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{{Short description|Music, arts and wine festival}}
{{Short description|Music, arts and wine festival}}
{{Infobox recurring event
{{Infobox recurring event
|name = Festival del Sole
|name = Festival del Sole
|logo = [[File: Festival del Sole Logo.png]
|logo = Festival del sole logo.png
|founder_name = Barrett Wissman
|founder_name = Barrett Wissman
|venue = [[Teatro della Pergola]], Tuscany; [[Napa Valley]], California; Green Music Center, [[Sonoma Valley]], California
|venue = [[Teatro della Pergola]], Tuscany; [[Napa Valley]], California; Green Music Center, [[Sonoma Valley]], California
|years_active = <!-- {{age|YYYY|mm|dd}} Date of the first occurrence -->
|years_active = <!-- {{age|YYYY|mm|dd}} Date of the first occurrence -->
|first = 2003
|first = 2003
|genre = Festival
|genre = Festival
|website = {{URL|festivaldelsolearts.com}}
|website = {{URL|festivaldelsolearts.com}}
}}
}}

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'''Festival del Sole''' was initially an Italian music festival, established in 2003. The concept had its origins in the 1990s, when arts entrepreneur and pianist Barrett Wissman and wife, cellist [[Nina Kotova]], discussed organizing an event somewhere in the world where friends could make music together in a warm, welcoming atmosphere.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raiser |first1=Jennifer |title=The Prodigy Behind Napa's Festival del Sole |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/style/article/The-prodigy-behind-Napa-s-Festival-del-Sole-6402423.php |access-date=18 May 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=23 July 2015}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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In 2003, the first Festival del Sole was held in [[Cortona]], Tuscany, and incorporated a vast array of events including concerts, fine art exhibitions, culinary events, wine tastings, and literary events.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Costa |first1=Hilary |title=Napa Festival del Sole samples musical delights |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/06/24/napa-festival-del-sole-samples-musical-delights/ |website=The Mercury News |access-date=16 September 2018 |date=24 June 2010}}</ref> In 2006, Wissman brought the Festival Del Sole to Napa Valley, which has now become [[Festival Napa Valley]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.visitnapavalley.com/blog/post/festival-del-sole-feast-senses/|title=Festival del Sole Is a Feast for All the Senses - The Visit Napa Valley Blog|date=2015-04-30|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en-us|archive-date=2018-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630185721/https://www.visitnapavalley.com/blog/post/festival-del-sole-feast-senses/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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'''Festival del Sole''', was intially an Italian festival, established in 2003. The concept had its origins in the 1990s, when arts entrepreneur and pianist Barrett Wissman and wife, cellist [[Nina Kotova]], discussed organizing an event somewhere in the world where friends could make music together in a warm welcoming atmosphere.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Raiser |first1=Jennifer |title=The Prodigy Behind Napa's Festival del Sole |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/style/article/The-prodigy-behind-Napa-s-Festival-del-Sole-6402423.php |access-date=18 May 2024 |publisher=San Francisco Chronicle |date=23 July 2015}}</ref>

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In 2003, the first Festival del Sole was held in [[Cortona]], Tuscany, and incorporated a vast array of events including concerts, fine art exhibitions, culinary events, wine tastings, and literary events.<ref>name="Costa">{{cite web |last1=Costa |first1=Hilary |title=Napa Festival del Sole samples musical delights |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2010/06/24/napa-festival-del-sole-samples-musical-delights/ |website=The Mercury News |access-date=16 September 2018 |date=24 June 2010}}</ref> In 2006, Wissman brought the Festival Del Sole to Napa Valley, which has now become [[Festival Napa Valley]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.visitnapavalley.com/blog/post/festival-del-sole-feast-senses/|title=Festival del Sole Is a Feast for All the Senses - The Visit Napa Valley Blog|date=2015-04-30|access-date=2018-05-10|language=en-us|archive-date=2018-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630185721/https://www.visitnapavalley.com/blog/post/festival-del-sole-feast-senses/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Performers==
==Performers==
Over the years, the festival has attracted a lineup of some of the world’s greatest musicians, artists, actors, chefs and personalities including [[Robert Redford]], [[Placido Domingo]], [[Renée Fleming]], [[Sting (musician)]], [[Thomas Keller]], [[Antonio Pappano]], [[Sophia Loren]], [[Pinchas Zukerman]], [[John Malkovich]], [[Midori Gotō]], [[Teodor Currentzis]], [[Maxim Vengerov]], [[Lang Lang]], [[Bobby McFerrin]], [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Joshua Bell]], [[Sarah Chang]], [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Jean Yves Thibaudet]], [[Cecilia Bartoli]], [[Hélène Grimaud]], [[Tony Bennett]], [[Angela Gheorghiu]], [[Vittorio Grigolo]], [[Martha Argerich]], [[David Foster]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Michael Keaton]], [[Al Jarreau]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Frances Mayes]], [[Anna Netrebko]], [[Sir James Galway]], [[Vladimir Jurowski]], [[Stéphane Denève]], [[Nikolaj Znaider]], [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], [[Dmitri Sitkovetsky]], [[Salvatore Accardo]], [[Jonas Kaufmann]], [[Nigel Kennedy]], Jaap Van Zweden, and many, many more.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Stars-align-for-Sophia-Loren-tribute-5639471.php|title=Stars align for Sophia Loren tribute|work=SFGate|access-date=2018-05-10}}</ref>
Over the years, the festival has attracted a lineup of some of the world’s greatest musicians, artists, actors, chefs and personalities including [[Robert Redford]], [[Placido Domingo]], [[Renée Fleming]], [[Sting (musician)]], [[Thomas Keller]], [[Antonio Pappano]], [[Sophia Loren]], [[Pinchas Zukerman]], [[John Malkovich]], [[Midori Gotō]], [[Teodor Currentzis]], [[Maxim Vengerov]], [[Lang Lang]], [[Bobby McFerrin]], [[Anthony Hopkins]], [[Joshua Bell]], [[Sarah Chang]], [[Jeremy Irons]], [[Jean Yves Thibaudet]], [[Cecilia Bartoli]], [[Hélène Grimaud]], [[Tony Bennett]], [[Angela Gheorghiu]], [[Vittorio Grigolo]], [[Martha Argerich]], [[David Foster]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Michael Keaton]], [[Al Jarreau]], [[Elvis Costello]], [[Frances Mayes]], [[Anna Netrebko]], [[Sir James Galway]], [[Vladimir Jurowski]], [[Stéphane Denève]], [[Nikolaj Znaider]], [[Mikhail Baryshnikov]], [[Dmitri Sitkovetsky]], [[Salvatore Accardo]], [[Jonas Kaufmann]], [[Nigel Kennedy]], Jaap Van Zweden, and many more.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/style/article/Stars-align-for-Sophia-Loren-tribute-5639471.php|title=Stars align for Sophia Loren tribute|work=SFGate|access-date=2018-05-10}}</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Wissman has decided to bring back the style, artistic level, tradition and excitement of the Festival del Sole back to the wine country of Northern California in 2024, in partnership with the stunning acoustic and architectural gem, the Green Music Center at [[Sonoma State University]] and its Executive Director Jacob Yarrow.''
In 2024, Wissman has decided to bring back the artistic level and tradition of the Festival del Sole to the wine country of Northern California in partnership with the Green Music Center at [[Sonoma State University]] and its Executive Director Jacob Yarrow.


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External Links==
==External links==
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* {{Official website|https://festivaldelsolearts.com}}

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* [https://festivaldelsolearts.com] Official Website
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuscan_Sun_Festival] Tuscan Sun Festival Wikipedia


[[Category:2006 establishments in California]]
[[Category:2006 establishments in California]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 8 June 2024

Festival del Sole
GenreFestival
VenueTeatro della Pergola, Tuscany; Napa Valley, California; Green Music Center, Sonoma Valley, California
Inaugurated2003
FounderBarrett Wissman
Websitefestivaldelsolearts.com

Festival del Sole was initially an Italian music festival, established in 2003. The concept had its origins in the 1990s, when arts entrepreneur and pianist Barrett Wissman and wife, cellist Nina Kotova, discussed organizing an event somewhere in the world where friends could make music together in a warm, welcoming atmosphere.[1]

History

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In 2003, the first Festival del Sole was held in Cortona, Tuscany, and incorporated a vast array of events including concerts, fine art exhibitions, culinary events, wine tastings, and literary events.[2] In 2006, Wissman brought the Festival Del Sole to Napa Valley, which has now become Festival Napa Valley.[3]

Performers

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Over the years, the festival has attracted a lineup of some of the world’s greatest musicians, artists, actors, chefs and personalities including Robert Redford, Placido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Sting (musician), Thomas Keller, Antonio Pappano, Sophia Loren, Pinchas Zukerman, John Malkovich, Midori Gotō, Teodor Currentzis, Maxim Vengerov, Lang Lang, Bobby McFerrin, Anthony Hopkins, Joshua Bell, Sarah Chang, Jeremy Irons, Jean Yves Thibaudet, Cecilia Bartoli, Hélène Grimaud, Tony Bennett, Angela Gheorghiu, Vittorio Grigolo, Martha Argerich, David Foster, Whoopi Goldberg, Michael Keaton, Al Jarreau, Elvis Costello, Frances Mayes, Anna Netrebko, Sir James Galway, Vladimir Jurowski, Stéphane Denève, Nikolaj Znaider, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Dmitri Sitkovetsky, Salvatore Accardo, Jonas Kaufmann, Nigel Kennedy, Jaap Van Zweden, and many more.[4]

Description

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In 2024, Wissman has decided to bring back the artistic level and tradition of the Festival del Sole to the wine country of Northern California in partnership with the Green Music Center at Sonoma State University and its Executive Director Jacob Yarrow.

References

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  1. ^ Raiser, Jennifer (23 July 2015). "The Prodigy Behind Napa's Festival del Sole". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  2. ^ Costa, Hilary (24 June 2010). "Napa Festival del Sole samples musical delights". The Mercury News. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Festival del Sole Is a Feast for All the Senses - The Visit Napa Valley Blog". 2015-04-30. Archived from the original on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
  4. ^ "Stars align for Sophia Loren tribute". SFGate. Retrieved 2018-05-10.
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