OUR DONORS AND THEIR GIFTS
We thank all of our donors for their generous support. Here are some of their stories.
Dr. Richard Dorsay
“Opera fuses drama, orchestral music and the human voice in a way that transports the viewer to another plane – it’s almost like a religious experience. I don’t get that from any other art form.” More…
Laurie Warner
“To know the people of Opera San José is to know Laurie Warner. Laurie is in her third year as President of the Opera San José Board of Trustees, but her commitment to the company began when she became a board member in Opera San Jose’s first official season – 1984-85.” More…
Rosa Cohn
“Rosa Cohn specializes in building donors’ long-term relationships with OSJ. ‘Every generous friend of OSJ is a friend of mine,’ says the Vienna-born opera devotee who saw her first opera in Vienna when she was eight years old.” More…
Jeanne McCann
“Opera San José Board member Jeanne McCann had the good fortune to be born into a musical family in Atlanta, Georgia. Her mother played the piano and her father a baritone horn. Often they played music together and Jeanne sang along. When she was old enough, she sang in the church choir and she says, “Later I did some small performing. Music has always talked to me, opened doors for me, spoken to my soul. Music has enlarged my world.” More…