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Jonas Kaufmann, Marina Rebeka, Ludovic Tézier, Aigul Akhmetshina, Renée Fleming, Elīna Garanča, Klaus Florian Vogt, Benjamin Bernheim & J’Nai Bridges Lead Carngie Hall’s 2026-27 Season

By Francisco Salazar

Carnegie Hall has announced its 2026-27 season featuring a star studded lineup. Here is a look at the vocal performances.

Jonas Kaufmann opens the season with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Kirill Petrenko in an all-Italian program that includes works by Verdi, Respighi, Cilea, Giordano, and Leoncavallo.

Performance Date: Oct. 8, 2026

The Sphinx Virtuosi is joined by J’Nai Bridges for a program of music by Stravinsky, Jessie Montgomery, Damien Geter, Ravel, and Perkinson.

Performance Date: Oct. 16,2026

The Orchestra of St. Luke’s and Louis Langrée are joined by Benjamin Bernheim for an all-Berlioz program.

Performance Date: Nov. 5,2026

Aigul Akhmetshina and Jonathan Palmer Lakeland perform a recital featuring works by Britten, Gustavino, Tchaikovsky, Massenet, Berlin, Satie, and Balakirev.

Performance Date: Nov. 11,2026

The New York Philharmonic and Gustavo Dudamel headline “Tosca” alongside Marina Rebeka, Jonas Kaufmann, and Ludovic Tézier.

Performance Dates: Nov. 13 & 15,2026

Virtuoso music by Händel, Purcell, Rameau, and Vivaldi meets the voices and poetry of 18th-century Caribbean colonies in this celebration of shared humanity.  Apollo’s Fire under Jeannette Sorrell joins forces with Jeanine De Bique.

Performance Date: Nov. 15,2026

The Jupiter Ensemble  under Thomas Dunford performs with Lea Desandre in a program of music by Vivaldi, Provenzale, Cavalli, Viviani, Pallavicino and more.

Performance Date: Nov. 17,2026

Rihab Chaieb and Ammiel Bushakevitz perform music by Saint-Saens, Aubert, Golijov, Ricketts, Fairuz, and Al-Ghozzi.

Performance Date: Nov. 18,2026

Karim Sulayman performs a program of French songs alongside Tom Poster.

Performance Date: Dec. 2,2026

Renée Fleming and Béla Fleck join forces in this celebration of Appalachian folk music, featuring a program inspired by the 250th anniversary of the United States.

Performance Date: Dec. 3,2026

The SongStudio will showcase a Young Artists Recitals. 

Performance Date: Jan. 17, 2027

Beethoven’s “Missa Solemnis” will star Golda Schultz, Taylor Raven, Julian Prégardien, and Anthony Robin Schneider. The Cleveland Orchestra will be conducted by Franz Welser-Möst.

Performance Date: Jan. 19, 2027

Decoda will team up with Ariadne Greif for music by Carolin Shaw, Viet Cuong, Berio, and Bjork.

Performance Date: Jan. 28, 2027

The Orchestra of St. Luke’s under Dennis Russell Davies will celebrate Philip Glass’ 90th birthday with Robert McDuffie and Zachary James. The concert will include the New York premiere of Galss’ Symphony No. 15, “Lincoln.”

Performance Date: Jan. 31, 2027

Christophe Rousset conducts Orchestra of St. Luke’s in Mozart’s “Requiem.” Soloists include Liv Redpath, Beth Taylor, Andrew Staples, and Ryan Speedo Green.

Performance Date: Feb. 11, 2027

Jack Swanson and Bryan Wagorn perform songs by R. Schumann, Rossini, and Liszt.

Performance Date: Feb. 24, 2027

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in Mahler’s Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection.” Soloists include Christiane Karg and Elīna Garanča.

Performance Date: Feb. 28, 2027

Nadine Sierra and Bryan Wagorn perform in recital.

Performance Date: Feb. 28, 2027

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the Zurich Opera in Wagner’s “Das Rheingold” with Michael Volle, Daniel Schmutzhard, Johan Krogius, Klaus Florian Vogt, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Noa Beinart, Christopher Purves, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Mika Kares, David Leigh, Kathrin Zukowski, Marcela Rahal, and Siena Licht Miller.

Performance Date: March 18, 2027

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the Zurich Opera in Wagner’s “Die Walküre” with Klaus Florian Vogt, Mika Kares, Michael Volle, Vida Miknevičiūtė, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, and Camilla Nylund.

Performance Date: March 19, 2027

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the Zurich Opera in Wagner’s “Siegfried” with Klaus Florian Vogt, Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, Michael Volle, Christopher Purves, David Leigh, Noa Beinart, Camilla Nylund, Kathrin Zukowski.

Performance Date: March 21, 2027

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the Zurich Opera in Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” with Klaus Florian Vogt, Daniel Schmutzhard, Christopher Purves, Mika Kares, Camilla Nylund, Iulia Maria Dan, Agnieszka Rehlis, Dominika Stefańska, Siena Licht Miller, Dorothea Herbert, Kathrin Zukowski, Marcela Rahal, and Siena Licht Miller.

Performance Date: March 23, 2027

Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha and Simon Lepper perform music by Strauss, Mahler, Barber, Khumalo,  Bazel Androzzo, and Rodgers.

Performance Date: March 24, 2027

The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble perform music by Caroline Shaw and Vaughan Williams.

Performance Date: April 5, 2027

Il Pomo d’Oro and Michael Spyres joins forces for Händel, Porporra, Galuppi, Rameau, and Hasse, among others.

Performance Date: April 8, 2027

David Lang’s “before and after nature” will be performed.

Performance Date: April 9, 2027

The English Concert under Harry Bicket perform Handel’s “Alessandro” with Christophe Dumaux, Xenia Puskarz Thomas, Joélle Harvey, Alexander Chance, Ashley Riches, and Anthony Gregory.

Performance Date: May 2, 2027

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with Karen Cargill.

Performance Date: May 18, 2027

Huw Montague Rendall and Carrie-Ann Matheson perform in recital. The program includes Vaughan Williams, Dove, Schoenberg and Mahler. 

Performance Date: May 26, 2027

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By Francisco Salazar

FRANCISCO SALAZAR, (Publisher) has worked as a journalist for over 10 years with such companies as Latin Post, and freelanced for Remezcla. He has also published for El Diario and La Opinion. He is a media producer and a classically trained cellist who has performed in the New York area.

With OperaWire he has lectured at Bard College and been featured on Fred Plotkin, Jennifer Rowley and Angel Blue's programs.

He holds a Masters in Media Management from the New School and a Bachelor's in Film Production and Italian studies from Hofstra University.

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