Carnegie Hall’s just-announced 2026–27 vocal season is stacked.
The headliner: a complete Ring in concert — the first ever at the Hall — with Gianandrea Noseda conducting the Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House, and a cast led by Michael Volle, Camilla Nylund, and Klaus Florian Vogt (remember him?)
We’ll get two Toscas with Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic, launching a five-year opera-in-concert partnership; and a recital lineup mixing big names (Nadine Sierra, Aigul Akhmetshina, Renée Fleming with rising stars (Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Jack Swanson, Huw Montague Rendall).
Michael Spyres and Il Pomo d’Oro bring Baroque fireworks, Jeanine De Bique explores the colonial Caribbean with Apollo’s Fire, and the English Concert continues its Handel project with Alessandro.
Gentlemen, turn out your pockets. Ladies, empty your purses. Full list below:
Carnegie Hall Presents 2026–27: Vocal — Complete Concert Listings
October 2026
Thursday, October 8, 2026 — 7:00 PM
Carnegie Hall’s Opening Night Gala — Jonas Kaufmann
Kirill Petrenko, conductor; Jonas Kaufmann, tenor. Italian opera arias (Cilea, Giordano, Leoncavallo) + Respighi’s Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome.
November 2026
Thursday, November 5, 2026 — 8:00 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke’s — Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique
Louis Langrée, Conductor; Benjamin Bernheim, Tenor
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — 7:30 PM
Aigul Akhmetshina, Mezzo-Soprano; Jonathan Palmer Lakeland, Piano
Love Without Borders: A Journey in Three Chapters
Friday, November 13, 2026 — 7:30 PM
New York Philharmonic — Tosca (in concert)
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor; Marina Rebeka (Tosca), Jonas Kaufmann (Cavaradossi), Ludovic Tézier (Scarpia)
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 2:00 PM
New York Philharmonic — Tosca (in concert)
Same cast as November 13
Sunday, November 15, 2026 — 3:00 PM
Apollo’s Fire / Jeanine De Bique, Soprano
Jeannette Sorrell, harpsichord. Exploring historical connections between Europe and the Caribbean colonies of the 18th century.
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 — 7:30 PM
Jupiter Ensemble
Thomas Dunford, Artistic Director and Lute; Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 — 7:30 PM
Rihab Chaieb, Mezzo-Soprano; Ammiel Bushakevitz, Piano
French songs by Saint-Saëns and Aubert, Judeo-Spanish selections by Golijov, Arabic classics including Fairuz.
December 2026
Wednesday, December 2, 2026 — 7:30 PM
Karim Sulayman, Tenor; Tom Poster, Piano
Thursday, December 3, 2026 — 8:00 PM
Renée Fleming with Béla Fleck — The Fiddle and the Drum
Fleming, soprano, with Fleck’s all-star My Bluegrass Heart band. Appalachian folk music.
January 2027
Tuesday, January 19, 2027 — 8:00 PM
The Cleveland Orchestra
Franz Welser-Möst, conductor. Beethoven’s Missa solemnis with soloists Golda Schultz, Taylor Raven, Julian Prégardien, Anthony Robin Schneider.
February 2027
Friday, February 5, 2027 — 7:30 PM
Caroline Shaw / Attacca Quartet
Caroline Shaw, Vocals and Viola; Attacca Quartet (Amy Schroeder, Violin; Domenic Salerni, Violin; Nathan Schram, Viola; Andrew Yee, Cello)
Thursday, February 11, 2027 — 8:00 PM
Orchestra of St. Luke’s — Mozart’s Requiem
Christophe Rousset, Conductor; Liv Redpath, Soprano; Beth Taylor, Mezzo-Soprano; Andrew Staples, Tenor; Ryan Speedo Green, Bass-Baritone; The Clarion Choir
Wednesday, February 24, 2027 — 7:30 PM
Jack Swanson, Tenor; Bryan Wagorn, Piano
Friday, February 26, 2027 — 8:00 PM
Vienna Philharmonic
Mahler symphony cycle with Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Vocalists include Angela Meade, Elza van den Heever, Erin Morley, Elīna Garanča, Russell Thomas, Ryan Speedo Green.
Sunday, February 28, 2027 — 3:00 PM
Nadine Sierra, Soprano; Bryan Wagorn, Piano
March 2027
Thursday, March 18, 2027 — 6:00 PM
Wagner’s Ring Cycle in Concert — Das Rheingold
Gianandrea Noseda, conductor; Orchestra of the Zurich Opera House. Michael Volle (Wotan), Christopher Purves (Alberich), and cast.
Friday, March 19, 2027 — 6:00 PM
Wagner’s Ring Cycle in Concert — Die Walküre
Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegmund), Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde), Michael Volle (Wotan)
Sunday, March 21, 2027 — 2:00 PM
Wagner’s Ring Cycle in Concert — Siegfried
Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegfried), Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde)
Tuesday, March 23, 2027 — 6:00 PM
Wagner’s Ring Cycle in Concert — Götterdämmerung
Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde), Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegfried)
Wednesday, March 24, 2027 — 7:30 PM
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, Soprano; Simon Lepper, Piano
April 2027
Thursday, April 8, 2027 — 7:30 PM
Il Pomo d’Oro — Tenore Assoluto
Michael Spyres, baritenor. Vocal showpieces and bravura arias.
Friday, April 9, 2027 — 7:30 PM
David Lang: before and after nature
Bang on a Can All-Stars, plus choir TBA
May 2027
Sunday, May 2, 2027 — 2:00 PM
The English Concert — Handel’s Alessandro (opera in concert)
Harry Bicket, Artistic Director; Christophe Dumaux, countertenor (Alexander the Great). Part of the multi-year Handel project.
Wednesday, May 26, 2027 — 7:30 PM
Huw Montague Rendall, Baritone; Carrie-Ann Matheson, Piano
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