Thank you for making Austin Opera's 15th annual Serenata Fine Wine Dinner and Auction, Ópera y Sazón, a success. Thanks to your generosity, we raised over $550,000! This year we celebrated Latin American music, composers, and storytelling while honoring Michael and Patty Erspamer for their longstanding contributions to Austin Opera, and Mike’s transformative tenure as President of the Austin Opera Board of Trustees in his final season in this important role. Austin Opera also recognized PNC Bank as a Community Honoree at Serenata for their outstanding philanthropic support of the arts in Austin and Michael Barnes as the inaugural Arts Advocate of the Year.

Serenata raises funds to support Austin Opera's artistic excellence including world-class productions of classic and contemporary operatic masterpieces; impactful education programs that advance equity in the community by closing the gap in access to arts enrichment; and innovative initiatives like the Residency for Latinx Creatives which brings composers and librettists to Austin.