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March 24, 2015

Festival of the Desert 2015


Photo Credit: David Crotty
David Hallberg & Donna MacMillan
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Cat Cora
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Barrett Wissman, Renee Fleming, Philippe Jordan & David Hallberg
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Philippe Jordan & Leonardo Montenegro
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Nancy Stone
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Angel Romero
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Geoffrey Cowan, Iris Smotrich & Erich Hofmann
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Robert Bloomingdale & Justine Bloomingdale
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Bruce Johanssen, Michael Kaiser, Terry Hendrix & Michael Cressey
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Alfredo Rodríguez
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Amar Ramasar & Maria Kowroski
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Maria Kowroski
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Veronika Part
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The McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert and the Sunnylands Center and Gardens in Rancho Mirage were filled with opera, dance and symphonic music fans for the first-ever Festival of the Desert held on Wednesday, March 18. The event—produced by Barrett Wissman of IMG Artists—celebrated music and classical art in Southern California’s Coachella Valley with a slew of fine artists, culinary greats, and musical performers such as soprano Reneé Fleming, jazz pianist Justin Kauflin, chef Cat Cora, guitarist Angel Romero, and ballet dancer Veronika Part. Guests including Donna Mcmillan, Sage Fleming, Roxanne Depardieu, Eva and Marc Stern and Robert and Justine Bloomingdale enjoyed live performances as well as a discussion led by Michael Kaiser, former President John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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