Sponsorship

By becoming a supporter of Arbor Opera Theater, you join an artistic community that strongly supports the creation and appreciation of opera. Your gift makes this and future productions possible, ensuring that AOT will continue to present quality opera for our community.

This year, we are offering four special opportunities to show your support for Arbor Opera Theater’s production of Don Giovanni. First, we would like to invite you to sponsor a costume for Don Giovanni with a donation of $250 or $500. In order to create shows that meet our quality standards, all costumes are custom-designed and built for each singer. For sponsoring a costume, you will receive:

• A design sketch of the costume
• A photograph of the actual costume worn by our AOT artist
• Acknowledgement in the program
• Two complimentary tickets to the Saturday, June 14th performance along with an invitation to the private afterglow for patrons and artists. (If you are unable to attend Saturday's performance, you will receive two tickets to a performance of your choice.)

You can arrange to sponsor a costume by e-mailing info@arboropera.com or by calling 734.576.1237.

You can also show your support by attending a special wine dinner and concert at Paesano's Restaurant on Thursday, June 5, 2008. For $100/person you will receive:

• An excellent multi-course dinner prepared by Chef Isabella Nicoletti, accompanied by wine
• A live-performed musical preview of our production of Don Giovanni, featuring AOT principal artists
  

Call Paesano's at 734. 971.0484 to reserve your seat for this special event!

Next, you may choose to attend a dress rehearsal of Don Giovanni shortly after we've moved into the Mendelssohn Theatre. Come witness our transformation from rehearsal to professional opera. For $25, you will:

• Be greeted personally by AOT's artistic director, Shawn McDonald
• Take an exclusive back-stage tour of the production- complete with our orchestra tuning, makeup pads, and strange sounding vocal warm-ups
• Take whatever seat in the house you'd like and watch the rehearsal

You can arrange for these tickets by e-mailing info@arboropera.com or calling 734.576.1237

Finally, there will be an exclusive afterglow with the singers and artists involved in Don Giovanni following the Saturday, June 14th performance. By purchasing this $75 benefit ticket you will receive:

• A pre-curtain talk about AOT's new production of Don Giovanni
• Prime seating for the Saturday evening performance
• An invitation to a special afterglow for patrons and artists

Tickets for this event are available through the Michigan Union Ticket Office: 734.763.TKTS

If you would like to contribute funds to AOT for other production needs, please see this list for the levels and associated benefits:

Friend ($25)

• Acknowledgement in the program

Comprimario ($100)

• Acknowledgement in the program, plus:
• Invitations to master classes and lectures

Diva/Divo ($250)
($125 is tax deductible)

• All the benefits of the Comprimario, plus:
• Two complimentary tickets to a performance of your choice

Prima Donna/Don ($500)
($300 is tax deductible)

• All the benefits of Diva/Divo, plus:
• Two addition tickets to a performance of your choice
• Invitations to rehearsals and performance after-glow receptions

Maestro ($1,000)
($650 is tax deductible)

• All the benefits of the Prima Donna/Don, plus:
• Recognition signage at all performances
• Acknowledgment before the curtain at every performance

Impresario ($5,000)
($4,500 is tax deductible)

• All the benefits of the Maestro, plus:
• Private dinner with the director and cast