Vermont Mozart Festival cancels all 16 summer performances

Fans of one of Vermont’s most popular outdoor summer music events will need to make new plans and in some cases seek ticket refunds after the Vermont Mozart Festival announced this week that it has canceled its 2019 summer concert series.

“Vermont Mozart Festival is currently reviewing opportunities and evaluating all options for the future, but will not have a summer season this year,” the nonprofit announced in a social media post on Tuesday. “The festival would like to thank all of its supporting venues, sponsors, musicians, and audiences especially NBT Bank for their unwavering support.”

The festival had 16 concert performances scheduled from July 17 to Aug. 4 at four main venues: Shelburne Farms, Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, the Burlington Country Club and the Charlotte Town Beach. One other date was listed for Burlington’s City Hall Park.

The public announcement was made several weeks after the venues were notified. Shelburne Farms spokeswoman Holly Brough said organizers there received word of the cancellations on June 16. Charlotte town Recreation Director Nicole Conley said she learned about the cancellation in late June. Both of those venues had three performances scheduled.

Read more: https://vtdigger.org/2019/07/12/vermont-mozart-festival-cancels-all-16-summer-performances/

The former festival director is in Cuba, by the way.