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Bard’s Summerscape Festival 2025 Review: Dalibor

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Many who visit OperaWire regularly have their various interests in what one might call, operatic “rarities”–works that have achieved, to an extent, legendary status despite being seldom staged. As an avid lover of Hector Berlioz’s archetypal romantic career, I devoured both the Barzun and Cairns biographies of the composer more than once. And such a rarity mentioned was Spontini’s “La {…}

Season Announcement

Stephanie Blythe & Ryan Michki Headline The Orchestra Now’s 2025-26 Season

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The Orchestra Now (TŌN) has unveiled its 2025-26 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. Mahler’s Third Symphony takes the spotlight at The Fisher Center at Bard. Stephanie Blythe will be the soloist. The program also includes the Bard Conservatory Preparatory Chorus and Bard College Chamber Singers. Leon Botstein conducts. Performance Date: Sept. 20 & 21,  2025 {…}

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Cadie J. Bryan & John Matthew Myers Chime in on Joining Bard Summerscapes’ ‘Dalibor’

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(Photo credit: Jiyang Chen / Daniel Welch) Bard Summerscape’s hotly anticipated production of “Dalibor” is just one week away. Opening on July 25, 2025 and running through August 3, the Smetana opera, which had its world premiere in 1868 in Prague, will be receiving its first fully-staged American production. The opera follows the story of the eponymous knight who is {…}

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American Symphony Orchestra Announces 2025-26 Season

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American Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2025-26 season. Here is a rundown of the vocal performances on offer. First up is “Requiem and Revelation” at St. Bartholomew’s Church. Leon Botstein conducts Peter Cornelius’ “Stabat Mater” in its U.S. premiere and Cherubini’s “Requiem in C minor. Also on the program is the Bard Festival Chorale. Performance Date: Nov. 13, 2025 Leon Botstein {…}

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Bard Summerscape Announces Cast Change for ‘Dalibor’ Due to Visa Issues

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The Bard Summerscape has announced a cast change for its production of Smetana’s “Dalibor.” The company said that due to visa challenges, John Matthew Myers and Cadie J. Bryan will take over the lead roles, replacing Ladislav Elgr (Dalibor) and Izabela Matuła (Milada), who were announced. Myers has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Teatro alla Scala, and Carnegie Hall, while {…}

Stage Reviews

American Symphony Orchestra 2025 Review: Guntram

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(Photo: Matt Dine) On June 6, 2025, Carnegie Hall hosted the American Symphony Orchestra’s concert revival of Richard Strauss’s first opera, “Guntram.” Rarely mentioned alongside “Salomé” or “Der Rosenkavalier,” “Guntram” reveals a young composer grappling with grand ideas. Strauss stumbled, learned, and went on to compose a total of fourteen operas. Audiences can hear Wagner in nearly every bar of {…}

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Bard Summerscape Announces 2025 Season

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(Credit: Peter Aaron ’68/Esto) The Fisher Center at Bard has announced the SummerScape 2025 which will be held between June 27 – August 17, 2025. Here is a look at the operatic and vocal performances for the season. Opera Smetana’s “Dalibor” will be performed in a new production by Jean-Romain Vesperini. The American Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Leon Botstein and {…}

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Receives Kilenyi Bruckner Medal of Honor

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(Credit: Philadelphia Orchestra) Yannick Nézet-Séguin has been awarded the Kilenyi Bruckner Medal of Honor by the Bruckner Society. The Philadelphia Orchestra announced the news via social media and said, “Congratulations to Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin on being awarded the Kilenyi Bruckner Medal of Honor by the Bruckner Society! Dr. Benjamin Korstvedt, president of the Bruckner Society of America, {…}