Bard SummerScape Presents
Le prophète
6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Religion, power, ego, and manipulation collide in composer Giacomo Meyerbeer’s glorious psychodrama.
Shepherded by a trio of sinister Anabaptists, the simple innkeeper Jean de Leyde is persuaded to proclaim himself king of Münster. Armed with charismatic leadership, Jean mobilizes the masses to mount a tumultuous religious uprising—denouncing his mother, Fidès, and antagonizing his beloved Berthe along the way.
Director Christian Räth (Die schweigsame Frau, 2022; Das Wunder der Heliane, 2019) returns for a third SummerScape to lead a visionary new production of a grand opera with colorful vocal passages, inventive orchestrations, and a catastrophic end.
For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected],
or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/le-prophete/.
Time: 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm EDT/GMT-4
Location: Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater