Bradenton Opera Guild Winter Gala

Sheila and Joe Varady pose with Ky Thompson who dressed up as Giusseppi Verdi for the Verdi look-alike contest

Carol Heckman and Rachel Assi

Chairwomen Jeanne Yeagle and Syble Di Girolamo

Peter and Syble Di Girolamo

Jeanne Yeagle and Dave Luce

Frances Vitale, Gail Briley and Elissa Soyka

Frances Vitale

Gail Briley

Elissa Soyka

Kirt and Marina Anderson

Gerard and Joan Sullivan

Verdi Spumante was served at the event.

Elizabeth and Ed Roberts

Borax and Elissa Soyka with Elayne Calberman and Samuel Lowry

Tina McLean and Gee Sapp

Norm and Jan Frederiksen

Greg Parry with Kristi and Johnny Greenslade

Annelie Gustke and Jim Helmich

Scott Guinn, Rachel Assi, Andrea Gartner and Greg Parry

Jorgen Graugaard wore a matching multi-colored music note bowtie and cummerbund at the Bradenton Opera Guild’s Winter Gala.

Jorgen and Gudrun Graugaard

Ed Bavaria, Elayne Calberman with Cynthia and Richard Russell, executive director of the Sarasota Opera

Virginia Page had fun with the Verdi contest by wearing the color green and writing up a note card explaining why she had the best Giusseppi Verdi outfit.

Marcia and Richard DeGennaro, president Bradenton Opera Guild

Beverly and Ray Broth dance to the Scott Blum Orchestra

The Scott Blum Orchestra

Gee Sapp dances with Frances Vitale

Mary Zabin and Kirt Anderson

Richard DeGennaro, president of the Bradenton Opera Guild, with Victor DeRenzi, artistic director of the Sarasota Opera, and Richard Russell, executive director of the Sarasota Opera

Victor DeRenzi, artistic director of the Sarasota Opera, with Richard Russell, executive director of the Sarasota Opera

Greg and Jennifer Steube

Barbara O’Connor and Marsha Johnson

Bonnie Chapman, David Walker and Stephanie Sundine

Don and Rachael Worthington with Irene and Sumner Bagby

Barbara O’Connor and Mary Cook

Jacqueline Morton