The 2013 Opera Gala took place on April 6 at the Westin Hotel and the Southern Theatre. The event was a huge success and raised over $75,000 for production and education programs. Performances included a selection from the Opera Cabaret/La bohème collaboration with Shadowbox Live,The Habenera from Carmen performed by mezzo soprano Olga Perez, from The Ohio State University accompanied by the 24-member Ohio Wesleyan University Chamber Choir, and a special performance of composer Mike Martin’s This is America with the 100-member Hilliard Darby Symphonic Choir.