Just Announced: Bard SummerScape 2026

SummerScape Opera

SUMMERSCAPE OPERA 2026

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.

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FEBRUARY 17

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FEBRUARY 24

Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 3.

About SummerScape Opera 

“Leon Botstein, and his annual opera production at Bard, seem more invaluable by the year.” —The New York Times

The SummerScape Opera program, under the baton of Maestro Leon Botstein, offers artists and audiences the opportunity to discover fascinating works outside the standard repertoire. Engaging acclaimed professional artists from around the world, the opera program fulfills a vital mission of excavating rarely seen works that are almost never performed in the United States. Selections heard at the Fisher Center are singular experiences and often once-in-a-lifetime cultural adventures.

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