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​​Experience the enchantment of La Dolce Vita at this special evening dedicated to the artistic legacy of Luciano Pavarotti, one of the world’s most celebrated tenors and cultural ambassadors.

Sienna Peck, Executive Producer of Festival Napa Valley, joined host Jessica Wills to preview the festival’s 20th anniversary season and share how audiences can experience everything from concerts and culinary events to wellness programming and cultural experiences across Wine Country.

Featuring Wynton Marsalis
Crowning the opening weekend of Festival Napa Valley’s 20th Anniversary Summer Season, the Arts for All Gala is one of the nation's premier fundraisers for education and the arts, raising more than $33 million to date. This year's Gala features world-renowned trumpeter and composer, Wynton Marsalis at Nickel & Nickel. Guests will enjoy a menu by Chef Dustin Valette and a live auction offering once-in-a-lifetime travel adventures, bespoke performing arts experiences, highly collectible wines, and more.

Andrea Clarke, MD, is a primary care physician and clinician-educator with Kaiser Permanente. A graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine, she specializes in whole-person care, with interests in lifestyle medicine, trauma-informed care, and the links between stress, lived experience, and health. She currently serves as Physician in Charge of Kaiser Permanente Napa.

Tatiana Copeland welcomes you to Bouchaine Vineyards, where she and her late husband, Gerret Copeland, created a lasting legacy of hospitality, philanthropy, and support for the arts. This special evening celebrates the vision they shared and the enduring spirit of generosity and excellence that continues to define both Bouchaine and Festival Napa Valley.

Thays Golz is a principal dancer at the Philadelphia Ballet. She trained at the Raça Centro de Artes in Brazil and John Cranko Schule in Germany after winning a scholarship from the Youth American Grand Prix. Prior to joining Philadelphia Ballet, she danced with Houston Ballet for two seasons.

Festival Napa Valley's 20th Anniversary Season will feature three world premieres commissioned by the Festival: The Judgment of Paris, a new opera by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer inspired by the legendary 1976 blind tasting that transformed the wine world; As I Breathe, a concerto by Michael Thurber for the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Time for Three; and The Red Violin: Suite for Two Violins and Orchestra by John Corigliano, performed by acclaimed sister violin duo Hina & Fiona.

Felice Doynov is an insightful arts leader and advocate empowering musicians at the intersection of artistry, education, imagination, and institutional change. Doynov serves as the Associate Dean of Visiting Faculty and Entrepreneurship at the New World Symphony (NWS), where she leads two key pillars of the curriculum: instrumental training and entrepreneurship

Jerome Simas is a clarinetist and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a multifaceted career spanning orchestral performance, chamber music, and teaching. Since 2012 he has served as Solo Bass Clarinetist and Utility Clarinetist with the San Francisco Symphony. Prior to that, he held principal clarinet positions with the California Symphony, Oakland Symphony, Modesto Symphony, Monterey Symphony, and IRIS Orchestra.

el•a•nei — from the Greek word for light — is a classical alternative band composed of Lau Noah, Nick Kendall, and Ahmed Alom. The band weaves tradition with unconventional novelty, bringing their exceptional performing artistry to audiences ranging from classical music lovers to experimental songwriting fans.

The final day of the Summer Season is best spent at Alpha Omega, where brunch has become an annual tradition and a favorite way to gather before the season turns the page. This year carries added resonance, as Festival Napa Valley and Alpha Omega each mark their twentieth anniversaries.

Grammy and Emmy Award-winning violinist Nick Kendall continually reimagines and reinvents how a violin virtuoso can transform the music world. In addition to his solo career, Nick is a founding member of the internationally-acclaimed band Time for Three, and he co-founded and plays in the artist-driven East Coast Chamber Orchestra.

While there’s nothing new about violin prodigies, the sisters Hina and Fiona Khuong-Huu are causing quite a stir in the classical music world as a performing duo. 

Admission-free. Reservations are recommended. 
Creating a work of art, whether in a concert hall or on a screen, often begins and ends with teamwork. Led by composer Jake Staley and writer Bekah Brunstetter, this masterclass explores how television and entertainment professionals achieve storytelling success through collaboration, examining the creative and technical aspects of composing music for the screen. 

Ronny Michael Greenberg is a pianist and creative producer whose career bridges performance, curation, and artistic leadership. His work has illuminated stages from Carnegie Hall to Vienna’s Konzerthaus while also reshaping how audiences experience music through innovative, immersive cultural programming.

Academy students gain extraordinary professional experience through performances alongside established artists, intensive mentorship from distinguished faculty and guest artists, and the opportunity to build the relationships that can shape their careers. For many, the Academy is the pivotal bridge from study to a professional life in music.