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"The opening night celebration set the tone with a spectacular evening under the stars at MEADOWOOD with performances by opera soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Jonathan Tetelman."
Festival Napa Valley, recognized for transforming the world-famous wine region into a cultural destination, concluded its 13th summer season with record-setting audiences and an unprecedented presentation of 70 musically diverse concerts, events and programs including 22 admission-free concerts. The festival also raised $2.5 million at its Arts for All Gala, headlined by Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth.
C Magazine published an photo feature on Festival Napa Valley's Opening Night "in a romantic Meadowood glade beneath noble native oaks—a scene worthy of the most romantic opera."
Nob Hill Gazette, in the Party Pages of its August 2018 issue, featured images from Opening Night and the Arts for All Gala.
Festival Napa Valley's Thirteenth Season was covered widely in regional, national and social media as a must-attend festival.
KRON4 did an in depth interview with Festival Napa Valley Board Chair Timothy Blackburn and Board Member Athena Blackburn, digging into the festival's history, free concerts, and 2018 events. Festival Napa Valley, the station says, is "absolutely epic and helps keep Napa’s reputation as a cultural Mecca."
OperaWire featured a lengthy interview with Nadine Sierra, who, with Bryan Hymel, opens the thirteenth season of Festival Napa Valley. “I fell in love with the festival," Sierra says, "because it celebrates and supports all existing art forms in combination with appreciative audiences and incredibly generous sponsors. This is what the classical arts need and the Festival Napa Valley gives it just that.”
In its June issue, Nob Hill Gazette profiles Festival Director of Individual Giving Tessa Edwards and singles out Festival Napa Valley for its "enticing smorgasbord of activities."
Bay Area News Group (The Mercury News, East Bay Times and Marin Independent Journal) ran a long article on the festival, "The glitz and glamour of Festival Napa Valley."
Festival Napa Valley, the performing arts organization that has transformed California’s wine country into a cultural destination, announced that Tony and Emmy Award-winning actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth will headline its Arts for All Gala on Sunday, July 22 at HALL St. Helena.