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OAC's Angel, Daniel Rimkus, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Rimkus was born and raised in the Midwest. He moved to California for college and then medical school. Dr. Rimkus practices medicine and resides in Santa Barbara, California. He has been an ardent opera enthusiast for over 30 years.
“I started with San Diego Opera while in school there, taking advantage of the special student rush an hour before performances. Later I started going to other Opera companies, mainly on the West Coast. For me, Opera is more than just entertainment. In Opera, the solo voices, chorus and orchestra are joined to produce a precise and complex creation that lifts the audience above the bonds of our day to day existence. Opera imbues the difficult things in life with a sense of beauty that makes the unavoidable pains and disappointments somehow more palatable. Even happy occasions take on an added sense of musical joviality that adds to their delights.”
“The Opera Academy of California is providing an essential service to the Opera community in training young artists and offering seldom seen operatic jewels for public enjoyment. I am very pleased to provide support for this important institution. I look forward to attending performances in this summer's program.”
“I started with San Diego Opera while in school there, taking advantage of the special student rush an hour before performances. Later I started going to other Opera companies, mainly on the West Coast. For me, Opera is more than just entertainment. In Opera, the solo voices, chorus and orchestra are joined to produce a precise and complex creation that lifts the audience above the bonds of our day to day existence. Opera imbues the difficult things in life with a sense of beauty that makes the unavoidable pains and disappointments somehow more palatable. Even happy occasions take on an added sense of musical joviality that adds to their delights.”
“The Opera Academy of California is providing an essential service to the Opera community in training young artists and offering seldom seen operatic jewels for public enjoyment. I am very pleased to provide support for this important institution. I look forward to attending performances in this summer's program.”
AngelsDr. Daniel Rimkus
Martha A. Cohn Marylene Delbourg-Delphis BenefactorsBeth T. & Guy T. Kawasaki
Philippe Kahn and Sonia Lee Kahn Todd A. Carper & Marie Carta Drs. Christian and Karen Hardy Martha Siegel Sponsors Kathryn M. Henkens
Joanna K. Hoffman & Alain S. Rossmann Julien T. & Tu Anh T. Nguyen Jane Randolph Lotfi Mansouri Dolora Zajick Robert Molinari Tee Ngay Lim & Marian F. Lim David Ostwald Friends Anonymous
Huu Hai Bang Nguyen Allen Odian & Erica Grell Odian Luc Paquin Baek & Young un Baek Eric & Florence Buatois Stephen SH Choe & B Betty Choe Kenneth F. Clark & H. Seropian Patrick Consorti Marie Domingo & Harry McCracken Edward Gibbons Paul L. Gomory Jr. & Beatrice D. Gomory Albert Gouyet & Calisa Cole Gouyet Francois D. Granade & Carole Segers Anne and Vincent Hardy Dominique Hermsdorff Susan M. & David B. Hogg Saloni & Stephen Howard-Sarin John J. Klopacz T.M. Ravi & Francine Lejeune Lily Lock Chinchih Lu & Richard Delfs Emmanuel Mignot & Servane Briand D. G. Mitchell Amita Paul Elizabeth P. Rosenfeld Sophie Suberville Key K. & Young H. Suh Firouzeh Wilard Richard Avis Wilson Joseph Titi, Jr. & John Giusti Michele Andina Suzanne Turley Lynne Harrington-Bullock & Gilbert D. Harrington Daniel P. Morgan & Michelle Morgan Thomas E. Leep & Judith H. Leep Sheryl Talbeth & Edward L. Talbeth Mark Miles |
Supporters Paul Johnson
Deborah Martin Orleons Family Tinsley E. Silcox Jinsoo & Sangyun So Jennifer Sohn Mihran Touriguian Whitney Miller Richard Miller Sandu & John Hancock Nancy Jamison Robert J. Brooks & Patricia C. Brooks Kathy & Larry Hall Donald Burks, Sr. Caryn Whitmore Noah Kunin-Goldsmith & Stephanie Judge Organizations San Francisco Opera
Merola Program Koret Foundation Fort Mason Center Old First Concerts Piedmont Pianos Ross Hill Players Hillbarn Theater ODC Dance Program Beach Blanket Babylon Marin Symphony A.C.T. Berkeley Repertory Theatre Texas Instruments Foundation |