Festival Schedule
Concerts, Recitals, and Fully-Staged Productions
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The Banquet of Bacchus
July 07, 2019
5:00 PM
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Join the Aquilon Music Festival for an evening of opera in the vineyard.
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Nothing goes better together than great music and world-class wine! Singing beloved staples of operatic repertoire, aspiring young opera artists from around the country will perform selections that celebrate the joy of life, love, and comradery.
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Wine will be available by the glass or bottle for purchase.
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Opera at Blakeslee Vineyard
September 23, 2018
3:00 PM
Come and enjoy a glass of wine and an afternoon of opera! Located just half an hour from downtown Portland, Blakeslee produces elegant, award-winning wines from estate vineyard grapes. In this scenic location, young artists of the Aquilon Music Festival will perform a program of operatic and musical theater favorites that celebrate wine, the love of life, and comradery.
An Evening of Opera at a Vineyard
August 23, 2018
7:00 PM
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Join the Aquilon Music Festival at the Black Walnut Inn for an evening of opera in the vineyard. Nothing goes better together than great music and world-class wine. Singing beloved staples of operatic repertoire, aspiring young opera artists and professionals from around the country will perform selections that celebrate the joy of life, love, and comradery. Wine will be available by the glass or bottle for purchase.
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An Evening of Opera at a Vineyard
August 17, 2018
6:00 PM
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Join the Aquilon Music Festival at Carlton Cellars for an evening of opera in the vineyard. Nothing goes better together than great music and world-class wine. Singing beloved staples of operatic repertoire, aspiring young opera artists and professionals from around the country will perform selections that celebrate the joy of life, love, and comradery. Wine will be available by the glass or bottle for purchase.
Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro
SOLD OUT!
A limited amount of handicap seats is available. Please contact us for details.
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July 20, 21, 2018
7:00 PM
Marshall Theatre in Kenneth W. Ford Hall
Linfield College
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Performed in Italian with English Supertitles
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An Evening of Lute Songs at a Winery
July 15, 2018
7:30 PM
The Black Walnut Inn and Vineyard
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And the Aquilon Young Artists
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Music of the Renaissance and Baroque.
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Wine will be available by the glass or bottle for purchase.
Modern day premiere of La Chûte de Phaëton (1694). Plus, a program of baroque opera scenes.
July 13, 14 2018
7:00 PM
Marshall Theatre in Kenneth W. Ford Hall
Linfield College
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A farcical parody opera that explores the juxtaposition of popular and serious art.
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Liederabend
July 10, 2018
7:00 PM
Delkin Recital Hall
Linfield College
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Join Professor Byron Schenkman and the Aquilon singers for an evening of early lieder.
The program includes works by C.P.E. Bach, Zelter, Reichardt, Schubert, Loewe and Beethoven.
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This event is free and open to the public.
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The sating is limited. Please RSVP below.
The Banquet of Bacchus
July 08, 2018
5:00 PM
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Join the Aquilon Music Festival for an evening of opera in the vineyard.
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Nothing goes better together than great music and world-class wine! Singing beloved staples of operatic repertoire, aspiring young opera artists from around the country will perform selections that celebrate the joy of life, love, and comradery.
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Wine will be available by the glass or bottle for purchase.
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Young Artists Showcase
July 06, 2018
7:00 PM
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​​Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium
Melrose Hall, Linfield College
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Meet the young artists--arias, art songs, ensembles, and more!
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This event is free and open to the public.
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Seating is limited, please RSVP below.
Faculty Recital
July 07, 2018
7:00 PM
Richard and Lucille Ice Auditorium
Melrose Hall, Linfield College
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Arias, art songs and ensembles performed by Richard Zeller (Baritone), Hannah Penn (Mezzo-Soprano), Anton Belov (Baritone), William Goforth (Tenor), Jeffrey Williams (Baritone), Ian Pomerantz (Bass-Baritone), Wenwen Du (Piano), Bronwyn Schumann (Piano), Byron Schenkman (harpsichord), Hideki Yamaya (Lute and Theorbo)
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This event is free and open to the public.
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Seating is limited. Please RSVP below.
An Evening of Lute Songs at a Winery
July 05, 2018
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT.
PLEASE CONSIDER COMING TO A SIMILAR CONCERT ON JULY 15th (see below).
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7:30 PM
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The program focuses on works by Barbara Strozzi, a pioneering female composer of the Venetian baroque.
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Hannah Penn, Mezzo Soprano
Hideki Yamaya, Lute
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Wine will be available by the glass or bottle for purchase.
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