- Newport Music Festival
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Newport Music Festival Location(s) Newport, Rhode Island Years active 1969-present Genre classical Not to be confused with Newport Folk Festival or Newport Jazz Festival.Newport Music Festival is a classical music festival that takes place in Newport, Rhode Island.
It was founded in 1969 as a summer season of the Metropolitan Opera. The outdoor venue was not conducive to classical music performance, and instead the grand rooms of the stately Newport mansions were put to use for chamber music concerts. The early concerts utilized many members of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Mark P. Malkovich III[1] has been the general director for 31 of the 37 seasons. It has become known for giving young international artists, such as Inessa Galante, a venue for their American debut.
Contents
Discography
Albums
- The 2007 Newport Music Festival - Connoisseur's Collection (2008)
- Pianosoft Solos Newport Music Festival 1999: Rachmaninoff
References
External links
- Newport Music Festival's official site
- 36th Annual Newport Music Festival (Yamaha Global Home)
- Newport Music Festival: A Chinese piano prodigy and lots more (The Providence Journal, July 2008)
- Music DVD Review: The 2007 Newport Music Festival (Boxed Set)
- ‘CORNUCOPIA’ OF CONCERTS AT NEWPORT MUSIC FESTIVAL (Warwick Online)
- Event Highlight: Newport Music Festival
- The 2007 Newport Music Festival: Connoisseur’s Collection (2007) (by Elaine Hegwood Bowen)
- JSTOR: 19-Century Music Vol.6, No. 3 (Spring, 1983), pp. 269-271
Categories:- Festivals in Rhode Island
- Classical music festivals in the United States
- Visitor attractions in Newport County, Rhode Island
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