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Festival Napa Valley announced today the appointment of Alycia Mondavi, CEO and co-founder of Mondavi Sisters’ Collection, to its board of directors.

Festival Napa Valley's 2022 summer season returns with eclectic programming that features a mix of symphonic concerts, opera, dance, jazz and family-friendly events, alongside wine tasting, art exhibitions and five-star meals.

Napa Valley College Performing Arts Department of Music and Festival Napa Valley presents "Musicals Go To the Movies", a musical theater revue starring Broadway performer Ryan Silverman and local students for one night only on Saturday, March 26, at the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center.

Gordon Getty's opera, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, had its New York premiere as an opera reimagined. "Indeed, one of the best things about Chips is that Getty has concentrated on telling his story, and hasn't let arias intrude."

The New York premiere of  Gordon Getty's new opera reimagined for film, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, announced in Broadway World.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips Makes a Winning Transition to Opera in a New Film
"Here's a capping confirmation that movie magic has, in several senses, elicited the timelessness in this tale, helping to extend it beyond the conventions of both book and opera," writes Jeff Kaliss in San Francisco Classical Voice.

The 2021 Season of Festival Napa Valley has received coverage in multiple media outlets, including: Napa Valley Register, Nob Hill Gazette, and NapaLife.

"At the onset of 2021, when destination music festivals around the world were hemming and hawing about whether to go live this summer," writes Nob Hill Gazette, "Festival Napa Valley got busy." Read the whole article here.