About Knoxville Opera
Mission Statement
- Knoxville Opera’s production of Lucia di Lammermoor
To provide the residents of East Tennessee with the high quality locally produced opera.
To contribute to the future of the operatic art form by educating the community about opera and its role in our culture and presenting new works when possible.
To expand audiences for opera in the region.
To encourage the development of operatic talent in this community, and foster its exposure to the greater opera audience.
Board of Directors
Chair
L. Caesar Stair, III
Immediate Past-President
Jerry Sisk
President-Elect
Daniel McGehee
Secretary
Patty Baird
Treasurer
Phyllis Driver
Education/Outreach Commitee Chair
Michael Rodgers
Development Committee Chair
Tony Carasso
Marketing and Public Relations Committee Chair
Peter Acly
Advocacy Committee Chair
Thomas Midyett
Directors Committee Chair
Daniel McGehee
Artistic Committee Chair
Andrew Wentzel
Directors
Peter Acly
Carolyn Bailey
Patty Baird
Stephanie Balest
Alfred Beasley, MD
Maureen Bosch
Samma Bromley, General Counsel
Betsey Bush
Tony Carasso
Suzanne Carriere
Tom Catani
Kelly Conley
Phyllis Driver
Audrey Duncan
Allison Easterday
Kelly Fletcher
Henrietta Arnold Grant
Mark Harrell
Cindy Hatcher
Mark Hill
Felicia Harris Hoehne
Mike Johnson
Heidi Kouns
Brenda Maupin
Sheena McCall
Melissa McCoy
Gina McMurray
Thomas Midyett
Lynda Nutt
Townes Lavidge Osborn
Jonida DeVelle Robinson
Michael Rodgers
Judy Schiffer
Peggy Sood
Ted Scotes
Jerry Sisk
John Trotter
Sandra Trout
Andrew Wentzel
Jackie Wilson
Dale Wortham, MD
Designated Directors
Scott AuBuchon, University of Tennessee Scholars Program
Candance Swanigan, University of Tennessee Scholars Program
