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Featuring innovative classical, jazz, contemporary, opera, and dance productions paired with Napa Valley’s unparalleled food, wine, and hospitality, Festival Napa Valley's 2024 Summer Season is best experienced with a Patron Pass. The Pass provides access to the festival’s Vintner’s Luncheons, Patron Dinners, fashion shows, and other special events including premium seating and access to the popular Patron’s Lounge at concerts, as well as valet parking.

For 16 minutes last Thursday, a classroom full of St. Helena Elementary School kids did what some parents might find inconceivable: They listened and didn’t make a sound. It helped that they were listening to George Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue” and using its jazzy rhythms to paint whatever came into their heads, be that a Christmas tree, blocky geometric shapes, or swirls and speckles of color. The workshop in teacher Hannah Waters’ third-grade classroom was part of Festival Napa Valley’s “How I See Music” program. 

Wine drinkers fit into two categories: those who casually enjoy the beverage and those who become fully immersed in everything about it. If you fit into the latter group, attending a wine festival is one of the best ways to join other enthusiastic oenophiles. These events unite vintners, producers, sommeliers, and everyday wine lovers, often in beautiful settings where the wine flows.

The 2024 Manetti Shrem Opera Prizewinners have been announced, revealing soprano Pretty Yende and tenor Jonathan Tetelman as the 2024 recipients. The prize is awarded annually to two extraordinary rising stars in the opera world and was created through a generous gift from Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem as part of the multifaceted Manetti Shrem Opera Program at Festival Napa Valley.

San Francisco society came out to celebrate Gordon Getty on March 7 at Festival Napa Valley’s Angels of the Arts Gala. Set against the gilded walls of the Green Room in the War Memorial Veterans Building, Mayor London Breed and Chief of Protocol Maryam Muduroglu kicked off the night, announcing that City Hall had been lit up in Getty’s favorite colors in honor of the festivities.

Last year felt like a soft launch back into the world of crowds, but in 2024 we're returning to our regularly scheduled programming and that means everything from smaller on-the-rise fests to massive internationally acclaimed events. Start making plans for the 10 confirmed festivals

Festival Napa Valley, recognized for transforming California wine country into a cultural destination, has announced the lineup for its 2024 Summer Season, July 6 – 21. Featuring innovative classical, jazz, contemporary, opera, and dance productions paired with Napa Valley’s unparalleled food, wine, and hospitality, the 2024 lineup offers something for all budgets, ranging from daily admission-free concerts to the Festival’s renowned Patron experience.

Gordon Getty, the San Francisco businessman and award-winning classical-music composer, will soon have a playlist on Apple Music, alongside masters such as Johann Sebastian Bach and Amadeus Mozart. Apple Music will roll out the playlist later this year in coordination with Getty’s 91st birthday in December.

Nonagenarian Gordon Getty hails from one of America’s most storied families. The fourth son of J. Paul Getty, founder of Getty Oil, Getty was born in Los Angeles and raised in San Francisco. Over the years, Getty’s celebrated compositions have been performed around the world, including his hometown. Next month, Getty will be honored by Festival Napa Valley with the Angels of the Arts Award, at the War Memorial & Performing Arts Center.