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Gala Co-Chairs Veronica & Miguel Leff and Diana & Eliezer Lombrozo welcomed the community to the Italian-inspired, San Diego Opera Ball for All “When in Rome.” The Gala honored Peggy and Peter Preuss for their leadership, positively affecting people’s lives and commitment to community. San Diego Opera’s annual gala supports all the productions, education programs, and community engagement initiatives.
Attendees included Peggy Preuss, Ana Claudia Trevino, Armi Williams, Sherry Ashley, Yesenia Quezada, Bill Hoehn, Clarice Perkins, David Bennett, Diana Lombrozo, Eli Lombrozo, Lee Goldberg, Martha Dennis, Nancy Laturno, Sherry Ahern, Susan Hoehn, among many other supporters of the arts.
Highlights from the ‘When in Rome’ San Diego Opera Ball for All
Alex Simcock Guillermo Fernandez Hugo Ramirez and Joaquin AstiazaranAna Claudia Trevino and Monica FimbresAnn Nickel and Michelle DutroArelid Rodriguez and Barbara GriffinArmi and Albert WilliamsBen Naman and Marci LizerbranBill and Clarice PerkinsBill and Susan HoehnBrett Macleod and Amanda Lynn LoweBrian and and Hallie Guiltinan with Stephanie and Joseph SmithCoreen and Kevin PettiDoreen Schonbrun and Hermeen ScharheaEliana Miguel Ariela Veronica and Suzy LeffEli and Diana Lombrozo with David BennettEric Johnson and Natasha ReissJanet and Jonathan WhiteJohn and Karen HayesJon and Jane Pollock with Virginia and Peter JensenJoyce Gattas Alberta Feurzeig and Sandra AltshulerJoyce Gattas and Jay JaffcoatMarina Baroff and Robert KaplanMark Laturno and Courtney OwensMichele Conway with Sherry Ashley and Brandan AhernNancy Laturno and Rudy RamirezPeter and Erin PreussPeter and Peggy PreussSheila Hardison Claire Reiss Edward and Martha DennisTheresa and Sunny KumarVictor Vera and Tori SimonYesenia Quezada Diana Fernandez and Ana Urquiza
Esteban Villanueva was born in Washington D.C. and raised in La Jolla. He attended both Francis Parker and The Bishop’s School locally before going to Dartmouth College where he received his B.S. in Biology and Pepperdine School of Law where he received his J.D. focusing Entertainment Law. He worked in the Latin music industry where his projects went on to win 14 Grammy Awards for artists including Ricky Martin and Carlos Santana. After starting GB Magazine with Danitza Villanueva in 2007, he has gone on to win awards and recognition from the community for his support of helping raise millions of dollars for non-profit organizations. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Air & Space Museum and resides in East County in San Diego where he and his wife Danitza run DAESVI Publishing, home to GB Magazine, among several other publications.
