The Princeton Festival - Opera, Musical Theater, Jazz, Chamber Music

A Look Back at Our June 2018 Season

Free Talks, Workshops, Previews and more! Feb 18 - Jul 1

Lectures, pre-performance conversations, workshops, preview performances, open rehearsals, artist round tables and more!

2018 Sing Spring! May 19

A pre-season fund raising party with life performances from our musical to celebrate our 2018 season.

2018 Piano Competition & Finals Jun 8 - Jun 15

Pianists ages 6-24 compete for trophies and cash prizes. Application Deadline: May 7, 2018. Preliminary Rounds: Saturday June 9, 10am-2pm & Sunday June 10, 9am-2pm, free and open to the public. Final Round: Sunday, June 17 at 3pm, tickets required.

Opera | Madama Butterfly Jun 16 - Jul 1

Intensely moving drama combined with Puccini's heartfelt music set Madama Butterfly apart as a crowd-pleaser and masterpiece.

Musical Theater | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Jun 10 - Jul 1

Broadway's greatest farce is light, fast-paced, witty, irreverent and one of the funniest musicals ever written. 12 performances in June 2018 will sell out!

Chamber Music | Concordia Chamber Players Jun 9

Brilliant performers, intriguing programming. The Concordia Chamber Players return to The Princeton Festival for the 14th consecutive year. Music by Kodály, Rachmaninov, Sibelius, Dvořák.

Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra Jun 23 & Jun 27

Concertmaster Juan Carlos Zamudio leads the Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra in two concerts on period instruments.

Jazz | Peter & Will Anderson Quintet Jun 23

Peter and Will Anderson perform their unique renditions of classic jazz songs and innovative original music as they "flood the room with joy."

Choral | Princeton Festival Baroque Chorus & Orchestra Jun 30

The Princeton Festival Baroque Chorus and Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra perform works by Bach and Handel using period instruments.

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Announcements

29Oct

2019 Piano Competition open for registration

Debbie ModzelewskiNews

Our popular piano competition attracts entrants each year from both the Greater Princeton area and from the broader tri-state area and even internationally. Six categories provide multiple opportunities to perform…

29Oct

Auditions announced for June 2019 Season

Debbie ModzelewskiNews

Interested in auditioning for our 2019 productions to be performed next June? Please click below to read more about the following auditions: Musical: She Loves Me Auditions – New…

02Sep

Come party with us on Saturday 10/27

Debbie ModzelewskiNews

Overture to the 15th Anniversary Live Entertainment, Libations & Light Hors d'oeuvres Saturday, October 27th from 4-6 pm The Hopewell Castle Hopewell, NJ Tickets: $250 | $150 | $75…

18Jun

Congratulations to the 2018 Piano Competition Winners

Debbie ModzelewskiNews

After an afternoon of brilliant and inspirational playing on June 17th, we congratulate these winners of our 2018 Piano Competition – Elementary Artists (ages 6-9) – Maxim Krueger of Philadelphia,…

(from left) Patrick James as Senex, Michael Caizzi as Pseudolus, Michael Bartkiewicz as Hysterium, Jordan Bunshaft as Lycus (photo by Jessi Franko Designs LLC)

12Jun

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” reviews starting to come in …

Debbie ModzelewskiNews

Photo by Jessi Franko Designs LLC ... and the critics, not just the audience, love it! John Timpane says in the Philadelphia Inquirer: There are two keys to a…

11Jun

Ticket Watch: What’s sold out?

Debbie ModzelewskiNews

Don't delay in buying your tickets! Many performances of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum have already sold out and Preferred Seating for our chamber and…

09Jun

Piano Competition Finalists

Debbie ModzelewskiNews

Congratulations to the following contestants who advance to the final round on Sunday, June 17 at 3:00 pm – Elementary Artists (ages 6-9) E2 – Maxim Krueger E7 – Clara…

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2018 REVIEWS

Madama Butterfly

“An impressive cast … a polished performance” –Andrew Moravcsik, Opera Today

“{A] handsome production … [that] resists a common impulse to revise the show.” –Elaine Strauss, U.S.1

“… provide[s] the visceral thrill that only live opera can deliver.” – James C. Taylor, NJ Advance Media

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

“… a wild, tuneful, stripped-down ‘Forum’ … simultaneously slapdash, as it must be, and tight.” –John Timpane, Philadelphia Inquirer

Baroque Orchestra

“The ensemble’s expressive richness and woodsy timbre shined throughout” –Linda Holt, Broad Street Review

2019 Season: To be announced this Fall

A Look Back at Our June 2018 Season

Free Talks, Workshops, Previews and more! Feb 18 - Jul 1

2018 Sing Spring! May 19

2018 Piano Competition & Finals Jun 8 - Jun 15

Opera | Madama Butterfly Jun 16 - Jul 1

Musical Theater | A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum Jun 10 - Jul 1

Chamber Music | Concordia Chamber Players Jun 9

Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra Jun 23 & Jun 27

Jazz | Peter & Will Anderson Quintet Jun 23

Choral | Princeton Festival Baroque Chorus & Orchestra Jun 30

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Announcements

2019 Piano Competition open for registration

Auditions announced for June 2019 Season

Come party with us on Saturday 10/27

Congratulations to the 2018 Piano Competition Winners

“A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” reviews starting to come in …

Ticket Watch: What’s sold out?

Piano Competition Finalists

@princetonfest on Twitter & Instagram

2018 REVIEWS

Madama Butterfly

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Baroque Orchestra

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