Gala Premiere

Le Comte oryNew ProductioN

Gala Chairmenmercedes and Sid Bass

Gala Co-ChairmenJudith-Ann Corrente and Willem Kooykermrs. Paul Desmarais, Sr.marlene Hess and James D. Zirinmary and michael JaharisKaren and Kevin KennedySuzie and Bruce KovnerWilliam C. and Susan F. morrismr. and mrs. Howard SolomonAnn Ziff

honorary ChairmenSalma Hayek Pinault and François-Henri Pinault

Corporate ChairmenValérie Hermann Chief Executive Officer, Yves Saint LaurentStefano Pilati Creative Director, Yves Saint Laurent

The Board of Directors and General manager Peter Gelbinvite you to the Gala Benefit of

Rossini’s

Le Comte oryMetroPolitaN oPera PreMiere

Thursday, march 24, 2011

6:00 pm CoCKtAiL reCePtion

6:30 pm Dinner

8:00 pm PerFormAnCe

intermission CHAmPAGne AnD DeSSert

BLACK tie

Countess Adèle Diana Damrau

IsolIer Joyce DiDonato

rAgonde Susanne resmark

Count ory Juan Diego Flórez

rAImbAud Stéphane Degout

the tutor michele Pertusi

ConduCtor maurizio Benini

ProduCtIon Bartlett Sher

set desIgner michael yeargan

Costume desIgner Catherine Zuber

lIghtIng desIgner Brian macDevitt

The met is grateful to yves Saint Laurent for underwriting this gala benefit.

Sybil B. Harrington Endowment FundThis production is a gift of the Sybil B. Harrington endowment Fund.

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Cover: Juan Diego Flórez as Comte ory

Peter gelb General Manager

JAmes leVIne Music Director

boArd of dIreC tors

Christine F. Hunterco-chairMaN

Ann Ziffco-chairMaN

William C. MorrisPresideNt aNd chief executive officer

Mercedes T. Bassvice chairMaN

Kevin W. KennedychairMaN of the executive coMMittee aNd treasurer

Betsy Cohensecretary

Frayda B. Lindemannvice PresideNt

James W. KinnearhoNorary chairMaN

Paul M. MontronePresideNt eMeritus

Mrs. Ezra K. Zilkhavice chairMaN eMerita

Managing DirEc torS

Adrienne Arsht

Mercedes T. Bass

Frank A. Bennack, Jr.

Susan S. Braddock

Jerome A. Chazen

Betsy Cohen

Leonard S. Coleman

Judith-Ann Corrente

Edgar Foster Daniels

Mrs. Paul Desmarais, Sr.

Sanford H. Fisher

Marina Kellen French

Mark Getty

Beth W. Glynn

Eugene P. Grisanti

Marlene Hess

Christine F. Hunter

Frederick Iseman

Scott Kapnick

Kevin W. Kennedy

James W. Kinnear

Bruce Kovner

Camille D. LaBarre

Mrs. Walter J. Laughery, Jr.

Harry T. Lee

Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer

Frayda B. Lindemann

William R. Miller

Vivian Milstein

William C. Morris

Dr. M. Lee Pearce

Elena A. Prokupets

Laura J. Sloate

Howard Solomon

Hon. David A. Straz, Jr.

Mrs. Wilmer J. Thomas, Jr.

Robert I. Toll

Agnes Varis

George A. Weiss

Robert W. Wilson

Ann Ziff

Honor ary DirEc torS

Bruce Crawford

Mrs. Gilbert W. Humphrey

Emily Fisher Landau

Mrs. Alexander M. Laughlin

Laurence D. Lovett

James S. Marcus

John K. McKinley

Paul M. Montrone

Miss Risë Stevens

Mrs. Ezra K. Zilkha

aDviSory DirEc torS

Josef Ackermann

Alan M. Ades

Marcos Arbaitman

R. Joseph Barnett

M. Beverly Bartner

Ellen S. Berelson

Stanley M. Bergman

Glen W. Bowersock

Mrs. George P. Caulkins, Jr.

Nabil N. Chartouni

Daniel C. Cochran

Alberto Cribiore

Rena DeSisto

Gordon P. Getty

F. Malcolm Graff, Jr.

Nancy A. Green

Ephraim Greenwall

Ray J. Groves

William A. Haseltine

Thomas J. Hubbard

Howard P. Kagan

H. Alexandra Kauka

Klaus Kleinfeld

Dr. Herbert G. Kloiber

Dr. David G. Knott

Theodore A. Kurz

Mitchell L. Lathrop

Dr. Coco Lazaroff

Richard Massey

Anne Welsh McNulty

Mrs. Corbin R. Miller

Harvey R. Miller

Richard J. Miller, Jr.

Linda Mirels

Socrates Nicholas

Ellen F. Oelsner

Kevin Parker

Joseph R. Perella

Miss Leontyne Price

Hartley R. Rogers

Winthrop Rutherfurd, Jr.

Mrs. Arnold Schwartz

Joan C. Schwartz

Barry Shenkman

Maria Shustorovich

Donald G. Sisler

Daisy M. Soros

Daniel F. Terry, Jr.

Robert L. Turner

John J. Veronis

MEMBErS oF tHE a SSociation

Mahmoud M. Abdallah

M. Bernard Aidinoff

Roger Barnett

Jane Beasley

Mrs. Thomas S. Brush

Van Cliburn

Robert J. Cubitto

Edward vK. Cunningham

Mrs. Bryant Reeve Dunn

Robert G. Edge

Joseph L. Gossner

Eugene M. Grant

Marit G. Gruson

G. Morris Gurley

Mrs. Randolph H. Guthrie

O. Delton Harrison, Jr.

Rolf Heitmeyer

Henry H. Hoyt, Jr.

Miss Kate Ireland

Mattiwilda Dobbs Janzon

Mrs. Martin S. Kimmel

Frederick R. Koch

W. Loeber Landau

Mrs. Joan C. Long

Arthur J. Mahon

John L. McGraw

Carlos Moseley

Mrs. Peter H. Nicholas

Katharina Otto-Bernstein

Sharon Robinson

Mary G. (Molly) Rockefeller

Jacqui Smith

Mrs. William F. Sondericker

Stephanie Landess Suslak

Barry Tucker

Mrs. Robert Wagenfeld

Mrs. Ralph M. Wyman

young a SSociatE DirEc torS

Lawrence S. Chu

Heather H. Georges

Matthew G. Hurd

Vikas Kapoor

Roelfien Kuijpers

So-Chung Shinn Lee

Harrison T. LeFrak

Joshua S. Levine

Pedro Magalhães

Corinne Tatiana von Nordmann

Mary E. Peck

Evelyn M. M. Popp

Langdon Van Norden, Jr.

Christopher C. Warren

Satoko Yahata

Simon Yates

Le Comte orytHurSDay, MarcH 24, 2011

Gala Committee

Gal a Chairmenmercedes and Sid Bass

Gal a Co-ChairmenJudith-Ann Corrente and

Willem Kooykermrs. Paul Desmarais, Sr.marlene Hess and James D. Zirinmary and michael JaharisKaren and Kevin KennedySuzie and Bruce KovnerWilliam C. and Susan F. morrismr. and mrs. Howard SolomonAnn Ziff

honor ary ChairmenSalma Hayek Pinault and

François-Henri Pinault

Corpor ate ChairmenValérie HermannChief exeCutive offiCer, yves Saint LaurentStefano PilatiCreative DireCtor, yves Saint Laurent

BenefaCtorsBeth and Gary Glynn

prinCipal sponsorsSanford and isanne Fishernancy Louise Jones

sponsorsAnn B. AlfordDavid Chouedward e. and Betsy Z. Cohenmr. and mrs. Gerald Craigelizabeth De CuevasAnneliese Harstickekkehart Hassels-WeilerDr. Horst and Heike HeimbachFanya HellerJudith m. HoffmanDr. and mrs. Peter J. LindenBertita and Guillermo martínezAndrew J. martin-Weberrichard J. masseyJoel robert melamed, m.D.Gillian and Sylvester minitertony rosenthal and ruth GanisterGil Shivamr. and mrs. Christopher C. WarrenPaula yeghiayan

Commit tee memBersGilbert and Lena Kaplanms. Gretchen royceBrian Colbath and William Vicic

(Committee in formation)