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Sting’s The Last Ship Sets Met Opera Run in June 2026 With Shaggy Co-Starring

The staging moves the show into opera territory for its third major iteration.

Overview

  • The Metropolitan Opera House will present nine performances June 9–14, 2026.
  • Sting reprises shipyard foreman Jackie White, with Shaggy cast as the Ferryman.
  • This newly revised edition features a new book by Barney Norris under the direction of Leo Warner.
  • The Met dates follow international engagements in Amsterdam (January 14–February 1), Paris (February 18–March 7), and Brisbane (April 9–May 3).
  • An expanded album, The Last Ship (Expanded Edition), arrives December 5, 2025 with five new recordings produced by Sting and Rob Mathes and mixed by Donald Hodgson and Robert “Hitmixer” Orton.