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Curtain Raiser


  • By Black Tie Staff
  • | 10:30 p.m. October 21, 2012
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Curtain Raiser
Ted Anneren and Nancy Whitacre
Ted Anneren and Nancy Whitacre
Richard and Judy Baise
Richard and Judy Baise
Bill Chapman, Pat Jones and Bonnie Chapman
Bill Chapman, Pat Jones and Bonnie Chapman
Carl and Estelle Crawford, Natalie McHale and Sean McHale
Carl and Estelle Crawford, Natalie McHale and Sean McHale
Maestro Victor DeRenzi, Alma Abshier and Nancy Whitacre
Maestro Victor DeRenzi, Alma Abshier and Nancy Whitacre
Ellyn Drummond, Scott Bushey, Ben and Judy Handelman and Joey Frye
Ellyn Drummond, Scott Bushey, Ben and Judy Handelman and Joey Frye
Carol English, Elissa Soyka, Jacqueline Morton, Jody Lippes and Pat Jones
Carol English, Elissa Soyka, Jacqueline Morton, Jody Lippes and Pat Jones
Jenny Ferlicchi and Rebecca Tombkins
Jenny Ferlicchi and Rebecca Tombkins
Gudrun and Jorgen Graugaard
Gudrun and Jorgen Graugaard
Janet Huelster, Bert Fivelson and Marcia Frankel
Janet Huelster, Bert Fivelson and Marcia Frankel
Janet Huelster and Max Kellog
Janet Huelster and Max Kellog
Leslie and Sean McHale
Leslie and Sean McHale
Joan Mendell and Bob Coppenrath
Joan Mendell and Bob Coppenrath
David and Jacqueline Morton with Sandra and Erik Lindqvist
David and Jacqueline Morton with Sandra and Erik Lindqvist
David Morton, Elissa Soyka and Bud Borax
David Morton, Elissa Soyka and Bud Borax
Sarasota Opera Executive Director Richard Russell and Alma Abshier
Sarasota Opera Executive Director Richard Russell and Alma Abshier
Elissa Soyka and Bud Borax
Elissa Soyka and Bud Borax
Elissa Soyka
Elissa Soyka
Ken Tarasi, Monte Davis and Ellie Faber
Ken Tarasi, Monte Davis and Ellie Faber
Frances Vitale and Gail Briley
Frances Vitale and Gail Briley
David Walker and Jeanne Auten
David Walker and Jeanne Auten
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Eleanor Williams and Mehdi Gasmi

 

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