Advance orders are required. Tickets are not available at the door.
Get a front row seat for the unveiling of the
2025-2026 Maryland Opera season!
We'll announce the results of the vote for what YOU want to see on the Maryland Opera stage!
Sunday, May 4, 2025
3 - 6 PM | $50/person
Boordy Vineyards Barn
12820 Long Green Pike
Hydes, MD 21082
Enjoy a delightful afternoon including:
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One drink ticket for a glass of wine
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Light fare and desserts
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DJ and dancing
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Silent & Live Auctions
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Cash raffle for a bottle of Boordy wine
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Performances of selections from the new season
Remote Bidding On Silent Auction Items Now Open thru Noon on May 3
Scroll down to see all the items up for auction.
How it works:
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Email kchristie@marylandopera.org giving the name of the item(s) you’d like to bid on
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Provide your opening bid for each item
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We’ll enter the bids in the order they come in and post the current high bid and name of the bidder next to the item below each day this week
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Watch the website and submit a new bid if someone outbids you!
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Remote bidding will end at noon on Saturday, May 3. At that point, no new bids will be accepted online. Bidding will resume in person at the party on May 4.
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Auction winners must be present at the May 4th party to claim their items.
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Get your party tickets now to ensure you can claim your prize!
*Auction winners must be present at the May 4th party to claim their items
Live Auction Items
2-Night Weekend Stay at
The Princess Royale Resort in Ocean City, MD
Private Dinner at the home of Maryland Opera
Artistic Director James Harp
A performance with James Harp and Maryland Opera singers at your next event
2 tickets to Porgy and Bess
at Washington National Opera
Sunday, May 25 2pm First Tier Center, Row C
Supernumerary role in Maryland Opera's
April 2026 main stage opera
Put on a costume and get on stage with the singers!
Silent Auction Items
1 month of classes
at Goh's Kung Fu
Value: $135
Learn something powerful! Try classes in Kung Fu, Taiji, Wushu, or Sanda for one month.
Goh's Kung Fu is located at 7905 Harford Rd 2nd Floor
Starting Bid: $40
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
1-hour Kung fu or Taiji lesson
with Laoshi Jason Buckwalter
Value: $75
Learn the basics of Chinese martial arts, from the fast and powerful Kung fu techniques to the breath-centered, meditative movements of Taiji. Jason is a black sash in traditional Kung fu and Taiji and is an instructor at Goh's Kung Fu in Parkville, MD
Starting Bid: $25
Minimum Bid Increment: $5
2 hours of flute playing for your event
from Board Member Mary Chapman
Value: $200
Mary is an accomplished flautist and can provide music for weddings, parties, dinners, and other events.
Starting Bid: $60
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
60-minute Reiki healing session
with Reiki Practitioner Adri Belkot
Value: $75
Adri is a Level II-certified Usui Reiki Practitioner. She works with both people and pets to support health and healing for all.
Starting Bid: $25
Minimum Bid Increment: $5
60-minute private voice lesson with MO Director of Community Engagement Kimberly Christie
Value: $75
Kimberly is a Peabody trained voice teacher with 17 years experience working with all levels of singers. She is also an accomplished performer and a well-known soprano in the Greater Baltimore/DC area.
Starting Bid: $25
Minimum Bid Increment: $5
60-minute private coaching
with MO Artistic Director James Harp
Value: $100
James Harp's passion for and knowledge of opera is legendary. Work on your favorite arias with him and gain valuable insights into your own voice and this incredible repertoire
Starting Bid: $35
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
4-week group dance course for 2
with Towson Dance Studio
Value: $250
Join fellow dance lovers as you and your partner learn the basics in styles that might include Salsa, Waltz, Foxtrot, Rumba, and Swing.
Starting Bid: $100
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
2 tickets to Mary Stuart
at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
Value: $138
Voucher for the best available tickets for any open date of Mary Stuart. This performance will be held in the Downtown Baltimore theater at 7 S. Calvert Street.
Starting Bid: $40
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
2 tickets to Julius Caesar
at the Chesapeake Shakespeare Company
Value: $134
Voucher for the best available tickets for any open date for Julius Caesar. This performance will be held outside at the PFI Historic Park in Ellicott City
Starting Bid: $40
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
Blue Mercury Gift Basket
Value: $350
Includes Perfect SPF Body Spray, ProSculpt Contour Body Cream & Serum, Perfect Lip Mask, Body Butter & Scrub, lune + aster Face Mask
Current High Bid: $100 - Valerie Cowart
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
Tickets to the Charles & Senator Theatres
Value: $56
Two tickets to the Charles Theater and two tickets to the Senator Theater that can be used for any movie aside from special events in 2025.
Starting Bid: $20
Minimum Bid Increment: $5
Dinner at Magdalena
Value: $250
Magdalena, A Maryland Bistro, is located in the Ivy Hotel at 205 E. Biddle Street.
Magdalena offers refined, from-scratch bistro fare inspired by the rich bounty of the Chesapeake Bay.
Starting Bid: $75
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
Everyman Theatre Package:
2 tickets to Queens of Broadway Drag Brunch
2 tickets to The Mystery of Irma Vepp
Value: $220
Prepare for a dazzling morning of show-stopping performances as the critically acclaimed Sunrize with a Z hosts Everyman’s first-ever Broadway-themed Drag Brunch!
Plus The Mystery of Irma Vepp - "first-class comedy filled with murder and mayhem!"
Starting Bid: $70
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
Gift Card to LoonAsea
Value: $100
Located in Essex, MD on the banks of Hopkins Creek, LoonAsea is Maryland's newest casual waterfront restaurant you've been waiting for.
Starting Bid: $35
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
Lunch at Vinny's Italian Café
Value: $50
Located in Dundalk, MD, this family owned restaurant offers authentic Italian cuisine, featuring homemade pasta, sauces, pizza, and soups.
Starting Bid: $35
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
2 Tickets to Aïda
with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
Value: $150
Verdi's opera performed at the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall on Friday, June 13 at 8pm
Starting Bid: $50
Minimum Bid Increment: $10
A pair of singing Opera Bears
Value: $100
These lovable Opera Bears portray Escamillo from Carmen and Violetta from La traviata and are voiced by Penny Shumate and Baltimore legend James Morris
Starting Bid: $35
Minimum Bid Increment: $10