2026 Summer Recital Series

Presented in collaboration with Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage, the Met’s popular concert series in New York City parks returns this summer. On June 15 at Central Park SummerStage and June 17 at Brooklyn Bridge Park, soprano Emily Pogorelc, tenor Joshua Blue, and baritone Edward Nelson join Met assistant conductor Dimitri Dover at the piano. Four additional concerts will take place on June 8 at the Bronx’s Williamsbridge Oval, June 10 at Queens’s Socrates Sculpture Park, June 12 at Manhattan’s Jackie Robinson Park, and June 14 in Staten Island (Historic Richmond Town), featuring soprano Tessa McQueen, tenor Alex McKissick, and bass-baritone Lonwabo Mose, accompanied by Mariam Bombrun. As part of Carnegie Hall’s United in Sound: America at 250 festival, these recitals will feature works by American composers.

All recitals are free. No RSVP is necessary. Bring a picnic blanket as seating is not guaranteed. | CityParks Foundation Attendance FAQs

All recitals events will be presented rain or shine unless the weather poses a danger to audiences or performers. We will make announcements on the Met website and social media channels in the event we need to cancel. 

The Met’s Summer Recital Series is funded by the Elizabeth B. McGraw Foundation, in honor of Mrs. McGraw and her son, John.

 Additional support has also been provided, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and in collaboration with the Department of Parks and Recreation.

Monday, June 8, 7PM        
Williamsbridge Oval—Bronx
Tessa McQueen, Soprano
Alex McKissick, Tenor
Lonwabo Mose, Bass-Baritone
Mariam Bombrun, Piano

Wednesday, June 10, 7PM       
Socrates Sculpture Park—Queens
Tessa McQueen, Soprano
Alex McKissick, Tenor
Lonwabo Mose, Bass-Baritone
Mariam Bombrun, Piano

Friday, June 12, 7PM          
Jackie Robinson Park—Manhattan
Tessa McQueen, Soprano
Alex McKissick, Tenor
Lonwabo Mose, Bass-Baritone
Mariam Bombrun, Piano

Sunday, June 14, 7PM
Historic Richmond Town—Staten Island
Tessa McQueen, Soprano
Alex McKissick, Tenor
Lonwabo Mose, Bass-Baritone
Mariam Bombrun, Piano 

Monday, June 15, 8PM          
Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage
Central Park—Manhattan
Emily Pogorelc, Soprano
Joshua Blue, Tenor
Edward Nelson, Baritone
Dimitri Dover, Piano

Wednesday, June 17, 7PM          
Brooklyn Bridge Park—Brooklyn
Emily Pogorelc, Soprano
Joshua Blue, Tenor
Edward Nelson, Baritone
Dimitri Dover, Piano