32 performances. 4 countries.
12 titles. 19 venues.
Our biggest season ever presents two world premieres: The Imposter Unmasked, an immersive 17th-century masquerade where masks are currency, music exposes hidden truths, and audiences must discover the imposter; and Clara Schumann: Romance Variée, exploring the extraordinary musical and romantic partnership of Clara and Robert Schumann.
2026 – 2027 Season
The Imposter Unmasked
Opera Lafayette.
Our first utterly new work of the year: an immersive early music masquerade! Come in mask and uncover who is the imposter in this ritualistic spectacle.
DATES & VENUES:
February 27, 2027 🎟️
St. Francis Hall, DC
March 1, 2027 🎟️
Bohemian National Hall, NYC
Clara Schumann: Romance Varieé
World Premiere featuring Clara, Robert Schumann, and Brahms
John Minigan has written a new play commissioned by CTW for three piano playing actors. We can’t wait to divulge more information about this special co-production with you.
DATES & VENUES:
August 25-27, 2027 More info to come
Berkshire County, Massachusetts
The Chevalier
Featuring Brendon Elliott with Chamber Orchestra of Boston and Project STEP
After seven years of touring, our flagship production comes home to Boston at last, featuring our annual gathering October 24. David Feltner, Music Director. Learn more about Project STEP.
DATES & VENUES:
October 24 & 25, 2026 🎟️
Emmanuel Church in Boston’s Back Bay
Annual party follows the opening night – join us!
Death of Gesualdo
Featuring The Gesualdo Six
This juggernaut continues deep into next year. A story of murder, witchcraft, and the final moments of a composer’s ghoulish life.
Choreographed by Will Tuckett // Sponsored by Michael Katz
DATES & VENUES:
October 18, 2026 🎟️
Snape Maltings, Suffolk, UK
October 19, 2026 🎟️
Canterbury Festival, Canterbury, UK
October 20, 2026 🎟️
Turner Sims, Southampton, UK
March 12 & 13, 2027 🎟️
St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, UK
March 14, 2027 Tickets on sale soon
Saffron Hall, Essex, UK
Secret Byrd
Featuring The Gesualdo Six
Our historic run continues with company debuts in both Poland and Spain.
DATES & VENUES:
December 11, 2026 Tickets on sale soon
Actus Humanus Festival, Gdansk, POLAND
March 20, 2027 Tickets on sale soon
Semana de Música Religiosa, Cuenca, SPAIN
Romeo and Juliet
Winston-Salem Symphony conducted by Michelle Merrill.
This lovefest continues with an orchestra we know and cherish.
DATES & VENUES:
March 4-6, 2027 🎟️
Winston-Salem Symphony, North Carolina
Marcus Passion
Featuring Music of the Baroque conducted by Dame Jane Glober
Actor Joseph Marcell continues is mesmerizing turn in Bach’s lost Passion, reconstructed by Malcolm Bruno and uniquely staged by CTW.
DATES & VENUES:
March 21-22, 2027 🎟️
Music of the Baroque, Chicago
La Bohéme
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Our annual installment in Operas in Concert, I get to do this with Music Director Jadir Bignamini.
DATES & VENUES:
April 8-10, 2027 🎟️
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Michigan
1791: Mozart’s Last Year
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Zimmerman.
Our Kennedy Center commission for Gianandrea Noseda ends with the truncated version of the Requiem when Mozart dies mid-bar.
DATES & VENUES:
May 20-22, 2027 🎟️
Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, Virginia
Letters To A Young Poet
St. Louis Symphony String Quartet
Our fourth outing for this meditation on art and solitude with Rilke, Ravel, and Debussy.
DATES & VENUES:
Spring ’27 TBA
Powell Hall at St. Louis Symphony
Discover Rachmaninoff & Tchaikovsky
An accessible, interactive concert
Bill will be narrating his original script in family-friendly, Relaxed Performances for conductor Xian Zhang next season.
DATES & VENUES:
January 23, 2027 (Rachmaninoff) 🎟️ & May 15, 2027 (Tchaikovsky) 🎟️
New Jersey Symphony, NJPAC