Tippet Rise Art Center fuses music and art with a 12,500-acre working ranch in Fishtail, Montana. What began as a pipe dream for visionary pioneers Cathy and Peter Halstead — artists themselves — has become a place cultivated by dreamers who dare to use their wildest imaginations to curate the land. The Halsteads are founders of the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry {…}
OperaWire visited Tippet Rise Art Center co-founders Cathy and Peter Halstead on a busy Friday afternoon, between a morning grand tour of the venue led by co-directors Lindsey and Pete Hinmon and the “American Songbook” concert at sunset. We met in a quiet building called Stillwater Porch, just off to the side of Will’s Shed. The room hosted a collection {…}
The Tippet Rise Art Center announces its 2026 concert season. This article only features classical voice concerts. Soprano Mireille Asselin and baritone Jesse Blumberg present songs by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Marc Blitzstein, Kurt Weill, and others. Richard Pearson Thomas accompanies at the piano. Performance Date: August 21, 2026 Read Related Stories Ema Nikolovska Makes Tippet Rise Art Center {…}
(Copyright: Kaupo Kikkas) Mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska will make her Tippet Rise Art Center debut next season on August 18, 2024. Nikolovska will perform at the 12,500-acre working ranch and outdoor performance space alongside pianist Kunal Lahiry. The duo are set to give their program in the Olivier Music Barn. It will feature music by Rainier, Copland, Schubert, Prokofiev, Emily Doolittle, {…}
The Tippet Rise Art Center has announced its 2023 season. “After being isolated for the long years of the pandemic, being together in the Olivier Music Barn had an otherworldly feeling for everyone this past summer. Music seemed truer than usual,” said Peter and Cathy Halstead, co-founders of Tippet Rise Art Center, in an official press statement. “This coming season, we’re going to {…}
Tippet Rise Art Center has announced the program for its four-day virtual festival, running from August 19 – 22, 2021. Titled “Tippet Rise on Tour: August Festival,” the run will premiere seven short performance films captured in unconventional venues nationwide, such as a tractor barn in Colorado, Ensamble Studio’s Cyclopean House in Massachusetts, the Noguchi Museum in NYC, and more. {…}
