Free Virtual Gala Benefiting the Rebuilding & Restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral
HUMANITY RISING: NOTRE-DAME REBORN
A Virtual Gala Benefiting the Rebuilding and Restoration of Notre-Dame Cathedral
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2020
5:00 – 6:30 PM CST (6:00 – 7:30 PM EST)
Join us for an exquisite evening featuring:
Yo-Yo Ma, world-renowned cellist
Glenn Close, seven-time Academy Award nominated actress
Ken Burns, documentary filmmaker
Olivier Latry, Notre-Dame organist, world premiere performance on the Grand Organ
William Harvey, violinist and concertmaster of the National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, joined by pianist Argentina Duran
Rodrick Dixon, tenor and Alfreda Burke, soprano, opera and Broadway performers, accompanied by pianist Lisa Kristina
Virtual tour of Notre-Dame Cathedral, as she stood before the fire, conducted by Stephen Murray, Columbia University Professor and expert in French Gothic architecture
Guillaume Lacroix, Consul General of France in Chicago
Michel Picaud, President of Friends of Notre-Dame de Paris
Bill Kurtis, Emmy award-winning journalist will serve as Master of Ceremonies