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Sarasota Opera Gala

The evening at the Ritz-Carlton was filled with French surprises, leading up to the opera Manon Lescaut.

Photography by Rebecca Baxter February 5, 2018

Nancy Hewett, Edward Williams

Suzanne Berry, Pat Jones (co-chair)

Shari Harris, Lydia and Pat McKenzie

Jack McClure, Pat McKenzie, Jonathan Coleman

James Jordan, Claudia McCorkle

Suzanne and Peter Berry

Melliss Swenson, Victor DeRenzi

Molly Schechter, Howard Ronson

The gala scene

Karen Geck, Louise Minges

Stacy Moldovan, Susan Harrigan, Melissa Burzynski

Audrey Robbins, Edie Chaifetz, Carol English (co-chair), Larry and Maureen Gillen

A silver and purple color scheme, street signs bearing fleur-de-lis, and performances by the opera's principal artists and Sarasota Cuban Ballet School dancers (the can-can) highlighted the gala as well.

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