OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA

EVENTS: 2009 Viva la Diva Gala
T4T Cocktail Reception
2008 Viva la Diva Gala
Cyrano Director’s Salon
2007 Opening Night Gala

Opening Night Gala 2007 - Rigoletto

The Opera Company of Philadelphia celebrates the opening of their 2007-2008 season with
cocktails & hors d’oeuvres, an elegant dinner, and dessert reception at the Academy of Music.

Josie Burri greets arriving guests.

Opening Night cocktail reception.

Guests enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres prior to the opera in the
lobby of the Academy of Music.

Josh Barnett, Cathy Robert, and Lionel Savadove in their
opera finery.

Guests enjoy a sumptuous dinner
in the beautifully decorated
Academy of Music Ballroom.

Denise Creedon, Chen Reiss (Gilda) and Stephen Madva.

Assistant Director Seth Hoff and Matthew Polenzani (Duke)
relax after the opera.

Joseph and Katie Fanelli, Kathleen Stephenson,
Alan Opie (Rigoletto) and David Devan.

Andrew Wechsler, Kirstin Chavez (Maddelena), David Devan
and Donna Wechsler.

Peter Littman, and Gabriele Lee with Maestro Corrado Rovaris.

Corrado Rovaris, former Chorus Master Donald Nally, and David Devan catch up after the opera.