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Renée Fleming to Deliver Keynote at Festival Napa Valley’s Music & Wellness Summit

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(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) Festival Napa Valley, in association with One Mind, will present its 2026 Music & Wellness Summit on July 10 at CIA at Copia in Napa, California. Soprano Renée Fleming will deliver the keynote address at the one-day event. The Summit’s program includes lectures, case studies, and interactive workshops led by a roster of neuroscientists, psychologists, and {…}

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Renée Fleming, Danielle de Niese, Quinn Kelsey & Nicholas Phan Lead Festival Napa Valley’s 2026 Season

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Festival Napa Festival has announced its 2026 season. “Opera Scenes” will feature Manetti Shrem Opera Fellows conducted by Ryan McAdams. Performance Date: July 8, 2026 Novack Concert for Kids will feature theYoung People’s Chorus of New York City Performance Date: July 9, 2026 Uytengsu Family Opening Night will feature from Beethoven to Getty to Dylan. Time for Three  and the Young {…}

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Festival Napa Valley 2026 to Present World Premiere of ‘The Judgement of Paris’

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(Photo: Glodow Nead press) Festival Napa Valley celebrates its 20th anniversary July 4–19, 2026, featuring the world premiere of composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer’s new opera, “The Judgement of Paris.” This opera is commissioned by the festival and includes conductor Kent Nagano and director Jean-Romain Vesperini, alongside a stellar cast including soprano Danielle De Niese, baritone Quinn Kelsey, {…}

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Renée Fleming, Danielle De Niese, Quinn Kelsey, Nicholas Phan Headline Festival Napa Valley 2026

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(Photo credit: Andrew Eccles) Festival Napa Valley has announced its 2026 summer season, which runs from July 4–19, 2026. The season opens with Festival Live! Concerts, a series of daily performances showcasing Festival artists in rotating programs presented in partnership with the Frost School of Music’s Blackburn Music Academy at CIA at Copia. Performance Dates: July 4–18, 2026 Festival Napa {…}

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Festival Napa Valley Announces World Premiere of ‘The Judgment of Paris’

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Festival Napa Valley has announced the commissioning and world premiere of “The Judgment of Paris,” a new one-act opera by acclaimed composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer. The work will debut on July 18, 2026, on the Festival Napa Valley Stage at Charles Krug Winery, as part of Festival Napa Valley’s landmark 20th Anniversary Season. It will mark the {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Eleonore Pancrazi, Alexandra Armantrading, Lester Lynch Headline Festival Napa Valley 2025

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Festival Napa Valley unveiled its 2025 summer season. Here are the vocal performances on offer. There will be an art song recital featuring Alexandra Armantrading, Lester Lynch, and Kevin Korth. The program includes works by Strauss, Mahler, Bach, Tosti, Barber, and Verdi. Performance Dates: July 11, 2025 Joyce DiDonato headlines the Uytengsu Family Opening Night. The concert also features violinist Tessa {…}

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Joyce DiDonato, Lester Lynch, Alexandra Armantrading Previewed for Festival Napa Valley’s 2025 Season

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Festival Napa Valley has previewed its upcoming 2025 season. The organization will host the North American debut of the Versailles Royal Opera in a production of “The Daughter of the Regiment.” There will also be a concert with Joyce DiDonato and Tessa Lark as well as a tribute to famed composer Ennio Morriconne. There will also be an art song {…}

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Festival Napa Valley Launches Cultural Exchange With China

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(Photo credit: Festival Napa Valley & Armstrong Music & Arts) Festival Napa Valley and the Beijing Poly Theatre Management Company have launched a multiyear Cultural Exchange. This initiative aims to foster collaboration and dialogue through music, education, food and wine events, and cultural tourism. Rick Walker, President and CEO of Festival Napa Valley said in a press release, “Music and {…}

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Festival Napa Valley’s ‘Don Pasquale’ Makes History at Mondavi Center for Performing Arts

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(Photos by Octavio Valencia) Festival Napa Valley has concluded a historic production of “Don Pasquale.” The Donizetti classic was presented at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for Performing Arts at UC Davis on Friday, Nov. 15, marking the first-ever staged opera at the venue. “We are honored to have partnered with Festival Napa Valley to present this exceptional production {…}