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The 2025 Manetti Shrem Opera Fellows perform a showcase of favorite opera scenes together with Festival Orchestra Napa.
Food, wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase from CIA at Copia.
Outside food and beverages not permitted.
This concert is part of the Manetti Shrem Opera Program
The vocalists appear as part of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Vocal Arts Series
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Festival Orchestra Napa's appearance is made possible through a generous gift from Tatiana and Gerret Copeland, proprietors of Bouchaine Vineyards.
Frost School at Festival Napa Valley is a multiyear partnership with the University of Miami, featuring Frost School of Music faculty and students playing a lead role in the Festival’s university-level educational, chamber music, and orchestral music programming.
Performers
Born in Valencia in 1994, Marina Monzó studied flute and voice at the Conservatory of Music in Valencia. In 2016, she made her professional debut at Bilbao Opera, and in 2022, she won the Ópera XXI Award for Best Young Singer and the Ópera Actual Award for Best Young Artist.
Australian-Chinese vocalist Kang Wang is one of the most sought-after young lyric tenors in the opera world. He is a former member of the Lindemann Young Artist Development Program of the Metropolitan Opera and a finalist in the 2017 Cardiff Singer of the World competition.
Festival Orchestra Napa is an all-star ensemble that brings together principal players from major international orchestras and faculty from renowned colleges and conservatories, together with participants from the Frost School of Festival Napa Valley's Blackburn Music Academy. Centered around a core of Frost School of Music faculty, the orchestra also includes hand-picked musicians from ensembles such as the San Francisco Symphony, MET Opera Orchestra, Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, and Atlanta Symphony, among others.
Venue
CIA at Copia
Located in the Oxbow District, the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia offers an array of enticing culinary experiences delivered by CIA chefs and experts, including hands-on cooking and beverage classes; lively public events and art exhibits; a signature garden-to-table restaurant; an exclusive 3D interactive dining experience; and The Chuck Williams Culinary Arts Museum.
