Saturday, Jul 11th , 2026
3:00 pm
Fisher Center at Bard
60 Manor Avenue
Red Hook, NY 12571
(845) 758-7900
Bard College's annual SummerScape festival features two action-packed months of performances from June through August. Head to the iconic Fisher Center or the one-of-a-kind Spiegeltent and experience amazing theater, dance, music and comedy all summer long!
"Suddenly Last Summer"
Enjoy performances of this thrilling new opera based on Tennessee Williams play by the same name. In this hybrid music-theater work, Courtney Bryan premieres a ravishing score inspired by the plays two worlds: the Mediterranean coast and the Garden District of New Orleans, Bryans hometown. Director Daniel Fish and Fisher Center Artistic Director and Chief Executive Gideon Lester have shaped a libretto from Williams tale of power, desire, and the lengths a family will go to protect its legacy.
Venue: LUMA Theater, Fisher Center
Performances: June 25, 7:30 p.m.; June 27, 7:30 p.m.; June 28, 3 p.m.; June 30, 7:30 p.m.; July 1, 3 p.m.; July 3, 3 p.m.; July 5, 3 p.m.; July 8, 3 p.m.; July 9, 7:30 p.m.; July 11, 3 p.m.; July 12, 3 p.m.; July 15, 3 p.m.; July 16, 7:30 p.m.; July 18, 3 p.m.; July 19, 3 p.m.
Enjoy conversations with the artists on July 1 following the 3 p.m. performance and on July 12 at 1 p.m. (free; reservations required).
The July 12 performance will be ASL-interpreted.
Click here to learn more and purchase tickets.
Coach transportation will be available from New York City for the July 12 show.