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Almost rescued from tyranny: Smetena's Dalibor stuns at Bard
Bedřich Smetana’s patriotic opera Dalibor is given a rare outing at Bard College, directed by Jean-Romain Vesperini and conducted by Leon Botstein.
Damning with faint praise: Berlioz at Bard
As part of a festival considering the composer's oeuvre, Leon Botstein leads a concert performance of La Damnation de Faust lacking in French style.
The fat knight sings in Bard Festival's Sir John in Love
A two-week Ralph Vaughan Williams retrospective closed with his gentle, folksy spin on Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor.
Strauss' Silent Woman makes a grand noise at Bard
Bard’s always courageous Music Director, Leon Botstein, never one to shy away from a challenge, presents Strauss' comedy uncut.
Bard Musical Festival presents a thrilling Die tote Stadt
American singers Clay Hilley and Sara Jakubiak offered performances of distinction in two fiendishly difficult roles.
The Demon: Botstein sheds light on another neglected opera
Thaddeus Strassberger proposed a mise-en-scène where the story is reenacted in Tamara’s confused mind while she is confined in a monastery.