Meet the Stars Dinner - April 26, 2009
San Diego Opera Members, at the Enthusiast level and above, enjoyed an elegant dinner with the casts of Peter Grimes and Madama Butterfly on Sunday April 26, 2009
Bill and Carol Stensrud with Peter Grimes star, Anthony Dean Griffey
Robert Horsman (SDNB) and Katherine Kennedy Horsman with Peter Grimes’ “Bob Boles”, Greg Fedderly
Peter Grimes’ “Ned Keene”, Kristopher Irmiter with Patricia Sinay (Holland America Line) & Art Schmidt
Gina Garcia, Chris Lavin (SD Union Tribune) with Madama Butterfly & Rigoletto cast member Scott Sikon
Faye Wilson and Esther Burnham with Kristopher Irmiter and Anthony Dean Griffey
Nancy Younger and Karen Pennix with Peter Grimes’ “Captain Balstrode”, Rod Gilfey
Peter Grimes’ “Auntie”, Judith Christin, with Karen Valentine
Jacqueline and Tim Rafalovich with with Madama Butterfly & Rigoletto cast member Crystal Jarrell
Zuzana and Zdenek Hostomsky(Pfizer) with Maestra Karen Keltner
Peter Grimes’ “Bob Boles”, Greg Fedderly with John Engel
Peter Grimes Maestro Stuaurt Bedford jokes with Peter and Jane Polgar
Peter Grimes’ “Swallow”, John DelCarlo (seated), with Raffaella Belanich(standing)
Pat Ford and Kay Porter
Lou and Brenda Alpinieri with Madama Butterfly & Rigoletto cast member Joseph Hu
Carol Putnam with Madama Butterfly pianist Dottie Randall
Andy Irwin, Joanna DelCarlo, John DelCarlo and Ann Irwin
Peter Grimes pianist Paul Harris with wife Aleicia Byrnes and Supernumerary Dan Reed
Jim and Sharon Dennison
Sima Foroozan, Madama Butterfly’s “Lt. Pinkerton” Carlo Ventre, with Carol Harter and Bill Smith
Madama Butterfly’s “Suzuki”, Suzanna Guzman, with R.G. Head
Margo Schwab with Madama Butterfly & Rigoletto cast member Scott Sikon
Leslie Burnside with Madama Butterfly & Rigoletto cast member Malcolm MacKenzie
Peter Grimes’ “Niece” Priya Palekar with Cynthia Yung and Jenny Benson