HGO music director Patrick Summers will conduct; Michle Assaf is the concert's director. Roger Moore, the British actor and onetime star of the James Bond films, will serve as master of ceremonies.
The program will include excerpts from two important operas that premiered at HGO: Philip Glass's 1984 Akhnaten and John Adams' Nixon in China.
Tickets for the gala are $250 and $500, and include admission to the concert and a post-concert party.
Lileana Blain-Cruz directs the new production, opening April 23.
The Cuban-born composer is this season's Debs Composer's Chair.
The cast is led by Bryonha Marie and Nathan Gunn, with Tony winner Ted Sperling at the baton.
The season, opening September 21, will include 58 ballets across 21 weeks of performances.
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