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Washington Opera's Opening Night Gala
"Die Fledermaus"

After the opening night performance of the Strauss operetta "Die Fledermaus," over 400 guests, including Justices Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Anthony Kennedy (all of whom appeared in the performance in celebrity cameos), gathered at the OAS for a gala. Other guests included the First Lady of Austria, Margot Klestil-Loeffler (in a stunning purple gown); D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams and his wife Diane; Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz; new British ambassador Sir David Manning and his wife Lady Manning; French Ambassador Jean-David Levitte; Russian Ambassador Yuriy Ushakov; and the ambassadors of Brazil, Spain, Italy, Denmark, Finland, Austria, and the Netherlands. Opera chairman Betty Casey generously underwrote the production and the gala.





1) Russian soprano Elena Obraztsova and Robert Kraft 2) Mrs. Etel Valtasaari, Ambassador of Finland Jukka Valtasaari, and Grace Bender 3) Betty Casey and John Irelan 4) British Ambassador Sir David Manning and Lady Manning 5) Rachel Wolfowitz with Placido Domingo 6) Rep. Jennifer Dunn and Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz 7) JoAnn Mason, John Pyles and Barbara Harrison 8) Betty Scripps Harvey & her husband Jeremy Harvey 9) Mayor Anthony Williams, First Lady of Austria Margot Klestil-Loeffler, Diane Williams, and Austrian Ambassador Peter Moser

Photos by Kyle Samperton



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