Modals

2026-07-18 The Judgment of Paris


Opera in one act in English
by JAKE HEGGIE
Libretto by GENE SCHEER

Commissioned by Festival Napa Valley
in celebration of its 20th anniversary

 



CHARACTERS

Venus DANIELLE DE NIESE
Bacchus QUINN KELSEY
Steven Spurrier NICHOLAS PHAN
Patricia Gallagher SIMONE MCINTOSH
Odette Kahn BRENDA RAE
Joanne Depuy ALLISON FAHEY
Mike Grgich TREY FITZGERALD
Warren Winiarski THEODORE MCALINDON
George Taber ROSS MACATANGAY

Judges
TREY FITZGERALD, SHIYU ZHUO,
THEODORE MCALINDON, 
ALLISON FAHEY, MICHAEL BANDA

Customers
ROSS MACATANGAY, MARGARET TIGUE,
MICHAEL BANDA

Dancers
KEON SAGHARI, GABRIELLE SPRAUVE,
CHRISTOPHER BLOOM 
 



Conductor KENT NAGANO
Director JEAN-ROMAIN VESPERINI
Assistant Director CLAIRE MANJARRÈS
Choreographer NATASHA ADORLEE

Video Design ÉTIENNE GUIOL,
assisted by THOMAS OCAMPO
Scenic Design NIMBLIST
 Lighting Design KILLE KNOBEL
Sound Design TBD
Properties Design ALBERTO RUIZ
Properties Manager IZZY GUDE
Costume Designer AMANDA GLADU
Head Stitcher & Draper COLEEN SCOTT
Stitcher & Dresser EMILY MILLS,
BIANCA HERNANDEZ
Dresser LUCIE BOXOVÁ
Makeup Design FAY LESHNER
Hairstyle and Wig Design CALLI CARVAJAL
Makeup and Wigs GLORIA MUELLER

Technical Director TBD
Stage Manager ERIN McCOY
First Assistant Stage Manager MYA PICCIONE
Second Assistant Stage Manager EMILY SHORES
Assistant Conductor NICOLAS ANDRÉ
Chorus Director NOAH LINDQUIST

Musical Preparation
NOAH LINDQUIST, RONNY MICHAEL GREENBERG,
GUZAL ISAMETDINOVA, CHRISTINE GOERKE,
ELIZABETH DESHONG, ALEK SHRADER,
REGINALD SMITH, JR.
 



Manetti Shrem Opera Program is underwritten
by Maria Manetti Shrem.

Festival Orchestra Napa's appearance is made possible through a generous gift from Tatiana and Gerret Copeland, proprietors of Bouchaine Vineyards.

The Judgment of Paris is made possible,
in part, by the Bacchus Society.

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.