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Sarasota Opera Opening Night Gala


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 12:30 a.m. February 12, 2012
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Sarasota Opera Opening Night Gala
Jeanne Auten and Sam Fichera
Jeanne Auten and Sam Fichera
Richard and Judy Baise
Richard and Judy Baise
Eleanor and Bruce Ballard
Eleanor and Bruce Ballard
Geoff and Lilo Barnes
Geoff and Lilo Barnes
Debbi Benedict and Lydia McKenzie
Debbi Benedict and Lydia McKenzie
Doc Benjamin, Anna Nekoranec, Bengt Niebuhr and Susan Benjamin
Doc Benjamin, Anna Nekoranec, Bengt Niebuhr and Susan Benjamin
Lori and Matthew Bower
Lori and Matthew Bower
Margaret Word Burnside and Aaron Fodiman
Margaret Word Burnside and Aaron Fodiman
Margaret Word Burnside
Margaret Word Burnside
Centerpiece
Centerpiece
Susan and Tim Clarke
Susan and Tim Clarke
Susan Danis with Don and Rachael Worthington
Susan Danis with Don and Rachael Worthington
Susan Danis and Rachael Worthington
Susan Danis and Rachael Worthington
Victor DeRenzi, Carol Brualdi, Stephanie Sundine and Les Brualdi
Victor DeRenzi, Carol Brualdi, Stephanie Sundine and Les Brualdi
Victor DeRenzi and Stephanie Sundine in 2012.
Victor DeRenzi and Stephanie Sundine in 2012.
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David Devan and David Dubbeldam
David Devan and David Dubbeldam
Lauren Dorsett, Steve Soldinger, William Standing and Patti Case-Standing
Lauren Dorsett, Steve Soldinger, William Standing and Patti Case-Standing
Duane and Marcy Ducharme
Duane and Marcy Ducharme
Jerry and Wendy Finestein
Jerry and Wendy Finestein
Joe and Jill Flores
Joe and Jill Flores
Michael and Kathleen France
Michael and Kathleen France
Judy and Allen Freedman
Judy and Allen Freedman
Elizabeth Harrison and Tom McDonald
Elizabeth Harrison and Tom McDonald
Jim and Joyce Hesson
Jim and Joyce Hesson
Michelle Jaros and Dan Robinson
Michelle Jaros and Dan Robinson
Bob and Vicky Kupec with Laurie Smith and Gerry Shaikun
Bob and Vicky Kupec with Laurie Smith and Gerry Shaikun
Bonnie Lancaster and Richard Cameron
Bonnie Lancaster and Richard Cameron
June LeBell Alley and Ed Alley
June LeBell Alley and Ed Alley
Victoria Leopold and Roxie Jerde
Victoria Leopold and Roxie Jerde
Harry and Victoria Leopold
Harry and Victoria Leopold
Wanda and Harold Libby
Wanda and Harold Libby
Annette Lloyd and Wanda Libby
Annette Lloyd and Wanda Libby
Patricia Maguire and Kay Delaney
Patricia Maguire and Kay Delaney
Josh and Stephanie McCoy
Josh and Stephanie McCoy
Jodi and JJ Miranda
Jodi and JJ Miranda
David and Jacqueline Morton
David and Jacqueline Morton
Nigel and Christine Richards
Nigel and Christine Richards
Buckley and Sheena Robinson
Buckley and Sheena Robinson
Warren Rodgers, Zena Lansky and Les Brualdi
Warren Rodgers, Zena Lansky and Les Brualdi
Cathy and Nick Sardelis
Cathy and Nick Sardelis
George and Janice Scantland
George and Janice Scantland
Edie and David Shaifetz
Edie and David Shaifetz
Dorothy Sparber, Joan Langbord and Betty Shapiro
Dorothy Sparber, Joan Langbord and Betty Shapiro
Hillary Steele and Scott Anderson
Hillary Steele and Scott Anderson
Dee Stottlemyer, Scott Bushey and Ellyn Drummond
Dee Stottlemyer, Scott Bushey and Ellyn Drummond
Jeff and Kathleen Troiano
Jeff and Kathleen Troiano
Kathleen Troiano
Kathleen Troiano
Jody Ulrich and Gerald Lippes
Jody Ulrich and Gerald Lippes
Frances Vitale, Gail Briley and Annette and Bill Lloyd
Frances Vitale, Gail Briley and Annette and Bill Lloyd
Margarete and Russ Wiltshire
Margarete and Russ Wiltshire
Co-Chairs Don and Rachael Worthington and Carol and Larry English
Co-Chairs Don and Rachael Worthington and Carol and Larry English
Don and Rachael Worthington
Don and Rachael Worthington
Carolyn and Bob Wurzel
Carolyn and Bob Wurzel

 

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