2025 Season
2025 GALA — AN EVENING WITH ANNA NETREBKO
6:30PM, Monday, February 3, 2025
The Breakers Palm Beach

Save the date for an exclusive celebration of opera, elegance, and entertainment on Monday, February 3 at The Breakers Palm Beach. Enjoy an elegant dinner and experience the internationally acclaimed soprano Anna Netrebko. Ms. Netrebko will partner with pianist Ángel Rodriguez in an intimate recital program benefiting Palm Beach Opera. All funds raised from this unforgettable evening will support PBO’s mission of impactful educational programming, transformative artist training, and world-class mainstage performances.

A highlight of the Palm Beach social calendar each year, the gala brings together opera lovers and community leaders to enjoy an evening of glamour, artistry, and a delectable dinner, while supporting the company’s continued mission of bringing world-class opera to South Florida.

About Anna Netrebko

Throughout an illustrious career beginning in 1994, Anna Netrebko has become a reigning prima donna of the 21st century. Either as the toast of season opening productions at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan or the Metropolitan Opera in New York, a featured soloist at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics, or the first classical music artist named to Time magazine’s annual list of the world’s 100 most influential people, Netrebko has consistently distinguished herself inside – and outside – the world of opera. Netrebko’s portrayals of opera’s most iconic heroines demonstrate a remarkable range and artistic sensibility, and her interpretations have spanned Mozart to bel canto to the heroines of Puccini and Verdi. Recently appearing as Turandot at La Scala, later this summer she performs as Tosca at Verona, followed by Nabucco and Il trovatore in Berlin, La bohème in Monte-Carlo, La forza del destino at La Scala, and Ariadne auf Naxos and The Queen of Spades in Vienna.

An exclusive Deutsche Grammophon recording artist since 2003, Netrebko’s extensive discography comprises complete operas, concert repertoire, and numerous bestselling solo albums. Among her awards and distinctions, Netrebko has received three Grammy Award nominations, and the UK’s Classical BRIT Awards for “Singer of the Year” and “Female Artist of the Year”.

“A soprano with star power in the best sense, a charismatic expressivity that pervades every element of her performance”
– Anthony Tommasini, New York Times

GALA TICKETS

Individual tickets for the concert and dinner are priced at $1,250 per person with limited availability, and will go on sale in November. Sponsorship tickets may be reserved now and start at $3,000 per couple, with the option to purchase complete tables at higher benefit tiers. Please contact Clarissa Stoney, Individual Giving & Special Events Manager, at cstoney@pbopera.org or 561-835-7576 for more information.


Gala Chair
Mrs. Veronica Atkins
Gala Council
Carole H. & Stefano Acunto
Mrs. Veronica Atkins
Agnieszka Balaban
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brown
Dr. Louise Cohen
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Desnick

Mrs. Patricia Falkenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Fisher
Mr. & Mrs. Austin Fragomen
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fromer
Mr. & Mrs. David Genser
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gottesman
Mrs. Denise Kalland
Judy & Jerry Kaufman
Ms. Paulette Koch
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Kohl
Drs. Henry & Marsha Laufer
Marc S. Solomon & Cindy Levine
Dr. Frayda Lindemann
Dr. Donna K. & Mr. John Raggio
Mrs. Ari Rifkin
Mr. and Mrs. John Sculley
Mrs. Carla Herwitz & Mr. and Mrs. John Shalam
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Sosnoff
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Williams
Underwriters
Grand Gala Benefactor
Mrs. Veronica Atkins
Evening Music & Entertainment Underwriters
Mr. & Mrs. Sanford Fisher
Young Artist & Bailey Apprentice Artist Underwriters
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Desnick
Ángel Rodríguez, Pianist Underwriters
Judy & Jerry Kaufman
Cocktail Reception Underwriters
Mr. & Mrs. Sidney Kohl
Décor Underwriters
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Fromer
Invitation Underwriter
The Milton and Beatrice Wind Foundation
Major Sponsors’ Lunch Underwriter
Mr. Sanford Baklor 
Photography Underwriter
Mr. David Brodsky
Sponsors
Platinum Sponsors
Mr. & Mrs. William G. Brown
Mrs. Denise Kalland
Drs. Henry & Marsha Laufer
Marc S. Solomon & Cindy Levine
Dr. Frayda Lindemann
Mrs. Ari Rifkin, In loving memory of Tova Leidesdorf
Gold Sponsors
Carole H. & Stefano Acunto
Dr. Louise Cohen
Mr. & Mrs. David Genser
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Gottesman
Ms. Paulette Koch
Mr. and Mrs. John Sculley
Mrs. Carla Herwitz & Mr. and Mrs. John Shalam
Mr. & Mrs. Martin Sosnoff
Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Williams
Silver Sponsors
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Efron
Mr. Ken Endelson
Mr. & Mrs. George McCabe
Bronze Sponsors
Michael & Janna Bob
Kim Hastie, Adriana Herrera, Shrikant Iyer, Annette Vass 
Couple Sponsors
Mr. & Mrs. Peter Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Paul du Quenoy
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Dweck
Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Forbes
Tamara and Vladimir Fridman
Mr. & Mrs. Stanley Gaines
Dr. & Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie, Jr.
Rochelle & David Hirsch
Dr. Mary Beeson & Mr. John Holcomb
Ms. Amanda Ismail
Ms. Camille LaBarre
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Laurans, The Laurans Family Fund at the Rhode Island Foundation
Ms. Maureen Kelly & Mr. Sam Lehrman
Miriam Levinson
Mr. Richard Lupien
Mr. & Mrs. David MacMillan
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Scharf
Mr. Luis Felipe Tavares
Mr. & Mrs. Theodore Vassilev
Mr. & Mrs. Steve Williams
Kathleen & Donald Wilson
Patron Sponsors
Craig Capehart
Rochelle & David Hirsch
Bruce Horten, M.D.
Mrs. Lisa L. Huertas
Ms. Susanna Koning
Regina A Lee
Mrs. Linda Macaulay