Galas & Special Events

Verdi's Don Carlos
Gala Premiere

Monday, February 28, 2022    6:30PM ET

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the very first Met performance of the original five-act French version of Verdi’s grand masterpiece. A star-studded cast comes together in a gripping new production by David McVicar, including tenor Matthew Polenzani, soprano Sonya Yoncheva, mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton, baritone Etienne Dupuis, bass-baritone John Relyea, and bass-baritone Eric Owens. This epic gala evening includes a black-tie dinner before the performance and dessert during intermission.

Don Carlos Gala Committee

Gala Chairmen

Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard

 

Co-Chairmen

C. Graham Berwind, III

Betsy and Ed Cohen

Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin

Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer and Joseph Neubauer

Dr. Frayda B. Lindemann

William C. and Susan F. Morris

Ann Ziff

 

Principal Benefactors

Stanley and Marion Bergman
Henry Schein, Inc.

 

Prime Benefactor

Frank P. Diassi

 

Principal Sponsors

Mr. and Mrs. Randall J. Barbato

Judith-Ann Corrente and Willem Kooyker 

Sanford and Isanne Fisher

Mark David Keller and Joel Robert Melamed MD

C. William Tanzi

Douglas Dockery Thomas

 

Prime Sponsors

Reuben and Robin Jeffery

Bryan L. McCalister

Marta E. Nottebohm

Kimberly V. Strauss

 

Sponsors

David and Sheila Barrett

Steven and Betsy Bush

Mrs. Robert C. Carnes

Judith M. Hoffman

Dr. Michael Krco

Yasuko Noguchi and George Shelden

Shubhani Sarkar

Bente Strong

Caio Zapata

 

Committee Members

Renata Garcia–Garcia Family Foundation

Mr. Al Roker and Ms. Deborah Roberts

Kevin and Jennifer Woodruff

Anonymous

 

Committee as of February 18, 2022

Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
Gala Premiere

Saturday, April 23, 2022    8PM ET

Soprano Nadine Sierra stars in the title role, alongside tenor Javier Camarena as Edgardo, for the premiere of an electrifying new staging by acclaimed Australian theater and film director Simon Stone. Join us for cocktails and dinner before the performance, and dessert at intermission.

Cherubini’s Medea
Opening Night Gala

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 6PM ET

The 2022–23 season gets off to a rousing start with the Met premiere of Cherubini’s thrilling masterpiece, in a vivid new staging by David McVicar that stars soprano Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role. Celebrate Opening Night in style with cocktails before curtain and a post-performance dinner with Maestro Carlo Rizzi and the cast, which also features tenor Matthew Polenzani, soprano Janai Brugger, bass Michele Pertusi, and mezzo-soprano Ekaterina Gubanova.

 

To purchase gala tickets, please contact the Special Events Office at (212) 870-7492 or specialevents@metopera.org. 

Kevin Puts’s The Hours
Gala Premiere

Tuesday, November 22, 2022 8PM ET

Pulitzer Prize–winning composer Kevin Puts’s new adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Michael Cunningham has its world premiere in a production that radiates with star power. Soprano Renée Fleming returns to the Met, joining Kelli O’Hara, and mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato as the opera’s trio of heroines, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct Phelim McDermott’s new staging. The gala includes cocktails and dinner before the performance, followed by Champagne and dessert at intermission.

 

To purchase gala tickets, please contact the Special Events Office at (212) 870-7492 or specialevents@metopera.org. 

Giordano's Fedora
New Year's Eve Gala

Saturday, December 31, 2022 6:30PM ET

To ring in the new year, Umberto Giordano’s exhilarating drama returns to the Met repertory for the first time in 25 years, with a cast of thrilling voices headlined by soprano Sonya Yoncheva and tenor Piotr Beczała. After the premiere of David McVicar’s new production, the star duo—as well as soprano Rosa Feola, baritone Artur Ruciński, and Maestro Marco Armiliato—join the evening’s festivities: dinner, dancing, and fireworks on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier.

 

To purchase gala tickets, please contact the Special Events Office at (212) 870-7492 or specialevents@metopera.org. 

Wagner’s Lohengrin
Gala Premiere

Sunday, February 26, 2023 2PM ET

Wagner’s soaring masterpiece makes a long-awaited return to the Met stage, in an evocative new staging by François Girard. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a supreme cast led by tenor Piotr Beczała in the title role, alongside sopranos Tamara Wilson and Christine Goerke, bass-baritone Evgeny Nikitin, and bass Günther Groissböck. The gala begins with a reception at intermission, followed by a dinner with the cast after the performance.

 

To purchase gala tickets, please contact the Special Events Office at (212) 870-7492 or specialevents@metopera.org. 

Terence Blanchard’s Champion
Gala Premiere

Monday, April 10, 2023 8PM ET

Following the historic Met premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Fire Shut Up in My Bones to open the 2021–22 season, the company raises the curtain on another compelling opera by the six-time Grammy-winning composer, directed once again by James Robinson. The cast is led by bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as the young boxer Emile Griffith and bass-baritone Eric Owens as the fighter’s older self, and also features soprano Latonia Moore and mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium. Take part in the gala festivities with cocktails and dinner before the performance.

 

To purchase gala tickets, please contact the Special Events Office at (212) 870-7492 or specialevents@metopera.org.