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2023 SEASON KICKOFF AND FUNDRAISER

Café Society

Sunday, June 11
5 PM - 9 PM

5 PM - Cocktail Hour and Silent Auction

6 PM - Dinner, Performances, and Live Auction
 
Gedney Farm 
34 Hartsville-New Marlborough Rd
New Marlborough, MA

Please reserve your tickets by May 19

A celebration of Puccini's La Bohème

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ABOUT CAFÉ SOCIETY

Please join fellow BOF friends and supporters for this special Season Kickoff and Fundraiser. Guests will be treated to a delicious three-course meal, silent and live auctions (including a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to appear in La Bohème as a supernumerary!), and musical selections by special guest artist Teresa Perrotta and BOF’s very own Maestro Brian Garman. Event proceeds will support BOF’s 2023 season mainstage production of Puccini’s timeless tale of love and loss, La Bohème.

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Guests at "Café Society" will get a chance to hear the artistry of soprano Teresa Perrotta, a recent grand finals winner at the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition. Ms. Perrotta, according to Classical Voice North America has a “sweet, rich voice,” and who Opera Magazine UK said “showed total command musically and dramatically . . . a lovely, pliant voice one would seek out again.” Ms. Perrotta joined the Washington National Opera as a Cafritz Young Artist for the 2022-23 season, where she will perform Musetta in La Bohème at the Kennedy Center.

HOST COMMITTEE

Ilene and Lester Bliwise, William Briggs and Donald Usher, Terry Cerezola, Paul Clark and Carol Parrish, Noreen Doyle, Dalton Dwyer, Thomas Fynan, MD and William Loutrel, Elysa and Peter Graber-Lipperman, Susan and Ken Kramer, Yong and Raymond Kwok, John O’Brien and Jamie Lehrer, Soo Sung and Robert Merli, Roger Persell, Drs. Eduardo and Lina Plantilla, Richard and Carol Seltzer

Thank you to our Planning Committee!

A special thanks to our Sponsors*

GOLD
Roger Persell

Richard and Carol Seltzer
 
SILVER
Chicago Title Insurance Company
 
COCKTAIL HOUR
Theresa Cerezola
Soo Sung and Robert Merli

*As of May 17, 2023

TICKETING AND TABLE OPTIONS

 

Single Tickets: $250

Enjoy a sumptuous dinner in the company of fellow BOF friends and supporters.

Tax-deductible portion $150

Standard Tables: $2,000

A standard table seats 8 guests.

Premium Tables of 8 (limit: 6): SOLD OUT

Benefits: Meet-and-Greet/photo opportunity with our guest artist, Teresa Perrotta. Plus, reserved
parking and recognition on event materials and signage for the table host.

Registration is now closed
To process payment for a reserved table, please contact Brenna Hull at 413-213-6574 

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Cocktail Hour Sponsor $500 (limit 5)

Help kick off the festivities by co-sponsoring the evening's Cocktail Hour!

• Acknowledgement on signage, website, and in event communications, as well as on the Café Society page in our printed 2023 Festival Program.

*Sponsorship does not include event tickets

Silver Sponsor $2,500 (limit 6)

• Acknowledgement on signage, website, and in event communications.

• 1/4-page ad and acknowledgment on the Café Society page in our printed 2023 Festival Program.

*Sponsorship does not include event tickets

Gold Sponsor $5,000 (limit 4)

• Two tickets to Café Society.

Logo on signage, website, and in event communications.

• 1/2-page ad and acknowledgment on the Café Society page in our printed 2023 Festival Program.

Platinum Sponsor $10,000 (limit 2) 

• Four tickets to Café Society.

Logo on signage, website, and in event communications.

• Full-page premium ad and acknowledgment on the Café Society page in our printed

2023 Festival Program.

To reserve your sponsorship, please contact Brenna Hull at 413-213-6574
NON-ATTENDEE AND ADDITIONAL DONATIONS

Can't attend Café Society?

Please consider supporting our event fundraising goal by making a 100% tax-deductible donation.

 

Thank you for your support!

Additional Information and FAQ's


Dinner and Beverage Provisions

Please be sure to notify us in advance if you or your guests have any dietary allergies or restrictions.
The evening will begin with Cocktail Hour, where guests will enjoy complimentary drinks and delicious hors d'oeuvres.  Once seated, guests will enjoy a specially-curated dinner and dessert. For the main course, there will be a choice between Roasted Chicken and Vegetarian plates.

Attire
Dress attire will be"Berkshires Chic." Festive, but not fancy. Please wear anything that makes you feel comfortable. This is summer in the Berkshires, after all!

Accommodations

Rooms are available at Gedney Farm. Please contact Gedney Farm's front desk to book your room, either by phone at 413-229-3131 or by email at frontdesk@gedneyfarm.com. Mention that you are part of the Berkshire Opera Festival event to secure event pricing.

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Guests at “Falstaff’s Feast” (2021). At right and above are views of Gedney Farm.
Questions

 Please contact the BOF Office at (413) 213 - 6622 or Events@BerkshireOperaFestival.org

Last updated May 17, 2023

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