Galas & Special Events

GIUSEPPE VERDI

Aida
New Year's Eve Gala

Tuesday, December 31, 2024 | 6:30 PM

Ring in the New Year at the Met with the premiere of Tony winner Michael Mayer’s spectacular new production of one of opera’s grandest works, starring soprano Angel Blue in her long-awaited company debut in the touchstone title role. The gala evening includes a post-performance dinner and dancing with the cast, and the traditional fireworks on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier at midnight.

New Year's Eve Gala Committee

GALA CHAIRMAN

Mercedes T. Bass

 

PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS

Adrienne Arsht

C. Graham Berwind, III

Ms. Barbara Bruns and Mr. Wolfgang Stamp

Elizabeth and Jean-Marie Eveillard

Ann and Vicente Madrigal

Denise Littlefield Sobel

Ann Ziff

Anonymous

 

BENEFACTORS

Hermione Foundation, Laura J. Sloate, Trustee

Matthew Rooney

Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Tai

 

PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Bard

Michele J. Cestone

Nora Frances and Vaughan McRae

Joan Granlund

Randolph Kantorowicz-Toro

Lynn Schneider Foundation

Barbara Walkowski

 

PRIME SPONSORS

Terri and Fadi Chartouni

Ms. Margaret Gilliam

Teresa and Mark Medearis

Barbara Tober

Sylvia Toth

Ken and Dorothy Woodcock

 

SPONSORS

Ms. Gina Ankner and Ms. Timi Ann Neri

Mara and Robert Atkind

Madeleine Bennett

Tom Buffett and Desiree Baolian Qin

The Revd Sarah Buxton-Smith and The Revd Dr. Stephen J. S. Smith

Jane Lipton Cafritz

Miss Krystle Chen and Mr. Henry Jacob Chen

David Chou

Mark and Ellen De Rocco

Dean and Sheryl Foster

Robin Fowler

Wendy Franklin

Mrs. Joseph Gal

Rolf Heitmeyer

Glenn Held and Nan J. Morrison

Markus Hoffmann and Ulrike Nostadt

John Howard

Jake Jamison 

Rhonda Lee Kaplan

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Kimmelman

Richard P. Krasnow and Nancy Meyrich

Dr. Daniel Libby and Dr. Nancy Kemeny

William and Helen Little

Ed and Kathy Ludwig

Dr. Pamela Marron

Dan Marshak

Jennifer McCausland and Jeffrey Christianson

Mr. Richard J. Miller, Jr. and Ms. Shannon E. Older

Kerry, Kendall, and James Mitchell, Jr.

Judith and Gary Moomjian

Thomas and Shirley Mueller

Ruth and David Musher

Charles and Leslie Nicolais

Marta and Fernando Nottebohm

Mr. Philip Nuzzo

Antonio and Maria Pargana

Sondra C. Rabin, Ph.D.

Joyce Rector and Steve Hayes

Robert and Florence Rothman

George Shelden and Yasuko Noguchi

Dr. Mark Shikowitz

Victor and Helen Shulov

Richard and Donna Soloway, NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc.

Yvonne S. Thornton, MD

Mr. and Mrs. David M. Tobey

Ms. Dian Woodner

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Joan and Hy Bloom

Alexandra Kauka Hamill and Sterling Morton Hamill

John C. and Sylvia M. Hughes

Horacio and Dimity Milberg

Linda Mirels

Mary Gene Sondericker

Mary Wallach

Kevin and Jennifer Woodruf

 

Committee as of December 18

JAKE HEGGIE / LIBRETTO BY GENE SCHEER

Moby-Dick
Gala Premiere

Monday, March 3, 2025 | 8PM

One of mankind’s great epics arrives on the Met stage with the company premiere of Jake Heggie’s gripping take on Moby-Dick, a triumph of American contemporary opera. Celebrate the moment with a special gala evening that begins with cocktails and dinner on the Grand Tier before the performance, followed by dessert at intermission.

RICHARD STRAUSS

Salome
Gala Premiere

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | 8PM

Leading opera director Claus Guth unveils the first new Met production of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy in 20 years. Conducted for the first time with the company by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin and starring soprano Elza van den Heever and baritone Peter Mattei, it’s an event not to be missed. Join us for cocktails and a pre-show gala dinner on the Mercedes T. Bass Grand Tier.