La Belle Epoque Moderne

Opera Colorado celebrated 41-years of world-class Opera in Denver at the 2024 Opera Colorado Gala La Belle Epoque Moderne on May 11

May 21, 2024

Pamela Cress,

Nicole Frankel, Sameed Afghani, Karen Sumner | Photos courtesy of Pamela Cress

Opera Colorado celebrated 41-years of world-class Opera in Denver at the 2024 Opera Colorado Gala La Belle Epoque Moderne on May 11 at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Guests enjoyed a lovely evening with a special performance by soprano, Sharleen Joynt. Proceeds from the evening support Opera Colorado ‘s education and community engagement programs.

Paulette Rhyne, Don Braden and Ellie Caulkins
Event chairs Dr. Kristin Freestone and MAJ Dino Maniatis and their girls Angelina and Kristina
Christina Wells, Amy Stephens, Linda Weise
Joseph Chan and Ania Bakunova
Erik Dyce and Lisanne Hendricks
Dr. Patricia Baca and Armando Quiroz
Amy Caudill and Ty Tomlinson
John, Daryl Ann and Emily Letts
Merrill Shields (honorary board director) and Ray Thomasson
Brian Donovan and Josette Montgomery
Presenting sponsors Ken and Donna Barrow
Wendy and Ari Pelto (music director)
Anuradha, Mani and Dr. Prem Subramanian (board secretary)
Cynthia and Dr. Larry Chan (board VP)
Chair emeritus Elizabeth Caswell Dyer and Matthew Dyer
Tom and Mary Conroy
Board president Chip Horne and Jan Kennaugh
General & artistic director Greg Carpenter, CFO Tom Kirkpatrick and Jennifer Colgan, director of marketing & communications

General & artistic director Greg Carpenter, CFO Tom Kirkpatrick and Jennifer Colgan, director of marketing & communications

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Board chair Richard Koseff and Diana Bersohn