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Photos: The Opera Ball to Benefit the Washington National Opera
Published Tuesday, June 10, 2008
The scene at last Friday's Opera Ball.
The Washington National Opera hosted its annual ball on Friday, June 6, 2008, which in recent years has grown into one of Washington's most elite social events and this year attracted more than 500 opera fans, including cabinet secretaries, congressmen, senators, and government officials. Tickets, which started at $1,000 a person, included dinner at one of 22 embassies around the city—from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan—and then an elaborate ball at the French Ambassador's residence in the residence's fancifully decorated garden. Click below for our photo slideshow.
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Thank you to all who created such a wonderful evening at the German Embassy and the dinners before hand. The evening, including Ute Lemper’s performance, was memorable for many reasons. Thank you to all who support the performing arts including the Washington Opera!!!
Posted by: Susan Lavine, Jun 09, 2009 11:58:35 AM
Managed to get two main facts wrong in eight lines of copy!
Posted by: operaguy, Jun 08, 2009 11:25:03 AM
not LAST year.
Posted by: khakikk, Jun 08, 2009 04:49:44 AM
It was held at the GERMAN Ambassador’s residence not the French!!
Posted by: Stephen Llewellyn, Jun 06, 2009 10:55:27 AM
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