Galas & Special Events
Please join us for gala premieres and other events throughout the 2019–20 season. To view pricing and benefits, click the links below. If you would like to place an order for one of our benefit events, please complete the corresponding RSVP form and send it to the Special Events Office via email, fax, or mail. Contact information is provided on each form.
For more information, please call 212-362-6000.
2019-20 Season
Wagner’s
Der Fliegende Holländer
Gala Premiere
Der Fliegende Holländer
Monday, March 2, 2020
Valery Gergiev conducts the premiere of director François Girard’s bold new staging of Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer. In addition to the performance, the evening features cocktails and dinner on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier.
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera; Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam; The Abu Dhabi Festival; and Opéra de Québec
Production a gift of Veronica Atkins
- 5:30PM Cocktail Reception
- 6PM Dinner and Dessert
- 8PM Performance
2020-21 Season
Verdi’s
Aida
Opening Night Gala
Aida
Monday, September 21, 2020
The 2020–21 season opens in stunning fashion with the premiere of Michael Mayer’s grand new staging of Verdi’s Aida, starring soprano Anna Netrebko, mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili, and tenor Piotr Beczała, with Yannick Nézet- Séguin on the podium for his first Opening Night performance as Met Music Director. Join us after the show for a gala dinner with the cast.
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and the Bolshoi Theatre of Russia
Production a gift of C. Graham Berwind, III
Director, Spring Point Partners LLC
- 5PM Cocktail Reception
- 6PM Performance
- Post Performance Cast Dinner
Mozart’s
Die Zauberflöte
New Year's Eve Gala
Die Zauberflöte
Thursday, December 31, 2020
The Met rings in the new year with Simon McBurney’s new take on a beloved classic—the company’s first new production of Mozart’s masterpiece in 16 years. Maestro Gustavo Dudamel makes a rare Met appearance, conducting a standout cast of Mozarteans. The evening features dinner and dancing after the performance, as well as the traditional fireworks on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier at midnight.
Original co-production of Dutch National Opera, Amsterdam; English National Opera, London; and Festival d’Aix-en-Provence
Production a gift of Rolex
- 6PM Performance
- Post Performance Cast Dinner
Mozart’s
Don Giovanni
Gala Premiere
Don Giovanni
Monday, March 1, 2020
Tony Award–winning director Ivo van Hove makes a major Met debut with a new vision of Mozart’s dark comedy. Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts a star-studded cast led by baritone Peter Mattei, bass-baritone Gerald Finley, soprano Ailyn Pérez, and mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard. After the performance, join us on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier for a gala dinner with the cast.
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Opéra National de Paris
Production a gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Nicholas F. Taubman, and the Rosalie J. Coe Weir Endowment Fund
Additional funding from The Walter and Leonore Annenberg Endowment Fund
- 5PM Cocktail Reception
- 6PM Performance
- Post Performance Cast Dinner
Jake Heggie’s
Dead Man Walking
Metropolitan Opera Gala Premiere
Dead Man Walking
Thursday, April 8, 2021
Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the highly anticipated Met premiere of Jake Heggie’s 21st-century masterpiece, starring mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato. Before the performance, join us for cocktails and dinner on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier.
Production a gift of Ann and Gordon Getty, and Diane B. Wilsey
Additional funding from Franci Neely, and The H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang, PhD.
and Oscar Tang Endowment Fund
- 6PM Cocktail Reception
- 6:30PM Dinner
- 8PM Performance