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OLIVIA DECKER POWER OF MUSIC
Welcome the Lunar New Year with an intimate concert featuring pianist and composer Yang Bao at The St. Regis San Francisco. The evening also celebrates the launch of MADLANDS, his recent PENTATONE album, which reflects his distinctive artistic voice at the intersection of classical performance, sound exploration, and visual art.

The Festival Napa Valley Culinary Garden at Charles Krug offers a variety of delicious fare from Napa Valley restaurants and artisan food purveyors. Available for purchase nightly both before and after each performance, there’s something for everyone. From charcuterie and sushi to specialty popcorn and ice cream, the Culinary Garden features the best in Napa Valley casual dining. Wine is also available for purchase from Charles Krug.

Festival Napa Valley’s annual signature tasting event comes to southern California for the first time! Joining live music with exceptional food and wine, Taste of Napa celebrates the bounties of Napa Valley and its signature Wine Country hospitality. Guests can savor pours from more than 30 wineries along with culinary creations from Paséa Hotel & Spa.

The Randy Waldman Quartet, led by Grammy-winning pianist, composer, and longtime collaborator of icons including Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Stevie Wonder, and George Benson. Celebrated for his dazzling technique, genre-crossing brilliance, and instinctive musicality, Waldman leads a powerhouse ensemble in a performance fueled by virtuosity, groove, and pure musical exhilaration.

OLIVIA DECKER POWER OF MUSIC
Festival Napa Valley presents an intimate evening of solo violin at The Duckhorn Collection at Paraduxx, where music and landscape meet in the heart of Napa Valley. Set against the vineyard’s iconic surroundings, internationally acclaimed violinist Nancy Zhou offers a unique program spanning Baroque elegance to modern virtuosity, revealing the full expressive power of the instrument.

Festival Orchestra Napa is an all-star ensemble that brings together principal players from major international orchestras and faculty from renowned colleges and conservatories, together with participants from the Frost School of Festival Napa Valley's Blackburn Music Academy. Centered around a core of Frost School of Music faculty, the orchestra also includes hand-picked musicians from ensembles such as the San Francisco Symphony, MET Opera Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, and Atlanta Symphony, among others.

Families with young children are invited to enjoy fun, hands-on activities together at Festival Napa Valley's Family Zone. Located on the Great Lawn at Charles Krug next to general audience lawn seating, the Family Zone is a family-friendly space where young audience members can explore their creativity before and after Festival performances.

The LMR Jazz Orchestra performs jazz standards and the world premiere of the expanded Napa Valley Suite by Grammy-winner Tom Scott. The ensemble brings the valley to life through Scott’s composition, with each movement celebrating the rhythms of the seasons, from bud break to harvest.

Blending live music with exceptional food and wine, Festival Napa Valley’s signature annual tasting event showcases the best of Napa Valley’s bounty. Taste of Napa invites guests to savor offerings from more than 100 wineries, breweries, restaurants, and artisanal producers, along with a curated selection of craft beverages — all served with the warm hospitality that defines Wine Country.

Festival Napa Valley is pleased to announce the commissioning of The Judgment of Paris, an opera composed by Jake Heggie with a libretto by Gene Scheer. Inspired by the 1976 blind tasting that upended the global wine industry and redefined California’s place in the world, this one-act opera is a compelling, humorous, and richly entertaining work that will resonate with audiences far beyond the wine world.

The Bacchus Society is a community of patrons who share a love of artistic discovery, creative risk, and of Napa Valley’s role as a place where great new work begins. Your support directly fuels the creation of this extraordinary opera and ensures it reaches its full artistic potential. Members will be recognized in Festival materials, with the option to remain anonymous. Gifts at all levels are warmly welcomed.

  Frost School of Music, University of Miami
Jenny Snyder has earned international recognition as a solo and collaborative pianist, vocal coach, music director, and composer. She is on faculty at the Frost School of Music of the University of Miami, and she performs regularly with the Nu Deco Ensemble and the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Alarm Will Sound. 

Festival Napa Valley attracts some of the world’s finest vocalists, who serve as faculty and coaches for the vocal conservatory. Performing with renowned vocalists is a distinctive part of the conservatory experience at Festival Napa Valley.

A comprehensive celebration of the vocal arts, the Manetti Shrem Opera Program nurtures the creative careers of some of the world's most talented singers and pianists in a tuition-free summer training program.

Claire Manjarrès is a director who enjoys blending different arts and styles in her productions. She has directed operas for theaters in France and founded the company, OP'LA! which specializes in adapting operas into short versions for families. She also works as a playwright and director alongside choreographers creating ballets and operas.