PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE

11th Annual High-Tech Night @ the Opera

Friday, April 23, 2010

San Diego Opera
Civic Theatre, 3rd and B Streets, Downtown San Diego

About the Event

For the past ten years, San Diego’s High-Tech Community has gathered together for an evening of exceptional networking and world-class opera. High-Tech Night @ the Opera continues to serve as an unparalleled opportunity to connect with the leading executives, investors, and innovators in Southern California. This event is exclusive to those working in the High-Tech field. Thank you!

Backstage Tours - 6:00pm

The evening begins with a very special "behind-the-scenes" look at San Diego Opera's production of La traviata. Tours will depart promptly at 6:05 pm, 6:10 pm, 6:15 pm and 6:20 pm. To participate, please check in 10 minutes prior to the tour you wish to join.

Pre-Opera Networking Reception - 6:30pm

Join the Co-Chairs for an elegant, private Pre-opera reception where you'll savor lavish hors d'oeuvres and wine as you network with High-Tech industry leaders. Business and cocktail attire are both appropriate for this event.

La traviata - 8:00pm

In glittering 19th century Paris, two hearts find true love – only to be separated by their two very different worlds. Spectacular music and a poignant story make La Traviata an eternally popular hit. We add lavish sets, gorgeous costumes and the marvelous voices of Met stars Elizabeth Futral and Marius Brenciu for one of the hottest operas of the season.

Dessert Reception - 8:35pm

Girard Gourmet is proud to host a scrumptious dessert and coffee reception for the High-Tech crowd during the first intermission.

Special Event Packages Are Required!

The Prices Outlined Below for High-Tech Night @ the Opera Include

  • Exclusive backstage tour
  • Admission to the Pre-Opera Networking Reception
  • A Premier Seat for La traviata on Friday, April 23, 2010
  • Admission to the Dessert Reception, during the first intermission

To Purchase Tickets*

Packages must be purchased in advance. To purchase a packages call Patron Services at (619) 533-7000, 8:30am - 4:30pm, Monday - Friday.

Section Prices

Section Price
B3/B4$155
B2$175
DC3/MZ3/B1$195
DC2/MZ2/UL$235
DC1/MZ1/LL$275
ORCH$275
San Diego Civic Theatre Seating Section Map

*Please note that all sales are final. No refunds or exchanges. Cast and repertoire are subject to change. Seating subject to availability.

Questions?

Bonnie Keller will be happy to address any questions leading up to the event. Please contact her directly at (619) 533-7044 or Bonnie.Keller@sdopera.com

San Diego Opera Thanks

Our Generous Sponsors and Community Partners


Board Level Sponsor

Foley and Lardner LLP

Supporting Sponsors

Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Luce Forward Sony

Dessert Reception Sponsor

Girard Gourmet

2010 Community Partners

CommNexus Connect EvoNexus
MIT Enterprise Forum San Diego Software Industry Council San Diego Venture Group
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About Our Honorary Chair

Andrew J. Viterbi, Ph.D.

Andrew and Erna Viterbi

This year, we are humbled to have Andrew J. Viterbi, Ph.D. serving as Honorary Chair of our special evening together. In 1967, Dr. Viterbi conceived The Viterbi algorithm, with universal applications which include, the decoding of the convolutional codes used in both CDMA and GSM digital cellular, dial-up modems, satellite, deep-space communications, 802.11 wireless LANs, speech recognition, keyword spotting, computational linguistics and bioinformatics. His internationally applauded work is the foundation of technology today.

Equally significant and important are the phenomenally generous ways that Dr. Viterbi and his wife, Erna have supported San Diego Opera, most recently through a gift of one million dollars. The first $500,000 of the gift will be used to underwrite the “Community Conversations on Faith and Freedom” lecture series in conjunction with Verdi’s opera Nabucco, the second opera in the San Diego Opera 2010 season. The second half of the one million dollar gift is designated to the 2011 International Season where San Diego Opera will honor the Viterbi family as the Season Sponsor. These gifts reflect The Viterbi’s long term commitment to the Opera and its artistic quality.

La traviata

In the world of 19th century Paris’ glittering “demi-monde”, rich men enjoyed the company of beautiful women – for a price. Yet, for a brief moment in this decadent whirlwind, two hearts found true love – only to be separated by family, society and finally, death.

Star of our 2008 Pagliacci, soprano Elizabeth Futral returns as Violetta after dazzling Berlin, Chicago and Los Angeles as the charismatic courtesan. Her lover Alfredo is 2001 Cardiff “Singer of The World”, tenor Marius Brenciu, reprising the role he sang to critical acclaim in Berlin and Rome.

With its spectacular music and poignant story, Verdi’s La traviata is one of the most popular of all operas. Add San Francisco Opera’s lavish sets, gorgeous costumes and marvelous singers and you have one of the hottest tickets of the season – a great reason to subscribe now!

The running time is approximately 3 hours, 5 minutes including three 20-minute intermissions.

Photos from 2009 High-Tech Night @ The Opera

Friday, February 20, 2009

2010 Honorary Chair

Andrew J. Viterbi, Ph.D.
Founder, The Viterbi Group

2010 Co-Chairs

Martha A. Dennis, Ph.D.
Principal, Gordian Knot

David E. Kleinfeld, Esq.
Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
President, San Diego Opera Board of Directors

Don Rosenberg
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary, QUALCOMM Inc.

Harvey White
Chairman, (SHW)2 Enterprises

2010 Host Committee

Rick Baldridge
President & COO, ViaSat

Rachel Barley
Executive Director, San Diego Venture Group

James C. Brailean Ph.D.
CEO & President, PacketVideo

David Drucker
Executive Vice President, Dataskill, Inc.

M. Wainwright Fishburn Jr.
Partner, Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

Ian Gardner
CEO and Board Member, Helix Wind

Stan Glasgow
President & CEO, Sony Electronics

Adam Gould
Member of Oversight, EvoNexus

Francis J. Harding
EVP and Chief Financial Officer, NextWave Wireless LLC

Douglas Hecht
President, Digitaria Interactive, Inc.

Bo Hedfors
Consultant

Geoffrey Hueter, Ph.D.
CTO, Certona Corporation

Mark Kelley
Wireless Analyst

Richard Kerr
CEO, Public Wireless

Robert Kibble
Managing Partner, Mission Ventures

Peter Leparulo
CEO Novatel Wireless, Inc.

Payam Manavi
CEO, The Office Games

Rory Moore
CEO CommNexus

Tom Munro
CEO Verimatrix

Ake Persson
Chairman, SKY MobileMedia

Fred Phillips Ph.D.
Managing Partner, General Informatics LLC

Duane Roth
CEO CONNECT

Bob Slapin
Executive Director San Diego Software Industry Council

Edward Patrick ("Pat") Swan, Jr.
Partner-in-Charge, San Diego Luce Forward Hamilton & Scripps LLP

Bob Thibodeau, Ph.D.
President, Expense IQ

Tony Thornley
Director, Proximetry Inc.

Tom Tullie
President CEO & Chairman, ecoATM

Karen Winston
Program Director San Diego MIT Enterprise Forum