Grafenegg: Midsummer Night’s Gala 2026

The Midsummer Night’s Gala at Grafenegg is one of Austria’s most beautiful musical traditions. Opening the season, the Tonkünstler-Orchester Niederösterreich and chief conductor Fabien Gabel present a magnificent, varied programme. Two opera stars make their Grafenegg debuts: US soprano Angel Blue, whose voice fills the world’s great stages, and Ukrainian-born lyric tenor Bogdan Volkov, nominated for the 2025 Austrian Music Theater Prize. Salzburg cellist Julia Hagen adds virtuoso brilliance and a refined ear for timbre. Orchestral splendour, arias, duets and concertante works—delivered with humour and enthusiasm—provide a fitting prelude to the anniversary summer at the Wolkenturm.