season, lightly

In what must be regarded as the season’s most startling volte-face, next month the New York City Opera will perform opera.

As part of the River to River Festival, the company will present a tab version of The Magic Flute, Massenet’s La Navarraise and a concert of the usual pops stuff. Performances June 25-27 will feature “the New York City Opera Orchestra and soloists.”