Carnegie Hall, the New York City Opera, and Joe’s Pub are just a few of the organizations involved.
Summer is the stark meter to fascinate some outdoor arts , and Bryant Park just made it easier by bring out its full Picnic Performances batting order for the 2022 season .
present by Bank of America , the Picnic Performances include a blanket array of music , dance , and theatre events in partnership with a divers variety of art organizations like New York City Opera , Carnegie Hall , Joe ’s Pub , the Asian American Arts Alliance , the Classical Theater of Harlem , Ballet Hispánico , and more . All event are free to attend and begin at 7 atomic number 61 . Guests can fetch their own food and drinking or stop by one of the on - site vendors , and there are even free piece of cake blankets .
The New York City Opera will give three fully denounce , costume , and orchestrated operas throughout the summertime , withThe Barber of Sevilleplaying on May 27,La Traviataon August 12 , andLucia di Lammermooron September 2 .
Photo by Ryan Miur, courtesy of Bryant Park
Carnegie Hall is offering five nighttime of music in July , featuring the Afro Latin Jazz Ensemble ( July 1 ) , The Baylor Project ( July 8) , Squirrel Nut Zippers ( July 15 ) , The Broadway Sinfonietta ( July 22 ) , and a fifth performance on July 29 to be announced .
Other seasonal highlights let in Latin Jazz caption Bobby Sanabria and his 21 - small-arm Multiverse Big Band performing on July 23 , a Contemporary Dance serial in June , and the Middle East and North African music display case Habibi Festival in partnership with Joe ’s Pub on August 26 . The American Symphony Orchestra will close up the time of year on September 17 to observe its sixtieth anniversary .
" Our promise is to showcase the ripe of New York City music , theater , and dance in Bryant Park , " said Dan Fishman , the director of public events at Bryant Park , in an consultation with Thrillist . " During the pandemic , we really protrude some new partnerships with cultural institutions like Joe ’s Pub , and continued our longstanding partnerships with Carnegie Hall and New York City Opera . This class continues what we did even more during the pandemic which is support graphics institutions across the city … A huge part of our delegacy is to do free public programing . It bring people to the Mungo Park . We desire to show New York arts in the sound light in this great surround . "
Photo by Chris Lee, courtesy of Bryant Park
you may ascertain out the full docket and learn more about the performers on theBryant Park website .
