Membership
When you become a member of OperaLex, you provide vital support for Central Kentucky’s vibrant opera scene and help educate the next generation of opera stars.
Membership Levels
Student or Senior
Member
$25
Supporting
Member
$100
Associate
Member
$50
OperaLex Members deepen their opera experience with exclusive benefits while providing the ongoing philanthropic resources to assure that our community has a thriving, professional-level opera company. Giving levels are designed to fit every budget.
- Member recognition in performance programs and on website
- Triannual Applause newsletter
- Invitation to Pre-Opera Interpretive Talks
- Notice of and Preferred Seating at Opera Preview Luncheons*
Partner
$250
- All Member level benefits plus:
- Advance notice of ticket sale and opportunity to pre-purchase seats
Advocate
$500
- All Member and Partner level benefits plus:
- Invitation to a dress rehearsal
Leadership Levels
Opera is expensive because it is spectacular. It includes all the arts: acting, singing, set design and symphony. OperaLex Patrons provide the leadership support to sustains our local opera company, the UK Opera Theatre, as one of the top five academic opera programs in the country.
Bronze
$1000
- All member level benefits plus:
- Bronze Patron level recognition in performance programs and on website
- Preferred seating at operas, Grand Night for Singing and Alltech Celebration of Song
Silver
$2,500
- All Member and Bronze Patron level benefits plus:
- Silver Patron level recognition in performance programs and on website
- Access to preferred parking
- Luncheon with the Artistic Director
- Invitation to a dress rehearsal with backstage tour and photos
Gold
$5,000
- All Member, Bronze and Silver Patron level benefits plus:
- Recognition in Artistic Director’s remarks at opera performances
- Gold Patron level recognition in performance programs and on website
General Director’s Circle
$10,000
- All Member, Bronze, Silverand Gold Patron level benefits plus:
- Annual Meeting with the Director
- Exclusive opportunities to travel with Director to see operas around the country**
- 45-minute in-home performance by faculty and staff
**Members are responsible for their own travel expenses and opera tickets
Members and Patrons may opt out of receiving all benefits at the time of enrollment.
All members are eligible to join OperaLex Volunteers, a dedicated group of active supporters who serve the needs of OperaLex in its support of the UK Opera Theatre.
OperaLex Members
As of August 2025.
Gold Members $5,000+
Keith Key
Dr. Lee & Patricia Todd
Silver Patron $2,500+
Drs. John & Magdalene Stewart
Bronze Members $1,000+
Harry Clarke
Glenda Creech
Ann Elizabeth Delahanty
Jeanie Dorton
Mrs. Penny Fife Campbell &
Mr. Ben Campbell
Mrs. Lisa & Mr. George Foreman
Mrs. Jan Furst
Mr. & Mrs. G. Edward Henry II
Barry & Kathleen Inabnet
Raymond Jackson
Dr. Wolfgang Korsch & Dr. Susan Gardner
Ms. Bonnie Mays
Dr. Margot McCullers
Dr. Frank and Pat Miller
Mr. Robert Putt Jr.
Angela Rice
John Saliling
Melissa Skaggs
John and Leslie Smart
Thomas Ulshafer
Abby Vaughn
June Williams
Advocate Members $500+
Marilyn & Ralph Hacker
Mr Carmine G. Iaccarino
Mrs. Betty & Mr. James Kenan III
John Paul & Judy Miller
Shelia O’Nan
Ginny & Mark Shanda
Michael & Trish Smith
Dale & Anne Wilson
Katherine Wright
Partner Members $250+
Jo & Deno Curris
Tracy Forester
Mr. & Mrs. Curtis C. Green
John Green
Hannah Hamner
JB & Shaska Hines
Robert Ireland
Brenda Lampton
Charles & Colette Lane
Douglas Lewis & Di Sanchez
Dr. Samuel C. Matheny, MD
Robert & Mary Murray
Heidi Platt
Jim & Katherine Redmond
William & Jane Smith
Diane Vance
Angene Wilson & Jack Wilson
Nancy Wrede
Supporting Members $100+
Mr. & Mrs. James R. Boyd
Ed & Leah Atkinson-Brand
Mr. & Mrs. Jed and Sherri Bullard
Margaret & Robert Cadle
Ms. Ann Cheek
Mark & Nancy Curtis
Dr. & Mrs. Richard Domek
Sharon Downing
Dr. Raphael Finkel
Beverly Fortune
Dr. Teresa Gevedon
Linda & Charles Gorton
Ms. Debra Green
Beverly & Dan Griffith
Anne & Bob Hackett
Dr. Rose Marie Hackett
Mrs. Phyllis Hasbrouck
Mrs. Barbara Hulette
Ms. Lezlei Kelly
Doris & Charles Lash
Carole Lee
Jan Marshall
Sonja & Loys Mather
Martin & Pamela McMahon
Ms. Jeanie Moore
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Moser
David & Theresa O’Meara
Mrs. Carroll Orr
Caroline Taplin Ruschell
Ms. Jean Sabharwal
Calvin Schneider
Audrey & Lee Wallace
Dr. & Mrs. Donald Wilson
Janet Zusman & Ben Kaufmann
Associate Members $50+
Ms. Patricia Birchfield
Dr. Francie Chassen-Lopez
Lutisha Coleman
Mrs. Julie Cron
Ms. Leslie Dodd
Mrs. Linda Kelly
Mrs. Mariana H. Marye
Ms. Beverly May
Ms. Julie Mickler
Carl & Nancy Platt
Marjorie Polites
Julia Rice-Stokes & David Stokes
Taylor Strickland
Student or Senior Members $25+
Beth Alexander
Dr. Mary Bolin
Anne Cameron
Dr. Janet Collins-Becker
Mrs. Eleanor T. Congleton
Sylvia C. Davis
Camille Ely
Ms. Sandra Jackson
Ms. Ann Jones
Ms. Teresa Lynch
Charlotte & Nick McFarland
Aloka Mukherjee
Dr. Michael Nichols
Becky Priest
Patsy Rich
Gage Sellers
Ms. Louise Shouse
Ms. Nancy Smith
Ms. Anne Taul
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Toon
Mrs. Nancy Vennes
Lewis & Lynne Wolfe
Become A Member!
Membership in OperaLex supports the organization and the students, faculty and staff of the UK Opera Theatre program. Joining OperaLex brings benefits and privileges to its members in appreciation for their patronage and continuing interest.
