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Ruth Schloss Stanton, Former Trustee, Passes Away
The Caramoor Board of Trustees and staff of Caramoor note the October 8, 2017 passing of former Trustee Ms. Ruth Schloss Stanton (1930-2017).
Opening the 2017-18 Fall-Spring Season
Kathy Schuman, Vice President, Artistic Programming & Executive Producer looks forward to welcoming the Takács Quartet for the opening of the 2017-18 Fall-Spring Season in the Music Room.
A Rich History of Beautiful Singing at Caramoor
By Vivien Schweitzer
Originally appeared in the 2017 Summer Season Program Book
Since the founding two decades ago of a summer program dedicated to early 19th century Italian opera, the beautiful Caramoor estate has become a sort of Bel Canto Bayreuth. Many local opera fans have made an annual summer pilgrimage to hear rising stars and established artists perform repertory staples and rarities by Rossini, Bellini, Donizetti, and Verdi.
A Little Free Library Appears at Caramoor
Caramoor Staff Haikus
2017 Opening Night Gala
On Saturday, June 16, Caramoor’s 2017 Summer Season opened with our Opening Night Gala and Concert Celebrating 20 years of Bel Canto at Caramoor with A Night of Italian Opera.
This year’s Gala festivities included a pre-performance cocktail reception and an elegant Italian dinner al fresco, premium concert seating in the Venetian Theater for the concert: Celebrating 20 Years of Bel Canto at Caramoor with A Night of Italian Opera, and the After Dark post-performance party with desserts and dancing.
Caramoor Bel Canto Young Artist: Carolyn Ramseur
Remembering Caramoor’s Founders
This weekend one of Caramoor’s longtime employees had occasion to represent the organization at the April 29, 2017 Memorial Service for longtime Trustee William Kelly Simpson.
2017 Rosen Society Dinner
On Thursday, April 27, Caramoor’s Chairman, Jim Attwood and Chief Executive Officer, Jeff Haydon hosted the fifth annual Rosen Society Dinner: An Evening of Thanks.
The festivities began with cocktails in the Rosen House Music Room followed by a special musical performance by The Westerlies, a brass quartet, with Riley Mulherkar and Zubin Hensler, on trumpets, and Andy Clausen and Willem de Koch, on trombones. Post-performance, close to ninety guests moved into the formal and summer dining rooms for a three course dinner catered by Great Performances.