Classic – Innovative – Invigorating – Nurturing – Opera in Upstate N.Y.

A family friendly, outdoor Opera & Music Festival in the Hudson Valley town of New Paltz N.Y.

Exciting Big News!

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SUNY New Paltz

An exciting new phase of the International Festival of the Voice has begun, Big Changes are happening now!

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Fun Memories

Fun Memories of audience, cast, crew & volunteers, while we prepare for Festival 2024

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Upcoming Events

Plans have begun for Festival 2024 in New Paltz N.Y.

Announcing details shortly, as they unfold.

Previous Shows

Tosca 2020

La Boheme 2017

Carmen 2018

Don Giovanni presented by N.Y.C. Teatro Grattacielo opera company

Hollywood in the Hills in collaboration with The Woodstock Film Festival

La Traviata presented by NYC Opera

24 Main. Cultural & Community Center

Current Exhibition shown by appointment - Artist’s reception, early Spring 2023

New York State Council on the Arts

The International Festival of the Voice 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.

How an arts organization thrived during covid 

Hudson Valley One (HV1)

DURING THE THICK OF COVID, THE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE VOICE PRESENTED THE 1ST US DRIVE-IN LIVE PERFORMANCE,
Director Maria Todaro,

made arrangements to produce the opera “with full everything” in an extraordinary format: live onstage, in front of a sea of parked cars on the former IBM site at Kingston’s Tech City.
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Our Partners

Opera In Upstate New York, Hudson Valley

“the Festival is a community of people that care about their town, the Hudson Valley and their neighbors, and want to better the life of all. With gratitude to all of you!
Now the shows— watching opera, or a musical, or a great concert or recital – can and should be a transformative experience. But this kind of experience can only come from certain kinds of artists.”

Louis Otey, Artistic Director, Founder

The Hudson Valley International Festival of the Voice
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