2024 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, beginning on June 18 at Central Park and June 20 at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Soprano Leah Hawkins, tenor Mario Chang, and bass-baritone Michael Sumuel join Met assistant conductor Dimitri Dover at the piano. Three additional concerts will take place on June 24 at Manhattan’s Jackie Robinson Park, June 26 at the Bronx’s Williamsbridge Oval, June 28 at Queens’s Socrates Sculpture Park, featuring soprano Brittany Olivia Logan, mezzo-soprano Hannah Jones, and tenor Matthew Cairns, accompanied by Deborah Robertson.

All recitals are free. | CityParks Foundation Attendance FAQs

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.

Tuesday, June 18, 8PM          
CityParks SummerStage, Central Park—Manhattan
Leah Hawkins, Soprano
Mario Chang, Tenor
Michael Sumuel, Bass-Baritone
Dimitri Dover, Piano

Thursday, June 20, 7PM     
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1—Brooklyn
Leah Hawkins, Soprano
Mario Chang, Tenor
Michael Sumuel, Bass-Baritone
Dimitri Dover, Piano

Monday, June 24, 7PM        
Jackie Robinson Park—Manhattan
Brittany Olivia Logan, Soprano
Hannah Jones, Mezzo-Soprano
Matthew Cairns, Tenor
Deborah Robertson, Piano

Wednesday, June 26, 7PM       
Williamsbridge Oval—Bronx
Brittany Olivia Logan, Soprano
Hannah Jones, Mezzo-Soprano
Matthew Cairns, Tenor
Deborah Robertson, Piano

Friday, June 28, 7 PM          
Socrates Sculpture Park—Queens
Brittany Olivia Logan, Soprano
Hannah Jones, Mezzo-Soprano
Matthew Cairns, Tenor
Deborah Robertson, Piano