- April 28, 2024
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Gala Committee members Isabelle Eidet, Aline Blanchard, Katherine Benoit and Tamara Jacobs
Photo by Lori SaxScott Guinn and Katherine Benoit
Photo by Lori SaxBliss Rippy, Tuanna Radovic, Isabella Maltese, Ara Martinez, and Sophie Lunsford, all representing the Sarasota Youth Opera
Photo by Lori SaxLauren and Brian Hersh
Photo by Lori SaxJonathan Coleman and Rick Kerby
Photo by Lori SaxVictor DeRenzi, artistic director and Richard Russell, general director
Photo by Lori SaxChacha Sunshine and Kathy Yu
Photo by Lori SaxNade Kassis and Eduardo Anaya
Photo by Lori SaxMarianne and Lou Cohen with Douglas White
Photo by Lori SaxFran Blum and Hadi Lashkajani with Douglas White
Photo by Lori SaxPete Dunay, Christina Yin and Philip Dunay
Photo by Lori SaxChloe Kim and Jesse Martins
Photo by Lori SaxThe Ritz-Carlton ballroom was dressed up for the theme.
Photo by Lori SaxDr. Olga Dontsovia and Dr. Victor Khlevmoy
Photo by Lori SaxShelli Johnson and Sarah Chaffee
Photo by Lori SaxJake Zeigler and Cheryl Gorelick
Photo by Lori SaxPatrick and Erin Duggan
Photo by Lori SaxJim and Eileen Buzzard
Photo by Lori SaxAndrew Mahea and Sarah Tucker
Photo by Lori SaxAshley Holt and Paul Allen
Photo by Lori SaxKristen and Jeremie Guglielmi with Jorge Santiago and Teddy Fournier
Photo by Lori SaxAnthony Valez, Brian Maher and Shelley Valez
Photo by Lori SaxCarol Vonallmen and Bobby Garibaldi
Photo by Lori SaxCelia Young and Sherril Morse
Photo by Lori SaxVictor DeRenzi and Richard Russell welcome guests.
Photo by Lori SaxDressed to impress and sporting festive masks of every size, shape and color, guests of the Sarasota Opera’s annual gala got to experience Italy without leaving The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota ballroom Feb. 3. The gala’s theme, A Masked Ball: Carnevale di Venezia, transported attendees to a carnival atmosphere complete with masked performers from the Circus Arts Conservatory and performances by the event’s beneficiary, the Sarasota Youth Opera.
The Ritz ballroom was decked out with the theme, featuring gold masks illuminated in red lights and a stage with a backdrop of Venice, Italy. Guests participated in the fun with masks featuring feathers, beads and colorful glitter.
After dinner, Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi and General Director Richard Russell welcomed attendees. Guests then got their paddles warmed up with a live auction and a paddle raise for the Youth Opera and Education Fund before heading to the dance floor to dance to the sounds of the Tomkats Jazz Orchestra.
