Opera at Bard

“Some of the most important summer opera experiences in the U.S. are not at the better-known festivals but at Bard SummerScape.”– Financial Times

SummerScape 2018 presents rare new American production of Anton Rubinstein’s Demon. 

Spiegeltent 2018

The Spiegeltent, an internationally renowned destination of magic and mayhem, has surprises in store all summer long. Enchanted evenings await with unforgettable performances of cabaret and jazz, food and drink, and dancing under the sparkling lights of the historic tent of mirrors.

Bard SummerScape 2018

Featuring seven weeks of world-class opera, theater, dance, film, and music, including Anton Rubinstein's Demon, the 29th annual Bard Music Festival, Rimsky-Korsakov and His World;  a new production of Leonard Bernstein's Peter Pan; the world premiere of Four Quartets, and Spiegeltent jazz and cabaret.