The Lakes Area Music Festival features 250 musicians from top ensembles nationwide. MYTHS & MAGIC, including "Symphonie Fantastique", Wagner’s "Ring Without Words", "Hansel & Gretel", and more– in Minnesota’s lakes country.
Festival Artistic Direction: Scott Lykins, John Taylor Ward
Festival Conductors: José Luis Gutiérrez, Christian Reif
Festival Artists: John Taylor Ward, baritone; Sara Couden, contralto; Abi Levis, mezzo-soprano; Meghan Picerno, Andrea Ross, Ariana Wehr, soprano
Featured Groups: Lakes Area Music Festival Orchestra, Thalea String Quartet