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 Roaring back into action with 60 outdoor, sold-out concerts and events over two weeks, Festival Napa Valley capped its 15^th summer season by raising a record-breaking $2.8 million at its Arts for All Gala, headlined by global superstar Jennifer Hudson.

The 2021 Season of Festival Napa Valley has received coverage in multiple media outlets, including: Napa Valley Register, Nob Hill Gazette, and NapaLife.

"At the onset of 2021, when destination music festivals around the world were hemming and hawing about whether to go live this summer," writes Nob Hill Gazette, "Festival Napa Valley got busy." Read the whole article here.

"Festival Napa Valley comes back strong in 2021!" writes Haute Living. "The outdoor events, held July 16 to 25 throughout wine country, always deliver a complete lineup of world-class artists." Read the full article here.

Festival Napa Valley pays tribute to the legendary Tony Bennett with a very special tribute concert on July 21, 2021, at Charles Krug. The performance features a star-studded lineup of Emmy and Grammy Award-winning musicians in an encore of the 2017 PBS Special filmed when the Library of Congress presented Bennett the Gershwin Prize in Popular Song.

The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami and Festival Napa Valley have announced a multiyear partnership to collaborate on university-level educational, chamber music and orchestral music programming. 

A short article on the Manetti Shrem Opera Program and how it will nurture the careers of young singers through fully staged opera productions and recitals, a summer vocal conservatory, and a $10,000 Manetti Shrem Prize.

Culture Trip offers a nice review of all that Festival Napa Valley has to offer, noting that "From intimate star-studded concerts at prestigious wineries to free daytime performances, the Festival Napa Valley brings the arts to all."