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A lush, provocative Egyptian Helen at Bard Summerscape

Hailey Clark (Helena) © Maria Baranova
At Bard College, Christian Räth and Leonard Botstein make an excellent case for Strauss' neglected opera, Die ägyptische Helena

Almost rescued from tyranny: Smetena's Dalibor stuns at Bard

Cadie J Bryan (Milada) and John Matthew Myers (Dalibor) © Maria Baranova
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

Sasha Cooke and Leon Botstein © Matt Dine
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

Ann Toomey, Craig Colclough, Sarah Saturnino © Bard Music Festival | Stephanie Berger
A two-week Ralph Vaughan Williams retrospective closed with his gentle, folksy spin on Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor.

Saint-Saëns rarity Henry VIII takes the crown at Bard SummerScape

Amanda Woodbury (Catherine of Aragon) and Alfred Walker (Henry VIII) © Stephanie Berger
Conductor Leon Botstein and director Jean-Roumain Vesperini treat this Tudor soap opera with appropriate grandeur, while a top-notch cast deliver the vocal goods.

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.
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Annandale-on-HudsonThe Miracle of Heliane

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Korngold: Das Wunder der Heliane
Leon Botstein; Christian Räth; Esther Bialas; Aušrinė Stundytė; Alfred Walker

Annandale-on-HudsonThe Demon

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Rubinstein: The Demon
Leon Botstein; Thaddeus Strassberger; Paul Tate dePoo III; Kaye Voyce; Yefim Zavalny; Olga Tolkmit