2026 Summer Music Preview
Preview of some of the outdoor music events in NYC for 2026.
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Weekend Preview: 5/1-5/3
After hiking the canyons of Utah and Arizona for a week, I’ve come back to a veritable Avalanche of music here in NYC. Which isn’t at all a bad thing.
Preview: Robert Ashley’s Perfect Lives at Roulette
While everyone’s all agog about Wagner’s 5+ hour epic which closes this weekend over at the Met , I’m jazzed to see tonight what some regard as the first true American opera:
Preview: Tristan und Isolde Opens Tonight at the Metropolitan Opera
“I can assure you that this production will be unlike anything anyone has seen at the Met or anywhere.” – Met Opera General Director Peter Gelb, via the NY Times
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Returns to the Met
Most of today’s opera companies stage productions according to what’s known as the stagione system, where a single opera remains onstage for the duration of its run, as opposed to
“Antony and Cleopatra” and “Salome” at the Met
“It is hard to imagine a more risk-prone art form than opera.” – John Adams Of all of New York's musical treasures, none shines brighter than the Metropolitan Opera. This
Music in Space: Stockhausen’s “Inside Light” at the Park Avenue Armory
In music, as in life, there are certain things that are so rare and essential, it's worth dropping whatever else you have going on to make way for them. One
From Wagner to Verdi: Lise Davidsen at Carnegie Hall and the Met Opera
Photo: Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The Met's current revival of Verdi's La Forza Del Destino – which will be broadcast live in HD and on the radio this Saturday
Boston Symphony Orchestra Brings Opera Back to Carnegie Hall
by Pete Matthews While I will always and forever cherish my summers seeing the Boston Symphony Orchestra up in their summer home at Tanglewood, it's always a treat (not to