Mona Webster, British Opera Lover, Left $7.5 Million to Met - NYTimes.com

Mona Webster, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter who lived in Edinburgh and died in August at 96, had a love of birds, and warblers in particular — of the human kind. She demonstrated that affection by leaving most of her fortune to the Metropolitan Opera and a nature charity in Britain.

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Mona Webster bequeathed $7.5 million to the Metropolitan Opera.

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English and Scottish newspapers said Ms. Webster had bequeathed the Met $7.5 million. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust received a similar amount. While the Met confirmed on Tuesday that Ms. Webster had long promised a big gift on her death, it said it was still waiting to find out the exact amount.

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This is an awesome story. Rest in Peace, Mona, and know that your legacy will help the arts and wildlife as well.