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Time of event:Various, usually 11:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Type of Event or Festival: Music

Performer or Special Guests: 2007 Newport Music Festival Celebrates 39th Season Sixty-seven Concerts Scheduled July 6–22 The Newport Music Festival 2007 celebrates its 39th season July 6–22, continuing the tradition of presenting unique chamber music programs, American debuts, world-class artists and special events in the Gilded Age “summer cottages” of Newport, Rhode Island. Beginning his thirty-third season as General Director, Dr. Mark P. Malkovich, III, researches and selects works from the 19th century chamber music, vocal repertoire and the Romantic-era piano literature, to create one of the most extraordinary festivals in the world. In its thirty-eight year history, the Newport Music Festival has become celebrated for presenting over one hundred twenty artists and ensembles in their American debuts. The Festival will present sixty-seven concerts—three to five per day—in the famous Newport Mansions with American and international artists. Morning concerts are at 11 am, afternoons usually at 4 pm or 6 pm and evenings at The Breakers, the queen of the Newport Mansions, at 9 pm. The afternoon “Victor Borge Series” highlights the favorite concerts of Festival director Mark Malkovich from 1990-2006 in a series of 17 “Best of the Festival” concerts. Six midnight concerts feature intermission-free works with champagne receptions preceding. The Yamaha Corporation of America, Lufthansa, Roederer Champagne, Your New England Toyota Dealers and Boisset America are the major Festival sponsors. The Festival was again selected for “America’s Elite 1000—the Ultimate List,” the very best American luxury goods, shops, services and special events; it was also named one of the “Top 50 Outstanding Festivals & Events” in North America by Leisure Group Travel magazine. For further information and brochure requests, kindly write the Newport Music Festival, PO Box 3300, Newport, RI 02840-0992, or phone 401-846-1133. Newport County tourist information is available at the Newport County Convention

Projected Attendance: 5001 - 10000

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Frequency: One time

Admission Price: Morning and afternoon concerts $35. Evening concerts $40. All venues have parking facilities and are handicap accessible.

Established by the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1969, the Newport Music Festival presents chamber music in the famous Newport Mansions. Millionaires lend their neo-classical and baroque summer mansions to a cultural cause, as Newport presents more than 67 classical concerts in their ballrooms and on their lawns. Some 60-plus international artists play in such venues as The Great Hall of The Breakers, constructed in 1895 by Cornelius Vanderbilt in the style of a 16th century Italian Palace. The purpose of chamber music was to give life to rooms like those at Newport, and chamber music is indeed the focus, although the musical selection runs the classical gamut. The selection process is made by general director Dr. Mark P. Malkovich III, who chooses from the 19th century chamber and vocal repertoire, along with some Romantic-era piano literature. Composers such as Schubert, Brahms or Tchaikovsky are featured in afternoon retrospective concerts. The Festival celebrates its 39th season in 2007, with more than 60 classical musicians from around the world performing in these most gracious settings.