Charles Letourneau

For 25+ years, Charles Letourneau has produced several of the most successful performing arts projects in the business. Now the arts impresario, and Festival Napa Valley Executive Vice President & Artistic Director, is redefining the creative and commercial possibilities of how performance and lifestyle festivals can – and should – be planned, executed and monetized.

With an international/multilingual toolkit that includes feasibility studies, financial planning, technical operations, programming, fundraising, marketing, strategic partnerships, artist relations, educational programs and an in-depth knowledge of classical music, Letourneau’s events – including Tokyo’s Mostly Mozart Festival, Itzhak Perlman’s ‘Return to Russia’ concerts, Thomas Hampson’s ‘Song of America’ tour, Italy’s Tuscan Sun Festival and Florida’s Festival of the Arts Boca – continue to move the needle on a global level.

The renowned Festival Napa Valley, which Letourneau cofounded in 2006, remains the artistic/commercial blueprint for regional event organizers and investors worldwide.