Galas & Special Events

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.

Moby-Dick Gala Committee

GALA CHAIR

Franci Neely

 

PRINCIPAL BENEFACTORS

C. Graham Berwind, III

Marlene Hess and James D. Zirin

Cindy and Tod Johnson

Sheila Johnson and William T. Newman, Jr.

Matthew Christopher Pietras

Diane B. Wilsey

Ann Ziff

 

PRIME BENEFACTOR

Rolex

 

BENEFACTORS

Steven and Betsy Bush

Dominique Laffont

Debra and Vincent Maffeo

 

PRINCIPAL SPONSORS

Judith-Ann Corrente

Mark Houston Dalzell

Ms. Annabelle Fowlkes

Joan Granlund

Kathryn L. Ketelsen

Diana Prince

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Saul

Susan R. Shapiro

Ted Snowdon and Duffy Violante

Melinda and Paul Sullivan

Barbara Walkowski

 

PRIME SPONSORS

Connie and Tom Cigarran

Judy and Jim Pohlman

Matthew Rooney

Barbara Tober

 

SPONSORS

David Chou

Prudence S. Crozier

Valerie Dixon

Carol E. and David A. Domina

Robert E. Evanson

Edward Frank and Sarah Ratchye

Nicole Gerber

Matthew and Lexi Gibbs

Wendy Morton Hudson

Robert L. and Myra Barker Hull

Kristin Kovner de Guzman

Richard Lum

Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney

Lara Marcon and J.V. Kodali

The Otto Muller Family Fund

Yasuko Noguchi and George Shelden

Valerie Paley

Physicians Research Center, LLC

Benjamin and Janet Pyne

Janet Sherlund

Ms. Carla Stearns

Esther Friesner-Stutzman and Walter Stutzman

Mr. Emory Waters

Marnie and Kern Wildenthal

 

COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Christian Keesee 

Nix and Virginia Lauridsen

Sabina and Harlan Stone

Kevin and Jennifer Woodruff

 

Committee as of February 24

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.