances by artists in the Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Program, also confers the National Opera Trustee Recognition Awards on a select group of company trustees for their exceptional governance.

The 2023 Opera Hall of Fame Honorees

Anthony Davis, composer and teacher
Sherrill Milnes, baritone and teacher
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano and humanitarian
Michael Bronson, arts administrator and producer
Wayne S. Brown, arts leader and administrator
Susan Feder, arts funder and advocate
Frayda B. Lindemann, trustee and philanthropist

Clockwise from top left: Wayne S. Brown, Michael Bronson, Frederica von Stade, Anthony Davis, Susan Feder, Frayda B. Lindemann, and Sherrill Milnes (photo: Jeff Reeder)

The 2023 National Opera Trustee Recognition Award Honorees

Sarah Moulton Faux, The American Opera Project
Anne Kline, Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts
Francis Price, Edmonton Opera (Association for Opera in Canada Honoree)
Keith Geeslin, San Francisco Opera
Russell McColman, BARN OPERA
Nadege Souvenir, Minnesota Opera

Anne Kline, Nadege Souvenir, Russell McColman, and Sarah Moulton Faux (photo: Jeff Reeder)

John Corigliano, Peggy Monastra, Susan Feder, and Mark Adamo (photo: Jeff Reeder)

Tim and Kim Eberlein (photo: Jeff Reeder)

Magdalena Kuźma, soprano (photo: Jeff Reeder)

Chandra Rudd, Pamela Zell Rigg, Karin Eames, and Christopher Wiseman (photo: Jeff Reeder)

Jan Buckley, Karen Kubin, Jim Buckley, Maureen Sullivan, Keith Reinhardt, and Matthew Shilvock (photo: Jeff Reeder)

Carol F. Henry and Christopher Koelsch (photo: Jeff Reeder)

Daniel Rich, baritone (photo: Jeff Reeder)

Barbara Walkowski, Susan G. Marineau, Philip Marineau, and Veronica Watson (photo: Jeff Reeder)

Carole Yaley, Andrew Ritz, Karen Ritz, Don Roth, and Laurie Nelson Randlett (photo: Jeff Reeder)

Curt Branom, Sasha Cooke, Jake Heggie, Alan E. Muraoka, Kristina Lechowski, and Gene Scheer (photo: Jeff Reeder)

Deborah Rutter, Don Roth, Brenda E. Kee, Wayne S. Brown, Joan Squires, and Catherine French (photo: Jeff Reeder)

This article was published in the Spring 2024 issue of Opera America Magazine.