Annual Gala

Boston Lyric Opera’s annual gala is one of Boston’s premier theatrical events.  This year the Grand Ballroom of the Fairmont Copley Plaza was transformed into the Latin Quarter of Paris for, La vie de bohème – A Night at Café Momus.  The La bohème themed Gala featured sumptuous French bistro fare and an enchanting performance showcasing several of Boston’s young artists.    

This annual celebration of opera benefits BLO’s Calderwood Audience Development Fund and over the years has supported a myriad of programs that introduce opera to schoolchildren and families, high school and college students and young professionals.  Thank you to all of our guests for making this year’s event such a success! 

La vie de bohème – A Night at Café Momus -- September 28, 2007 Chair Patricia Collins with Janice Mancini Del Sesto   Tania Zouikin, Daniel Prigmore, Amy Hunter and Steven Maguire   Soprano Kimwana Doner   Tiffany Bradlee and Marc Gearin   Tenor Matthew DiBattista and soprano Eleni Calenos   *Photos by Roger Farrington

30th Anniversary Celebration Extravaganza -- September 15, 2006 Co-chairs Jane and Kyla Akin with Board Chair Steve Akin   Honorees Horace and Cassandra Irvine with soprano Lisa Daltirus   Janice Mancini Del Sesto with Josiah Spaulding   Merrill, Caroline and Charles Gottesman   Soprano Kate Lindsey and baritone Earle Patriarco   *Photos by Roger Farrington

Shadows of the Night: A Celebration of the Diva in Black and White -- May 19, 2006 Board Chair Alicia Cooney Quigley and Stephen Quigley   Margaret and John Ruttenberg Co-chairs Jane and Kyla Akin with BLO's General Director Janice Mancini Del Sesto   Dorothy Arnold and honoree Linda Cabot Black Tenor Matthew DiBattista performing at the Gala *Photos by Roger Farrington