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ABOUT
The Castleton Festival, launched in the summer of 2009, has quickly become the centerpiece program of The Chateauville Foundation, established in 1997 by Lorin and Dietlinde Maazel. The Foundation's mission is to nurture young artists, foster collaborative artistic enterprise and create opportunities within the community for shared cultural experience.
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For over five decades, Lorin Maazel has been one of the worlds most esteemed and sought-after conductors. Maestro Maazel completed his seventh and final season as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic in 2009-10, and continues through 2011-12 as Music Director of the Palau de les Arts "Reina Sofia," in Valencia, Spain.
Dietlinde Turban's first stage appearance at the age of 19 as Gretchen in Goethe's Faust in the Residenz-Theatre in Munich brought her national fame. She has received great accolades for her acting.
NEWS
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Castleton Festival ‘gets ready to get ready’
John D. Harris, the Castleton Festival’s chief operations officer, stands near his desk in the cavernous storage shed next to the even more cavernous Festival Tent – the tenttopped hall that’...
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Castleton Festival 2012
The Castleton Festival, the month-long series of opera performances and concerts staged on the grounds of the Rappahannock County estate of conductor Lorin Maazel and his wife, Dietlinde Turban Ma...
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Lorin Maazel’s 1783 Guadagnini Violin sold at Auction for Charity
It’s not a Strad, but maestro Lorin Maazel will have you know that his 1783 Guadagnini is second to none. “The violin is one of the spectacular examples of Guadagnini’s expertise,” Maazel s...
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Castleton’s ‘Seal of Approval’
Castleton Festival first lady Dietlinde Maazel was in Richmond last week to accept one of Virginia First Lady Maureen McDonnell’s “Opportunity Seal of Approval” award
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A Message from Maestro Lorin Maazel
The Castleton Festival 2011 gave its last performance on July 24th. Statistics: seven opera titles, four concert programs, six guest appearances outside of Castleton, sold out houses, excellent pre...
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