2021 SPRING GALA Wednesday, May 5 7 PM EDT — a Virtual Benefit Evening —

New York City Ballet

The Board of Directors is pleased to welcome you to the

2021 SPRING GALA Wednesday, May 5 7 PM EDT — A Virtual Benefit Evening —

EMILY AND LEN BLAVATNIK LEAD BENEFACTORS

Featuring

A new film by Academy Award winner SOFIA COPPOLA

Generously supported by

— GALA PROGRAM — Film directed by Sofia Coppola Director of Photography Philippe Le Sourd Film edited by Chad Sipkin Film concept by Justin Peck and Sofia Coppola

DANCES AT A GATHERING (excerpt) Music by Frédéric Chopin Choreography by Jerome Robbins Pianist SUSAN WALTERS Dancer GONZALO GARCIA

This ballet was dedicated by Jerome Robbins to the memory of Jean Rosenthal.

DUO CONCERTANT (excerpt) Music by Igor Stravinsky Choreography by George Balanchine* Violinist ARTURO DELMONI Pianist ELAINE CHELTON Dancers ASHLEY BOUDER RUSSELL JANZEN

Music by arrangement with Boosey & Hawkes, Inc., publishers and copyright owners.

LIEBESLIEDER WALZER (excerpt) Music by Johannes Brahms (Opus 52) Choreography by George Balanchine* Costumes by Karinska

Pianists ANDREWS SILL and SUSAN WALTERS Singers TONNA MILLER-VALLÉS, Soprano VERONICA MITINA, Mezzo-Soprano BLAKE FRIEDMAN, Tenor JOSEPH BEUTEL, Bass Dancers MARIA KOWROSKI ASK la COUR

The original production of Liebeslieder Walzer was made possible by a generous gift from Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Coyne.

SOLO (WORLD PREMIERE) Music by Samuel Barber Choreography by Justin Peck Costume by Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung Lighting by Mark Stanley Conductor ANDREW LITTON Violinists KURT NIKKANEN and LYDIA HONG Violist KATHARINA KANG LITTON Cellist EUGENE MOYE Dancer ANTHONY HUXLEY

Leadership support for Solo is provided by Elysabeth Kleinhans, with additional support by Cynthia and Ronald Beck and Joyce F. Menschel.

Solo is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

Leadership support for new work is provided by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Ted and Mary Jo Shen Charitable Gift Fund, and donors to the New Combinations Fund.

Adagio for Strings, composed by Samuel Barber, used by permission of G. Schirmer, Inc.

DIVERTIMENTO NO. 15 (finale) Music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Choreography by George Balanchine* Costumes by Karinska Lighting by Mark Stanley Conductor ANDREW LITTON Violinists KURT NIKKANEN and LYDIA HONG Violist KATHARINA KANG LITTON Cellist EUGENE MOYE Bassist RON WASSERMAN Horns DAN WIONS and RICHARD HAGEN Dancers EMILIE GERRITY LAUREN KING ASHLEY LARACEY TILER PECK UNITY PHELAN DANIEL APPLEBAUM ANDREW SCORDATO ANDREW VEYETTE and Ashley Hod, Isabelle LaFreniere, Alston Macgill, Olivia MacKinnon, Miriam Miller, Kristen Segin, Mary Elizabeth Sell, Emma Von Enck

The performance of the excerpt from Duo Concertant is presented by arrangement with Kay Mazzo.

The performance of excerpts from Divertimento No. 15 and Liebeslieder Walzer, Balanchine® Ballets, is presented by arrangement with The George Balanchine Trust and has been produced in accordance with the Balanchine Style® and Balanchine Technique.® Service standards established and provided by the Trust.

2021 SPRING GALA BENEFIT COMMITTEE — CHAIRMAN’S CIRCLE AND LEADERS — Miss Gillian Attfield The Honorable and Mrs. Earle I. Mack Karen and Tommy Murphy

BENEFACTORS — Maria-Cristina Anzola and John G. Heimann Franci Blassberg and Joe Rice Kristin and John Clark Stuart H. Coleman and Meryl Rosofsky Barbara and Brad Evans Professor and Mrs. Meyer Feldberg Barry Friedberg and Charlotte Moss David W. Heleniak and Meria J. Carstarphen Martha and Bob Lipp Mr. and Mrs. Gordon B. Pattee Liz and Jeff Peek Amy and Charlie Scharf Frank Richardson Danielle and Paul J. Taubman Lesley Stahl and Aaron Latham Sue Ann Weinberg

PATRONS — Angel Shine Foundation/ Allyson Tang and Thomas Widmann† Bank of America Cynthia and Ron Beck Donya and Scott Bommer Scott R. Brakebill Jeff and Susan Campbell Maureen Footer and Thong Nguyen James C. Marlas and Marie Nugent-Head Marlas Whitney and Clarke Murphy Betsy and Rob Pitts Stephen Kroll Reidy Mary Lawrence Porter Denise Littlefield Sobel Mr. and Mrs. Donald Textor The Travelers Companies, Inc. John and Barbara Vogelstein

BENEFIT COMMITTEE —

Deborah and Charles Adelman Mitch Lowenthal* Madeline and Stephen Anbinder Gary E. MacDougal Edith Andre-Bjork Nancy and Duncan MacMillan Jody and John Arnhold | Heidi and Bo Magnussen Arnhold Foundation Claire and Chris Mann Zoë Baird and Bill Budinger Mark and Dianne Melodia Candace and Rick Beinecke Joyce F. Menschel Geoff Bible Virginia and Timothy Millhiser LeeAnn Black Thomas S. Murphy Jane Chase Carroll and Peter Nguyen and Leo Arnaboldi Robert Mazzola* Richard and Elizabeth Cashin Mary O’Boyle II Debra Martin Chase Robert Ouimette Randal Craft and Irene Tichenor William Peltier* Les Duffy Jill Seaman Plancher Kira Faiman Dr. Barbara Ritchin John and Margee Falk Judy and Russ Carson Robert J. Fraiman and Ben Ryan* Melanie C. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Saul Lynnel Garabedian Anne and Alan Schnitzer Ginny Gold Ted and Mary Jo Shen Perry and Martin Granoff Patricia and Tom Shiah Agnes Gund Sally Shreeves and Norm Champ Molly K. Heines and Barbara Slifka Thomas J. Moloney Bonnie and Tom Strauss Judith M. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Marco Tablada Rex Hupy* William and Anne Tatlock Laura P. Kiernan Barbara Tober Karin and Paul Kingsley Alair A. Townsend Elysabeth Kleinhans Monica B. Voldstad Roger A. Kluge Lucille Werlinich Leonard and Judy Lauder William H. Wright II Arthur L. Loeb Stephanie Lofgren and Craig H. Stinebaugh

*Young Patrons Circle † In Memoriam as of April 26, 2021

SPECIAL THANKS — Virtual venue by Broadway Unlocked

New York City Ballet expresses gratitude to: Andrea Selby Broadway Unlocked Catering x Restaurant Associates Sofia Coppola Cosmos Communications Hopin McVicker & Higginbotham Patrick McMullan