The Metropolitan Opera will open its 2026–27 Season on September 22 with a major new production of Verdi’s Macbeth, bringing together soprano Lise Davidsen, baritone Quinn Kelsey and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin for the company’s first new staging of the opera in nearly 20 years.
Directed by Louisa Proske in her Metropolitan Opera debut, the production launches the company’s 141st season following the Opening Night Gala and will receive a further nine performances through October 20.
The October 17 performance will also be broadcast worldwide as part of The Met: Live in HD, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this season.
Lise Davidsen And Quinn Kelsey Lead New Macbeth Cast
Davidsen takes on the role of Lady Macbeth, with Kelsey starring as Macbeth in Verdi’s powerful operatic interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy.
The cast also features tenor Freddie De Tommaso as Macduff and bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green as Banquo. Both singers make their respective Metropolitan Opera role debuts in the production.
Nézet-Séguin, the Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, conducts the performances, bringing together an acclaimed cast for the opening production of the new season.
Louisa Proske Makes Metropolitan Opera Debut
For Proske, Macbeth marks a debut at the Metropolitan Opera. She is joined by an experienced creative team working across set design, costumes, lighting, choreography and action direction.
Jon Bausor designs the sets, following his recent work on the Met production of Gabriela Lena Frank’s El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego. Montana Levi Blanco is costume designer, while Adam Silverman serves as lighting designer.
The production also features Jorrell Lawyer-Jefferson as choreographer and Ran Arthur Braun as action director, with both making their Met debuts.
When Is Macbeth At The Metropolitan Opera?
The new production of Verdi’s Macbeth opens at the Metropolitan Opera on September 22, 2026 and continues with nine additional performances through October 20.
The production’s October 17 performance will be presented as part of The Met: Live in HD, giving audiences around the world the opportunity to experience the new staging in cinemas and other participating venues.
The Live in HD broadcast also forms part of a milestone season for the series, which marks its 20th anniversary in 2026–27.
What Else Is In The Metropolitan Opera 2026–27 Season?
The new Macbeth is the first major production in an ambitious 2026–27 Metropolitan Opera season featuring new productions, premieres and revivals.
The season includes the world premiere of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek’s Lincoln in the Bardo, alongside the Met premiere of Kevin Puts and Mark Campbell’s Silent Night.
New productions of Janáček’s Jenůfa and Puccini’s La Fanciulla del West will also feature, while the season will include revivals of works by Cherubini, Donizetti, Massenet, Mozart, Puccini, Saint-Saëns, Strauss, Verdi and Wagner.
The Met will additionally celebrate its 60th anniversary at Lincoln Center with a Diamond Jubilee gala.
Mahler Cycle Concludes Metropolitan Opera Season
The 2026–27 season will conclude with a significant musical milestone as the Metropolitan Opera presents its first-ever performances of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8.
The performances form part of Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s season-long cycle of Mahler symphonies, bringing the ambitious programme to a close.
