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 NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA CO-CHAIRMEN Mercedes T. Bass Ann Ziff
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
TURANDOTACT II Anna Netrebko, Yusif Eyvazov
CONDUCTOR: Yannick Nézet-Séguin The Metropolitan Opera
Peter Gelb Yannick Nézet-Séguin General Manager Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS MANAGING Ambassador William R. Miller Ronnie S. Hawkins Ann Ziff DIRECTORS Nicholas F. Taubman Linda Mirels Matthew G. Hurd Chairman Mrs. Veronica Atkins Douglas Dockery Thomas Franci Neely Vikas Kapoor Mercedes T. Bass Robert I. Toll Dr. Frayda B. Lindemann Marta Nottebohm Mrs. Martin S. Kimmel President and Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Robert L. Turner Ellen F. Oelsner Klaus Kleinfeld Chief Executive Officer C. Graham Berwind, III Ann Ziff Katharina Otto-Bernstein Meyer G. Koplow Susan S. Braddock Mercedes T. Bass HONORARY Miss Leontyne Price C. Thomas Kunz Vice Chair Noreen Buckfire DIRECTORS Dr. Steve Prystowsky Sandra Ourusoff Massey Alexa Bator Chae Bruce Crawford William C. Morris Donna Kesselman Raggio, John L. McGraw Chair of the Nabil N. Chartouni Edgar Foster Daniels M.D. Mrs. Peter H. Nicholas Executive Committee Betsy Cohen Emily Fisher Landau Mark H. Rosenberg Cynthia D. Sculco Leonard S. Coleman, Jr. Mrs. Walter J. Laughery, Jr. Winthrop Rutherfurd, Jr. Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Paul J. Sekhri Secretary Judith-Ann Corrente Mrs. Alexander M. Laughlin Jacqui Smith Mrs. William F. Sondericker Rena De Sisto Paul M. Montrone Daisy M. Soros Betsy Cohen Jackson Tai Treasurer Elizabeth M. Eveillard Howard Solomon Kimberly V. Strauss Barry Tucker Kenneth R. Feinberg John J. Veronis Tod Johnson ADVISORY George L. Van Amson Vice President Marina Kellen French DIRECTORS Arete S. Warren Sharon Wee Beth A. Grosshans M. Beverly Bartner MEMBERS OF THE Michael J. Woods Christine F. Hunter Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler Ellen S. Berelson ASSOCIATION Honorary Chair YOUNG Rolf Heitmeyer Stephen Berger Mahmoud M. Abdallah ASSOCIATE James W. Kinnear Marlene Hess Stanley M. Bergman Dr. Joan Taub Ades DIRECTORS Honorary Chair H. M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, Ph.D. Ms. Angela Chao Agnieszka R. Balaban Amanda S. Brainerd Paul M. Montrone Christine F. Hunter Daniel C. Cochran R. Joseph Barnett Marco Fiorese President Emeritus Frederick Iseman Carol E. Domina Jane Beasley Jordan A. D. Fudge EXECUTIVE David Henry Jacobs Gordon P. Getty Eleanor N. Caulkins Robert M. Iommazzo COMMITTEE Tod Johnson Richard Gilbert Dr. Patrizia A. Cavazzoni So-Chung Shinn Lee Mercedes T. Bass James W. Kinnear Nancy A. Green Betsy Cohn Pedro Magalhães Frank A. Bennack, Jr. Bruce Kovner H. Alexandra Kauka Hamill Robert J. Cubitto Julie Warner McAskin Betsy Cohen Camille D. LaBarre Howard W. Hunter Robert G. Edge Maxwell J. Murphy Judith-Ann Corrente Harry T. Lee Linda E. Johnson Beatrice Esteve Evelyn M. M. Popp Elizabeth M. Eveillard Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Dr. Herbert G. Kloiber Bryan M. Fabiano Chad J. Shampine Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler Dr. Frayda B. Lindemann Dr. David G. Knott Sanford H. Fisher Itai Shoffman Christine F. Hunter Frances Marzio Theodore A. Kurz Heather H. Georges Siddhartha Shukla Tod Johnson Kathryn A. Miller Dominique Laffont Rosalind Glaser Kevin M. Tagami Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer William C. Morris Marguerite L. Lee G. Morris Gurley Eric S. Wei Dr. Frayda B. Lindemann Sana H. Sabbagh Helen Y. Little Barbara Guss Satoko Yahata William C. Morris Laura J. Sloate Andrew J. Martin-Weber Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie Robert L. Turner Marc I. Stern Dafna Meitar-Nechmad O. Delton Harrison, Jr. Ann Ziff Hon. David A. Straz, Jr. Richard J. Miller, Jr. Erik Hartmann
Cover photo: Anna Netrebko as Tosca KEN HOWARD / MET OPERA NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA STARRING ANNA NETREBKO Tuesday, December 31, 2019
GALA COMMITTEE
GALA CO-CHAIRMEN PRINCIPAL SPONSORS
Mercedes T. Bass Seifi and Ellen Ghasemi Frances Marzio Ann Ziff William C. and Susan F. Morris
PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS Franci Neely Paiko Foundation C. Graham Berwind, III Barbara and Donald Tober Ekkehart Hassels-Weiler PRIME SPONSORS John C. and Sylvia M. Hughes F. Hugh and Sandra Buckner Samuel I. Newhouse Foundation Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard Lloyd E. Rigler–Lawrence E. Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. Biros Deutsch Foundation Mr. Leonardus Hendrikx Bruce Horten and Aaron Lieber Denise Littlefield Sobel Teresa and Antonio Madero Mr. Jeffrey J. Rosen BENEFACTOR Robert and Janie Schwalbe Hermione Foundation, Dr. Michael and Mrs. Beth Stone Laura J. Sloate Trustee Jackson and Kay Tai Robert L. Turner Lauren and John Veronis Ken and Dorothy Woodcock SPONSORS Charlotte Prince Margaret Duffy and Marcia and Larry Arem Fahmi Quadir, Safkhet Eugene F. Gaughan Madeleine Bennett Capital Management John Harris and Don Press Mr. Murat Beyazit Dr. Michael and Ursula Ritter Beth and Larry Horowitz Steven and Betsy Bush Mr. and Mrs. Claude Roessiger Linda Lewis and William Buford Lewis The Rev. Sarah Buxton-Smith Kim Ruska and The Rev. Dr. Stephen J.S. David Sela Mr. and Mrs. Herbert M. Lobl Smith Lyn Silfen John M. and Elizabeth W. Loder Simona and Jerome A. Chazen Southampton Hunt and David Chou Polo Club Miriam Mangot Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Gund Marjorie and Michael Stern Dame Josephine Marchetta Dr. Beth Grosshans and Hiroaki and Megumi Terao Roseanne Morrison Mr. Dennis Stattman Elena Volkova Scott Rudin Mr. Reuben Gutoff and Sheila Wolfe Sana H. Sabbagh Dr. Ellen Siroka Robinson Barry Tucker Susan Hinkson and COMMITTEE MEMBERS Dr. and Mrs. A. Wiener Frank Carling Nancy and Jim Barton Anonymous (2) Krystal Houde Joan and Hy Bloom Melissa Hughes (committee in formation) Dottie Litwin Brief Richard P. Krasnow and Dr. Donald Brief and Nancy Meyrich Diane Britz Drs. Marc Ladanyi and Maureen F. Zakowski Sarah and Thatcher Brown Eric and Dominique Laffont Noreen and Kenneth Buckfire Sharon Ley and Robert Lietzow Linda and Arthur Carter Joel Robert Melamed MD Reed and Ann Coleman Judith and Gary Moomjian Beverly D’Anne-Mognaz and Guy Mognaz Yasuko Noguchi and George Shelden Ron Filler Marta Nottebohm Robert and Effie Fribourg Anthony Gallo