“Leon Botstein, and his annual opera production at Bard, seem more invaluable by the year.” —The New York Times
Our fully staged operas, under the baton of Maestro Leon Botstein, offer 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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The Egyptian Helen
SUMMER 2026
Bard’s history of presenting noteworthy operatic rarities continues in 2026 with The Egyptian Helen by Richard Strauss.
