new year’s eve gala starring anna netrebko
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NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA STARRING ANNA NETREBKO
DECEMBER 31, 2019 METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
The Board of Directors and
General Manager Peter Gelb invite you
to a New Year’s Eve Gala starring
Anna Netrebko in fully staged
acts from the Met’s grand productions
of three classic Puccini operas.
DECEMBER 31, 2019
METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE
LINCOLN CENTER
Performance at 5:30PM. Dinner and dancing to
follow on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier
BlaCk tie
PUCCINI
LA BOHÈME ACT I
Anna Netrebko, Matthew Polenzani, Quinn Kelsey, Davide Luciano, Christian Van Horn, Arthur Woodley
PUCCINI
TOSCA ACT I
Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov, Evgeny Nikitin, Patrick Carfizzi
PUCCINI
TURANDOT ACT II
Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov
CONDUCTOR: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA CO-CHAIRMEN
Mercedes T. Bass Ann Ziff
The Metropolitan Opera
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERSAnn Ziff Chairman
Dr. Frayda B. Lindemann President and Chief Executive Officer
Mercedes T. Bass Vice Chair
William C. Morris Chair of the Executive Committee
Jeanette Lerman-NeubauerSecretary
Betsy CohenTreasurer
Tod Johnson Vice President
Christine F. HunterHonorary Chair
James W. Kinnear Honorary Chair
Paul M. Montrone President Emeritus
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMercedes T. BassFrank A. Bennack, Jr.Betsy CohenJudith-Ann CorrenteElizabeth M. EveillardEkkehart Hassels-WeilerChristine F. HunterTod JohnsonJeanette Lerman-NeubauerDr. Frayda B. LindemannWilliam C. MorrisRobert L. TurnerAnn Ziff
Peter GelbGeneral Manager
MANAGING DIRECTORSMrs. Veronica AtkinsMercedes T. BassFrank A. Bennack, Jr.C. Graham Berwind, IIISusan S. BraddockNoreen BuckfireAlexa Bator ChaeNabil N. ChartouniBetsy CohenLeonard S. Coleman, Jr.Judith-Ann CorrenteRena De SistoElizabeth M. EveillardKenneth R. FeinbergMarina Kellen FrenchBeth A. GrosshansEkkehart Hassels-WeilerRolf HeitmeyerMarlene HessH. M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D.Christine F. HunterFrederick IsemanDavid Henry JacobsTod JohnsonJames W. KinnearBruce KovnerCamille D. LaBarreHarry T. LeeJeanette Lerman-NeubauerDr. Frayda B. LindemannFrances MarzioKathryn A. MillerWilliam C. MorrisSana H. SabbaghLaura J. Sloate Marc I. SternHon. David A. Straz, Jr.
Ambassador Nicholas F. TaubmanDouglas Dockery ThomasRobert I. TollRobert L. TurnerAnn Ziff
HONORARY DIRECTORSBruce CrawfordEdgar Foster DanielsEmily Fisher LandauMrs. Walter J. Laughery, Jr.Mrs. Alexander M. LaughlinPaul M. MontroneHoward Solomon
ADVISORY DIRECTORSM. Beverly BartnerEllen S. BerelsonStephen BergerStanley M. BergmanMs. Angela ChaoDaniel C. CochranCarol E. DominaGordon P. GettyRichard GilbertNancy A. GreenH. Alexandra Kauka HamillHoward W. HunterLinda E. JohnsonDr. Herbert G. KloiberDr. David G. KnottTheodore A. KurzDominique LaffontMarguerite L. LeeHelen Y. LittleAndrew J. Martin-WeberDafna Meitar-NechmadRichard J. Miller, Jr.
William R. MillerLinda MirelsFranci NeelyMarta NottebohmEllen F. OelsnerKatharina Otto-Bernstein Miss Leontyne PriceDr. Steve PrystowskyDonna Kesselman Raggio, M.D.Mark H. RosenbergWinthrop Rutherfurd, Jr.Jacqui SmithDaisy M. SorosKimberly V. StraussJohn J. VeronisArete S. Warren
MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATIONMahmoud M. AbdallahDr. Joan Taub AdesAgnieszka R. BalabanR. Joseph BarnettJane BeasleyEleanor N. CaulkinsDr. Patrizia A. CavazzoniBetsy CohnRobert J. CubittoRobert G. EdgeBeatrice EsteveBryan M. FabianoSanford H. FisherHeather H. GeorgesRosalind GlaserG. Morris GurleyBarbara GussMrs. Randolph H. GuthrieO. Delton Harrison, Jr.Erik Hartmann
Ronnie S. Hawkins Matthew G. HurdVikas KapoorMrs. Martin S. KimmelKlaus Kleinfeld Meyer G. KoplowC. Thomas KunzSandra Ourusoff MasseyJohn L. McGrawMrs. Peter H. NicholasCynthia D. SculcoPaul J. SekhriMrs. William F. SonderickerJackson TaiBarry TuckerGeorge L. Van AmsonSharon WeeMichael J. Woods
YOUNG ASSOCIATE DIRECTORSAmanda S. BrainerdMarco Fiorese Jordan A. D. FudgeRobert M. IommazzoSo-Chung Shinn LeePedro MagalhãesJulie Warner McAskinMaxwell J. MurphyEvelyn M. M. PoppChad J. ShampineItai ShoffmanSiddhartha ShuklaKevin M. TagamiEric S. WeiSatoko Yahata
Yannick Nézet-SéguinJeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director
Cover photo: Anna Netrebko as Tosca KEN HOWARD / MET OPERA
GALA COMMITTEE
GALA CO-CHAIRMEN
Mercedes T. Bass
Ann Ziff
PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS
C. Graham Berwind, III
Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler
John C. and Sylvia M. Hughes
Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation
Lloyd E. Rigler–Lawrence E. Deutsch Foundation
Denise Littlefield Sobel
BENEFACTOR
Hermione Foundation, Laura J. Sloate Trustee
PRINCIPAL SPONSORS
Seifi and Ellen GhasemiFrances MarzioWilliam C. and Susan F. MorrisFranci NeelyPaiko FoundationBarbara and Donald Tober
PRIME SPONSORS
F. Hugh and Sandra BucknerElizabeth and Jean-Marie EveillardKenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. BirosMr. Leonardus HendrikxBruce Horten and Aaron LieberTeresa and Antonio MaderoMr. Jeffrey J. Rosen Robert and Janie SchwalbeDr. Michael and Mrs. Beth StoneJackson and Kay TaiRobert L. TurnerLauren and John VeronisKen and Dorothy Woodcock
NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA STARRING ANNA NETREBKOTuesday, December 31, 2019
SPONSORS
Marcia and Larry AremMadeleine BennettMr. Murat BeyazitSteven and Betsy BushThe Rev. Sarah Buxton-Smith and The Rev. Dr. Stephen J.S. SmithSimona and Jerome A. ChazenDavid ChouMr. and Mrs. Geoffrey GundDr. Beth Grosshans and Mr. Dennis StattmanMr. Reuben Gutoff and Dr. Ellen Siroka RobinsonSusan Hinkson and Frank CarlingKrystal HoudeMelissa HughesRichard P. Krasnow and Nancy MeyrichDrs. Marc Ladanyi and Maureen F. ZakowskiEric and Dominique LaffontSharon Ley and Robert LietzowJoel Robert Melamed MDJudith and Gary MoomjianYasuko Noguchi and George SheldenMarta Nottebohm
Charlotte PrinceFahmi Quadir, Safkhet Capital ManagementDr. Michael and Ursula RitterMr. and Mrs. Claude RoessigerKim RuskaDavid SelaLyn SilfenSouthampton Hunt and Polo ClubMarjorie and Michael SternHiroaki and Megumi TeraoElena VolkovaSheila Wolfe
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Nancy and Jim BartonJoan and Hy BloomDottie Litwin Brief and Dr. Donald BriefDiane BritzSarah and Thatcher BrownNoreen and Kenneth BuckfireLinda and Arthur CarterReed and Ann ColemanBeverly D’Anne-Mognaz and Guy MognazRon Filler Robert and Effie Fribourg Anthony Gallo
Margaret Duffy and Eugene F. GaughanJohn Harris and Don PressBeth and Larry HorowitzLinda Lewis and William Buford LewisMr. and Mrs. Herbert M. LoblJohn M. and Elizabeth W. LoderMiriam MangotDame Josephine MarchettaRoseanne MorrisonScott RudinSana H. SabbaghBarry TuckerDr. and Mrs. A. Wiener Anonymous (2)
(committee in formation)