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Sarasota Opera Gala entertains with Winter in Paris


  • By Lori Sax
  • | 6:03 p.m. January 31, 2026
Barb Archbold, Matthew Glover and co-Chair Carla Koeffler
Barb Archbold, Matthew Glover and co-Chair Carla Koeffler
Photo by Lori Sax
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What: Sarasota Opera Gala

Benefiting: Sarasota Opera

When: Jan. 30

Where: The Ora

Ella Shell and co-Chair Tamara Jacobs
Ella Shell and co-Chair Tamara Jacobs
Photo by Lori Sax
Sarasota Opera General Director Richard Russell and John Suhre
Sarasota Opera General Director Richard Russell and John Suhre
Photo by Lori Sax
Stephanie Sundine and Sarasota Opera Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi
Stephanie Sundine and Sarasota Opera Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi
Photo by Lori Sax
Lenka and Ales Graff
Lenka and Ales Graff
Photo by Lori Sax
Co-Chair Eileen Buzzard, Tracy Welter and Dolah Saleh Barrett
Co-Chair Eileen Buzzard, Tracy Welter and Dolah Saleh Barrett
Photo by Lori Sax
Lynne Harrison, with David and Edie Chaifetz
Lynne Harrison, with David and Edie Chaifetz
Photo by Lori Sax
Serra and Steven Watila
Serra and Steven Watila
Photo by Lori Sax
David Epstein, Tamara Jacobs, Harry and Ritu Anand and Yuliya Survalava
David Epstein, Tamara Jacobs, Harry and Ritu Anand and Yuliya Survalava
Photo by Lori Sax
Norman Smith, Elayna Clair and Olga Smith
Norman Smith, Elayna Clair and Olga Smith
Photo by Lori Sax
Dave Flach, Deborah Hill, Elayna Clair, Jeanne Hutchison and John Mayer
Dave Flach, Deborah Hill, Elayna Clair, Jeanne Hutchison and John Mayer
Photo by Lori Sax
Manny and Julie Jimenez
Manny and Julie Jimenez
Photo by Lori Sax
Lynne Giviskos with Julie and Manny Jimenez
Lynne Giviskos with Julie and Manny Jimenez
Photo by Lori Sax
Carolyn Neff, Jim Ainslie and Cathy Batch
Carolyn Neff, Jim Ainslie and Cathy Batch
Photo by Lori Sax
Rev. Kevin Mitchel, Hallie Geyh and Pamela Mitchel
Rev. Kevin Mitchel, Hallie Geyh and Pamela Mitchel
Photo by Lori Sax
Tomie and Todd Houston
Tomie and Todd Houston
Photo by Lori Sax
Peg Toski, Peggy Wopperer and Tracy Welter
Peg Toski, Peggy Wopperer and Tracy Welter
Photo by Lori Sax
Richard Johnson and Deb Kalb
Richard Johnson and Deb Kalb
Photo by Lori Sax
Doug Holder and Marie Brady with Paula and Felix Coste
Doug Holder and Marie Brady with Paula and Felix Coste
Photo by Lori Sax
Linda Garden, Elayna Clair and Caro English
Linda Garden, Elayna Clair and Caro English
Photo by Lori Sax
David Welle, Yuliya Survalava and Rosemary Reinhardt
David Welle, Yuliya Survalava and Rosemary Reinhardt
Photo by Lori Sax
Hank and Melinda Foster
Hank and Melinda Foster
Photo by Lori Sax
Beth Green, Halle Geyh and Marty Hylton
Beth Green, Halle Geyh and Marty Hylton
Photo by Lori Sax
Kathy Yu and Marina Schmidt
Kathy Yu and Marina Schmidt
Photo by Lori Sax
Kristina Eastmond, Aydar Rakhmatullin and Andrie Cheine
Kristina Eastmond, Aydar Rakhmatullin and Andrie Cheine
Photo by Lori Sax
Ben and Erin Jones
Ben and Erin Jones
Photo by Lori Sax
Tom and Linda Whittaker
Tom and Linda Whittaker
Photo by Lori Sax
David and Carolyn Bialosky with Lou and Marianne Cohen
David and Carolyn Bialosky with Lou and Marianne Cohen
Photo by Lori Sax
Doug Holder and Richard Stambridge
Doug Holder and Richard Stambridge
Photo by Lori Sax
Michael Ayres and Katherine Benoit
Michael Ayres and Katherine Benoit
Photo by Lori Sax
Jerry and Wendy Feinstein
Jerry and Wendy Feinstein
Photo by Lori Sax
Sara and Dan Stults
Sara and Dan Stults
Photo by Lori Sax
Amanda Sozer and co-Chair Eileen Buzzard
Amanda Sozer and co-Chair Eileen Buzzard
Photo by Lori Sax
Lael Mohib and Ken Tarasi
Lael Mohib and Ken Tarasi
Photo by Lori Sax
Lenka Graff and Olga Montanus
Lenka Graff and Olga Montanus
Photo by Lori Sax

 

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