The Glimmerglass Festival has announced its 2026 season. Here is a look at the productions.

Mainstage Productions

The season opens with Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Oklahoma!” Francesca Zambello directs the production and James Lowe conducts. The work stars Shereen Pimentel, Michael Adams, Erik Nordstrom, Kate Morton, Peter Murphy, Reed Gnepper, and Troy Cook.

Performance Dates: July 10-August 15, 2026

Joshua Horowitz revives Francesca Zambello’s production of Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly.” Joseph Colaneri conducts a cast that includes Eri Nakamura, Eric Taylor, Michelle Mariposa, and Troy Cook.

Performance Dates: July 11-August 17, 2026

Kelley Rourke adapts Mozart’s “Cosi fan Tutte” in an English version. Eric Einhorn directs and Joseph Colaneri conducts. The cast includes Amanda Batista, Michelle Mariposa, Travon Walker, Gregory Feldmann, Kevin Burdette, and Keely Futterer.

Performance Dates: July 17-August 14, 2026

Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce’s “Fellow Travellers” will be directed by Kevin Newbury and conducted by Kelly Kuo. Colin Aikins and Joseph Lattanzi lead the cast that also includes Keely Futterer, Erik Nordstrom, Kaileigh Riess, and Luke Harnish.

Performance Dates: July 18-August 16, 2026

Ben Moore and Kelley Rourke’s “Robin Hood” will be performed, continuing Glimmerglass’s proud tradition of sharing opera for and with young people. Noah Mond and Lauren Torey star with Kimberley-Ann Bartczak conducting the production by Eric Sean Fogel.

Performance Dates: August 2-7, 2026

Special Pavilion Events 

Alan Louis Smith’s “Vigenettes: Ellis Island” is a song cycle inspired by real stories of early 20th-century immigrants.

Performance Dates: July 30  & August 1, 2026

Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht’s “Happy End” will be performed with Ana Karneža and Gregory Feldmann starring. Rob Ainsley conducts the production by Mary Birnbaum.

Performance Dates: July 28 & 31, 2026