Modals
Friday, July 11
6:30 PM
Festival Napa Valley Stage at Charles Krug
Uytengsu Family Opening Night
Joyce DiDonato, mezzo-soprano
Tessa Lark, violin
Clelia Cafiero, conductor
Festival Orchestra Napa
Vocal Selections
He Zhanhao (b. 1933) and Chen Gang (b. 1935)
Butterfly Lovers Concerto (1959)
I. Adagio cantabile
II. Allegro
III. Adagio assai doloroso
IV. Pesante––Piu mosso––Duramente
V. Lagrimoso
VI. Presto resoluto
VII. Adagio cantabile
Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
The Firebird Suite (1919)
I. Introduction
II. L'oiseau de feu et sa danse
III. Variation de l'oiseau de feu
IV. Rondes des princesses
V. Danse infernale du roi Kastcher
VI. Berceuse
VII. Finale
Opening Night is generously underwritten by the Uytengsu Family
Festival Orchestra Napa's appearance is made possible through a generous gift from Tatiana and Gerret Copeland, proprietors of Bouchaine Vineyards.
The Frost School at Festival Napa Valley is a multiyear partnership with the University of Miami, featuring The Frost School of Music faculty and students playing a lead role in the Festival’s university-level educational, chamber music, and orchestral music programming.
Joyce DiDonato appears as part of the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Vocal Arts Series.
Clelia Cafiero is the 2025 Joel Revzen Conducting Prizewinner. Her appearance is sponsored in part by the Italian Cultural Institute.