OPERA LAFAYETTE PRESENTS
THE ERA OF MADAME DE POMPADOUR
NEW YORK GALA PERFORMANCE AND DINNER
GALA CHAIR
BARBARA TOBER
HONORING
HENRY TIMMS
PRESIDENT & CEO OF LINCOLN CENTER
SPECIAL GUESTS
H.R.H. Princess Chantal de France and The Baron François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue
MACHINE DAZZLE
TUESDAY, MAY 9
6:30 PM PERFORMANCE
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO
1230 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK CITY
8:30 PM DINNER AND MUSIC
MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
1220 FIFTH AVENUE
NEW YORK CITY
Please join us for a celebration of Opera Lafayette’s
2nd Annual New York City Baroque Music Festival
The evening begins at El Museo del Barrio with the centerpiece of this year’s Festival, Opéra-ballet: Rameau’s Io and de La Garde’s Léandre et Héro. The double bill will include a historic world premiere of Jean-Phillippe Rameau’s Io with costumes designed by “theatrical genius,” Machine Dazzle (The New Yorker).
Directly following the performance, the celebration will continue across the street at the Museum of the City of New York, with a gala dinner in honor of Henry Timms, featuring further performances by Opera Lafayette artists. Special guests will include Machine Dazzle, H.R.H. Princess Chantal de France and The Baron François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue.
GALA CHAIR
BARBARA TOBER
CHAIRMAN EMERITA,
MUSEUM OF ARTS & DESIGN
Barbara Tober serves as Chairman Emerita and head of the Education Committee and International Council at the Museum of Arts and Design where she served as Chairman for 15 years. She is President of The Acronym Fund, a firm which invests in artists and art related projects such as CODAworx, a global online hub for commissioned artwork where Mrs. Tober serves on the Advisory Board. She is an active and enthusiastic patron of the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, the Amati group at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Friends of Wethersfield, New York City Ballet, Central Park Conservancy, the American Austrian Foundation, the Dutchess Land Conservancy and Olana.
Prior to her career in the world of design and craftsmanship, Mrs. Tober spent over four decades in corporate advertising and magazine publishing, the majority of which was at Condé Nast where she was Editor-in-Chief of BRIDE’S Magazine for 30 years. She attended the Traphagen School of Fashion, The Fashion Institute of Technology and NYSchool of Interior Design. She has traveled extensively throughout the world and collects works by established as well as emerging artists, including Dale Chihuly, Bernar Venet, Michelle Oka Doner, Roy Lichtenstein, Tom Otterness, Olga de Amaral, William Morris, Betty Woodman and Lino Tagliapietra.
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During her time at BRIDE’S, Mrs. Tober produced over a dozen books, including wedding standards such as “THE BRIDE: A Celebration” and “Wedding Nightmares.” She appeared on television, radio and print as an expert on the multi-billion-dollar wedding industry. Mrs. Tober is a long-time member of the Metropolitan Club, Cosmopolitan Club and the Century Association and is listed in Who’s Who and The Social Register.
Her many awards reflect her professional experience, interest in design, appreciation for the arts and love of life in general. The list is substantial and includes the Humanitarian Award from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Living Landmark from The New York Landmarks Conservancy, Visionary by the Museum of Arts and Design, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Girl Scouts, and recognition as a New York Civic Champion. Mrs. Tober has also been honored by ArtTable, Urban Glass, and Career Transition for Dancers among many others.
Her very beloved husband of 49 years, Donald Gibbs Tober, Chairman and owner of Sugar Foods Corporation, passed away in early 2021. He is a great loss to all whose lives he touched.
HONOREE
HENRY TIMMS
PRESIDENT & CEO, LINCOLN CENTER
Henry Timms is President and CEO of Lincoln Center, the world’s leading performing arts center, which is comprised of 10 organizations including the Metropolitan Opera, NY Philharmonic, and the NYC Ballet. Under his leadership, Lincoln Center has been credited with a significant transformation. During the pandemic, he created an entire outdoor performing arts center with ten stages, reaching a new and diverse audience. In the face of the crisis, he led the acceleration – by two years – and completed the fundraising for the $550M David Geffen Hall project, to create one of the world’s greatest performance and community spaces. The new David Geffen Hall opened in October 2022, to great critical acclaim.
He is the creator of the global philanthropic movement, #GivingTuesday, which has catalyzed over $10 billion in donations for good causes. By some estimates, it is the largest and most diverse philanthropic movement in history. Henry is the co-author of the international bestselling book New Power which was named as a Book of the Year by Bloomberg, Fortune, FT and CNBC. It was short-listed for the FT/McKinsey Book of the Year.
In December 2022, Henry was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the Arts and to Philanthropy. Henry is a Hauser Leader at Harvard Kennedy School, a Senior Fellow at both Stanford University and the United Nations Foundation, a Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford, a GREAT Campaign Ambassador, and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
special guests
H.RH. Princess Chantal de France & The Baron François-Xavier de Sambucy de Sorgue
RESERVATION LEVELS
TABLE LEVELS
Reservations are available for tables of ten and include gala performance tickets for all guests, as well as the benefits listed below.
“Diamond” level table at $50,000
Premier seating, one production memento signed by Machine Dazzle, up to 10 full festival subscriptions, and all benefits listed below
“Platinum” level table at $25,000
Prime seating, invitation to an on-stage toast following May 10 “Pergolesi!” performance, inclusion in Gala Committee, up to 6 full festival subscriptions per table,
and all benefits listed below
“Gold” level table at $15,000
Priority seating, invitation to a salon reception for gala supporters in April, option to be seated with an Opera Lafayette artist, up to 4 full festival subscriptions per table,
and all benefits listed below
“Silver” level table at $10,000
Priority seating, recognition in gala programs and invitations,
and up to 2 full festival subscriptions
TICKET LEVELS
Reservations are available for individual tickets and include access to the gala performance as well as the benefits listed below.
“Platinum” ticket at $2,500
Platinum level benefits and one festival subscription
“Gold” ticket at $1,500:
Gold level benefits and one festival subscription
“Silver” ticket at $1,000:
Single ticket to May 9 performance and gala