Festival Napa Valley's 20th anniversary Summer Season opens on July 4, 2026 with Uytengsu Family Opening Night: From Beethoven to Getty to Dylan, featuring Time for Three performing a world premiere by Michael Thurber, the Young People's Chorus of New York City, and Festival Orchestra Napa conducted by Stephanie Childress. The season runs through July 19 at venues throughout Napa Valley, with performances by Renée Fleming, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Chen, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet, among more than 200 artists appearing in music and dance performances, world premieres, and special events. The season also includes the world premiere of The Judgment of Paris, a new opera by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer, conducted by Kent Nagano and directed by Jean-Romain Vesperini, starring Danielle De Niese, Quinn Kelsey, Nicholas Phan, Simone McIntosh, and Brenda Rae.
Cast and Creative Team for Uytengsu Family Opening Night: From Beethoven to Getty to Dylan at Festival Napa Valley (multiple venues)
Cast
Danielle De Niese
Ensemble
Quinn Kelsey
Ensemble
Nicholas Phan
Ensemble
Simone McIntosh
Ensemble
Brenda Rae
Ensemble
Hina
Ensemble
Fiona
Ensemble
Time for Three
Ensemble
Lisa Delan
Ensemble
Kevin Korth
Ensemble
Ray Chen
Ensemble
Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Ensemble
Stephanie Childress
Ensemble
JoAnn Falletta
Ensemble
Melanie Hamrick
Ensemble
Michelle Di Russo
Ensemble
Creative Team
Kent Nagano
Conductor
Jean-Romain Vesperini
Director
Dustin Valette
Chef
Michelle Di Russo
Conductor
Stephanie Childress
Conductor
Laura Gigounas
Media Contact
Richard Walker
President & CEO
Steven Stull
Chairman
JoAnn Falletta
Conductor
Melanie Hamrick
Director
Jake Heggie
Composer
Gene Scheer
Librettist
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