Met Opera 2026–27 Season Mixes New Productions and Classics

The Metropolitan Opera will present five new productions in its 2026–27 season, including the world premiere of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s "Lincoln in the Bardo." Rather than opening with a new work, the season will begin with Verdi’s "Macbeth." Richard Jones’s staging of Puccini’s "La Fanciulla del West" is slated to open on New Year’s Eve.

Peter Gelb, the Met’s general manager, said an exception was made because Lise Davidsen, who will sing Isolde in Wagner’s "Tristan und Isolde" at the Met next month, has become a major box-office draw. "Whatever rule I stated a few seasons ago that we are going to open seasons with a new opera is a rule that can be ignored," he said.

"It doesn’t diminish the importance of these new operas.

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