Inaugural "Palm Springs Life Festival" Celebrates Music, Fashion, Food and Wine!

The inaugural Palm Springs Life Festival will take place March 20th through April 24th in the Coachella Valley, presented by Palm Springs Life magazine and IMG Artists and produced by Barrett Wissman. The inaugural festival features a stellar lineup of some of today’s top artists, fashion designers and culinary superstars.

Some of the stars scheduled to appear include opera legends Plácido Domingo and Renée Fleming, violinists Midori and Sarah Chang, cellist Nina Kotova, pianist Jean Yves Thibaudet, guitarist Angel Romero, fashion designers Zandra Rhodes, Michael Costello and Marc Bouwer, and chefs Cat Cora, Gail Gand, and the Hearty Boys.

“I think it’s a real opportunity for Southern California to have an independent festival that can bring many art forms together from music, to fashion, to the culinary world,” says Barrett Wissman, Executive Producer of Palm Springs Life Festival and Chairman of IMG Artists. “To have a first season that includes luminaries such as Plácido Domingo, Cat Cora, Renée Fleming, and Zandra Rhodes is inspiring.”

The festival opens with a Gala concert on March 20 at The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort and Spa featuring Plácido Domingo conducting Renee Fleming, with the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra. Maestro Domingo will also sing a couple of vocal numbers with Ms. Fleming. The festivities will continue with an array of music, food and wine and fashion events over the following four weeks. Concerts and events will take place at multiple venues in the greater Palm Springs area including the new Rancho Mirage Amphitheater, The Helene Galen Auditorium at The Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower and the Gardens of El Paseo.

The Festival will be capped off on April 23 and 24 with a signature event In Vino Veritas at The Ritz-Carlton Rancho Mirage. The event will feature the greatest Italian wines, winemakers and chefs of today and will be presented in partnership with and curated by Gambero Rosso, the leading Italian guide to the best wines and restaurants of Italy.

Maestro Plácido Domingo said: “I am very much looking forward to coming to Palm Springs with the LA Opera Orchestra. The surroundings are absolutely spectacular and I can’t wait to perform for the audience there. “

For full schedule and ticket information for the Palm Springs Life Festival, visit palmspringslifefestival.com.