Galas
For information about galas and other events during the 2026–27 season, please call 212.362.6000.
MISSY MAZZOLI/ LIBRETTO BY ROYCE VAVREK
Lincoln in the Bardo
World Premiere Gala
Monday, October 19, 2026
6 PM Cocktail Reception
6:30 PM Gala Dinner
8 PM Performance
INTERMISSION Champagne and Dessert
BLACK TIE
George Saunders’s bestselling, Booker Prize–winning novel arrives at the Met in the latest opera from American composer Missy Mazzoli—hailed by The New Yorker as a “once-in-a-generation magician of the orchestra.” Be a part of the landmark world premiere with a gala dinner featuring cocktails and dinner on the Grand Tier before the opening of director Lileana Blain-Cruz’s otherworldly staging, followed by dessert at intermission.
Production a gift of The Emiko Terasaki Foundation and the Rosalie J. Coe Weir Endowment Fund
Additional support from the Francis Goelet Endowment Fund, The Halff Windham Foundation, and Ellen A. Michelson
The Met gratefully acknowledges the support of the Howard Gilman Foundation
Lincoln in the Bardo is part of the Neubauer Family Foundation New Works Initiative
GALA CHAIRMEN
Jack Johnson and Armando Gutierrez
GIACOMO PUCCINI
La Fanciulla del West
New Year’s Eve Gala
Thursday, December 31, 2026
6:30 PM Performance
POST-PERFORMANCE Dinner Dance
BLACK TIE
Ring in the new year with the premiere of the company’s first new production of Puccini’s exhilarating Wild West drama in more than 30 years. Soprano Vida Miknevičiūtė makes an important Met debut as the larger-than-life Minnie—the tough tavern owner with a heart of gold—alongside tenor SeokJong Baek as Dick Johnson and baritone Christopher Maltman as Jack Rance. Following the premiere of Richard Jones’s new staging, enjoy dinner with the cast and creative team, dancing, and fireworks at the stroke of midnight.
This production was originally created by English National Opera and The Santa Fe Opera
GALA CHAIRMEN
So-Chung Shinn Lee and Tony W. Lee
KEVIN PUTS/ LIBRETTO BY MARK CAMPBELL
Silent Night
Met Premiere Gala
Monday, March 8, 2027
6 PM Cocktail Reception
6:30 PM Gala Dinner
8 PM Performance
INTERMISSION Champagne and Dessert
BLACK TIE
Following his smash-hit company debut with The Hours, Kevin Puts brings his grand, cinematic opera inspired by the short-lived Christmas truce of 1914 to the Met. Mark the Pulitzer Prize–winning composer’s eagerly anticipated return with a gala evening and the premiere of an evocative new production directed by James Robinson. Enjoy cocktails and dinner under the chandeliers before the curtain goes up, followed by Champagne and dessert at intermission.
Based on the screenplay for Joyeux Noël by Christian Carion for the motion picture produced by Nord-Ouest Productions
Production a gift of Alexa and Michael Chae
The Met gratefully acknowledges the support of the Laidlaw Opera Trust
Silent Night is part of the Neubauer Family Foundation New Works Initiative
A co-production of the Metropolitan Opera and Houston Grand Opera
GALA CHAIRMAN
Ann Ziff
Diamond Jubilee:
60 Years at Lincoln Center
Gala Celebration
Tuesday, May 25, 2027
5 PM Cocktail Reception
6 PM Performance
POST-PERFORMANCE Cast Dinner
BLACK TIE
Sixty years after the opening of the new Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center ushered in a spectacular new age of grand opera, the Met celebrates the diamond anniversary of its magnificent home with a glittering gala—conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin and fully staged by director Julian Crouch, with immersive video and projections by 59 Studio, and featuring a dazzling array of opera’s brightest stars and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus. The program will include a broad selection of arias, duets, and scenes from more than 30 operas, including thrilling excerpts from Die Walküre, Der Rosenkavalier, La Forza del Destino, Akhnaten, Pagliacci, Romeo et Juliette, and The Queen of Spades. In addition to the star-studded performance, the historic evening will include a special gala dinner.
The Met gratefully acknowledges the leadership support of Cindy and Tod Johnson.
Major support provided by the Berry Charitable Foundation, and The Sybil B. Harrington Endowment Fund.
JUBILEE CHAIRMEN
Cindy and Tod Johnson