This event is in the past.It took place on August 2, 2026 at Fisher Center at Bard.
Opera
OperaAnnandale-On-Hudson, Bard College
🎭"Bard has become a haven for important operas." (The New York Times)
🎟️Box seats have mismatched chairs, pick carefully
A phantom Helen haunts Troy while the real queen escapes, in this rare U.S. staging of Richard Strauss's neglected opera. Strauss and Hofmannsthal turn the Trojan War myth into a lush, psychological drama about love, identity, and doubling, with visionary director Christian Räth pulling the strings.
Opera
Summer festival
Classical music
Psychological drama
OperaOperaAnnandale-On-Hudson, Bard College
🎭"Bard has become a haven for important operas." (The New York Times)
🎟️Box seats have mismatched chairs, pick carefully
A phantom Helen haunts Troy while the real queen escapes, in this rare U.S. staging of Richard Strauss's neglected opera. Strauss and Hofmannsthal turn the Trojan War myth into a lush, psychological drama about love, identity, and doubling, with visionary director Christian Räth pulling the strings.
Opera
Summer festival
Classical music
Psychological drama