DONOR BENEFITS
Support El Paso Opera
Great opera needs great support. Donate today to create opera for everyone, and enjoy exclusive benefits!
Why donate to El Paso Opera? We are a small non-profit arts organization that is funded primarily through donations. Many people wonder why we need donations when we sell tickets to our big shows! We all know opera is beautiful but did you know that it is also very expensive? If we priced tickets high enough to cover the costs of the show no one would want to buy them! We price our tickets at levels our audience is comfortable with but those prices will cover less that 40% of the cost of our show. We turn to donations from companies, foundations, and individuals to help us cover the costs. Therefore, we literally could not do what we do without YOU!
Community Impact
Donations to El Paso Opera are vital to the continuation of all our programming that contributes directly to El Pasoan’s quality of life! Art and music are not just something that brings us joy—research shows a reduction in anxiety, blood pressure, and pain while also improving mood and sleep. In addition to these personal benefits, our shows contribute a large amount to the local economy by employing multiple artists, multiple crew members, and renting city venues. Our events help drive sales at surrounding restaurants, bars, parking garages, and hotels. By contributing to El Paso Opera, you will be directly affecting the quality of life for this community while helping us support the local economy.
Why donate to El Paso Opera?
With a small organization like ours you can easily see the effect of your donation. It can be seen in the details of the shows we produce; the salaries we pay our staff and the programming we offer the community. Your donation is a part of every single one of these.
How to donate:
To donate via credit card, process your donation directly from this webpage in the section below. Checks may be made payable to El Paso Opera and mailed to PO Box 5106, El Paso, Texas 79953. Thank you in advance!
Your donation directly contributes to:
Title announced soon!– We will announce our main show for the season VERY SOON–but don’t worry, it is a beloved classic that we know you will be excited for! Producing grand opera on a large stage comes with significant costs. To manage these expenses without compromising artistic excellence, we have relocated our performances to St. Rogers Depot. By transforming this event venue into a fully realized theatrical space, we not only maintain high production standards but also elevate the audience experience through amenities such as a VIP Lounge, attentive service, and convenient parking. This season we will expand to five performances spanning January 30-February 8, 2026.
Artist Ambassador Tour – ‘Artist Ambassador’ is the new name for our Resident Artist program because what are our local artists if not ambassadors for us in the community? Next season our talented Artist Ambassadors will star in their own production! This one-act opera will be specially designed for a citywide tour, bringing live performances to a variety of venues across El Paso. We’re thrilled to showcase their artistry and give them the spotlight they deserve! Title announced soon!
PLUS:
- Continued free programming via our treasured #CurbsideOpera program bringing art into the community and brightening people’s day all year long!
- Continuation of our Education program with Youth Night at the Opera and a dedicated Teaching Artist bringing opera into the schools. Youth Night at the Opera is a personal favorite as we watch children experience the magic happen on stage. The excitement and smiles are contagious! New this year is our behind the scenes ‘Secrets of the Stage’ program to share how the on-stage magic happens.
FRIENDS OF THE OPERA (LESS THAN $1000)
- Website Listing
ROSSINI CIRCLE $1000-$2,499
- Website listing
- Invitations to special events
- Two dress rehearsal passes for winter opera
Thank you in advance for your generosity!
MOZART CIRCLE ($5,000-$9,999)
- Website & Season Playbill listing
- Invitations to special events
- Two dress rehearsal passes to winter opera
- Two tickets to performance of your choice
- Priority parking passes
- Quarter page advertisement in Season playbill
- Logo placement on marketing materials
PUCCINI ClRCLE ($2,500-$4,999)
- Website & Season Playbill listing
- Invitations to special events
- Two dress rehearsal passes for winter opera
- Two tickets to performance of your choice
- Priority parking passes
VERDI CIRCLE $10,000-$19,999
- Website & Season Playbill listing
- Invitations to special events
- Four tickets to all season performances & events
- Priority parking passes
- Half page advertisement in Season playbill
- Logo placement on all marketing materials
- Social media recognition
- Four tickets to Encores & Overtures Gala
- 10% Discount for all Employee Ticket purchases
- Recognition on the Supertitle Screen at all productions
DONOR BENEFITS
DONOR BENEFITS
BIZET CIRCLE $20,000+
- Website & Season Playbill listing
- Invitations to special events
- Six tickets to all season performances & events
- Priority parking passes
- Full page advertisement in Season playbill
- Logo placement on all marketing materials
- Social media recognition
- Table of 10 at Encores & Overtures Gala
- 10% Discount for all Employee Ticket purchases
- Recognition on the Supertitle Screen at all productions
- 30-minute performance at location of your choice
| Bizet Circle | Verdi Circle | Mozart Circle | Puccini Circle | Rossini Circle | Friends of the Opera | |
| $20,000 + | $10,000 – $19,999 | $5,000 – $9,999 | $2,500 – $4,999 | $1,000 – $2,499 | Less than $1,000 | |
| Hunt Companies, Inc. | Flo Networks | John Colquitt | J. Edwards & Helen M.C. Stern Foundation | Lucidity Anesthesia Services, PLLC | Argelia Adkins | Sherwood Kaip |
| Huthsteiner Fine Arts Trust | Museums and Cultural Affairs Department | Drs. Fay la Fon & Robert Postma | Gloria Lavis | Marshall Carter Tripp & Richard Tripp | Rebecca Ahmand | Annie Kuntz |
| Wilma Moleen Foundation | Rea Charitable Trust | Hervey Foundation | MunWhi Investments | Mediwaste Disposal LLC | Ascent Holdings | Chelsea Lamego |
| Judy & Kirk Robison | Marathon Petroleum Corporation | Dr. Jeff & Andrea Spier | Margie Melby | Valerie Auger | Maria Lamego | |
| Paul L. Foster Family Foundation | Jonny & Lory Rogers | MIMCO, Inc. | Dagmar Becker | Christian Lange, Tularose Boots | ||
| Robert & Sara Shiloff | Ordoñez & Balsinger, LLC | Evelyn Bell | Eric & Peggy Ligner | |||
| The Shiloff Family Foundation | Terry & Nancy Pasqualone | Dr. Arianna Bender | Leticia Limon | |||
| Wilma Salzman | Dr. David Pritchard | Enrique & Rosario Bernal | Martin & Jessica Lopez | |||
| Stacey Hunt Spier & Peter Spier | Carlos Villalobos | Michelle & Daniel Blumenfeld | Maritza Lopez-Holguin | |||
| Texas Commission on the Arts | Bernice Williams | Tom & Jan Brady | Gretchen Green Love | |||
| Wilhelm Family Foundation | Silvia Castillo | Aislinn Marcee | ||||
| Caitlin Chanoi | Todd & Arianne Marcee | |||||
| William & Yun-Jen Collins | Allison Marshall | |||||
| Mary Lou Currier | Sarah Martin | |||||
| Brian DeMaris | David Mills | |||||
| Paul Diaz | Jackie Morgan-Tomko | |||||
| Ira David & Jeananne Dodge | Helen Mott | |||||
| Cherry Duke & Brian Downen | Antonio Motta | |||||
| Svetlana Dylevskaya | Alejandra Núñez & Preston Griffith | |||||
| Cliff & Martha Eisenberg | Paso del Norte Foundation | |||||
| El Paso Chihuahuas Foundation | Lynn Provenzano | |||||
| El Paso Electric Co. | Sofia Reyes McDermott | |||||
| Ancel Escobar | Judith Robinson | |||||
| Benjamin Escobar | Laura Rocha | |||||
| Ellie Fenton | Galo Rodarte | |||||
| Marcela & Miguel Fernandez | Omar Rodriguez | |||||
| Kate & Cinco Feuille | Donald & Claire Romani | |||||
| Maria Field | Christine Rook | |||||
| Marcia Fountain | Victoria Salome | |||||
| Jamie Fuller | Elisa Samaniego | |||||
| Timothy & Cecilia Gamwell | Dr. Kevin & B. Elisa Sandberg | |||||
| Richard Glaser | Mariana Sandoval | |||||
| Irene Gonzales | Sonya Saunders | |||||
| Richard Gutierrez | Kitty Schild | |||||
| Souraya Hajjar | Mica & David Short | |||||
| Deborah Hamlyn | Jay & Allison Stratton | |||||
| Kym Hemley | Karen Syzdek-Vigil | |||||
| Cynthia Henry | Taco Tote | |||||
| Linda Hernandez | Gretchen Trominski | |||||
| Stephanie Holen | Andrea Uribe | |||||
| HUB International | Maria Guadalupe Villanueva Dominguez | |||||
| Stephen Jackson | Westside Welcome Club of El Paso | |||||
| Kathleen Johnson | Janis Zimmerman | |||||
| Eric Jones | ||||||
| Lilia Jones | ||||||