HAUTE SCENE
Amarech Mendez performs Victoria Weatherford, San Francisco Opera General Director Matthew Shilvock, and Karen Kubin
San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Peggy Hill
EVENING ON THE STAGE BY CAROLYNE ZINKO | PHOTOS BY DREW ALTIZER PHOTOGRAPHY
FOR SHEER DRAMA, FEW PHILANTHROPIC DINNERS RIVAL the San Francisco Opera’s Evening on the Stage, held amid the setting of the company’s latest production. This year’s featured garden scenery from Cosi Fan Tutte, enhanced by Ideas events to create a bucolic background for the tribute to the family of the late Jeannik Mequet Littlefield, whose $35 million gift was in 2006 the largest ever by an individual to an American company. Her daughter, Denise Littlefield Sobel, recently contributed $200,000 to the company’s Diversity Equity Community Department. “Denise’s gift speaks to this moment in time and the cultural imperative of embracing diversity in the arts,” said Karen Kubin, who co-chaired the event with Victoria Weatherford. “We are profoundly grateful for her leadership, vision, and support.” Nazan Orr, Paul Pelosi, and Afie Royo
A table setting
Mary and Bill Poland
An elegant dinner on the stage
Dr. Milt McColl and Christine Suppes
