RIGA OPERA FESTIVAL 2026

Riga Opera Festival 2026 will take place from June 4 to June 20. The program includes both new productions of operas and ballets, as well as striking performances from previous seasons. As is tradition, the festival and the entire season will culminate in a spectacular Gala Concert.

PROGRAMME

June 4, 7 p.m. – premiere of the opera  “LA BOHÈME” by Giacomo Puccini

June 5, 7 p.m. – opera  “LA BOHÈME” by Giacomo Puccini

June 6, 7 p.m. – ballet “PEER GYNT” by Edward Clug with music by Edvard Grieg

June 7, 6 p.m. – ballet “THE CONCERT (OR, THE PERILS OF EVERYBODY)” by Jerome Robbins and ballet “CACTI” by Alexander Ekman

June 10, 7 p.m. – opera “CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA” by Pietro Mascagni and opera “PAGLIACCI” by Ruggero Leoncavallo

June 11, 7 p.m. – ballet “CASANOVA” by Kerry Muzzey and Kenneth Tindall

June 12, 7 p.m. – opera “L’ELISIR D’AMORE” by Gaetano Donizetti

June 13, 7 p.m. – ballet “THE SLEEPING BEAUTY” by Pyotr Tchaikovsky

June 14, 6 p.m. – ballet “ANTONIJA #SILMAČI” by Juris Karlsons and Aivars Leimanis

June 17, 6 p.m. - opera  “LA BOHÈME” by Giacomo Puccini

June 18, 7 p.m. – opera “CARMEN” by Georges Bizet

June 19, 7 p.m. – opera “AIDA” by Giuseppe Verdi

June 20, 7 p.m. – RIGA OPERA FESTIVAL GALA CONCERT