Our 2025 festival, The Gilded Age, viewed the world of late-19th and early-20th century America through the career of Marcella Sembrich and the opulence of the era. Through over 20 events, we explored the diverse music that mirrored the culture of the time – in a series of concerts, lectures and films, that concluded with an elegant vocal recital rich with gems from Sembrich’s operatic repertoire – all performed by today’s finest concert artists.
2025 Festival Events
Lake George Music Festival Preview
Wednesday, June 4 — 7:00 PM
Young Performers Showcase
Sunday, June 8 — 2:00 PM
Gilded Melodies: Saxophone, Voice, Piano
Saturday, June 14 — 2:00 PM
A Juneteenth Celebration: James Knapp
Thursday, June 19 — 7:00 PM
Sembrich Film Series
FILM: The Age of Innocence (1993)
Monday, June 23 — 7:30 PM
Seagle Festival Season Preview
Wednesday, June 25 — 2:00 PM
Touba Family Foundation World Music Wednesdays
Cécilia: Traditional Celtic & Quebecois Wednesday, July 2 — 2:00 PM
Sembrich Film Series
FILM: ShowBusiness (2007)
Monday, July 7 — 7:30 PM
Benefit Event - Studio Talk & Gilded Age Tea
Riding The Rails: Sembrich’s 1909 Tour
Thursday, July 10 — 2:00 PM
Outdoor Promenade Concert
Counterpoint Vocal Ensemble
Sunday, July 13 — 7:00 PM
Alfred Z. Solomon Masterwork Series
Spira Piano Quartet
Saturday, July 19 — 7:00 PM
Sembrich Film Series
FILM: Ragtime (1981)
Monday, July 21 — 7:30 PM
Family Event - Seagle Festival Children’s Opera
Monkey & Francine in the City of Tigers
Friday, July 25 — 10:00 AM
Touba Family Foundation World Music Wednesdays
A Latin American Musical Tour
Wednesday, July 30 — 2:00 PM
Children’s Concert: Latin American Music
Thursday, July 31 — 11:00 AM
Alfred Z. Solomon Masterwork Series
Undiscovered Gems of the Gilded Age
Saturday, August 2 — 7:00 PM
Sembrich Film Series
FILM: A Real Pain (2024)
Monday, August 4 — 7:30 PM
The Gilded Age: The Hit Series & The Era
Wednesday, August 6 — 2:00 PM
Family Event - Community Children’s Workshop
West African Percussion Workshop
Thursday, August 7 — 11:00 AM
Family Event - Free Rogers Park Community Concert
Jomion & The Uklos
Thursday, August 7 — 7:00 PM
Alfred Z. Solomon Masterwork Series
Members of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Sunday, August 17 — 7:00 PM
Outdoor Promenade Concert
Lakeside with Altissimo Arts
Thursday, August 21 — 7:00 PM
Sembrich Film Series
FILM: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)
Monday, August 25 — 7:30 PM
Touba Family Foundation World Music Wednesdays
Skye Consort & Emma Björling
Wednesday, August 27 — 2:00 PM
A Gilded Age Musicale
2025 Gala Performance
The curtain descends on our summer season with an elegant recreation of a Gilded Age vocal recital featuring the dazzling coloratura soprano Kelli Butler, joined by pianist Michael Clement.
Marcella Sembrich’s lakeside studio, adorned with garland and candlelight, serves as the setting for this Gilded Age recital of songs and arias from opera and operettas of the era, including several virtuosic selections from Sembrich’s own repertoire, including “Sempre libera” from Verdi’s La Traviata, the aria with which Sembrich concluded her operatic career on February 9, 1909.
Thank You to our Supporters!
The Sembrich's Summer Festival is made possible through the support of the following individuals, foundations, and public funds:
Barbara Ahern & Conard Holton
Anne Aronovitch & Richard Eger
Evelyne & Martin Echt
Lisa H. & Anthony F. Hall
Buzz & Cheryl Lamb
The Point
Joyce & Don Rice
Betty Spinelli & Joe Stanek
Louis & Maureen Van Dyck
Alfred Z. Solomon Charitable Trust
Touba Family Foundation
The Sembrich's 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.