“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
Amy Poynton in memory of Patricia Batista

Pivotal Gifts:

The Dowd Foundation (Yarra Valley Interests 2018-2021)

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

Front Row

Amy Poynton

Helen Sykes AM
James McKeon
Josie Rizza

Margaret Billson

Michael Anderson & Dr Khoi Bui
Nadia Taylor
Professor Charles Qin OAM & Kate Ritchie
Ruth & Tom O’Dea

Dress Circle

Anonymous
Barbara & Robert Paterson
Chin Communications
Christine Christian AO
Coady Green
Craig Lidgerwood & Stephen Ryan
Dr Christina Thomas
Dr Hannah Piterman
Howell Williams
Jane & Malcolm Steel
Joy Villalino & Alan Shaw
Kathryn Fagg AO
Liz Nield OAM
Margaret & John (dec.) Dumesny
Dr Michael Troy

Stalls

Brenda Dobia
Brian Castles-Onion AM
Caroline Travers OAM & Richard Travers OAM
Daniel Szesiong Todd
Genevieve Overell AM
Irina Kuzminsky & Mark Delaney
HH Frances Millane
Joan Spiller

Linda Thompson AM & Matthew Nash

Mary Hemming AO
Meyer & Carole Sibbel
Nance Grant AM MBE & Ian Harris
Paul & Gay Rosen
Paul Gardner AM
Rupert Myer AO

Suzanne Halliday

Balcony

Alex Walters

Ali McGregor
Andrew Gissing
Anne & Denise Neri
Christine O’Reilly
Daniel & Susan 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 & Sue Hamilton
Stuart Cairns
Tony Nicholson
Warwick Bray & Lida Rahdon

Zhibang Chen

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.