The Opera Gala

Thank you to all who attended and supported The Opera Gala! You helped us raise over $850,000 to support Boston Lyric Opera in honor of Esther Nelson.

LEGACY SPONSORS

Jane and Steven Akin
Linda Cabot Black
Sherryl and Gerard Cohen
Willa and Taylor Bodman

LUMINARY SPONSORS

Wayne Davis and Ann Merrifield
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Puzo
Wendy Shattuck and Sam Plimpton

VISION SPONSORS

Alicia M. Cooney and Stephen Quigley
Miguel and Suki de Bragança
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy and Jessica Donohue
Susan W. Jacobs
Dr. Joseph and Mrs. Anita Loscalzo
Anne M. Morgan
Allison Ryder and David Jones
David and Marie Louise Scudder
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Stata
State Street Corporation

INNOVATION SPONSORS

Alan and Lisa Dynner
Nick and Marjorie Greville
Kathleen Hull
Ernest Jacob
Amelia and Josh Katzen
Jane and Jeffrey Marshall
D. Cosmo and Jane P. Papa
Dr. and Mrs. John William Poduska, Sr.
Sandra A. Urie and Frank F. Herron

PERFORMANCE SPONSORS

David Hoffman and Deborah Friedman
Amy Hunter and Steven Maguire
Karen E. McShane, MD
John and Susanne Potts

#EN10 HONORARY CHAIRS
Jane & Steven Akin
Linda Cabot Black
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Puzo
David & Marie Louise Scudder
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Stata

#EN10 HOST COMMITTEE & SPONSORS
Jane & Steven Akin
Linda Cabot Black
Willa & Taylor Bodman
Miguel & Suki de Bragança
Gerard & Sherryl Cohen
Wayne Davis & Ann Merrifield
Timothy & Jessica Donohue/State Street
Alan & Lisa Dynner
David Hoffman & Deborah Friedman
Nick & Marjorie Greville
Mr. & Mrs. Amos B. Hostetter
Amy Hunter & Steve Maguire
Dr. Kathleen Hull & Ernest Jacob
Susan W. Jacobs
Amelia & Joshua Katzen
Dr. Joseph & Mrs. Anita Loscalzo
Jane & Jeffrey Marshall
Karen E. McShane, MD
Anne M. Morgan
Cosmo & Jane P. Papa
Dr. & Mrs. John William Poduska, Sr.
John & Susanne Potts
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Puzo
Allison Ryder & David Jones 
David & Marie Louise Scudder
Wendy Shattuck & Sam Plimpton
Mr. & Mrs. Ray Stata
Sandra A. Urie & Frank F. Herron

BLO would like to recognize donors who have made a contribution in honor of Esther Nelson to celebrate her 10th Season:

Mr. and Mrs. Edward C. Johnson
Ms. Brittany Decker
Charles and Anne Fried
The Honorable and Mrs. Lawrence Perera
Stephen and Geraldine Ricci
The Montrone Family
Nancy and Laury Coolidge
Mr. Robert Ames
Abigail B. Mason
Karen Johansen and Gardner Hendrie
Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Donna Anderson
George and Hillery Ballantyne
Michael Barza and Judith Robinson
Karen Levy
Mr. Mark Pasternack and Ms. Judy Meyers
Mr. and Mrs. Dozier Gardner
Mr. John Childs
Mr. John Michael Kennedy
Ms. Tania Zouikin
Tee Taggart and Jack Turner
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Kennedy
Lynn Dale and Frank Wisneski
Amy Hunter and Steven Maguire
Mr. and Mrs. Don and Pat Hillman
Drs. Lynne and Sidney Levitsky
Jeannie Ackerman Curhan and Joseph Williams
Mr. Richard Trant
Jody and Tom Gill
Mr. Mark Lippolt
Mr. Andrew Crofts
Mr. and Mrs. David S. McCue
Mark and Caroline Murphy
Ms. Sandra Steele and Mr. Paul Greenfield
Ms. Stephanie Cooper-Clarke
Ms. Alexandra Sherman
Mr. Stephen Kidder and Ms. Judith Malone
Mr. and Mrs. Mauricio Gavilanes
Miss Wallace Minot Leonard Foundation
Eric Ulken and Benedicte Clouet
Ms. Amy Merrill
Ms. Veronica Brown
Ms. Gwendalyn Moore
Nathaniel and Nancy Gardiner
Mr. Holt Massey and Ms. Sandra Ourusoff
Mr. Samuel Axelrod
Courtney Keller
Mr. Arjun K. Gupta
Mr. Zachary Gordon and Ms. Stefanie Borntreger
Ms. Laurel Lee
Anne Lyons Dolan
Michele Walls
Mr. Joseph Hammer
Gary Mikula
Robyn Marie Lamp
Ms. Joan Christel
Elaine Lai and Chandler Fulton
Ms. Toni Gal
Ms. Jennifer Luoma
Mr. Andrew Magdanz
Kyle Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Popeleski
Mr. Jim Stergios
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Olney III
Anonymous
Arthur and Eloise Hodges
Mr. and Mrs. Morton Hoffman
Doris and Howard Hunter
Maria Krokidas and Bruce Bullen
Mary and Sherif Nada
Shari and Christopher Noe
Ms. Janet Offensend
Mr. and Mrs. Jim and Sue Pate
Suzanne and Peter Read
Leonce Welt, In Honor of Amelia Welt Katzen
Ellen and Robert Kaplan
Robert Eastman
Dr. Kurt D. Gress and Mr. Samuel Y. Parkinson
Mr. Joseph Mari
Milling Kinard
Larry and Beverly St. Clair
Joe and Pam LoDato
Dr. Robert Walsh and Lydia Kenton Walsh
Gregory E. Moore and Wynne W. Szeto
Sarah E. Ashby
Lise Olney and Tim Fulham
Ms. Amy Tsurumi
Anonymous, In Memory of Susan Eastman
Anonymous

Photos from the 2020 Gala

Photography by Above Summit and Tyger Productions