Opera Saratoga Announces A New Festival Model for Large Scale Summer Performances in 2022

Opera Saratoga has announced a new festival model for large scale summer performances in 2022. The season will include big performances of the Barber of Seville, Petite Messe Solennelle, Sky on Swings, Sweeney Todd, and many more. 

Opera Saratoga Summer 2022

The performances will take place across June and July across multiple venues throughout the region. Opera Saratoga summer season plans on embracing partnerships with the Proctors in Schenectady; The Egg in Albany; Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs; The Round Lake Auditorium in Round Lake Village; The Barn at French Mountain in Lake George Village; and The Mansion Inn in Rock City Falls.

Opera Saratoga’s Artistic and General Director Lawrence Edelson spoke on the new season model saying,

We began asking, with so many remarkable theaters in our region, might we be able to better serve our mission by reconceiving our Summer Festival in a way that doesn’t limit us to a single venue? While we remain committed to producing in Saratoga Springs, as the opera company of the Capital Region, our goal is to provide access to our Summer Festival programming in the same way we are able to do with our year-round programs. We are incredibly excited by the opportunities of this expanded Festival model, and grateful for the opportunity to partner with so many like-minded organizations across the region to make it possible.

Lawrence Edelson

The summer season will start with Petite Messe Solennelle on June 2 and June 3 at 7:30PM. The show will be presented by Opera Saratoga in partnership with The Round Lake Auditorium featuring music by Gioachino Rossini. The season will wrap up with The Barber of Seville – IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA on JULY 8 at 7:30PM and JULY 10 at  2PM. The show will be produced by Opera Saratoga in Partnership with Proctors featuring music by Gioachino Rossin.

Tickets for the 2022 Summer Festival will be available through Festival Passes and Single Tickets. Festival Passes, which provide a 20% discount on single ticket prices and priority seating for all productions and events, will be available beginning February 1, 2022. Single Tickets will go on sale March 15, 2022.  Audience members will be required to show proof of vaccination against COVID-19 for all performances, and masks will be required based on prevailing conditions at the time of the Festival. All policies may be adjusted in response to changing conditions, and based on the specific requirements of each venue. 

For more information on the Opera Saratoga’s new festival model visit their website.

The full lineup for Opera Saratoga Summer 2022 is listed below: 

PETITE MESSE SOLENNELLE

June 2 and June 3 @ 7:30pm

Presented by Opera Saratoga in partnership with The Round Lake Auditorium

Music by Gioachino Rossini

A BROADWAY CABARET

June 12 @ 2pm and 7pm

Presented by Opera Saratoga in partnership with The Mansion Inn

A JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION WITH SIDNEY OUTLAW

JUNE 19 @ 2:30pm

Produced by Opera Saratoga in Partnership with Proctors

SWEENEY TODD – THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET A MUSICAL THRILLER

JUNE 29 and JUNE 30 @ 7:30pm

Produced by Opera Saratoga in Partnership with the Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

SKY ON SWINGS

JULY 7 @ 7:30pm and JULY 9 @ 2pm

Produced by Opera Saratoga in Partnership with The Egg

Music by Lembit Beecher

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE – IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA

JULY 8 @ 7:30pm and JULY 10 @ 2pm

Produced by Opera Saratoga in Partnership with Proctors

Music by Gioachino Rossini

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