Following the opening night performance of The Tales of Hoffmann, Florida Grand Opera kicked off its celebrated After Opera Party at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 22, 2011. After every opening night performance, this exclusive VIP event brings together FGO’s board members and top donors for an evening of celebration, honoring the company’s latest production.
Renaud Doucet, Andre Barbe, Lesleen Bolt, Mort Robinson
The evening featured a cocktail reception and seated dinner in the Peacock Rehearsal Studio, where benefactors were given the rare opportunity to socialize with the some of the opera world’s leading stars, such as top American soprano Elizabeth Futral and Cuban-American conductor Lucy Arner. The event was generously underwritten by Dr. Steven Sanders, an FGO Crown Jewel Society member.
Michael Shehadi, Fran Boros, Elizabeth Futral, Andy Boros
Steven and Tatiana Sanders, Bob Heuer
Jonathan Michie, Danny Davis, Daniel Shirley, Sebastian Spreng
Aaron Lieber, Ralph Lutrin, Jane Robinson, Bruce Horten
Eve Peterson, Alan Weisberg, Jenny Kallert
Sia and Diane Bozorgi
Lisa Esserman, Karl and Peggy Dannenbaum, Charlene Esserman
Lucy Arner and Bob Heuer