(Credit: Boston Symphony Orchestra)

The Tanglewood Festival has announced the 2025 season.

In a statement by Andris Nelsons, the conductor said, “We are excited for another fantastic summer at Tanglewood, full of exceptional music in the beautiful surroundings of the Berkshires. We are delighted to perform Puccini’s ‘Tosca’ with Kristine Opolais and Bryn Terfel, and excerpts from Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet; with Bill Barclay’s Concert Theatre Works company. We are thrilled to welcome many renowned guest artists, including some of the world’s greatest pianists – Daniil Trifonov, Yefim Bronfman, Lang Lang, and the BSO’s most recent recording partners Yuja Wang and Seong-Jin Cho. Furthermore, the BSO and I are privileged to perform the world premiere of John Williams’ Piano Concerto with Emanuel Ax, one of Tanglewood’s most beloved artists. Tanglewood is known for its commitment to supporting young artists, and we are pleased to introduce the brilliant young violinist María Dueñas in her debut with the BSO.  Tanglewood is also one of the world’s greatest centers for music education and I am looking forward to working with our Tanglewood fellows and members of the faculty across our rehearsals and concerts together, as well as our master classes.”

For this article here are the vocal highlights.

The Tanglewood Music Center will present Vocal Music.

Performance Dates: July 6 & 13, 2025

The Tanglewood Music Center will present Golijov’s “Ayre,” for soprano and ensemble

Performance Dates: July 12, 2025

Sir Bryn Terfel will present a recital in Ozawa Hall accompanied by Hannah Stone, former harpist to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. His song repertoire will be announced at a later date.

Performance Date: July 15, 2025

Keith Lockhart leads the Boston Pops Orchestra with Kelli O’Hara and Sutton Foster in a program entitled “An Evening with Sutton Foster
& Kelli O’Hara”

Performance Date: July 18, 2025

The Prelude Concert will feature the Tanglewood Festival Chorus under conductor James Burton.

Performance Date: July 18, 2025

Andris Nelsons conducts Puccini’s “Tosca” with Kristine Opolais in the title role. She will be joined by Seok Jong Baek as Cavaradossi, Sir Bryn Terfel as Scarpia, bass-baritone, and Patrick Carfizzi as Sacristan. Nelsons last led Act two of Tosca in 2017 with a cast that featured Opolais and Terfel.

Performance Date: July 19, 2025

Karen Slack and Kevin Miller lead “African Queens” featuring music by Jasmine Barnes, Damien Geter, Jessie Montgomery, Shawn Okpebholo, Dave Ragland, Carlos Simon, and Joel Thompson.

Performance Date: July 27, 2025

Ravel and Colette’s “L’Enfant et les sortilèges” will feature the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, TMC Conducting Fellows, and TMC Vocal Fellows.

Performance Date: August 3, 2025

Matthew Aucoin will showcase a new staged song cycle, “Music for New Bodies.” Peter Sellars directs the production with the American Modern Opera Company performing alongside soprano Meryl Dominguez, mezzo-soprano Taylor Raven, and tenor Paul Appleby.

Performance Date: August 7, 2025

The British vocal ensemble The Sixteen makes its Tanglewood debut, joined by founding director and conductor Harry Christophers. The program, titled “A Deer’s Cry,” features sacred music by Byrd, Tallis, and Arvo Pärt, including the Estonian composer’s mesmerizing “Nunc dimittis.”

Performance Date: August 14, 2025

TLI Presents Nicholas Phan’s innovative BACH 52 web series. The programs will explore the question: “Is the music of Bach for everyone?” Tenor arias with continuo accompaniment from Johann Sebastian Bach’s church cantatas will be paired with interviews with scholars, musicians, and audience-members to probe this question and examine the relevance of Bach’s music to today’s society.

Performance Dates: August 16 & 17, 2025

Kazuki Yamada leads a program of Holst’s “The Planets” and Poulenc’s “Gloria” with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. The Gloria performance will be dedicated to soprano Adele Addison, who debuted the work with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1961 and turns 100 this year.

Performance Date: August 23, 2025

Zubin Mehta closes the season with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with soloists Federica Lombardi, Isabel Signoret, Pene Pati, and Ryan Speedo Green. The symphony is paired with a world premiere of a new work by Carlos Simon.

Performance Date: August 24, 2025