MasterVoices

MasterVoices MasterVoices is a New York City-based performing arts organization that celebrates the art of musical storytelling!

MasterVoices (formerly The Collegiate Chorale) was founded in 1941 by conductor Robert Shaw, the “dean of American choral singing,” who believed in the voice as the world’s most powerful instrument. Today the human voice remains at the heart of all MasterVoices concerts – featuring an acclaimed chorus of over 100 members and a dazzling array of world-class soloists, MasterVoices programs celebrate

the capacity of vocal music to connect, unite, and inspire. For more information about MasterVoices and its upcoming concerts, please visit mastervoices.org.

HAMMERSTEIN’S BROADWAYApril 26, 2027 at 7:00 PMDavid Geffen Hall's Wu Tsai Theater at Lincoln CenterAs the defining figu...
06/23/2026

HAMMERSTEIN’S BROADWAY
April 26, 2027 at 7:00 PM
David Geffen Hall's Wu Tsai Theater at Lincoln Center

As the defining figure of Broadway’s Golden Age, Oscar Hammerstein II shaped the modern musical into a form rooted in character and moral complexity, and influenced the generations that followed.

Now, MasterVoices celebrates Hammerstein’s 40-year career with a concert of songs spanning his early collaborations with Sigmund Romberg, Rudolf Friml, and Jerome Kern to his landmark collaboration with Richard Rodgers. Expect popular songs and buried treasures from Oklahoma!, South Pacific, Show Boat, Carmen Jones, Allegro, Very Warm For May, The Desert Song, Sweet Adeline, and more.

Conducted by Tony Award winner — one of Broadway’s foremost interpreters — the concert will feature the MasterVoices Chorus, a cast of Broadway stars, and a lush orchestra performing new and classic arrangements.

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Tickets on sale in January 2027. Become an MVP member for just $50 to save 15% and get presale access! MasterVoices.org

CELEBRATING HANDELDecember 15, 2026 at 7:30 PMStern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie HallThis holiday season, Mas...
06/23/2026

CELEBRATING HANDEL
December 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall

This holiday season, MasterVoices lights up Carnegie Hall with the music of George Frideric Handel, featuring two of the most iconic opera stars of their generation: soprano and countertenor . Conducted by Ted Sperling, Celebrating Handel journeys through worlds of heroes, gods, and lovers, featuring selections from Samson, Theodora, Semele, Giulio Cesare, and more. Featuring the MasterVoices Chorus and the period-instrument ensemble New York Baroque Incorporated, the evening promises a feast of virtuosic singing and Baroque drama. The concert will conclude with an audience singalong of the Hallelujah Chorus.

This marks the hotly-anticipated reunion of Erin Morley and Jakub Józef Orliński - Countertenor following the Met Opera production of Eurydice. As “the first operatic superstar to win over Gen Z” (Telegraph Luxury), Polish countertenor, breakdancer, and model Jakub Józef Orliński returns to New York for the first time in five years following an international concert tour. Erin Morley brings her “impressive coloratura technique and a sumptuous sound” (New York Times) to MasterVoices following recent Met Opera appearances in The Magic Flute and La Fille du Régiment.

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Tickets on sale in September 2026. Become an MVP member for just $50 to save 15% and get presale access! MasterVoices.org

JOIN US FOR OUR 2026-27 SEASON!🌟 Erin Morley and Jakub Józef Orliński - Countertenor reunite in an all-Handel evening at...
06/23/2026

JOIN US FOR OUR 2026-27 SEASON!

🌟 Erin Morley and Jakub Józef Orliński - Countertenor reunite in an all-Handel evening at Carnegie Hall
🌟 The relaunch of : American Voices Opera Lab at PAC NYC alongside six other arts organizations
🌟 A star-studded tribute to the lyrics of Oscar Hammerstein II at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall

All three featuring the MasterVoices Chorus and conducted by Ted Sperling!

Learn more and become an MVP member at MasterVoices.org

In March, we presented the world premiere commission of SEVEN: A CYCLE OF SINS, a new song cycle written by seven of the...
06/17/2026

In March, we presented the world premiere commission of SEVEN: A CYCLE OF SINS, a new song cycle written by seven of the top composers in the musical theater and opera fields: Michael Abels, Will Aronson & Dolan Morgan, William C. Banfield & Michael R. Jackson, Jason Robert Brown, Heather Christian, Ted Hearne, and Gregory Spears. The new work was paired with the Fauré Requiem. Conducted and conceived by Ted Sperling, the concert featured soprano Mikaela Bennett, baritone Justin Austin, the MasterVoices Chorus, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s.

The work will live on with future productions by VocalEssence, L.A. Master Chorale, and other organizations.

Your donations make major commissions like this possible! If you liked what you saw, please consider a gift to MasterVoices before the end of our fiscal year on June 30. MasterVoices.org

As our 25-26 season comes to a close, we're looking back at SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS – and our incredible cast continues d...
06/15/2026

As our 25-26 season comes to a close, we're looking back at SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS – and our incredible cast continues doing great things!

But nonprofit economics mean that even a sold-out production operates at a loss. If you enjoyed what you saw, please consider a gift before the end of our fiscal year on June 30!

MasterVoices.org

The New York Knickerbockers are on everyone’s mind this week...so here’s look back at MasterVoices’ 2011 concert product...
06/10/2026

The New York Knickerbockers are on everyone’s mind this week...so here’s look back at MasterVoices’ 2011 concert production of Maxwell Anderson & Kurt Weill’s KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY, featuring Kelli O’Hara, Victor Garber, Bryce Pinkham, Ben Davis, David Garrison, and more!

Stream our cast recording on Apple Music and Spotify!

📸Erin Baiano

A few tickets remain for the MasterVoices Chorus's final performance of the season, a FREE one-hour concert on the Upper...
05/13/2026

A few tickets remain for the MasterVoices Chorus's final performance of the season, a FREE one-hour concert on the Upper West Side featuring music by J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, Stephen Sondheim, Gabriel Fauré, Tomás Luis de Victoria, and more.

Tickets are free but advance registration is required. Sign up and learn more on our website!

Congratulations to all our Tony-nominated friends and alumni, including...🎸 Steve Bargonetti🧛 Shoshana Bean🧛 Ali Louis B...
05/07/2026

Congratulations to all our Tony-nominated friends and alumni, including...

🎸 Steve Bargonetti
🧛 Shoshana Bean
🧛 Ali Louis Bourzgui
🗽 Lear DeBessonet
🗽 Joshua Henry
🏦 David Korins
💼 Nathan Lane
📖 John Lithgow
🥂 Kelli O’Hara
♟️ Bryce Pinkham
🎤 Walter Trarbach
🎭 and Lifetime Achievement Award winner André Bishop (MV Board)

A month later and we're still thinking about SINS AND GRACE!📷Erin Baiano
04/23/2026

A month later and we're still thinking about SINS AND GRACE!

📷Erin Baiano

04/09/2026

MasterVoices is very excited to announce our participation in VOX: AMERICAN VOICES OPERA LAB, a one-night showcase of four 20-30 minute excerpts from NEW grand operas, performed in concert with full orchestra, soloists, and the MasterVoices Chorus.

VOX will be led by Beth Morrison (director and creative producer) and Ted Sperling (music director). MasterVoices is honored to be one of the seven organizations bringing this initiative to life, alongside our friends at American Composers Orchestra, Beth Morrison Projects, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes Opera at the Mannes School of Music, the Metropolitan Opera, and Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC).

Performances will take place on April 1, 2027 at PAC NYC. Submissions for the 2027 VOX presentations will open May 15, 2026. The deadline for submissions is August 1, 2026. Learn more at VOXAmericanOpera.org.

In its original incarnation, VOX was founded by New York City Opera (Paul Kellogg, General Director) and operated under its auspices from 1999-2012. What began as an ingenious way to make use of available orchestra weeks quickly evolved into something far more consequential: an essential industry platform where general directors, artistic leaders, tastemakers, and audiences could experience a wide-ranging panorama of new operatic works in a single performance. The ambitious revival of VOX comes at a moment when American opera is at a thrilling crossroads, with a surge of innovative composers, librettists, singers, and an expanding audience eager to experience cutting-edge new work. Yet, despite this flourishing landscape, opportunities for artists to workshop and hone pieces on the scale of grand opera are increasingly rare. This gap is where VOX steps in, now as a collaborative effort. With performances at the stunning new Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC), VOX will showcase four works-in-progress of scale in New York City, offering a rare platform for artists from across the country to present new creations.

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