Spring arrived in Palm Beach in the form of the Palm Beach Opera
Guild Luncheon and Fashion Show April 6 at The Breakers.  Hats
and splashes of color were in abundance as the more than 230 members and supporters of Palm Beach Opera Guild gathered for
the group's 11th Annual Luncheon and Fashion Show, this year featuring Neiman Marcus. Palm Beach Opera Guild President
Arlette Gordon welcomed the guests, including Grand Benefactors Florence DeGeorge, Mary M. Montgomery and M. Mac Schwebel. 
The event began with a silent auction and prize drawings featuring luxury items and collectibles from many of the area's finest merchants.  

An Opera Interlude was performed by Palm Beach Opera's Young
Artists Greta Ball and R. Kenneth Stavert with accompaniment by
Bruce Stasyna on piano. Selections included operatic favorites by Bellini and Puccini and upbeat Broadway tunes from West Side Story and South Pacific.   

Luncheon Chairwomen Gail Worth, Carol Weltz and
Anneleise Langner were joined by Opera Guild Officers
Claire Chasanoff, Elizabeth Bowden, Lisa Koeper, Suzy Minkoff, Charlotte Kimelman, and Barbara Weimer, along with Opera Guild members Sigrid Baumann, Carol Berliant, Florence Gaynor, Estelle Fassler, Sandra Goldner, Hermé deWyman Miro, Jacqueline Goldman, Phyllis Gurwin, Ingrid Kosowsky, Carla Mann, Maria Murphy,
Ari Rifkin, Bernise Rosenbloom, Judy Zacker and Virginia Zeani,
among others. Also attending the gala affair were Opera Board
Vice President Muriel Shapiro, Treasurer Hans Bauman and Board members Gladys Benenson, Rita Denerstein, Ronnie Isenberg as well as Palm Beach Opera General Director Daniel Biaggi and Maestro
Bruno Aprea.  

The Palm Beach Opera Guild promotes awareness of opera in our community. Proceeds from the Guild's Annual Luncheon support the Opera's education and outreach programs including the annual
Vocal Competition.

For more information on the Palm Beach Opera Guild or the Annual
Guild Luncheon, visit www.pbopera.org, call 561-835-7569 or email guild@pbopera.org.