In anticipation of the 2016 Summer School and Festival  the Academy presented its Opening Night Gala on June 4: a black-tie event comprising a red-carpet reception  a concert of operatic favorites  an al fresco dinner in the Miraflores courtyard  and the public unveiling of the newly renovated Main House  renamed for Music Academy Voice Program Director Marilyn Horne (’53)  now in her 21st year at the helm of the Academy’s Voice Program and arguably “the most influential singer in American history” (Opera News)