Tanglewood, one of the world's most beloved music festivals and the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra located in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, celebrates its 82nd anniversary season, with a spectacular lineup of musical guests and programs that spotlight Tanglewood's rich tradition of presenting summertime concerts at their best since 1937.
2019 Tanglewood Schedule Highlights
The presentation of all 3 acts of Wagner’s “Die Walküre,” July 27th and 28th, is a first for Tanglewood. The opera will be performed in three sittings by the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Andris Nelsons conducting. All three acts will be presented as separate concerts. Act I is scheduled for July 27th; Acts II and III the 28th. Soloists include Christine Goerke as Brünnhilde, Simon O’Neill as Siegmund, and James Rutherford as Wotan.
July 20th will see the world premiere of Kevin Puts’s opera: “The Brightness of Light,” based on the correspondence between Alfred Stieglitz and Georgia O’Keeffe. Featured soloists are Baritone Rod Gilfry and 2019’s Koussevitzky Artist, soprano Renée Fleming.
July 23rd will see Tanglewood On Parade. BSO conductors for the program include Andris Nelsons, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Thomas Wilkins, and James Burton – wow! The 2019 Tanglewood schedule also includes conducting debuts by Antonio Pappano, François-Xavier Roth, Rafael Payere and Yu-An Chang.
2019 Koussevitzky Music Shed stage soloist roster includes pianists Kirill Gerstein, Ingrid Fliter, Paul Lewis, and Jan Lisiecki. Trumpeter Hakan Hardenberger are also on the program, along with soprano Kristine Opolais, bass Ryan Speedo Green, and violinists Anne-Sophie Mutter and Joshua Bell.
Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, and Leonidas Kavakos will present Beethoven piano trios together along with a variety of other performances. The 2019 season also includes the Knights with Gil Shaham, classical guitarist Miloš, and The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.
2019’s Popular Artists Series schedule already includes James Taylor on July 3rd and 4th, and the Boston Pops Orchestra will present Star Wars: A New Hope, August 18th.
