2025 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. On June 14 at Brooklyn Bridge Park and June 16 at Central Park SummerStage, soprano Janai Brugger, tenor Jack Swanson, and baritone Benjamin Taylor join Met assistant conductor Howard Watkins at the piano. Four additional concerts will take place on June 9 at Manhattan’s Jackie Robinson Park, June 11 at the Bronx’s Williamsbridge Oval, June 13 at Staten Island’s Stapleton Waterfront, and June 15 at Queens’s Socrates Sculpture Park, featuring soprano Tessa McQueen, mezzo-soprano Hannah Jones, and bass-baritone Sunghoon Han, accompanied by Mariam Bombrun.

All recitals are free. No RSVP is necessary. Bring a picnic blanket as seating is not guaranteed. | CityParks Foundation Attendance FAQs

All recitals events will be presented rain or shine unless the weather poses a danger to audiences or performers. We will make announcements on the Met website and social media channels in the event we need to cancel. 

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.

Monday, June 9, 7PM        
Jackie Robinson Park—Manhattan
Tessa McQueen, Soprano
Hannah Jones, Mezzo-Soprano
Sunghoon Han, Bass-Baritone
Mariam Bombrun, Piano

Wednesday, June 11, 7PM       
Williamsbridge Oval—Bronx
Tessa McQueen, Soprano
Hannah Jones, Mezzo-Soprano
Sunghoon Han, Bass-Baritone
Mariam Bombrun, Piano

Friday, June 13, 7PM          
Stapleton Waterfront—Staten Island
Tessa McQueen, Soprano
Hannah Jones, Mezzo-Soprano
Sunghoon Han, Bass-Baritone
Mariam Bombrun, Piano

Saturday, June 14, 7PM
Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 1—Brooklyn
Janai Brugger, Soprano
Jack Swanson, Tenor
Benjamin Taylor, Baritone
Howard Watkins, Piano

Sunday, June 15, 7PM          
Socrates Sculpture Park—Queens
Tessa McQueen, Soprano
Hannah Jones, Mezzo-Soprano
Sunghoon Han, Bass-Baritone
Mariam Bombrun, Piano

Monday, June 16, 8PM          
Capital One City Parks Foundation SummerStage,
Central Park—Manhattan
Janai Brugger, Soprano
Jack Swanson, Tenor
Benjamin Taylor, Baritone
Howard Watkins, Piano