"To be sure I wouldn't miss it, I even put off knee surgery."Ĭhanneling the sartorial spirit of Wagner's Rhinemaidens, gala co-chairs Stephanie Tuttleand Linle Froeb, with Opera Guild President Ann Girard, shimmered in elegant gowns created by designer Julia Panciroli. "This is the first time our opera's produced the full 'Ring' cycle, and that's very special," she said.
We had no idea there were so many other 'Ring' fanatics."Īnd all 250 guests at the June 11 dinner-dance and live auction of luxe items were going for the gold at this gala benefiting the Opera Guild's music and education programs for 50,000 Bay Area youth - especially super supporter Delia Erhlich. His wife, Gerlind Rothen, agreed: "It's so exciting for us to discover this enthusiasm outside Germany.
"Wagner's 'Ring' is the biggest that you can get in opera," he exclaimed.
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