Mascarade Opera - Board and Founders

Based at the Palazzo Corsini al Prato in Florence, the New Generation Foundation is a non-profit foundation with two principal branches: the New Generation Festival and Mascarade Opera, which runs a two-year programme that provides exceptional training and professional opportunities for emerging opera artists.

Board of the Foundation

Based at the Palazzo Corsini al Prato in Florence, the New Generation Foundation is a non-profit foundation with two principal branches: the New Generation Festival and Mascarade Opera, which runs a two-year programme that provides exceptional training and professional opportunities for emerging opera artists.

Donors & Benefactors

The generosity that brings NGF to life.

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Honorary Patrons

Principe Filippo Corsini & Family

Honorary President

HRH The Duke of Kent

Principal Patrons and Benefactors

Mikhail Bakhtiarov and
Svetlana Besfamilnaya

Major Benefactors

Maria Manetti Shrem
Jim and Lynne Walton,
The Reschio Estate

Benefactors

The Vivien and Peter Beckwith Young Musicians’ Trust
Nic and Henrietta Fiddian-Green
Jennifer Hodgson
Stefan and Kerry Linn
Dominic West and Catherine FitzGerald

Patrons

Jacques Der Megreditchian
Bona Frescobaldi
Virginia & Richard Gabbertas
Ailene Hunter
The Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation
Clara & Percy Weatherall

Members

Russ & Linda Carr
Claudia & Marc Groothaert
Sonia & Berj Kalaidjian
Alessandro and Marjorie Layden-Ghinelli

Mascarade Sponsors

Steinway & Sons

Outreach Sponsors

Alatia & David Bach
Angela Brandys

Concerts Sponsors

Charles & Caroline Pridgeon
Sir David Scholey

Sponsors of the Sacred Music Programme

Gonfalonieri

Charles Klein
Alexandra Munroe
Katherine Zock

The Signoria

Sir Richard Aikens
Kim D. Leeper and
Elaine Giedrys-Leeper
Katherine D Schimmel
And all those who wish to remain anonymous

Founding Patrons and Life Members

Anonymous in the name of ‘Afghan Connection’
Florian Amereller and Margarita Andrade
Adam Baghdadi Sarah and Jonathan Bayliss
Sarah and Anthony Bolton
Jean Michel Broun
Michael Dent
Jacques Der Megreditchian & family
Peter Fane
Nicholas Gaisman
The Duchess of Richmond
The Granville Family
Jennifer Hodgson
Lady Tessa Keswick
Patrick Kinmonth
Peter Lammer
Michael Lewis The Hon. Michael Marks
Alan May Simon Prior-Palmer
Ray Prudo and family
Catherine & Clive Richardson-Vassallo
Sybil Robson-Orr and Matthew Orr Ramin Sabi
Jean Salata and Melanie Pong
Jonathan Small and Marcus Askew
William Wells
Christopher White

Founders

The vision behind the NGF's spirit and direction.

Francis Parham

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

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Roger Granville

Executive Chairman & Co-Founder

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Max Fane

Co-Founder

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