On March 30, Rob Gardner’s oratorio Lamb of God will make its New York City debut at The Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. The one-night concert, scheduled as an Easter-week event, will feature a full orchestra, expanded choir, and a lineup of Broadway soloists. Gardner will conduct the performance, which organizers describe as a musical presentation of the Passion story, depicting the death, atonement, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
What The Met Will Stage
The Metropolitan Opera has this one billed as a New York City premiere for one night only, Monday, March 30, at 7:30 p.m., with tickets starting at $45 and a strict no-refunds policy. The Met describes a full symphony orchestra sharing the stage with the combined BYU choirs. According to The Metropolitan Opera, the concert is being presented in partnership with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Star-Studded Cast
The roster leans hard into Broadway talent. Tony winner Jessie Mueller is slated to sing Mary, with Santino Fontana as John and Norm Lewis as Pilate. Joy Woods, Anna Zavelson and Alex Joseph Grayson round out the principal solo roles. Behind them, an eighty-piece orchestra and a 135-person choir, drawn from the BYU Singers and BYU Concert Choir, will power the sound, as reported by Playbill.
Church Partnership And Message
The Church is framing the evening around an Easter-season theme dubbed “Greater Love” and has encouraged members to invite friends and family to reflect on the Atonement. “'Lamb of God' is a stirring musical witness of the final days of the Savior’s mortal ministry, His infinite Atonement, and His glorious Resurrection,” Elder Allen D. Haynie said in the Church’s news release. The same release notes that tickets went on sale January 27 through the Met box office and that many performers in past productions have been volunteers, according to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
From Arizona To Basel
Gardner first introduced early versions of Lamb of God in Arizona, later releasing a concept-album version in 2010, a move that helped the work reach far beyond local audiences, as reported by Playbill. The score has since continued to travel, including a German-language production at Stadtcasino Basel in 2025 and dozens of regional and community stagings listed on the composer’s event log. Those grassroots presentations, many relying on volunteer choruses and local orchestras, have played a major role in spreading the piece worldwide.
Tickets And What To Expect
Tickets for the March 30 performance went on sale January 27 through the Met box office, and the Met’s listing lays out pricing and box-office policies. The Met’s event page is the go-to source for seating charts, accessibility details and ticketing information, while the Church’s announcement leans into the Easter focus and the blend of professional soloists with volunteer participants.
Audience members can expect a theatrical, choral-heavy program that keeps the Passion narrative front and center, all set within the acoustics of one of the country’s largest opera houses. Whether you are drawn by the Broadway names, the sheer choral firepower or the explicitly religious message, the Met engagement gives Gardner’s oratorio a prominent new platform in a major cultural hub.
For many attendees, the one-night Met performance will be the most high-profile staging of a work that has become an Easter-season tradition in communities worldwide.
