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Midsummer Mozart Festival 2013
July 20, 2013
With my best friend forever….Maya R.
This is our 7th Annual attendance to the Midsummer Mozart Festival. Mr. George Cleve, Director of Midsummer Mozart Festival, of course, remembers Amelia and Maya and stood for the annual photo op. He also wanted to receive copies of the photos and gave us his personal email address!
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And of course, Dad cooks up a storm and tries to outdo himself each year!
MIDSUMMER MOZART FESTIVAL MENU
- Baked Mustard Lime Chicken
- Wild Rice With Shiitake Mushrooms
- Cracker, Cheese and Grapes
- Raspberries and Cream
- Shortbread
- Pellegrino on ice (grenadine + orange juice optional)
- Hot Chocolate
Midsummer Mozart Festival 2012
July 28, 2012
Our 6th consecutive Midsummer Mozart Festival at the Gundlach-Bundschu Winery, Napa. Arriving at our usual time of approximately 4 PM, we were able to get our awesome seating again.
We met the same older couple there that we’ve been seeing since 2007 (when we started going). Nice to see the same people year in and year out. Christina Major was wonderful as usual, I think this is the 5th time we’ve enjoyed her singing! Took photos with Maestro George Cleve as usual. One of the nice things about this festival is the accessibility of the artist.
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Ticket Memories:
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Menu:
- Cucumber sandwiches with nova lox, cream cheese and capers
- Asparagus noodles (courtesy of Robert)
- Pellegrino
- Raspberries and cream with chocolate cookies
- Chessmen cookies (courtesy of Robert)
- Hot chai
Memorable once again. Long drive home….
Idomeneo
September 24, 2011
Idomeneo, An opera by Mozart performed by Opera San Jose with George Cleve and the Midsummer Mozart Festival. By special performance, courtesy of David Packard. Free tickets. 3 hours and 45 minutes long with two intermissions. Red carpets, velvet curtains, glass chandeliers, brass hand-rails and beveled mirrors.
Idomeneo
The gods and heroes they’d read about in D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Mythology came to life in lavish sets and costumes accurately depicting the early lives of Classical Minoans in Crete and their conflict with the Trojans. So wonderful to see the vengeful spurned lover, Elettra – played exquisitely by Christina Major – and her spiteful machinations and dramatics. The orchestra could not have been without George Cleve, maestro of the Midsummer Mozart Festivals.
Midsummer Mozart Festival 2011
July 16, 2011 (Saturday)
This will be our fifth consecutive Mid-summer Mozart Festival at the Gundlach-Bundschu Winery, Napa.
Once again we will get our usual stage right front seating in the Gold Circle. As usual, we’ll bring great snacks and food for a stage front picnic.
We’re so lucky we have the Complete Mozart Edition on CD from Philips. I’ve loaded the Program One from above into our iPad and have started listening to it in advance of the festival.
Our menu this year is:
- Sliced tri-tip steak, Santa Maria style
- Wild rice, clam mushrooms and shallots
- Pelegrino with grenadine and orange juice
- Strawberries and cream
- Hot chocolate
- Popcorn
Festival Time
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Ticket Memories
Midsummer Mozart Festival 2010
July 24, 2010 (Saturday)
This is our fourth year of attending the Midsummer Mozart Festival at Gundlach-Bundschu Winery, Napa. Program II featured Seymour Lipkin – wow!
Midsummer Mozart Festival 2009
July 18, 2009 (Saturday) 6:30 PM
This is our third year attending the Midsummer Mozart Festival with Music Director George Cleve and his orchestra. As usual, we arrive two and a half hours before the music begins to make sure we get good seating. This hill-side concert was at the Gundlach-Bundschu Winery.
Midsummer Mozart Festival 2008
July 19, 2008 (Saturday)
Our 2nd annual Midsummer Mozart Festival at the Gundlach-Bunschu Winery.
Midsummer Mozart Festival 2007
July 28, 2007 (Saturday)
The first Midsummer Mozart Festival we attended.
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