Christmas Night Opera

This season, the legendary Carnegie Hall opens its doors to a truly exceptional event — a new New York annual tradition: Christmas Night Opera, a gala concert where legends and stars of the operatic world will share the stage for the very first time.
Nadine Sierra, Sondra Radvanovsky, Asmik Grigorian, Thomas Hampson, Brian Jagde, and Anita Monserrat — six artists who define the sound of contemporary opera.
What makes this evening extraordinary is that many of them have never appeared together on the same stage. Their voices, temperaments, and artistic worlds will meet in duets and ensembles heard only once, only here, and only on this night.
The program brings together masterpieces by Puccini, Verdi, Dvořák, Tchaikovsky, Bernstein, Leoncavallo, and Rossini — music filled with brilliance, drama, radiance, and the festive spirit of a winter evening.
From the shimmering “Song to the Moon” and the beloved Flower Duet from Lakmé to “Vesti la giubba” and the final scene of Manon Lescaut, this is a journey through the most beautiful pages of the operatic repertoire.
At the podium, maestro Francesco Lanzillotta joins the American Symphony Orchestra to create a luminous holiday atmosphere, where the warmth of the human voice meets the glow of a grand orchestral sound.

One night. One hall. Six remarkable voices brought together only here and now.
A festive concert that will become an event.