Thank you so much to all our participating artists, board members, volunteers, donors, and audience members who supported the kick-off of our 2024-5 season with our FALL 2024 GALA CELEBRATION! We had about 125 people in attendance and raised a total of $7,500 towards our $25,000 goal for our March 2025 production of Lucia di Lammermoor. These funds will help us to cover some of the production’s most essential costs and we couldn’t be more grateful for your support! We were also thrilled to honor local opera legend Frank Scinta, and to present our vision of “opera nouveau” not only with live performances, but cinematically produced videos, voiceovers, and words from Gala Co-Chairs Leslie Boldt and Louis Bryant, Opera Sacra Co-Directors Frank Scinta and Father Jack Ledwon, and our visionary Stage and Film Director Dr. Alex Huddleston.

Now, our team is due for a rest, but we will be back in your inboxes and socials soon to tell you more about what comes next as we work towards our grandest and most striking production yet. In the meantime, check out some Gala stills below, highlighting the beautiful artists at the heart of our collective, as well as the stunning staging and lighting conceived of by Alex in the beautiful space of our home base – the UU Church of Buffalo. Once again, we thank you all!