The juice is on the loose The juice is on the loose

The bonkers, bewildering Die ägyptische Helena begets a suitably lush musical and creative treatment at Bard SummerScape.

By August 04, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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By the (little red) book By the (little red) book

Kent Nagano gives a boost to the Opéra national de Paris‘s revival of Nixon in China.

By March 25, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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Sings like a god Sings like a god

Anticipating a busy season for both, Parterre Box features married couple Angela Meade and John Matthew Myers trading soaring Strauss lines in a duet from Die Liebe der Danae.

By September 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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He plays the violin He plays the violin

This Bard production, led by Leon Botstein, makes the strongest possible case musically, dramatically and visually for Smetana’s opera Dalibor.

By July 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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You can go your own way You can go your own way

Eli Jacobson on a luscious evening of early Strauss with Guntram at Carnegie Hall

By June 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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What’s done cannot be Undine What’s done cannot be Undine

Academy of Vocal Arts’ Rusalka—surprisingly, only their second venture in many years into the Slavic repertoire—left a divided impression.

By January 30, 2019 at 11:42 AM
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