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Co-Producers dine on the Sarasota Opera House stage

The Sarasota Opera held its Co-Producer Dinner Dec. 11 at the Sarasota Opera House.


  • By Kayleigh Omang
  • | 8:00 a.m. December 12, 2018
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The Sarasota Opera's top donors gathered Dec. 11 at the Sarasota Opera House. 

The Co-Producer's Dinner was hosted to thank supporters with an intimate dinner and performance on the opera house stage. 

After cocktail hour, guests made their way to their seats onstage for the welcome by Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi and Executive Director Richard Russell.

After the welcome, baritone Sean Anderson, soprano Hanna Brammer, tenor Ben Gulley and pianist John Spencer put on a show before dinner. 

Janet Huelster and Ruth Baker
Janet Huelster and Ruth Baker
Executive Director Richard Russell and Rose Marie Proietti
Executive Director Richard Russell and Rose Marie Proietti
Syble and Peter DiGirolamo
Syble and Peter DiGirolamo
Guests dined on the stage at the Sarasota Opera House.
Guests dined on the stage at the Sarasota Opera House.
The dinner was hosted for the opera's co-producers.
The dinner was hosted for the opera's co-producers.
The decor for the evening was inspired by nature.
The decor for the evening was inspired by nature.
Margarete and Russell Wiltshire
Margarete and Russell Wiltshire
Shelley Walters Walker and Steve Krause
Shelley Walters Walker and Steve Krause
Helen Panoyan with Louis and Rosanne Martorella
Helen Panoyan with Louis and Rosanne Martorella
Joe Stephan and Stephanie Sundine
Joe Stephan and Stephanie Sundine
Carol English with David and Jacqueline Morton
Carol English with David and Jacqueline Morton
Helen Panoyan, Barbara and Tony Franke and Stacy Ridenour
Helen Panoyan, Barbara and Tony Franke and Stacy Ridenour
Frank and Joanne Hummert with Susan Straus
Frank and Joanne Hummert with Susan Straus
Executive Director Richard Russell, Joan Mathews and Beatrice Schafer
Executive Director Richard Russell, Joan Mathews and Beatrice Schafer
Nela and Dr. Octavio Choy
Nela and Dr. Octavio Choy
Bill and Rebecca Tompkins
Bill and Rebecca Tompkins
Dan Vigne, Les Aberson and Paul Hudson
Dan Vigne, Les Aberson and Paul Hudson
Dorothea Sandland, Wendy Manto, Ernie Kretzmer, Mark Manto and Esther Rose
Dorothea Sandland, Wendy Manto, Ernie Kretzmer, Mark Manto and Esther Rose
Cindy and Ed Bavaria
Cindy and Ed Bavaria
Molly Schechter and Herold Ronson
Molly Schechter and Herold Ronson

 

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