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Martin & Jean Shafiroff
Host Reception Celebrating Opera
Italiana Is In The Air and Maestro
Alvise Casellati
Jean Shafiroff,
philanthropist, television host, and
author of Successful
Philanthropy: How to Make A Life By What
You Give, hosted a reception
at her Manhattan home with husband
Martin Shafiroff in honor of Opera
Italiana Is In the Air and Maestro Alvise
Casellati following his Central Park
performance attended by thousands of
first-time listeners and fans of Opera.
Opera Italiana is in the
Air,
a Cultural initiative led by renowned
conductor, Founder and Music Director Alvise
Casellati hosted an outdoor concert
at the Naumberg Bandshell in New York
City’s Central Park. This
special event was offered free to the
public with NBC News Entertainment
Correspondent, Chloe Melas acting
as the Master of Ceremonies and was
attended by thousands keen to hear this
special Opera performance.
The
program for this special evening began
with Giuseppe Verdi’s Hymn of the
Nations, with the idea of melting
national anthems of all countries to
demonstrate that music unites everyone.
Additional performances
include Mascagni and his Cavalleria
Rusticana Intermezzo, Puccini’s
arias and duets from Turandot and La
Bohème in commemoration of the 100th anniversary
of the composers passing, as well as Mozart’s Don
Giovanni.
Notable attendees at the
reception included: Jean Shafiroff,
Martin Shafiroff, Alvise
Casellati, Chloe
Melas, Francesco
Belcaro, Claudia Mocellin, Gerald Kunde,
Senior VP of Ferrero North America, Preston
D. Pinkett III, Chairman of the
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation,
Dani Bedoni, Scott Brubaker, Yogmata
Keiko Aikawa, Keiko Aoki, Angel Pai,
Elena Gibbs, Lauren Roberts, Ann Ligouri.
Sponsors for the event
include Intesa Sanpaolo, GKSD
Investment Holding, Ferrero, The
Alexander Bodini Foundation, ENI, Bracco
Diagnostics Inc. and Flower&Klein
Executive Search. ‘Opera
Italiana is in the Air’ is
presented under the patronage of the
Consulate General of Italy in New York,
the Italian Cultural Institute in New
York, the Foundation for Italian Art &
Culture, The National Italian American
Foundation (NIAF) and RFK Italy.
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About Jean Shafiroff:
Jean Shafiroff is a
philanthropist, humanitarian, TV host,
writer, and the author of the book "Successful
Philanthropy: How to Make a Life By What
You Give". Jean works extensively as
a volunteer fundraiser and leader in the
philanthropic world. She serves on the
boards of 8 charitable organizations and
each year chairs upwards of eight to ten
different charity galas. She also
hosts and underwrites many large
parties in her homes for
different non-profits. Among the many
causes she champions are those involved
in women’s rights, rights of
underserved populations, health care,
and animal welfare. In addition to
hosting her own TV show, entitled
Successful Philanthropy, Jean Shafiroff
often appears on TV shows, podcasts and
then in the press about her fashion and
philanthropy. She is an international
leader who strives to motivate people of
all ages and backgrounds to get involved
in the philanthropic process.
Jean Shafiroff serves on
the boards of the French Heritage
Society, Southampton Hospital
Foundation, NYC Mission Society,
Couture Council of the Museum at FIT,
New York Women's Foundation, Casita
Maria, Global Strays, and Southampton
Animal Shelter Foundation Honorary
Board. A Catholic, Jean served on the
board of the Jewish Board for 28 years
and now is one of their honorary
trustees. Jean Shafiroff has been
honored numerous times by a variety of
charitable organizations for her work.
Jean Shafiroff is among the leading
ladies of philanthropy. For
more information, please visit www.jeanshafiroff.com
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About Opera Italiana:
Opera Italiana is in the
Air is
a visionary initiative dedicated to
celebrating the beauty and diversity of
Italian opera while reimagining its role
in contemporary culture. Maestro Alvise
Casellati seeks to inspire a new
generation of opera lovers and redefine
its role in the future of classical
music. In
2023, UNESCO, the cultural agency of the
United Nations, added Italian Opera
Singing to its Intangible Cultural
Heritage list for protected status.
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