2026 Opening Gala

Save the Date! Spoleto’s Opening Gala will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026. More details, including the location and ticket and sponsorship levels, will be shared soon. For more information, please contact Special Events at [email protected] or (843) 724-1188.

2025 Opening Gala

Take a look back at our 2025 Opening Gala which raised critical funds to support Spoleto Festival USA’s mission. Hosted by Anthony Roth Costanzo, we enjoyed cocktails, a seated dinner, live auction, and unique performances by Festival artists.

Thank you to our Gala Co-Chairs, performers, auction winners, and all our 2025 supporters for helping celebrate the start of another extraordinary Spoleto Festival USA!

2025 Co-Chairs

Lee Bell
Sam Easley
Nicole Rubin

2025 Host

Anthony Roth Costanzo
Countertenor, General Director & President of Opera Philadelphia, and Artistic Director of SongStudio at Carnegie Hall.

Thank you to our 2025 Supporters!

As of June 25, 2025

SPONSORS

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Hotel Bennett

SUPPORTERS
Legend
Lee Bell and Fotios Pantazis

Visionary
Sam Easley and Jason Owen
Nicole and Amir Dan Rubin

Saga
Grace Atwood
Beemok Hospitality Collection (BHC)
Mark F. Dalton
Rebecca and Cress Darwin | Garden & Gun
ExploreCharleston.com
Katy Knox
M. Edward Sellers
SouthState Bank
United Bank
Wells Fargo

Splendor
Randleson P. Floyd-Daniels
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Charles Tolbert

Idol
Steven Caras
Mr. and Mrs. John Dunnan
Carlos and Lisa Evans
Betsy Flemming and Ed Weisiger
Judith Green and Dr. Michael Fritz
Lou Rena Hammond
Russell Holliday and Hal Cottingham
Sue and Neel Keenan
Ken Kuchin and William Morgan
Ted Legasey
Heather McFarlin
Charley and Martha McLendon
Nancy and John Novogrod
Anne and Scott Perper
Mr. and Mrs. Phillip D. Smith
Ann and Michael Tarwater
William and Melissa Wilkinson
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Ziff

Star
David Abrams
Whitney and Steven Balzer
Eileen Berman
Mary and Richard Bodzy
Miranda Brooks and Stephen Webb
Rick and Marsha Chisholm
Priestley and Cynthia Coker
Rachel Coker and Nigel Parry
Marie Delcioppo
Gary and Susan DiCamillo
Michelle Edwards and Bob Crutchfield
Harry and Susan Frampton
Jonathan Green
Ross Guberman
Lise Hain
Pamela Harrington
Brian Hellman
James Hewlette and Jordan Kruse
Jayme Klinger Host, Dean, CofC School of the Arts and Veronica Vereen, Director of Development
International African American Museum
Deborah Johnson and Elizabeth Harmstone
Mr. Barry Lapidus
Kristin and Sven Lindblad
Spencer Lynch
Liz and Jim MacLeod
Bernard and Denise Mansheim
Mark Maresca
Jay Millard and Wenda Harris Millard
Mark and Cindy Munn
Dr. Alex Pappas & Dr. Ann Maners
The Peninsula of Charleston
Tyler Rollins
Abby Rosenthal
Kevin and Dina Sack
Ms. Robin Sasser, Mrs. Anne-Marie La Salle, and Dr. Cameron Lewis
Helen Savard and David Savard
Kyle and Angel Smith
Scott Snyder & Jen Lewis-Snyder
Dr. and Mrs. Kerry Solomon
Steven and Andrea Strawn
Bettie and Mark Tullis
Mrs. Jennifer E. Welham
Loren and Mindelle Ziff

Special Thanks and In-Kind Gifts
Brackish
Brownswood Nursery & Landscape
Gibbs Floral Studio
Hill and Co. Creative
High Wire Distilling
Hotel Bennett
Nelson Printing
Nuage Designs
Production Design Associates
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Doug Warner

Auction Donors
Anonymous ​
Anonymous ​
Beemok Hospitality Collection (BHC) ​
Lee Bell and Fotios Pantazis ​
Charleston Literary Festival ​
Chef James London ​
Chubby Fish ​
Croghan’s Jewel Box ​
DotDash Meredith ​
Explore Charleston ​
Robyn Coles / Evan Coles / TRATE Productions ​
FIG / The Ordinary ​
Harry and Susan Frampton ​
Garden & Gun
Grassroots Wine ​
Illumination Charleston ​
Kiawah Island Club ​
Leone Hinzman, LLC ​
Lowland Tavern ​
Isaac Mizrahi ​
National Geographic-Lindblad Expeditions ​
Odgen Museum of Southern Art ​
Seahorse ​
SEWE ​
Spoleto Festival USA ​
Jason Stanhope ​
Sword Gate House