Bard SummerScape 2026
JUNE 25 – AUGUST 16
“A hotbed of intellectual and aesthetic adventure.” —The New York Times
Bard SummerScape returns with eight weeks of opera, dance, music, and more.
FISHER CENTER LAB
Suddenly Last Summer
JUNE 25 – JULY 19
A thrilling new opera based on Tennessee Williams’s fever-dream of a play about a family secret, and a mother’s desperate attempt to silence the truth.
FISHER CENTER LAB
Lucinda Childs: Momentary Reprise
JUNE 26–28
Lucinda Childs, a defining force in American dance, returns to Bard SummerScape with a one-of-a-kind program of new and iconic works.
SUMMERSCAPE OPERA
The Egyptian Helen
JULY 24 – AUGUST 2
A hypnotic blend of myth, melodrama, and psychological intrigue, Richard Strauss’s seldom heard The Egyptian Helen (Die ägyptische Helena) receives a lavish, rare U.S. staging at Bard SummerScape.
THE 36TH BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Mozart and His World
AUGUST 7–16
The Bard Music Festival returns with an exploration of Wolfgang Amadé Mozart, the most celebrated and recognized name in classical music.
Spiegeltent
JUNE 25 – AUGUST 16
A magnificent Spiegeltent returns to Bard SummerScape for its 19th year.
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About Bard SummerScape
Bard SummerScape is an annual multi-arts summer festival offering programs in dance, theater, opera, music, and more.
Highlights include the Bard Music Festival, SummerScape Opera, major premieres through Fisher Center LAB, and the Spiegeltent.
Bard SummerScape is a must-visit destination for breathtaking, thought-provoking performances and gatherings in an idyllic Hudson River Valley setting.
Support
The Fisher Center is generously supported by Jeanne Donovan Fisher, Rebecca Gold Milikowsky, Daniel Shapiro, Stephen E. Simcock, the Martin and Toni Sosnoff Foundation, Felicitas S. Thorne, the Advisory Board of the Fisher Center, Fisher Center members and general fund donors, The Shubert Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
The Bard Music Festival is generously supported by Helen and Roger Alcaly, the Bettina Baruch Foundation, Jeanne Donovan Fisher, the H&L Family Foundation, Gary and Edna Lachmund, the Marstrand Foundation, Denise Simon and Paulo Vieira da Cunha, Felicitas S. Thorne, the Wise Music Family Foundation, the Bard Music Festival Board, and Bard Music Festival members.
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