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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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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Lincoln Center Names New Artist-in-Residence

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Creative director, designer, and producer Clint Ramos is set to join Lincoln Center as Artist-in-Residence. Ramos is set to be the costume designer for the Met Opera’s recently announced 2026 production of “Tristan und Isolde.” Other projects on campus include leading curation for the 2026 edition of “American Songbook;” developing a new public art and theater piece set for premiere {…}

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University of California Davis Receives Gift of $20 Million

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Philanthropist Maria Manetti Shrem has pledged over $20 million to fund arts programs at University of California Davis, resulting in its largest-ever gift to campus arts. The gift funds eight endowments for arts and design, including three new faculty chairs within the College of Letters and Science. The Maria Manetti Shrem Arts District, spanning Hutchison Drive from the historic TB {…}

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

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

Lincoln Center Names New Artist-in-Residence

University of California Davis Receives Gift of $20 Million