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40 upcoming opera performances from 8 organizations across 8 cities.
Upcoming opera performances
September 2026
- SEP1119:30
Verdi: Otello — Season Opener
San Francisco Opera
Friday, September 11, 2026 · War Memorial Opera House · San Francisco
$26–$398 - SEP1917:00
Wagner: Tannhäuser — Season Opener (James Conlon)
LA Opera
Saturday, September 19, 2026 · Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Los Angeles
$24–$349 - SEP2619:30
Verdi: La Traviata — Season Opener
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · Civic Opera House · Chicago
$45–$359
October 2026
- OCT919:30
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
San Francisco Opera
Friday, October 9, 2026 · War Memorial Opera House · San Francisco
$26–$398 - OCT1519:00
Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov (Gergiev)
Mariinsky Theatre
Thursday, October 15, 2026 · Mariinsky Theatre · Saint Petersburg
₽2,000–₽18,000 - OCT1719:30
Verdi: Rigoletto — Season Opener
Seattle Opera
Saturday, October 17, 2026 · Marion Oliver McCaw Hall · Seattle
$59–$295 - OCT2319:30
Verdi: La Traviata — Season Opener
Houston Grand Opera
Friday, October 23, 2026 · Wortham Theater Center, Brown Theater · Houston
$25–$295 - OCT2619:30
Verdi: Rigoletto
The Metropolitan Opera
Monday, October 26, 2026 · Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center · New York
$28–$485 - OCT3117:00
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (Mazzola)
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Saturday, October 31, 2026 · Civic Opera House · Chicago
$45–$425 - OCT3119:00
Verdi: Nabucco — Season Opener
Washington National Opera
Saturday, October 31, 2026 · Kennedy Center Opera House · Washington
$45–$359
November 2026
- NOV419:30
Puccini: La Bohème
The Metropolitan Opera
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center · New York
$28–$485 - NOV719:30
Verdi: Don Carlo
LA Opera
Saturday, November 7, 2026 · Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Los Angeles
$24–$349 - NOV1319:30
Strauss: Salome (Eun Sun Kim)
San Francisco Opera
Friday, November 13, 2026 · War Memorial Opera House · San Francisco
$26–$398 - NOV1319:30
Britten: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Houston Grand Opera
Friday, November 13, 2026 · Wortham Theater Center, Brown Theater · Houston
$25–$295 - NOV2119:00
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Washington National Opera
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · Kennedy Center Opera House · Washington
$45–$359 - NOV2119:30
Verdi: Falstaff
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Saturday, November 21, 2026 · Civic Opera House · Chicago
$45–$359
December 2026
- DEC819:30
Verdi: Aida — new production (Yannick Nézet-Séguin)
The Metropolitan Opera
Tuesday, December 8, 2026 · Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center · New York
$28–$485 - DEC1213:00
Mozart: The Magic Flute (Holiday presentation, abbreviated English)
The Metropolitan Opera
Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center · New York
$25–$280
January 2027
- JAN919:30
Puccini: La Bohème
Seattle Opera
Saturday, January 9, 2027 · Marion Oliver McCaw Hall · Seattle
$59–$295 - JAN1519:30
Bizet: Carmen
The Metropolitan Opera
Friday, January 15, 2027 · Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center · New York
$28–$485 - JAN2219:30
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
Houston Grand Opera
Friday, January 22, 2027 · Wortham Theater Center, Brown Theater · Houston
$25–$295 - JAN2319:30
Puccini: Madama Butterfly
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Saturday, January 23, 2027 · Civic Opera House · Chicago
$45–$359
February 2027
- FEB1319:30
Adams: Nixon in China (LA Opera premiere)
LA Opera
Saturday, February 13, 2027 · Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Los Angeles
$24–$349 - FEB2619:30
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
Houston Grand Opera
Friday, February 26, 2027 · Wortham Theater Center, Brown Theater · Houston
$25–$295 - FEB2719:30
Mozart: The Marriage of Figaro
Seattle Opera
Saturday, February 27, 2027 · Marion Oliver McCaw Hall · Seattle
$59–$295
March 2027
- MAR417:00
Wagner: Die Walküre
The Metropolitan Opera
Thursday, March 4, 2027 · Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center · New York
$28–$485 - MAR619:00
Beethoven: Fidelio
Washington National Opera
Saturday, March 6, 2027 · Kennedy Center Opera House · Washington
$45–$359 - MAR1319:30
Bernstein: Candide (Mazzola)
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Saturday, March 13, 2027 · Civic Opera House · Chicago
$45–$295 - MAR1919:30
Heggie: Dead Man Walking — 25th anniversary revival
Houston Grand Opera
Friday, March 19, 2027 · Wortham Theater Center, Brown Theater · Houston
$25–$295 - MAR3019:30
Saariaho: Innocence (Met premiere)
The Metropolitan Opera
Tuesday, March 30, 2027 · Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center · New York
$28–$485
April 2027
- APR1019:30
Puccini: Turandot
LA Opera
Saturday, April 10, 2027 · Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Los Angeles
$24–$349 - APR1719:30
Adès: The Tempest (Lyric premiere)
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Saturday, April 17, 2027 · Civic Opera House · Chicago
$45–$359 - APR1817:00
Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen — full cycle
Mariinsky Theatre
Sunday, April 18, 2027 · Mariinsky Theatre · Saint Petersburg
₽5,000–₽30,000 - APR2219:30
Donizetti: Lucia di Lammermoor
The Metropolitan Opera
Thursday, April 22, 2027 · Metropolitan Opera House, Lincoln Center · New York
$28–$485 - APR3019:30
Puccini: Tosca (Patrick Summers)
Houston Grand Opera
Friday, April 30, 2027 · Wortham Theater Center, Brown Theater · Houston
$25–$295
May 2027
- MAY119:30
Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman)
Seattle Opera
Saturday, May 1, 2027 · Marion Oliver McCaw Hall · Seattle
$59–$295 - MAY819:00
Carlisle Floyd: Susannah
Washington National Opera
Saturday, May 8, 2027 · Kennedy Center Opera House · Washington
$45–$259 - MAY2219:30
Mozart: Don Giovanni
LA Opera
Saturday, May 22, 2027 · Dorothy Chandler Pavilion · Los Angeles
$24–$349 - MAY2919:30
Puccini: La Rondine
San Francisco Opera
Saturday, May 29, 2027 · War Memorial Opera House · San Francisco
$26–$398