On January 10th our favourite baritone also sang in an opera gala dedicated to him:
The program of the Opera Gala
The reharsals seem to have been a lot of fun… with a lot of hard work!
With John Massaro and Gail Dubinbaum Massaro founders of the Phoenix Opera
And now… some pictures from the performance 
( courtesy of photographer Howard Paley)
First part of the gala:
smiling to the public
Dmitri in performance
second part of the gala:
an intense performance of Rigoletto
Dmitri with Tery Goddard before the last encore a surprise is ready for him
and here he is 
wearing the stetson hat he has received as a present for his debut in Arizona
after the performance with Gail Dubinbaum
