Overview
- Management set a 17‑production lineup, the fewest in a non‑truncated season since the Met moved to Lincoln Center in 1966, with only five new stagings among 187 performances.
- Revivals of Tosca, La Bohème, and Aida will account for 71 performances (38%) under an extended‑run, double‑casting strategy described by general manager Peter Gelb as a cost‑saving experiment.
- Budget tightening includes postponing Simon McBurney’s Khovanshchina, 22 layoffs, and temporary pay cuts ranging from 4% to 15%.
- Ticket sales have reached 72% this season, yet gross revenue trails past levels due to lower average ticket prices, and the Met excluded Missy Mazzoli’s Lincoln in the Bardo from its eight cinema simulcasts for financial viability.
- The season opens Sept. 22 with Verdi’s Macbeth starring Lise Davidsen, premieres Lincoln in the Bardo on Oct. 19, adds new‑to‑Met productions of Jenůfa and La Fanciulla del West plus the company premiere of Kevin Puts’ Silent Night, plans a May 25, 2027 gala, and notes Gelb intends to retire in 2030.