Grammy Award-winning composer Kaija Saariaho's work, Innocence, is coming to New York for its Met premiere in 2026. Created in 2018, Saariaho teamed up with Finnish librettist Sofi Oksanen to explore deep into the depths of family secrets, drama and tragedy. Fellow Finn Susanna Malkki will be conducting a host of international actors and singers, who will perform the work in multiple languages. An ambitious and dramatic masterpiece that can't be missed!

Composed by the Grammy award-winning artist Gabriela Lena Frank in collaboration with playwright Nilo Cruz, El Ultimo Sueno De Frida Y Diego makes its Met Opera debut in 2026! The work's 2022 premiere was met with critical acclaim for its stunning incorporation of Mexican-folk traditions into the operatic form. Conducted by Yannick Nezet-Seguin and with a cast led by Isabel Leonard as Frida and Nils Wanderer as Diego, the story of love, death, and El Dios de los Muertos is told in a way like no other. Sure to be a popular run, get your tickets whilst you can!

A work of the Great Russian Romantic-Era Composer Pytotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Eugene Onegin is a tale of burning passions, love unreturned and regret. Perhaps one of the best examples of the Lyric Opera style that places emphasis on melody with a fantasy or romance theme, the opera showcases Tchaikovsky's soaring melodic brilliance and virtuosic orchestration. Back as part of the Met's 2025/26 season, enjoy Tony winner Diane Warren's production, starring Asmik Grigorian Tatiana and Igor Golovatenko as Onegin.

The American Ballet Theatre presents Christopher Wheeldon's ballet adaptation of William Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale for the first time in the US! Originally published in 1623, The Winter's Tale is one of William Shakespeare's later pieces. It's a story of love, jealousy, redemption and the importance of truly nurturing the the different types of affection humans have for eachother.

American Ballet Theatre conjures the myth, might, and magic of Frederick Ashton's 1952 imagining of Louis Merante's 1876 three-act ballet Sylvia! Lush costumes, sweeping original stage designs by Robin and Christopher Ironside, and lighting by Mark Jonathan resurrect the tale of the celestial huntress, which is set to a rousing score by Romantic French composer Leo Delibes.

A tale as old as time, (or at least one thousand years), Tristan and Isolde has long been considered the ultimate tale of passionate, romantic love in forbidden circumstances. With universal themes of all-consuming love and bitter-sweet tragedy, it fits perfectly into Wagner's repertoire of epics. Presented this season in a new staging from Yuval Sharon (making his Met debut), enjoy the story for the first time or return again to see this epic romance play out, starring Michael Spyres and Lise Davison as the titular lovers.