“Opera changes...your consciousness, your mental state and your disposition... You are different afterwards...transformed.”

HANS HENKELL

Philanthropist/Businessman

ACOCO Donor since 2010

Director, German Australian Opera Grant

HQ VENUE SPONSOR

Philanthropy

Financial support through donations has resulted in 17 years of innovative, engaging and inspiring stories, shared with over 200,000 people live, and 13M online/globally, as well as forging the careers of many Australian opera artists working on stages across Australia and internationally.

Donors and Partners are at the core of what ACOCO does - together, we create scope to imagine, collaborate, commission and present exceptional opera and song which stimulates, connects and delights audiences.

Donor List

Donors

Podium

Maureen Wheeler AO
Hans & Petra Henkell Australian Communities Fund
The Urquhart Charitable Fund
Bill Gillies
Gertrude Johnson Estate
Leanne & Emeri de Bortoli
Lorna Nash
E T Mooney
Marjorie & Eduard Eshuys

PIVOTAL GIFTS:

The Dowd Foundation (Yarra Valley Interests 2018-2021)

Margaret Lawrence Bequest (Yarra Valley interests: Perpetual Trustees 2020-2021)

Amy Poynton in memory of Patricia Batista

Front Row

Amy Poynton

Barbara Paterson

Helen Sykes AM
James McKeon
Josie Rizza

Margaret Billson

Michael Anderson & Dr Khoi Bui
Nadia Taylor
Professor Charles Qin OAM & Kate Ritchie

Dress Circle

Anonymous (x1)
Caroline Travers OAM & Richard Travers OAM
Chin Communications
Christine Christian AO
Coady Green
Craig Lidgerwood & Stephen Ryan
Dr Hannah Piterman & Dr Leon Piterman
Kathryn Fagg AO
Kerry Gardner AM
Liz Nield OAM
Margaret Dumesny
Dr Michael Troy
Nigel and Sheena Broughton

Stalls

Brenda Dobia
Brian Castles-Onion AM
Dr Christina Thomas &
Dr Clayton Thomas
Daniel Szesiong Todd
Genevieve Overell AM
HH Frances Millane
Joan Spiller
Linda Thompson AM & Matthew Nash
Mary Hemming AO
Paul & Gay Rosen
Rupert Myer AO
Suzanne Halliday
Zhibang Chen

Balcony

Adrian McEniery
Alex Walters
Ali McGregor
Alica Payne
Andrew Gissing
Anne & Denise Neri
Christine O’Reilly
Dr Susan Feldman & Dr Daniel Feldman
David & Margaret Young
Dr Christina Thomas
Ella Caldwell
James Moffatt
Jason Catlett
Katy Turbitt
Monica Lim
Orlando de Pury
Patricia Stabile Wells
Paul Selar
Peter Georgiadis
Seri Renkin OAM
Simon Lewis
Snowe Li
Stephanie & Peter Exton
Stuart Cairns
Tony Nicholson
Warwick Bray & Lida Rahdon

Donors and Partners are have facilitated enduring impact through their investment in ACOCO, particularly in the advancement of careers of Australian performing artists, and in expanding contemporary operatic story-telling, in Australia, on a global stage.