This event is in the past.It took place on July 26, 2026 at Fisher Center at Bard.
OperaOpera🏛️"Bard has become a haven for important operas" (The New York Times)
🎭Phantom Helen vs. real Helen: a myth of doubling
🎼American Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Leon Botstein
Bard SummerScape stages a rare U.S. production of Richard Strauss's neglected masterpiece, where the Helen of Troy myth becomes a hypnotic opera about phantom doubles, vengeful love, and the invention of identity.
Opera
Classical music
Psychological drama
Myth retelling
OperaOpera🏛️"Bard has become a haven for important operas" (The New York Times)
🎭Phantom Helen vs. real Helen: a myth of doubling
🎼American Symphony Orchestra under Maestro Leon Botstein
Bard SummerScape stages a rare U.S. production of Richard Strauss's neglected masterpiece, where the Helen of Troy myth becomes a hypnotic opera about phantom doubles, vengeful love, and the invention of identity.
Opera
Classical music
Psychological drama
Myth retelling
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