115 International Summer Music Festivals Welcome Back Audiences and Performers

At last, after a long and challenging absence, international audiences and artists will be gathering in person for many more summer festival performances than last year. From classical to jazz to opera and more, 115 summer festivals await the public with open arms, promising artistic brilliance and exciting themes as well as some special anniversaries in charming and spectacular locations throughout the United States and abroad. 

According to Susan Elliott, editor of Special Reports at Musical America magazine, “the 2022 festival season feels like a joyous welcome home party after so long. Masks on or off, audiences and artists are lining up for live and in-person musical and terpsichorean performances in picturesque settings around the world, in vineyards, mountains, valleys, lakeshores, and amphitheaters historic and modern.”

So, why not plan a trip to a festival or two this summer? Make it a voyage of wonder and musical culture, in which music will transport you to heights of emotion and enthrallment, and sights and cuisines will delight you. Musical America has compiled a comprehensive guide to the festival season, which can be viewed online and/or downloaded as a PDF. As we approach the last month of spring, organizing a memorable, idyllic summer could become a mighty generator of enthusiasm and thrilling anticipation, especially if your summer plans are not already in place. And perhaps, even if they are. Here’s wishing you happy planning and, in advance… bon voyage! 

View and/or download the 2022 Festival Guide

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About Maria-Cristina Necula (181 Articles)
Maria-Cristina Necula’s published work includes the books "The Don Carlos Enigma: Variations of Historical Fictions" and "Life in Opera: Truth, Tempo and Soul," two translations: "Europe à la carte" and Molière’s "The School for Wives," and the collection of poems "Evanescent." Her articles and interviews have been featured in "Classical Singer" Magazine, "Opera America," "Das Opernglas," "Studies in European Cinema," and "Opera News." As a classically trained singer she has performed in the New York City area at Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Hall, Florence Gould Hall, and the Westchester Broadway Theatre, and has presented on opera at The Graduate Center, Baruch, The City College of New York, and UCLA Southland. She speaks six languages, two of which she honed at the Sorbonne University in Paris and the University of Vienna, and she holds a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from The Graduate Center, CUNY. In 2022, Maria-Cristina was awarded a New York Press Club Award in the Critical Arts Review category for her review of Matthew Aucoin's "Eurydice" at the Metropolitan Opera, published on Woman Around Town. She is a 2022-24 Fellow of The Writers' Institute at The Graduate Center.