Music Lovers Convene

Dinner at New York City Opera's Antony and Cleopatra Winter Gala at Carnegie Hall.

Last Thursday night the New York City Opera held its Antony and Cleopatra Winter Gala at Carnegie Hall. Nomi Ghez was honored.

After the cocktails and dinner there was a gala concert of Samuel Barber’s Antony and Cleopatra, honoring the great American composer’s centennial year. The superb cast was headlined by City Opera favorite Lauren Flanigan as Cleopatra, debuting baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes as Antony and rising dramatic tenor Simon O’Neill as Caesar.

Dinner chairs included Penelope and John Biggs, Brooke Hayward Duchin and Lorry and Mark Newhouse.

Nicholas Firth and Marie Nugent Head Marlas

William Little and Sulvia Chan

Mindy Papp and Michael Siegal

Hope Whitehead, Lorry Newhouse, Mark Newhouse, and Faith Whitehead

Ansso Wang, Huey Din, Helen Little, Michael Tong, and Karen Li

Paul Cronson and Caroline Cronson

Brett Egan and Lorry Newhouse

Patrick Daughtry, Maria Beth Buck, and Thom Collins

Brooke Duchin and Michael MacLeod

Nomi Ghez, Michael Siegal, and Lynn Loacker

Fred Richmond, Jil Spalding, Robin Withington, and Frederic Withington

Roy and Dawn Ferguson

Sheila Stephenson and James Neuberger

Bill Cunningham

Nomi Ghez

Hope Whitehead, Michael MacLeod, and Sarah Gartner

George Arwady, Faith Whitehead, and Pamela Arwady

Princess Alexandra of Greece and Oliva Flatto

Sam Sporn and Helen Sporn

George Steel, Barbara Landau, and Mary Kelberg

Alexia Dellner, Katherine McMahon, and Karen Hsu

Vicky Lunt and Nabil Chartouni

Bianca Kawecki and Michael Gary

Betsey Selkowitz and Francis Houghton

Brooke Duchin and Michael MacLeod

George Stephenson, Donna Schwartz, and Patrick Daughtry

George Steel and Susan Baker with friends

Emily Roy Corey and Barry Goldberg

Princess Alexandra of Greece and George Steel

Helen Little and Kathy Sloane

Donna Leeb

Jesse Lovejoy, Bebe Broadwater, Derek Davis, and Rachel Davis

Helen Stambler Neuberger and Marvis Schwartz

Sylvester and Gillian Miniter

Arthur Selkowitz and Betsey Selkowitz

James Chang and Michael Tong

Last Monday night at a private penthouse in Tribeca, KiptonART and 21C Media Group hosted a private short musical performance by mezzo-soprano Joyce Didonato, highlighting her debut album Furore on Virgin Classics.