2026-2027

A hypnotic blend of myth, melodrama, and psychological intrigue, Richard Strauss’s seldom heard The Egyptian Helen (Die ägyptische Helena) receives a lavish, rare U.S. staging at Bard SummerScape. Botstein, and his annual opera production at Bard, seem more invaluable by the year. —The New York Times Strauss and librettist Hugo von Hofmannsthal reimagine the Helen myth, set in the…