2026 BENEFIT GALA, LA BELLA VOCE: A NIGHT OF MEROLA
City Club of San Francisco Saturday, March 7
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San Francisco Opera General Director Matthew Shilvock, San Francisco Opera Center Artistic Director Carrie-Ann Matheson, and SFCM Head of Music and Opera Studies Bob Mollicone at the Merola Opera Program 2026 benefit gala "La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola" on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
Merola Opera Program 2026 benefit gala committee Ruth Uchimura, Dr. James Cross, Barbara Bruser-Clark, Patrick Wilken, Pamela Rigg and gala chair Robert Beadle at "La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola" on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
Acclaimed composer Jake Heggie, gala honoree Bernice Lindstrom, and Merola Opera Program Board President Dr. James Cross at the 2026 benefit gala "La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola" on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
Merola Opera Program gala chair Robert Beadle, acclaimed composer Jake Heggie, gala honoree Bernice Lindstrom, and Merola board president Dr. James Cross at the benefit gala “La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola” on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
Acclaimed composer Jake Heggie delivered a speech honoring gala honoree Bernice Lindstrom at the 2026 benefit gala "La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola," held on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
Attendees at the Merola Opera Program’s 2026 benefit gala, "La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola," bid to “Fund the Future” on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
Merola Opera Program supporters posed with gala honoree Bernice Lindstrom (center) at the benefit gala “La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola” on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
San Francisco Opera Center Artistic Director Carrie-Ann Matheson (center – in blue) and a host of Merola Opera Program alumni posed with gala honoree Bernice Lindstrom (center) at the benefit gala “La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola” on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
Merola Opera Program gala honoree Bernice Lindstrom and Merola alum Edward Graves ('21) at the benefit gala “La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola” on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
Merola Opera Program alum Alexa Frankian ('24 & '25) performing at the 2026 benefit gala "La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola" on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
San Francisco Opera Center Artistic Director Carrie-Ann Matheson took to the piano to accompany Merola Opera Program alumni Sofia Gotch ('25) and Sadie Cheslak ('25) performing at the 2026 benefit gala "La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola" on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
Merola Opera Program alum Gabriel Natal-Báez ('25) performing at the 2026 benefit gala "La Bella Voce: A Night of Merola" on March 7 at the San Francisco City Club.
Photo credit: Jessica Monroy for Drew Altizer Photography
