Upcoming 2025 Festival Events
Our 2025 festival, The Gilded Age, views the world of late-19th and early-20th century America through the career of Marcella Sembrich and the opulence of the era. Join us as we explore the diverse music that mirrored the culture of the time – in a series of concerts, lectures and films, concluding with an elegant vocal recital rich with gems from Sembrich’s operatic repertoire – all performed by today’s finest concert artists.
Outdoor Promenade Concert
Lakeside with Altissimo Arts
Thursday, August 21 — 7:00 PM
Sembrich Film Series
FILM: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Monday, August 25 — 7:30 PM
Touba Family Foundation World Music Wednesdays
Skye Consort & Emma Björling
Wednesday, August 27 — 2:00 PM
A Gilded Age Musicale
Saturday, August 30 — 6:00 PM
2025 Gala Performance
Step back in time and experience a Gilded Age musicale in Marcella Sembrich’s lakeside studio. The Sembrich, adorned with garland and candlelight, serves as the perfect setting for this Gilded Age vocal recital with harp and piano accompaniments.
Coloratura soprano Kelli Butler will open the evening with “Regnava nel silenzio” from Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor – the first aria Marcella Sembrich performed in America – and will close the program with “Sempre libera” from Verdi's La Traviata, the aria with which Sembrich concluded her American operatic career in 1909.
Following the performance, you can enjoy an opulent reception. The accompanying harp and lakeside setting is sure to be a spectacular ending to this Gilded Age evening!
Thank You to our Supporters!
The Sembrich's Summer Festival is made possible through the support of the following individuals, foundations, and public funds:
Barbara Ahern & Conard Holton
Anne Aronovitch & Richard Eger
Bob & Ginger Bailey
Evelyne & Martin Echt
Lisa H. & Anthony F. Hall
Buzz & Cheryl Lamb
Keith Mallison
Anthony Nolan
Peckham Family Foundation
The Point
Joyce & Don Rice
Betty Spinelli & Joe Stanek
Louis & Maureen Van Dyck
Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust
Touba Family Foundation
The Sembrich's programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.