(Photo credit: Cooper) The Princeton Symphony Orchestra announces its 2026 Princeton Festival. This article only features classical vocal concerts. Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky and tenor Victor Starsky perform at the Princeton Symphony Orchestra gala. Rossen Milanov conducts. Performance Date: June 6, 2026 Handel’s “Aminta e Fillide,” HWV 83, is presented be the ensemble, Twelfth Night. Performance Date: June 11, 2026 Toni {…}
This review of “Tosca” covers the June 17, 2025 production. On a warm June evening, the Princeton Festival staged “Tosca.” The setting didn’t match the material. A breezy night under a white tent, sipping wine, is incongruent with heinous assault, torture, and suicide. But maybe that’s the point. “Tosca” doesn’t need help being dramatic. And once the drama starts, it {…}
The Princeton Festival has announced its 2025 season. Here is a breakdown of the classical vocal performances on offer. Renée Fleming headlines the program, performing alongside the Princeton Symphony Orchestra under conductor Rossen Milanov. Performance Date: June 6, 2025 ”Tosca” will star Toni Marie Palmertree alongside Luis Ledesma as Scarpia and Victor Starsky as Cavaradossi. The cast is rounded out by {…}
The Princeton Festival has announced its 2024 season, which will run from June 7-22, 2024. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Angel Blue opens the season in performance with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra. Rossen Milanov conducts. Performance Date: June 7, 2024 Rossen Milanov leads a production of “Così fan tutte” starring Aubry Ballarò, Alexis Peart, David Walton, {…}
UPDATE: This article has been updated to include dates for performances. Princeton Festival has announced a new, outdoor festival for 2022. The entire festival, which is set to take place between June 10 – 26, 2022, will take place in a state-of-the-art tent built on the grounds of Morven Museum and Garden. “This is truly exciting, seeing how the Princeton {…}
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra and the Princeton Festival, Princeton’s two main non-profit music organizations, have announced that they will merge under the legal entity of Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Once the merger is completed this summer, the new orchestra will have more resources to present live performances of classical, pop, chamber music, and “PSO BRAVO” education programs. The festival will {…}
The Princeton Festival has announced a series of free virtual events that will be featured as part of this year’s festival. For the purposes of this article, we will focus on opera-related events, of which there will be four. First up will be “What the Opera Meant to Paris in the 19th Century” led by Princeton Art Museum docent Marianne {…}
The Princeton Festival has announced that it will be returning to live, in-person performances this June. Audiences will be able to make reservations directly via the company’s website, with each reservation admitting up to two people. Audience members must bring their own blankets and chairs into the socially distanced outdoor space where the concert will take place. “We are thrilled {…}
The Princeton Festival has announced its slate for the 2021 festival which runs between June 2-20. Per a press release, the festival will include four livestreamed events from the Morven Museum and Garden, including one operatic showcase performed over two nights. The first performance of “Opera by Twilight” is set for June 13 and will feature soprano Meroë Adeeb, mezzo {…}
The Princeton Festival has announced that it will be presenting a unique public online panel as it launches its “Virtually Yours” online season. The panel, which will bring together leaders of several arts organizations, will center on how COVID-19 has impacted their organization and how they plan to manage the upcoming challenges coming their way. Among those involved in the {…}
The Princeton Festival has announced its online festival entitled “Virtually Yours.” The showcase, which kicks off on June 1 and runs through June 28, will feature live and recorded performances of all kinds of music, as well as educational presentations, every single day during that timeframe. “When the coronavirus threat forced cancellation of our regular season, we responded by creating {…}