Opera Saratoga announces season concerts and a special event for kids:

Portrait Concerts at Saratoga Arts
Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Mansion… an Audience Favorite!
Opera Saratoga Family Show

Saratoga Springs, NY (May 2) — Opera Saratoga opens its thrilling 2026 season with a full roster of wonderful concerts featuring the 2026 Festival Artists, accompanied by Opera Saratoga’s music staff, led by acclaimed pianist and coach Adam Nielsen, who joined the company in December 2025.

First, go behind the music with the stars of tomorrow in a series of four concerts at Saratoga Arts: Portrait Concerts. “We ask the festival artists to share the music that made them want to become opera singers”, says Opera Saratoga’s new head of music staff Nielsen, “the result is the repertoire for the portrait concerts which is stylistically diverse, everything from gospel to art song to the singers’ own compositions. These concerts are a personal look at the craft of singing, and each section of music is preceded by an interview with the singer about their passion and how they view their artmaking.”

Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Mansion, will showcase the fabulous voices of this year’s Festival Artists at one of Saratoga’s most charming venues, The Mansion Inn, only minutes from downtown Saratoga Springs.

“These young singers are some of the best we’ve ever had in Saratoga Springs — they’ve won national awards, sung, and played in A-houses and many are going to Europe next year” says General and Artistic Director, Mary Birnbaum. “We are tremendously lucky to have them at Opera Saratoga, and I can assure you, you won’t want to miss this chance to hear them in a beautiful, intimate setting!”

“Something Wonderful” features many favorites of the musical theatre repertoire including songs from “The Sound of Music,” “South Pacific,” “Oklahoma!,” “Carousel,” and rarities like “Allegro,” “The Boys from Syracuse,” “Floyd Collins,” and “Once Upon a Mattress.”

Enjoy this riveting performance at Saratoga’s historic hidden gem, The Mansion Inn, accompanied by a scrumptious buffet and refreshing cocktails prepared by their premier chef, Rick Bieber. 

For the third year in a row,

Portrait Concerts
May 20, 27, June 3, 10, 2026
Performances at 7 p.m.

Saratoga Arts
320 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Something Wonderful: Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Mansion
Sunday, May 31, 2026
Lunch at 12 p.m., Performance at 1 p.m.
Dinner at 5 p.m., Performance at 6 p.m.
Rain or shine, seating is on the porch, under a tent.

The Mansion Inn
801 NY 29
Rock City Falls, NY 12863
themansionsaratoga.com

Tickets are available with or without the meal. Visit operasaratoga.org for more information and atuph.org to purchase tickets. If you are interested in learning more about Opera Saratoga’s 2026 season, visit operasaratoga.org.