6:00 pm - Arrival Reception
6:25 pm - Introductory Program begins
6:45 pm - Dinner is served
8:15 pm - Performance of Arias & Italian Songs
Feast on delicious food while delighting in arias and Italian songs performed by Gulfshore Opera’s Professional Artists-In-Residence. This is a joint event with our friends from the Harvard Club and the Princeton Club. It will be a night of food, fun and music!
Gulfshore Opera is a regional opera company founded with core values of a community based creative collaboration. Serving Collier, Lee and Charlotte Counties, it seeks to enrich the community by presenting high quality opera theater and classical vocal music, and promotes community well-being through musical education programs. Its mission is to make opera accessible to the general public by maintaining affordable ticket prices, and a wide range of performance experiences suitable for diverse audiences. Gulfshore Opera was founded in 2014 by Steffanie Pearce, who brings 30 years of experience in the field of opera. She is a producer, director, performer and teacher of the great art form and has performed around the world. Gulfshore Opera’s Artists in Residence will bring the best of opera and broadway to this evening! You will not want to miss this incredible evening of food, camaraderie and great music!
WHERE: The Clubhouse at the Estuary at Grey Oaks, 1600 Estuary Drive, Naples, FL 34105
COST: $140 per person (Meal includes: appetizer, main course, dessert, coffee/tea and one glass of wine. Cash bar for additional drinks)
DRESS CODE: Business Attire or Yale Attire
MENU: The Chef at the Clubhouse at the Estuary at Grey Oaks has prepared the following Italian menu for the event. The entire menu is Gluten Free with a choice between the meat, seafood and vegetarian entrees.
Starter:
Crispy Polenta Cake, Eggplant Coponata, Romesco Sauce, Picante Provolone
Meat Entree:
Chicken Saltimbocca, Prosciutto, fresh sage, White Wine Sauce, Gluten Free Pasta
Seafood Entree:
Lemon Glazed Scaloppini of Salmon, Watercress sauce, Sautéed Potatoes, fennel, capers
Vegetarian Entree:
Italian Grilled Tofu Stack, Tomato, Basil, Grilled Portobello Mushrooms, Roasted Cauliflower Puree, Parmesan Tuile
Dessert:
Zuppa Inglese | Galliano | Raspberry Zabaione