Heartbeat Opera

05/26/2026

VANESSA’s final week in New York City begins TONIGHT. If your desired performance is sold out, standby tickets may be available.

Secure remaining seats before they’re gone at heartbeatopera.org/vanessa VANESSA must end Sunday, May 31.

For SOLD OUT performances, a standby list will begin at the Box Office one hour before performance time. Names will be collected until five minutes before curtain, at which point remaining tickets will be sold for $50 each on a first-come, first-served basis.

Audience members must be present when their name is called in order to purchase a standby ticket. All standby tickets are subject to availability and may be seated anywhere in the theater.

Photography by Maria Baranova.

05/22/2026

"VANESSA, as performed by Heartbeart, accomplished for me something never before experienced in opera in English: I CLUNG ONTO EVERY WORD. I didn’t even need to look at the supertitles."

Don’t miss a single word. VANESSA must end May 31.
heartbeatopera.org/vanessa

Vanessa is spare and compelling in Heartbeat Opera's production.

05/21/2026

"THE REDEMPTION OF VANESSA... Samuel Barber’s 1958 opera was in disrepute for decades. A REMARKABLE new production is the latest evidence of its rightful resurgence." -The New Yorker

Performances must end May 31. heartbeatopera.org/vanessa

Samuel Barber’s 1958 opera was in disrepute for decades. A remarkable new production is the latest evidence of its rightful resurgence.

05/20/2026

“LANDING WITH HORRIFYING FORCE, this production suggests that VANESSA was never anything but current... It’s a shame this title doesn’t come around more often."

Performances of VANESSA continue through May 31 only. heartbeatopera.org/vanessa

New works, “The Post Office” and “Constance: A Confession,” and a revival of Barber’s “Vanessa” show companies attempting to capture these nebulous times.

05/15/2026

What a celebration.

After an exhilarating SOLD OUT opening night, we’re pleased to announce one more added performance of VANESSA due to unprecedented demand. All tickets are on sale now at heartbeatopera.org/vanessa

Photography by Russ Rowland

05/14/2026

Ahead of tonight’s SOLD OUT opening night performance, Kelsey Lauritano sings from Heartbeat Opera’s monumental New York City premiere of VANESSA.

The VANESSA band, conducted by Artistic Director Jacob Ashworth, includes Sunny Sheu, Thapelo Masita, Louis Arques, Grace O’Connell, Sam George, Deanna Cirielli, and Eliot Goldmund.

Performances continue only through May 31. Tickets are available at heartbeatopera.org/vanessa

05/12/2026

The moment she’s been waiting for has finally arrived. Heartbeat Opera’s VANESSA makes its wildly-anticipated New York City premiere TONIGHT.

We’re immensely proud to bring this landmark production home to our community in NYC. Get a first look inside with these brand-new photos.

Very limited tickets have been released for this week’s SOLD OUT shows. heartbeatopera.org/vanessa

Photography by Russ Rowland.

05/08/2026

“A BIG VICTORY for [Jacob] Ashworth and the company.” -American Theatre magazine

VANESSA begins performances Tuesday. Opening week is SOLD OUT, with best availabilty on our newly-added performances May 19 & 27.

Photography by Russ Rowland

05/05/2026

To-do list: Buy VANESSA tickets.

“The orchestra is smaller, the libretto tighter, and the running time shorter than when it was first performed at the Met nearly 70 years ago—but the emotions are just as vast.” -

Performances begin in one week.

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05/04/2026

VANESSA is waiting for you. Now, there are two more opportunities to experience Heartbeat Opera’s “searing psychological vision” (The Washington Post) of an American classic.

Performances begin next Tuesday for our “white-hot” (Opera with Opera News) staging of Samuel Barber and Gian Carlo Menotti’s Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece. Five performances are SOLD OUT. Best availability is now on our two added performances, May 19 & 27.

https://www.heartbeatopera.org/vanessa

Photography by Maria Baranova.

04/24/2026

Avoid ticket headaches later.

To celebrate our first SOLD OUT PERFORMANCE of VANESSA on May 20, we’re releasing a limited number of additional Pay-What-You-Want tickets for select performances.

UPDATE: All newly-released Pay-What-You-Want tickets are now SOLD OUT. Reserved tickets start at $35!

As part of our commitment to making the revelatory magic of opera more accessible, Heartbeat Opera offers 15% or more of tickets for all of our performances at Pay-What-You-Want pricing, starting at just $10. Choose your date, pick your price, and be surprised with your seats!

📸: Maria Baranova