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Renée Fleming is one of today’s most influential voices connecting the arts and human well-being. This summer, she returns to Festival Napa Valley to perform Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene and deliver the keynote address at the Festival's Music & Wellness Summit.
Twenty years ago, we believed Napa Valley could become one of the world’s great stages. Today, we celebrate that vision with extraordinary artists, unforgettable performances, and a community united by the transformative power of the arts. Welcome to our 20th Anniversary Summer Season — and to the next chapter of this remarkable story.
Meet the valued individuals who are giving their time and talent to help build Festival Napa Valley's future.
Patrons play a vital role in helping Festival Napa Valley fulfill its mission to bring the arts to all. Each Patron Pass includes a tax-deductible donation that helps underwrite free and affordable concerts.
Join Festival Napa Valley for an unforgettable evening honoring Andrea Bocelli, one of the world's most celebrated tenors and an inspiring humanitarian. In recognition of his extraordinary artistic achievements and philanthropic leadership, Bocelli will receive Festival Napa Valley's highest honor, the Angels of the Arts Award.
Aside from raising a record-breaking $6.5 million at the Arts for All Gala on July 12, the 20th anniversary season of Festival Napa Valley — fondly dubbed “The Best Days of Summer” — also attracted stars ranging from maestro-philanthropist Gordon Getty and soprano Renée Fleming to Rolling Stones front man Mick Jagger.
Festival Napa Valley marked its 20th anniversary 4 to 19 July with an expansive program bringing more than 300 artists to more than 60 locations including wineries, theatres, and open-air stages throughout the region. The program ranged from world-premiere opera and symphonic concerts to jazz, ballet, film with live orchestra, intimate recitals, and spontaneous performances. Meyer Sound systems provided by Sound Image, a Clair Global brand, supported programming across the festival.
This July Festival Napa Valley Celebrates its 20th Anniversary Summer Season, marking two decades of artistic excellence in one of the world’s most celebrated cultural destinations. Founded in 2006, the Festival has grown into a signature summer gathering that brings together music, dance, visual arts, wellness, and culinary experiences, set against Napa Valley’s iconic vineyards, wineries, and private estates.
At the Festival’s 2025 Arts for All Gala, an extraordinary opportunity was unveiled: a journey to Hong Kong and Shanghai, extending that same spirit abroad. What followed was not simply travel, but a thoughtfully curated immersion into the high-octane energy of Hong Kong and the historic elegance of Shanghai.
What soprano Lisa Delan brought to Festival Napa Valley this year was termed a classical cabaret and not the song recital format in which she’s been featured in past summers. It was a welcome discovery for all.
As Festival Napa Valley celebrates its 20th Anniversary Summer Season, running July 4–19, the opening weekend perfectly illustrated why the festival has become one of the country's most sought-after cultural destinations. More than a music festival, Festival Napa Valley is an immersive celebration of the performing arts, exceptional cuisine, legendary wineries, and the warm hospitality that defines Wine Country.
This year, very recently, I had the most tragic loss of my life,” she said. “My beloved husband, Gerret, left me. Before Gerret Copeland's death, the proprietors of Bouchaine Vineyards in Napa’s Carneros region had spent two decades as one of Festival Napa Valley’s most devoted patrons. The Copelands also sponsor the Bouchaine Young Artist series, which has helped shape the festival’s identity since it launched in 2006.
Festival Napa Valley celebrated its 20th anniversary with the Arts for All Gala on July 12 at Nickel & Nickel in Oakville, raising a record $6.5 million to support the organization's year-round education, scholarship and community initiatives.
Festival Napa Valley’s Olivia Decker Power of Music brought together music, wine, luxury, and breathtaking views for an exclusive concert featuring Grammy-winning producer, composer, and recording artist Narada Michael Walden, held at the 181 Fremont Grand Penthouse in San Francisco. Rising more than 700 feet above the city, the Grand Penthouse crowns the tallest residential building on the West Coast, offering sweeping 360-degree views of the Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, Marin Headlands, Salesforce Tower, the Transamerica Pyramid, and the entire San Francisco skyline.
Festival Napa Valley marked its 20th anniversary with an Arts for All Gala on July 12 at Nickel & Nickel in Oakville, which raised an unprecedented $6.5 million for the festival’s year-round education, scholarship and community programs. The evening brought together philanthropists, artists, vintners and civic leaders, including House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.
Fleming returned to Festival Napa Valley with Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene, a multimedia concert inspired by her 2023 Grammy Award-winning album. Accompanied by an original film curated by the National Geographic Society and the Pacific Symphony under conductor Alexander Shelley, the program wove Romantic-era art songs by Grieg, Liszt, Fauré and Hahn together with works by contemporary composers Nico Muhly, Caroline Shaw and Kevin Puts.
The festival launched its 20th Anniversary Season on July 10 with the Uytengsu Family Opening Night at Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena, led by conductor Stephanie Childress. The program opened with Beethoven and closed with a symphonic reimagining of songs by Bob Dylan, Billy Joel and other American songwriters—an exhilarating finale that set the tone for a landmark anniversary year.
The festival’s annual Dance Gala, A Night at the Ballet, brought an exhilarating production to Napa courtesy of co-producers Melanie Hamrick, Joanna DeFelice and Christine Shevchenko.
