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Galas & Special Events

Please join us for gala premieres and other events throughout the 2021–22 season.

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Verdi's Don Carlos
Gala Premiere

Monday, February 28, 2022 6:30PM ET

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the very first Met performance of the original five-act French version of Verdi’s grand masterpiece. A star-studded cast comes together in a gripping new production by David McVicar, including tenor Matthew Polenzani, soprano Sonya Yoncheva, mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča, and bass Eric Owens. This epic gala evening includes a black-tie dinner before the performance and dessert during intermission.

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4:30 PM Early Cocktails
5:00PM Gala Dinner
6:30PM Performance
Intermission Champagne and Dessert
Black Tie

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Don Carlos Gala Committee

Gala Chairmen

Elizabeth M. and Jean-Marie R. Eveillard

Co-Chairmen

C. Graham Berwind, III

Betsy and Ed Cohen

Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin

Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer and Joseph Neubauer

Dr. Frayda B. Lindemann

Ann Ziff

Principal Sponsors

Judith-Ann Corrente and Willem Kooyker

Sanford and Isanne Fisher

Mark David Keller and Joel Robert Melamed MD

Prime Sponsors

Reuben and Robin Jeffery

Marta E. Nottebohm

Sponsors

Judith M. Hoffman

Caio Zapata

Committee as of January 18, 2022

Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor
Gala Premiere

Saturday, April 23, 2022 8PM ET

Soprano Nadine Sierra stars in the title role, alongside tenor Javier Camarena as Edgardo, for the premiere of an electrifying new staging by acclaimed Australian theater and film director Simon Stone. Join us for cocktails and dinner before the performance, and dessert at intermission.