Bard SummerScape: "The Egyptian Helen" at the Fisher Center

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!

"The Egyptian Helen"

• A hypnotic blend of myth, melodrama, and psychological intrigue, Richard Strauss’s seldom heard "The Egyptian Helen" receives a lavish, rare U.S. staging at Bard SummerScape. Making her SummerScape Opera debut, soprano Hailey Clark stars as Helena, joined by returning favorites like tenor John Matthew Myers as Menelaus and the soprano Jana McIntyre as Aithra. Anchored by the American Symphony Orchestra directed by Maestro Leon Botstein, this production continues Bard’s decades-long tradition of showcasing rare operatic gems with artists of the highest caliber.

• Venue: Sosnoff Theater, Fisher Center

• Performances: July 24, 6:30 p.m.; July 26, 2 p.m.; July 29, 2 p.m.; July 31, 4 p.m.; Aug. 2, 2 p.m.

• Noteworthy dates: Opening Night Intermission Toast, July 24; Opera Talk: "Helen in Depth" with Maestro Botstein,
July 26, 12 p.m.

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Coach transportation will be available from New York City for the July 26 and Aug. 2 shows.