Musica Viva NY Opens 2026-27 Season with Rising Opera Stars from Madrid’s Teatro Real and The Metropolitan Opera

One Concert at All Souls NYC, Sunday, September 27, 2026

Musica Viva NY, New York City’s premier chamber choir, opens its 2026–27 season on Sunday, September 27, with an extraordinary celebration of opera’s next generation. Under the direction of Artistic Director Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez, the concert brings together 10 exceptional young performers from two of the world’s most prestigious opera training programs—Madrid’s Teatro Real Crescendo and The Metropolitan Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Development Program—for an evening of beloved operatic masterpieces at All Souls NYC in Manhattan. Continuing Musica Viva NY’s tradition of introducing audiences to exceptional artists on the cusp of international careers, this electrifying evening offers a rare chance to experience extraordinary talent up closejoined by Musica Viva NY soloists led by conductor Hernandez-Valdez.

Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (pre-concert talk at 4:15 p.m.)
All Souls NYC, 1157 Lexington Avenue, New York City, Train 6 to 77th St or 4/5/6 to 86th St
Tickets: $50 ($30 for students) are available from MusicaViva.org. 

Performers:

Carlos Alfonso Ferri, (piano)Lucía Iglesias (soprano)            Yasmin Forastiero (mezzo-soprano)            Pablo Puértolas (tenor)            Enrique Torres Domínguez (baritone)

The Metropolitan Opera Lindemann Young Artist Development Program            
John Morefield (piano)            Laura Santamaria (soprano)            Sophia Baete (mezzo-soprano)            Angel Raii Gomez (tenor)            Lonwabo Mose (bass-baritone)

Program:
Selections from Le nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Romeo & Juliet, Don Quichotte, Vanessa, Luisa Fernanda, Gianni Schicchi, Rigoletto, Samson et Dalila, Carmen, West Side Story, La Traviata, and more.