Metropolitan Opera

Peter Gelb Yannick Nézet-Séguin General Manager Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director

Board of Directors

Ann Ziff MANAGING DIRECTORS ADVISORY DIRECTORS MEMBERS OF THE Chairman ASSOCIATION Mrs. Veronica Atkins M. Beverly Bartner Mercedes T. Bass Ellen S. Berelson Mahmoud M. Abdallah Judith-Ann Corrente Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Stephen Berger Dr. Joan Taub Ades President and Chief Executive Officer C. Graham Berwind, III Stanley M. Bergman Agnieszka R. Balaban Susan S. Braddock Noreen Buckfire R. Joseph Barnett Mercedes T. Bass Alexa Bator Chae Ms. Angela Chao Jane Beasley Vice Chair Nabil N. Chartouni Daniel C. Cochran Eleanor N. Caulkins Dr. Patrizia A. Cavazzoni William C. Morris Betsy Cohen Jerry del Missier Chair of the Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. Carol E. Domina Betsy Cohn Executive Committee Judith-Ann Corrente Gary B. Flom Robert J. Cubitto John Cryan Gordon P. Getty Robert G. Edge Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Rena De Sisto Richard Gilbert Beatrice Esteve Secretary Elizabeth M. Eveillard Nancy A. Green Sanford H. Fisher Betsy Cohen Marina Kellen French Ephraim Greenwall Heather H. Georges Treasurer Beth A. Grosshans H. Alexandra Kauka Hamill Rosalind Glaser Frayda B. Lindemann Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler Howard W. Hunter G. Morris Gurley Vice President Rolf Heitmeyer Linda E. Johnson Barbara Guss Marlene Hess Dr. Herbert G. Kloiber Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie Christine F. Hunter H. M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D. Dr. David G. Knott O. Delton Harrison, Jr. Honorary Chair Christine F. Hunter Theodore A. Kurz Erik Hartmann James W. Kinnear Frederick Iseman Dominique Laffont Ronnie S. Hawkins Honorary Chair David Henry Jacobs Marguerite L. Lee Matthew G. Hurd Paul M. Montrone Tod Johnson Helen Y. Little Vikas Kapoor President Emeritus James W. Kinnear Andrew J. Martin-Weber Mrs. Martin S. Kimmel Bruce Kovner Dafna Meitar-Nechmad Klaus Kleinfeld Camille D. LaBarre Richard J. Miller, Jr. Meyer G. Koplow EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Harry T. Lee Linda Mirels Sandra Ourusoff Massey Mercedes T. Bass Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Franci Neely John L. McGraw Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Frayda B. Lindemann Marta Nottebohm Mrs. Peter H. Nicholas Betsy Cohen Frances Marzio Ellen F. Oelsner Dr. Steve Prystowsky Judith-Ann Corrente Kathryn A. Miller Katharina Otto-Bernstein Thomas J. Reid Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler William R. Miller Miss Leontyne Price Cynthia D. Sculco Christine F. Hunter William C. Morris Donna Kesselman Raggio, M.D. Paul J. Sekhri Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Sana H. Sabbagh Mark H. Rosenberg Mrs. William F. Sondericker Frayda B. Lindemann Marc I. Stern Winthrop Rutherfurd, Jr. Jackson Tai William C. Morris Hon. David A. Straz, Jr. Jacqui Smith Barry Tucker Ambassador Ambassador Daisy M. Soros George L. Van Amson Nicholas F. Taubman Nicholas F. Taubman Kimberly V. Strauss Sharon Wee Robert L. Turner Douglas Dockery Thomas John J. Veronis Michael J. Woods Ann Ziff Robert I. Toll Arete S. Warren Robert L. Turner YOUNG ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Ann Ziff Amanda S. Brainerd HONORARY DIRECTORS Bryan M. Fabiano Bruce Crawford Jordan A. D. Fudge Edgar Foster Daniels Robert M. Iommazzo Emily Fisher Landau Amy H. Lee Mrs. Walter J. Laughery, Jr. So-Chung Shinn Lee Mrs. Alexander M. Laughlin Pedro Magalhães Paul M. Montrone Julie Warner McAskin Howard Solomon Maxwell J. Murphy TH Fonzarelli Ong Evelyn M. M. Popp 50ANNIVERSARY Chad J. Shampine Itai Shoffman CELEBRATION Siddhartha Shukla PLÁCIDO Kevin M. Tagami Bee Tham Eric S. Wei SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 Cover photo by Marc Monplaisir Satoko Yahata DOMINGO Overleaf: Domingo in 1969 (LOUIS MELANÇON / MET OPERA ARCHIVES) Interior: Domingo as Samson, 2000 (MARTY SOHL / MET OPERA) Metropolitan Opera

Peter Gelb Yannick Nézet-Séguin General Manager Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director

Board of Directors

Ann Ziff MANAGING DIRECTORS ADVISORY DIRECTORS MEMBERS OF THE Chairman ASSOCIATION Mrs. Veronica Atkins M. Beverly Bartner Mercedes T. Bass Ellen S. Berelson Mahmoud M. Abdallah Judith-Ann Corrente Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Stephen Berger Dr. Joan Taub Ades President and Chief Executive Officer C. Graham Berwind, III Stanley M. Bergman Agnieszka R. Balaban Susan S. Braddock Noreen Buckfire R. Joseph Barnett Mercedes T. Bass Alexa Bator Chae Ms. Angela Chao Jane Beasley Vice Chair Nabil N. Chartouni Daniel C. Cochran Eleanor N. Caulkins Dr. Patrizia A. Cavazzoni William C. Morris Betsy Cohen Jerry del Missier Chair of the Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. Carol E. Domina Betsy Cohn Executive Committee Judith-Ann Corrente Gary B. Flom Robert J. Cubitto John Cryan Gordon P. Getty Robert G. Edge Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Rena De Sisto Richard Gilbert Beatrice Esteve Secretary Elizabeth M. Eveillard Nancy A. Green Sanford H. Fisher Betsy Cohen Marina Kellen French Ephraim Greenwall Heather H. Georges Treasurer Beth A. Grosshans H. Alexandra Kauka Hamill Rosalind Glaser Frayda B. Lindemann Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler Howard W. Hunter G. Morris Gurley Vice President Rolf Heitmeyer Linda E. Johnson Barbara Guss Marlene Hess Dr. Herbert G. Kloiber Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie Christine F. Hunter H. M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D. Dr. David G. Knott O. Delton Harrison, Jr. Honorary Chair Christine F. Hunter Theodore A. Kurz Erik Hartmann James W. Kinnear Frederick Iseman Dominique Laffont Ronnie S. Hawkins Honorary Chair David Henry Jacobs Marguerite L. Lee Matthew G. Hurd Paul M. Montrone Tod Johnson Helen Y. Little Vikas Kapoor President Emeritus James W. Kinnear Andrew J. Martin-Weber Mrs. Martin S. Kimmel Bruce Kovner Dafna Meitar-Nechmad Klaus Kleinfeld Camille D. LaBarre Richard J. Miller, Jr. Meyer G. Koplow EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Harry T. Lee Linda Mirels Sandra Ourusoff Massey Mercedes T. Bass Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Franci Neely John L. McGraw Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Frayda B. Lindemann Marta Nottebohm Mrs. Peter H. Nicholas Betsy Cohen Frances Marzio Ellen F. Oelsner Dr. Steve Prystowsky Judith-Ann Corrente Kathryn A. Miller Katharina Otto-Bernstein Thomas J. Reid Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler William R. Miller Miss Leontyne Price Cynthia D. Sculco Christine F. Hunter William C. Morris Donna Kesselman Raggio, M.D. Paul J. Sekhri Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Sana H. Sabbagh Mark H. Rosenberg Mrs. William F. Sondericker Frayda B. Lindemann Marc I. Stern Winthrop Rutherfurd, Jr. Jackson Tai William C. Morris Hon. David A. Straz, Jr. Jacqui Smith Barry Tucker Ambassador Ambassador Daisy M. Soros George L. Van Amson Nicholas F. Taubman Nicholas F. Taubman Kimberly V. Strauss Sharon Wee Robert L. Turner Douglas Dockery Thomas John J. Veronis Michael J. Woods Ann Ziff Robert I. Toll Arete S. Warren Robert L. Turner YOUNG ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Ann Ziff Amanda S. Brainerd HONORARY DIRECTORS Bryan M. Fabiano Bruce Crawford Jordan A. D. Fudge Edgar Foster Daniels Robert M. Iommazzo Emily Fisher Landau Amy H. Lee Mrs. Walter J. Laughery, Jr. So-Chung Shinn Lee Mrs. Alexander M. Laughlin Pedro Magalhães Paul M. Montrone Julie Warner McAskin Howard Solomon Maxwell J. Murphy TH Fonzarelli Ong Evelyn M. M. Popp 50ANNIVERSARY Chad J. Shampine Itai Shoffman CELEBRATION Siddhartha Shukla PLÁCIDO Kevin M. Tagami Bee Tham Eric S. Wei SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 Cover photo by Marc Monplaisir Satoko Yahata DOMINGO Overleaf: Domingo in 1969 (LOUIS MELANÇON / MET OPERA ARCHIVES) Interior: Domingo as Samson, 2000 (MARTY SOHL / MET OPERA) GALA CHAIRMEN AND PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS The Board of Directors and

Eva and Marc Stern General Manager Peter Gelb invite you to

Plácido Domingo’s 50th Anniversary Celebration GALA UNDERWRITERS

Mercedes T. Bass An evening of dinner, dancing, and musical tributes celebrating the C. Graham Berwind, III 50th anniversary of Plácido Domingo’s

Chris and Bruce Crawford Met debut featuring performances by

Jamie Barton Gramma Fisher Foundation, Emily D’Angelo Marshalltown, Iowa Rosa Feola Hearst Erin Morley Yannick Nézet-Séguin Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin Michael Volle William C. and Susan F. Morris and Surprise Guests

Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019

Ann Ziff 6 PM Cocktail Reception The Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier

7 PM Dinner, Dancing, and Musical Program The Metropolitan Opera Stage

BLACK TIE PLÁCIDO DOMINGO’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

NEWSunday, PRODUCTION PREMIERE mber 4, 2018 April 28, 2019

GALA COMMITTEE

GALA CHAIRMEN AND SPONSORS PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS Ms. Carol W. Byrd Eva and Marc Stern Louise G. Chapman Judith-Ann Corrente and Wim Kooyker UNDERWRITERS Marina Kellen French Mercedes T. Bass Seifi and Ellen Ghasemi C. Graham Berwind, III Sana H. Sabbagh Chris and Bruce Crawford Barbara Augusta Teichert Gramma Fisher Foundation, Marshalltown, Iowa Barbara and Donald Tober Hearst Robert L. Turner Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin PATRONS William C. and Susan F. Morris Elizabeth M. Eveillard Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences Frances Marzio Ann Ziff Marie and Arch McKellar Franci Neely PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS Candace and Gary Ridgway Betsy and Ed Cohen Beatrice Santo Domingo

BENEFACTORS SUPPORTERS Jacqueline Badger Mars Mr. Murat Beyazit Bertita and Guillermo L. Martínez Catalina and Cesar Cadena Lloyd E. Rigler – Lawrence E. Deutsch Karen B. Cohen Foundation Ms. Penelope Foley PRINCIPAL SPONSORS Trudy Lampert Bloomberg Philanthropies Rochelle C. and Mark H. Rosenberg Miyoko Davey Anonymous Dr. Beth Grosshans and Mr. Dennis Stattman Howard Solomon and Sarah Billinghurst Solomon Sharon Wee and Tracy Fu COMMITTEE MEMBERS Studio Mao / Stephen Mao Dr. Omar Abouezzeddine Andrew J. Martin-Weber Marlu Allan and Scott Stallard Marjorie and Lisa Monte Mr. Florin Andronescu Mr. and Mrs. Paul M. Montrone Nicolette Bajan and Michael Fiumarelli Andrey Nevskiy Nancy Balcer Mr. Mark Nearenberg and Andre de Baubigny and Dr. Jamie Ullman Christine Williams Heidi Nitze Tony Bechara Marta Nottebohm Paul Beirne Ms. Cynthia A. Oliphant Noreen and Ken Buckfire Sharon Patnaude Lisa Choi Mr. Matthew C. Pietras Elizabeth de Cuevas Zondra Rae Pluss Fernando and Kathy Diaz Mr. and Mrs. John J. Pohanka Inda Filho The Marquises of Casa Portocarrero Betty Davis Gates Rebecca Price and William Jensen Mrs. John R. Hupper Joyce and Dr. Saul Rivkin Catarina Inda Marcia and Richard Robinson David Karren Cordova Phillis Rockliff Fabiola Diniz Ms. Yolanda Santos Ricardo Diniz Ms. Lilly Scarpetta Alfonso Solloa Junco Jay Schwamm Dr. Anna Kazanchyan Mr. and Mrs. José F. Serrano Dr. Michael and Mrs. Ulana Kevin Sharkey Kebalo-George David and Elizabeth Tananbaum Samuel Kendall and Georgia Pask Dr. Emiko Terasaki Patrice and Donald Kirshbaum Debra Therit Michael and Judith Klein Carmen Tonanni Tom and Ann Korologos Michael Vareika Dr. Kourtney Koslosky and Mr. Christopher Grace Marinela N. Velez Thomas and Travis Kranz Sue Ann Weinberg Dr. Michael Krco Monica Wolfson Rosa Eloina Valencia De Leon Dr. Francis Zih Cynthia and Jeffrey Manocherian (committee in formation) GALA CHAIRMEN AND PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS The Board of Directors and

Eva and Marc Stern General Manager Peter Gelb invite you to

Plácido Domingo’s 50th Anniversary Celebration GALA UNDERWRITERS

Mercedes T. Bass An evening of dinner, dancing, and musical tributes celebrating the C. Graham Berwind, III 50th anniversary of Plácido Domingo’s

Chris and Bruce Crawford Met debut featuring performances by

Jamie Barton Gramma Fisher Foundation, Emily D’Angelo Marshalltown, Iowa Rosa Feola Hearst Erin Morley Yannick Nézet-Séguin Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin Michael Volle William C. and Susan F. Morris and Surprise Guests

Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019

Ann Ziff 6 PM Cocktail Reception The Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier

7 PM Dinner, Dancing, and Musical Program The Metropolitan Opera Stage

BLACK TIE Metropolitan Opera

Peter Gelb Yannick Nézet-Séguin General Manager Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director

Board of Directors

Ann Ziff MANAGING DIRECTORS ADVISORY DIRECTORS MEMBERS OF THE Chairman ASSOCIATION Mrs. Veronica Atkins M. Beverly Bartner Mercedes T. Bass Ellen S. Berelson Mahmoud M. Abdallah Judith-Ann Corrente Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Stephen Berger Dr. Joan Taub Ades President and Chief Executive Officer C. Graham Berwind, III Stanley M. Bergman Agnieszka R. Balaban Susan S. Braddock Noreen Buckfire R. Joseph Barnett Mercedes T. Bass Alexa Bator Chae Ms. Angela Chao Jane Beasley Vice Chair Nabil N. Chartouni Daniel C. Cochran Eleanor N. Caulkins Dr. Patrizia A. Cavazzoni William C. Morris Betsy Cohen Jerry del Missier Chair of the Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. Carol E. Domina Betsy Cohn Executive Committee Judith-Ann Corrente Gary B. Flom Robert J. Cubitto John Cryan Gordon P. Getty Robert G. Edge Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Rena De Sisto Richard Gilbert Beatrice Esteve Secretary Elizabeth M. Eveillard Nancy A. Green Sanford H. Fisher Betsy Cohen Marina Kellen French Ephraim Greenwall Heather H. Georges Treasurer Beth A. Grosshans H. Alexandra Kauka Hamill Rosalind Glaser Frayda B. Lindemann Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler Howard W. Hunter G. Morris Gurley Vice President Rolf Heitmeyer Linda E. Johnson Barbara Guss Marlene Hess Dr. Herbert G. Kloiber Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie Christine F. Hunter H. M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D. Dr. David G. Knott O. Delton Harrison, Jr. Honorary Chair Christine F. Hunter Theodore A. Kurz Erik Hartmann James W. Kinnear Frederick Iseman Dominique Laffont Ronnie S. Hawkins Honorary Chair David Henry Jacobs Marguerite L. Lee Matthew G. Hurd Paul M. Montrone Tod Johnson Helen Y. Little Vikas Kapoor President Emeritus James W. Kinnear Andrew J. Martin-Weber Mrs. Martin S. Kimmel Bruce Kovner Dafna Meitar-Nechmad Klaus Kleinfeld Camille D. LaBarre Richard J. Miller, Jr. Meyer G. Koplow EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Harry T. Lee Linda Mirels Sandra Ourusoff Massey Mercedes T. Bass Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Franci Neely John L. McGraw Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Frayda B. Lindemann Marta Nottebohm Mrs. Peter H. Nicholas Betsy Cohen Frances Marzio Ellen F. Oelsner Dr. Steve Prystowsky Judith-Ann Corrente Kathryn A. Miller Katharina Otto-Bernstein Thomas J. Reid Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler William R. Miller Miss Leontyne Price Cynthia D. Sculco Christine F. Hunter William C. Morris Donna Kesselman Raggio, M.D. Paul J. Sekhri Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Sana H. Sabbagh Mark H. Rosenberg Mrs. William F. Sondericker Frayda B. Lindemann Marc I. Stern Winthrop Rutherfurd, Jr. Jackson Tai William C. Morris Hon. David A. Straz, Jr. Jacqui Smith Barry Tucker Ambassador Ambassador Daisy M. Soros George L. Van Amson Nicholas F. Taubman Nicholas F. Taubman Kimberly V. Strauss Sharon Wee Robert L. Turner Douglas Dockery Thomas John J. Veronis Michael J. Woods Ann Ziff Robert I. Toll Arete S. Warren Robert L. Turner YOUNG ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS Ann Ziff Amanda S. Brainerd HONORARY DIRECTORS Bryan M. Fabiano Bruce Crawford Jordan A. D. Fudge Edgar Foster Daniels Robert M. Iommazzo Emily Fisher Landau Amy H. Lee Mrs. Walter J. Laughery, Jr. So-Chung Shinn Lee Mrs. Alexander M. Laughlin Pedro Magalhães Paul M. Montrone Julie Warner McAskin Howard Solomon Maxwell J. Murphy TH Fonzarelli Ong Evelyn M. M. Popp 50ANNIVERSARY Chad J. Shampine Itai Shoffman CELEBRATION Siddhartha Shukla PLÁCIDO Kevin M. Tagami Bee Tham Eric S. Wei SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2019 Cover photo by Marc Monplaisir Satoko Yahata DOMINGO Overleaf: Domingo in 1969 (LOUIS MELANÇON / MET OPERA ARCHIVES) Interior: Domingo as Samson, 2000 (MARTY SOHL / MET OPERA)