2014 SummerScape and Bard Music Festival Brochure

BARDSUMMERSCAPE

June 27 – August 17, 2014

OPERA • THEATER • DANCE • MUSIC • FILM • SPIEGELTENT and THE 25TH BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL Schubert and His World

above Sergey Taneyev’s Oresteia, SummerScape 2013. Photo: Cory Weaver cover The Falkenstein Horseride, Moritz von Schwind, 1843. Šbpk Berlin/Museum der Bildenden Kuenste/Photo: Ursula Gerstenberg/Art Resource, NY

“SummerScape at Bard College . . . ever a hotbed of intellectual and aesthetic adventure.”

—new york times

Welcome!

Bard SummerScape and the Bard Music Festival present “Schubert and His World”

The 2014 Bard SummerScape, with the 25th annual Bard Music Festival (BMF) at its core, takes the life and times of Viennese composer Franz Schubert as its wellspring of inspiration. The career and creative accomplishments of Schubert (1797–1828), and the achievements of his contemporaries and the later composers whom he influenced, will inform the seven-week celebration of music, theater, opera, dance, film, and cabaret on the Bard College campus, which has been acclaimed as “the most intellectually ambitious” (Times Literary Supplement) of America’s summer festivals.

Highlights this year include a staging of Carl Maria von Weber’s gothic opera Euryanthe, a tale of love, betrayal, and the supernatural based on a medieval French romance; the world premiere of Love in the Wars, a version of Heinrich von Kleist’s mythical tragicomedy Penthesilea by John Banville; and Trisha Brown Dance Company’s Proscenium Works: 1979–2011, presented as part of the pioneering company’s farewell tour.

The milestone BMF season features a performance of Schubert’s major opera Fierrabras, along with a generous offering of his orchestral, chamber, and choral works, side by side with the music of contemporaries both famous and obscure. Rounding out the festivities are a stimulating film series, Schubert and the Long 19th Century, examining the use that cinema has made of Schubert’s music and the Romantic era that he exemplified, and the perennially popular Spiegeltent, featuring stellar musical acts and cabaret icons.

Programs take place in the acoustically superb Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed

by Frank Gehry, and other venues on Bard’s beautiful Hudson River campus. We look forward to seeing you this summer.

Join us often! Learn more about our new subscription series and $20 SummerScape Coach from Manhattan on pages 30 and 31.

The 2014 SummerScape season is made possible in part through the generous support of Jeanne Donovan Fisher, the Martin and Toni Sosnoff Foundation, the Board of The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, the Board of the Bard Music Festival, and the Friends of the Fisher Center, as well as grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.

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Set and Reset. Photo: ŠJulieta Cervantes 2010

dance

“Works by Brown don’t just challenge our perceptions; they expand our minds and untether our spirits.”—village voice

Trisha Brown Dance Company Proscenium Works: 1979–2011 Trisha Brown Dance Company returns to SummerScape as part of its farewell tour, presenting some of the final performances of Brown’s legendary large-scale works. The most widely acclaimed American choreographer of the postmodern era and the first female choreographer to receive the coveted MacArthur “genius” award, Trisha Brown’s body of work challenged and changed the definition of dance over her 40-year career.

This program celebrates Brown’s pioneering dance style with Set and Reset (1983), a collaboration with Robert Rauschenberg and Laurie Anderson; the exquisite solo If you couldn’t see me (1994); and Brown’s sublime final creation I’m going to toss my arms—if you catch them they’re yours (2011).

With Brown retired from dance making, her company will no longer perform these stage works. Don’t miss one of the final opportunities to experience the vision of this extraordinary artist in its best possible context.

sosnoff theater June 27 at 7:30 pm June 28 at 2 pm and 7:30 pm Tickets $25–$60

meet the artists Post-performance discussion June 27 Pre-performance conversation June 28 at 1 pm

SummerScape Coach: $20 round-trip transportation from Manhattan to Bard is available for select performances. See page 30 for details.

Tickets and latest program updates at fishercenter.bard.edu

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“I stood there, blinded by the sight of you, And when you’d gone the form of you remained, Emblazoned on my eyes.”—love in the wars

world premiere

Love in the Wars A new version of Heinrich von Kleist’s Penthesilea

By John Banville Directed by Ken Rus Schmoll

Penthesilea, Queen of the Amazons, sets eyes on the hero Achilles, and the ferocity of her passion collides with his stubborn will, setting in motion a tragicomedy of love and misunderstanding that threatens to derail the course of history.

Heinrich von Kleist, a contemporary of Schubert’s, was one of the most inventive and enigmatic playwrights of the 19th century. Penthesilea is his unquestioned masterpiece. Now, internationally acclaimed author John Banville, winner of the Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sea, has adapted Kleist’s beautiful and desperate love story. A major theatrical premiere, Love in the Wars is as funny, explosive, and surprising as the queen at its center.

theater two previews July 10 and 11 at 7:30 pm Tickets: $25–$35

meet the artists Post-performance discussion with the artists following July 13 and 16 matinees

performances July 12, 17–19 at 7:30 pm July 13, 16, 19, and 20 at 2 pm Tickets: $25–$50

Suitable for audiences 13 and up SummerScape Coach: $20 round-trip transportation from Manhattan to Bard is available for select performances. See page 30 for details.

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Dreiviertelharnisch, Johann Peter Krafft, 1839. ŠBelvedere, Vienna

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“Some of the most important summer opera experiences in the US are . . . at Bard SummerScape.”—financial times

Euryanthe

By Carl Maria von Weber American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director Directed by Kevin Newbury

Euryanthe is a story of jealousy and betrayal. A redheaded ghost haunts a dreamlike landscape where supernatural forces collide with everyday hopes of comfort and security. Layers of deceit and repressed desire motivate jealous lovers traveling in a darkly gothic world.

Carl Maria von Weber, an acquaintance of Schubert’s and one of the most influential early Romantic composers, wrote Euryanthe in 1823. The gloriously beautiful score replaces sections of spoken dialogue common to German opera of the time with continuous music. This powerful work left its mark on Richard Wagner’s Lohengrin and later pieces.

Kevin Newbury (Die Liebe der Danae, SummerScape 2011) directs this rare staging of an unjustly neglected opera. Bard’s always remarkable chorus and an exciting cast of singers bring the romantic three-act production to life. Sung in German with English supertitles.

sosnoff theater July 25 and August 1 at 7 pm July 27, 30, and August 3 at 2 pm Tickets $25–$95

opera talk July 27 at noon Free and open to the public

SummerScape 2014 Gala tickets available for opening night, July 25. See page 29 for details.

SummerScape Coach: $20 round-trip transportation from Manhattan to Bard is available for select performances. See page 30 for details.

Special support for this program is provided by Emily H. Fisher and John Alexander.

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Ferdinand Waldmüller, 1827. ©Albertina Vienna

bard music festival 25th season

“I am composing like a god, as if it simply had to be done as it has been done.”

—franz schubert

Schubert and His World Franz Schubert (1797–1828) has long been among the most revered and influential composers in the Western tradition. In a fashion unprecedented in history, the music that made him world famous came to light only decades after his death at age 31. Schubert’s biography is shrouded in myth and mystery, and his character and personality remain elusive. He never went far beyond Vienna and its immediate environs; in his lifetime he acquired the one reputation he would never lose: as the defining exemplar of Vienna and Viennese culture. Even his remarkable and gifted circle of friends was not aware of the full grandeur and scope of his compositional achievement.

Modern scholars have succeeded in demolishing the 19th-century image of Schubert as a shy, obscure, lovelorn man of the people, who wrote magical melodies in taverns, surrounded by cheerful friends. This image was cherished by audiences in the late 19th century and exploited by 20th-century Hollywood. A radically revised picture of Schubert now dominates: the composer as outcast, a subversive who set the course of music history away from the monumental example set by Beethoven, whom Schubert revered.

2014 is a fitting year to honor Schubert. It marks the bicentennial of his early masterpiece, the setting of Goethe’s Gretchen am Spinnrade, composed on October 19, 1814, a date often called the “birthday of the German Lied.” By the time Schubert died, he had become justly esteemed for his songs and keyboard music. But as more of his music was discovered posthumously it became clear that his ambitions went well beyond songs and dances. Over the course of the next three-quarters of a century, an astonished public discovered all the symphonies, the last two string quartets and string quintet, and the three final piano sonatas, as well as hundreds of songs, dances, keyboard and sacred choral works, and even full-scale operas.

The Bard Music Festival will explore Schubert both as he was known in his own time and as he came to be understood by posterity. The programs include a re-creation of the one public concert Schubert presented devoted entirely to his own music, and highlight Schubert’s symphonic and choral works alongside later orchestrations of his music by Liszt, Brahms, and Berlioz, as well as attempts by 20th-century composers to complete music left unfinished. Preconcert talks and panels will address Schubert’s biography and the political, social, and economic world around him. The festival will end with a performance of Fierrabras, an opera that, like so many works Schubert wrote for the stage, failed to be produced during his lifetime.

This season is made possible in part through the generous support of the Board of the Bard Music Festival and the Friends of the Fisher Center, as well as grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the New York State Council on the Arts. Additional underwriting had been provided by Jeanne Donovan Fisher, James H. Ottaway Jr., Felicitas S. Thorne, Helen and Roger Alcaly, Bettina Baruch Foundation, Mrs. Mortimer Levitt, Michelle R. Clayman, Margo and Anthony Viscusi, and the Furthermore Foundation. Special support has also been provided by the Mrs. Mortimer Levitt Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts.

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Society Scene, Josef Danhauser, 1830. ©Belvedere, Vienna/Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY

weekend one

The Making of a Romantic Legend Schubert’s early life and career are juxtaposed against the music of his contemporaries, trends in Vienna, the development of the art song, the legacy of Beethoven, and the new post-1815 rage for Italian opera and the virtuoso performer. Schubert’s hospitalization in 1823 for syphilis; the advocacy of Schumann, Liszt, and Mendelssohn; and the first performance of the “Unfinished” in 1865 are the milestones that frame this first weekend. The concerts explore the obsession with Schubert from the year of his death to the centennial in 1928, along with Schubert’s connections to local culture, his use of Goethe’s poetry, and his debt to the classical tradition. The weekend concludes with a double bill of rarities: Die Verschworenen, one of Schubert’s late stage works, and Franz von Suppé’s hit musical from 1864 based on Schubert’s music.

SummerScape Coach: $20 round-trip transportation from Manhattan to Bard is available for select performances. See page 30 for details.

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bard music festival 25th season Friday, August 8 2014 Bard Music Festival Opening Night Dinner 5:30 pm Tickets include a pre-performance dinner in the Spiegeltent and a premium seat for the evening’s concert.

To purchase opening night dinner tickets, contact the Box Office at 845-758-7900 or fishercenter@bard.edu.

Please note: The Spiegeltent will be closed for regular dining on the evening of the dinner.

program one

The Legacy of a Life Cut Short sosnoff theater 7:30 pm preconcert talk: Leon Botstein 8 pm performance: Paul Appleby, tenor; Deanna Breiwick, soprano; Dover Quartet and guest; Tyler Duncan, baritone; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Anna Polonsky, piano; Rebecca Ringle, mezz0-soprano; Orion Weiss, piano; members of the American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director; and others Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Gretchen am Spinnrade, D118 (1814); Overture to Der vierjährige Posten, D190 (1815); Symphony No. 3 in D Major, D200 (1815); Fantasy in F Minor for Piano Duet, D940 (1828); String Quintet in C Major, D956 (1828); dances; songs; partsongs Tickets $25–$60

Saturday, August 9 panel one

Invention and Reinvention: Who Was Schubert? olin hall 10 am – noon: Christopher H. Gibbs, moderator; Leon Botstein; and others Free and open to the public

program two

From “Boy” to Master: The Path to Erlkönig olin hall 1 pm preconcert talk: Elaine Sisman 1:30 pm performance: Dover Quartet; Andrew Garland, baritone; Sari Grubert, soprano; Julie Pilant, horn; Anna Polonsky, piano; Rebecca Ringle, mezzo-soprano; Orion Weiss, piano; and others Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Zur Namensfeier meines Vaters, D80 (1813); String Quartet in B-flat Major, D112 (1814); Erlkönig, D328 (1815); songs; dances; partsongs Arias, songs, and other works by Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714–87); Antonio Salieri (1750–1825); Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91); Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760–1802); Carl Friedrich Zelter (1788–1832); Carl Czerny (1791–1857); and Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868) Tickets: $35

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The Song Cycle as Drama: Winterreise olin hall 5 pm performance: Tyler Duncan, baritone; Erika Switzer, piano Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Winterreise, D911 (1827) Tickets: $35

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bard music festival 25th season Saturday, August 9 (cont.) program three

Mythic Transformations sosnoff theater 7 pm preconcert talk: Christopher H. Gibbs 8 pm performance: Rebecca Ringle, mezzo-soprano; Andrew Schroeder, baritone; American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Symphony No. 8 in B Minor, “Unfinished,” D759 (1822); Sonata in C Major, “Grand Duo,” D812 (1824; orch. Joseph Joachim, 1855); from Symphony in E Major, D729 (1821; orch. Felix Weingartner, 1934); songs orchestrated by Hector Berlioz (1803–69); Franz Liszt (1811–86); Jacques Offenbach (1819–80); Johannes Brahms (1833–97); and Anton Webern (1883–1945) Tickets $25–$75

Sunday, August 10 program four

Goethe and Music: The German Lied olin hall 10 am performance: Commentary by Susan Youens; with Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano; Judith Gordon, piano; and others Songs by Franz Schubert (1797–1828); Johann Friedrich Reichardt (1752–1814); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91); Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg (1760–1802); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827); Carl Friedrich Zelter (1788–1832); Carl Loewe (1796–1869); Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47); Fanny Mendelssohn (1805–47); Robert Schumann (1810–56); Franz Liszt (1811–86); Hugo Wolf (1860–1903); and others Tickets: $30

program five

Before Unspeakable Illness olin hall 1 pm preconcert talk: Byron Adams 1:30 pm performance: Danny Driver, piano; Dover Quartet; Benjamin Hochman, piano; Jennifer Koh, violin; and others Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Violin Sonata in D Major, D384 (1816); Quartettsatz, D703 (1820); Marche militaire, D733 (?1818); Fantasy in C Major, “Wanderer,” D760 (1822); from 36 Originaltänze, “Erste Walzer,” D365 (1818–21); songs; partsongs Tickets: $35

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Schubert and Viennese Theater sosnoff theater 5 pm preconcert talk: Morten Solvik 5:30 pm performance: Paul Appleby, tenor; Deanna Breiwick, soprano; Ryan Speedo Green, bass-baritone; Cecelia Hall, mezzo-soprano; Nicholas Phan, tenor; Bard Festival Chorale, James Bagwell, choral director; members of the American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director; and others Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Die Verschworenen, Singspiel in one act, D787 (1823) Franz von Suppé (1819–95) Franz Schubert, operetta in one act (1864) Tickets $25–$60

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Johann Baptist Jenger, Anselm Hüttenbrenner, and Franz Schubert, Josef Teltscher, 1827. ©Alfredo Dagli Orti/The Art Archive at Art Resource, NY

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A New Aesthetics of Music Starting with a focus on the last two years of the composer’s life, this weekend considers the nature of Schubert’s originality, his exploration of form and harmony, and the connection of words and music.

How did the character and function of music change as the economic landscape was transformed by industrialization and political life became marked by repression and a network of spies and censors?

Schubert’s legacy and influence are considered through music for men’s choir, works written for and by Schubert’s closest friends, Schubert’s late piano sonatas, his sacred music, and a performance of the opera Fierrabras.

SummerScape Coach: $20 round-trip transportation from Manhattan to Bard is available for select performances. See page 30 for details.

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bard music festival 25th season Friday, August 15 special events

The “Path toward a Grand Symphony”: Schubert’s Octet lászló z. bitó ’60 conservatory building 3 pm performance: Faculty and students of The Bard College Conservatory of Music Tickets: $20

Schubert’s Kosegarten Liederspiel lászló z. bitó ’60 conservatory building 5 pm performance: Commentary by Morten Solvik; with Paul Appleby, tenor; Deanna Breiwick, soprano; Rebecca Ringle, mezzo-soprano; Reiko Uchida, piano Tickets: $20

Schubert on Film For locations and times, please visit fishercenter.bard.edu/bmf Free and open to the public

program seven

Beethoven’s Successor? sosnoff theater 7:30 pm preconcert talk: Christopher H. Gibbs 8 pm performance: Paul Appleby, tenor; Horszowski Trio; Susanna Phillips, soprano; Andrew Schroeder, baritone; Brian Zeger, piano; members of the Bard Festival Chorale, James Bagwell, choral director; and others Franz Schubert (1797–1828) First Movement from String Quartet in D Minor, D810 (1824); Fragment aus dem Aeschylus, D450 (1816); Die Allmacht, D852 (1825), Der Wanderer an den Mond, D870 (1826); Schlachtgesang, D912 (1827); Ständchen, D920 (1827); Piano Trio in E-flat Major, D929 (1827); Der Kreuzzug, D932 (1827); Die Sterne, D939 (1828); Auf dem Strom, D943 (1828) Tickets $25–$60

Saturday, August 16 panel two

Music’s “Far Fairer Hopes”: Originality and Influence olin hall 10 am – noon: Morten Solvik, moderator; John M. Gingerich; Kristina Muxfeldt; Richard Wilson Free and open to the public

program eight

The Music of Friendship olin hall 1 pm preconcert talk: John M. Gingerich 1:30 pm performance: Laura Flax, clarinet; Marc Goldberg, bassoon; Benjamin Hochman, piano; Horszowski Trio; Piers Lane, piano; Rebecca Ringle, mezzo-soprano; and others Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Ungarische Melodie, D817 (1824); from 12 Waltzes (Valses nobles), D969 (1827); dances; songs; partsongs Maximilian Leidesdorf (1818–89) Quintet for Violin, Cello, Clarinet, Bassoon, and Piano, Op. 66 (1820) Works by Ferdinand Schubert (1794–1859); Anselm Hüttenbrenner (1794–1868); Josef Lanner (1801–43); Benedict Randhartinger (1802–93); Franz Lachner (1803–90); Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47); Robert Schumann (1810–56); Franz Liszt (1811–86); and others Tickets: $35

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bard music festival 25th season Saturday, August 16 (cont.) program nine

Late Ambitions sosnoff theater 7 pm preconcert talk: Walter Frisch 8 pm performance: Paul Appleby, tenor; Andrew Garland, baritone; Susanna Phillips, soprano; Rebecca Ringle, mezzo-soprano; Bard Festival Chorale, James Bagwell, choral director; American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Miriams Siegesgesang, D942 (1828); Mass in E-flat Major, D950 (1828); Psalm 92, D953 (1828) Luciano Berio (1925–2003) Rendering (1990) Tickets $25–$75

Sunday, August 17 program ten

Fellowship of Men: The Male Choral Tradition olin hall 10 am performance: Members of the Bard Festival Chorale, James Bagwell, choral director Works by Franz Schubert (1797–1828); Michael Haydn (1737–1806); Simon Sechter (1788–1867); Heinrich Marschner (1795–1861); Jan Kalivoda (1801–66); Franz Lachner (1803–90); Felix Mendelssohn (1809–47); Robert Schumann (1810–56); Johannes Brahms (1833–97); Anton Bruckner (1824–96); and others Tickets: $30

program eleven

The Final Months olin hall 1 pm preconcert talk: Scott Burnham 1:30 pm performance: Deanna Breiwick, soprano; Laura Flax, clarinet; Piers Lane, piano; Anna Polonsky, piano; Orion Weiss, piano Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Herbst, D945 (June 1828); Rondo in A Major, for piano four hands, D951 (June 1828); Fugue in E Minor, D952 (June 1828); Der Doppelgänger, D957/13 (August 1828); Piano Sonata in A Major, D959 (September 1828); Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965 (October 1828); Die Taubenpost, D965 A (October 1828) Tickets: $35

program twelve

Schubert and Opera sosnoff theater 3:30 pm preconcert talk: Michael P. Steinberg 4:30 pm performance: Eric Barry, tenor; Eric Halfvarson, bass; Cecelia Hall, mezzo-soprano; Sara Jakubiak, soprano; Joseph Kaiser, tenor; Andrew Schroeder, baritone; Bard Festival Chorale, James Bagwell, choral director; American Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein, music director, and others Franz Schubert (1797–1828) Fierrabras, D796 (1823) Tickets $25–$60

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August Macke (detail), 1912. Šakg-images

spiegeltent

“The greatest cabaret artist of our generation.”

—the new yorker on justin vivian bond

The Spiegeltent Hosted by Justin Vivian Bond

Justin Vivian Bond is throwing a party that will last all summer long—and you are the guest of honor.

The Bard Spiegeltent soars to new heights of glamor and sophistication this summer, with legendary cabaret artist and Tony-nominated performer Justin Vivian Bond joining us as host, emcee, and guest curator. Every weekend Justin welcomes you to a unique salon of spectacle and sensation featuring some of the world’s finest musicians and entertainers, including big names, Spiegeltent newcomers, and audience favorites.

After unforgettable evenings of performance, join us After Hours, dancing to the finest guest DJs and live music in the company of Justin and SummerScape artists. Throughout the evening, enjoy a menu drawn from seasonal local ingredients and a full bar.

Spiegeltent Cabaret and After Hours performances may contain nudity, and are for mature audiences only. No one under 18 admitted without a parent or guardian.

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spiegeltent Cabaret All performances start at 8:30 pm Tickets $25–$40 Molly Ringwald $30–$50

Justin Vivian Bond: Cool Babysitter Thursday, July 3 Kick off the season in style with Justin Vivian Bond in a whimsical solo evening created to inaugurate Mx. Bond’s summer of hosting the Spiegeltent. A night of favorite songs and stories, Cool Babysitter welcomes you to a world of chic but gritty sophistication with original tunes, tales, and classic anthems from Brecht and Weill to Kate Bush. Come see why Bond has earned numerous accolades for performing, including Obie, Bessie, and Ethyl awards, along with a Tony nomination.

Molly Ringwald. Photo: Hussein Katz

An Evening with Molly Ringwald Saturday, July 5 With the “Brat Pack,” she stole our hearts in films such as Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, and The Breakfast Club.

Now, 30 years later, audiences around the world are discovering just how multitalented she is. You're in for a rare treat when Ringwald performs songs from her debut album Except Sometimes, sharing her sultry pipes in an evening of jazz standards. “Mind blown” (VICE magazine).

Martha Wainwright Friday, July 11 The Hudson Valley–born, two-time Grammy nominee returns to the Spiegeltent. Celebrated for her captivating stage presence, Martha Wainwright performs pared-down folk-rock with a voice that blends honey and grit. Part of a musical royal family, the singer-songwriter “roughs up life’s smooth spots, then digs her fingertips into the cracks that form” (NPR).

Bridget Everett: Rock Bottom Saturday, July 12 The roaring and raunchy Bridget Everett performs her hit musical tale of barreling through life, tip-toeing toward disaster, wine bottle by wine bottle and man by man.

Created with Tony Award–winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman (Hairspray) and Beastie Boy Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, Everett’s performance affirms her status as “the astonishing and totally fearless mama bear of alt cabaret” (Time Out NY).

Justin Vivian Bond. Photo: David Kimelman

Doveman: The Burgundy Stain Sessions’ Tribute to Lou Reed

Weimar New York

Friday, July 4 Thomas Bartlett, aka Doveman, is one of New York’s most in-demand musicians, whose frequent collaborators include The National, Bebel Gilberto, David Byrne, and Yoko Ono. Doveman brings a special edition of the acclaimed Burgundy Stains Sessions concert series to honor rock pioneer Lou Reed. This intimate evening will feature stellar talent in a setting “so relaxed it will seem like anyone could join in onstage” (Wall Street Journal).

Friday, July 18 and Saturday, July 19 Pop a cork and throw on your best pearls as we celebrate the fifth anniversary of Weimar New York at the Spiegeltent! Justin Vivian Bond hosts a theatrical cabaret that takes Weimar-era Germany as the inspiration for a fabulous gathering of burlesque, cabaret, comedy, drag, and East Village–scene performance artists. This collection of downtown stars continues a cabaret tradition of the past, infused with a new political edge.

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spiegeltent Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Friday, July 25 and Saturday, July 26 The Hudson Valley’s favorite circus family swings back into the Spiegeltent for two nights of brand-new feats, frills, and thrills. For eight years, the Cirkus has sold out the tent with performances that weave together the rich heritage of European one-ring spectacles and the best of American vaudeville and sideshow acts.

Meow Meow Friday, August 1 Purr-fect post-postmodern diva Meow Meow’s unique brand of kamikaze cabaret kitsch and performance art exotica has hypnotized, inspired, and terrified audiences worldwide. The spectacular crowd-surfing queen of song returns (after hosting Weimar New York in 2012) for an explosive evening of music, politics, mayhem, and magnificence, dragging “cabaret kicking and screaming into the 21st century” (Time Out NY).

Cabaret Comedy Double Bill Erin Markey Jeffery Self & Cole Escola Saturday, August 9 This sidesplitting double bill brings together rising stars of New York City’s cabaret comedy scene. Known for her unpredictable, absurdist humor and “magnetic diva aggression” (New York Times), Erin Markey’s original music and pop covers are equal parts pathos, sarcasm, sincerity, darkness, and joy. “Clearly cut from the same chenille as their friend and mentor Justin Vivian Bond” (New York Times), TV comedy duo and Internet sensations Jeffery Self and Cole Escola (Jeffery & Cole Casserole) reunite for a rare special appearance to tear into gay marriage, Jessica Lange, and everything in between.

The Joey Arias Experience Saturday, August 2 Singer, comedian, performance artist, and bona fide New York City icon Joey Arias takes you on a journey of scandalous wit and sleek style. Drawing on his lifelong affinity for music, the Joey Arias Experience revives a rich backlog of musical history—including jazz, rock, and pop—with Arias as medium and muse, revealing why audiences around the world “are giving standing ovations for his spellbinding show” and proclaiming “Eat your heart out, Madonna!” (New York Times).

Amanda Palmer. Photo: Kambriel

Amanda Palmer Friday, August 15 Amanda Palmer, genius singer-songwriter, blogger, entrepreneur, and one of the music industry's true mavericks, returns to Bard fresh from a world tour with her critically acclaimed album, Theatre Is Evil, “one of the year's best rock records” (Rolling Stone). This intimate cabaret concert brings you face-to-face with one of today's most talked-about music makers. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or a first-time admirer, find out why in Amanda’s presence “we swoon” (The Guardian).

The Hot Sardines. Photo: Harry Fellows

The Hot Sardines Friday, August 8 “The most foot-stomping, raucous jazz band in the world” (Music Playground) is back at the Spiegeltent after last summer’s sold-out debut. With a blustery brass lineup and a just-one-of-the-boys front woman, the Hot Sardines create a sound steeped in hot jazz, salty stride piano, and the kind of music Louis Armstrong used to make.

Justin Vivian Bond: The Drift Saturday, August 16 The Spiegeltent season closes in style with Justin Vivian Bond’s fresh new collage of spoken word and song, loosely inspired by Tennessee Williams’s The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone. Created with Tony winner Scott Wittman (Hairspray), The Drift channels a retired actress who drifts from one space to another—either in her mind, in couture, or in bed. Join Justin to bid farewell to a spectacular summer!

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Spiegeltent. Photo: Cory Weaver

After Hours with Justin and Friends After unforgettable evenings of performance, join us After Hours for the finest guest DJs and live music in the company of Justin and SummerScape artists.

Opening After Hours Party Thursday, July 3, 10 pm Friday and Saturday July 4 through August 16 from 10 pm to 12:30 am Tickets: $10 advance; $12 at the door* (*not included in the Spiegeltent Series and Create Your Own subscription packages)

DJ: Champagne Jerry Saturday, July 12

Movie Night: Shortbus Introduced by John Cameron Mitchell and members of the cast Friday, July 18

DJ: Mattachine Saturday, July 19

Live Music: Doll Parts Brooklyn’s premiere Dolly Parton cover band Friday, July 25

DJ: Jonjon Battles Saturday, July 26

Highlights include:

DJ: Musty Chiffon

Movie Night: The Internet Cat Video Film Festival

Thursday, July 3

Friday, August 1

DJ: JD Samson

DJ: AndrewAndrew

Friday, July 4

Saturday, August 2

DJ: Xanadude

Live Music: Heather Christian & the Arbornauts

Saturday, July 5

Friday, August 8

Live Music: Heloise & the Savoir Faire

DJ: Sammy Jo

Friday, July 11

Saturday, August 16

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Midsummer Dancing

Two Thursday nights in July are dedicated to great live music from the Hudson Valley by an eclectic mix of local stars. The perfect start to a summer weekend!

Back by popular demand—on three Sunday evenings the Spiegeltent is transformed into a dance floor, complete with live music and instruction. Anyone can dance—come join us!

All performances start at 9 pm Tickets: $10 advance; $12 at the door* (*not included in the Spiegeltent Series and Create Your Own subscription packages)

Simi Stone Band Thursday, July 10 A formidable powerhouse fueled by a raw and edgy vocal style, virtuoso violin chops, and enough charisma to burn down a house! Woodstock’s own “mountain Motown” pop priestess Simi Stone heats up the Spiegeltent with her band (Gail Ann Dorsey, Sara Lee, Zachary Alford, and David Baron).

Doors open at 6 pm Dance instruction at 6:15 pm Live band from 7 to 10 pm Tickets: $20 advance; $25 at the door* (*not included in the Spiegeltent Series and Create Your Own subscription packages)

Tango Thursday, July 31 Woodstock Tango’s Ilene Marder once again turns the Spiegeltent into its own sultry Buenos Aires milonga (social club), filled with the sound of the Eduardo Parra Quartet.

Salsa Thursday, August 7 Prize-winning dancers Diane Lachtrupp and Johnny Martinez sashay back into the Spiegeltent for an evening of salsa dancing backed by fast and furious Latin sounds.

Swing Thursday, August 14 Professional swing dancers Linda and Chester Freeman of Got2Lindy Dance Studios return to the Spiegeltent for a night of soulful swing dancing to the music of Eight to the Bar. Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones. Photo: C3 Photography

Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones Thursday, July 17 Spend an evening with the Hudson Valley’s premiere rockabilly outfit, an all-star cocktail of musical talent, driven by Lara Hope’s powerful and sultry vocals. This fun-loving bunch packs the dance floor with reworkings of rockabilly and R&B classics as well as their own original musical offerings.

Kinder Spiegel with the Bindlestiff Family Cirkus Saturday, July 26 at 11 am Sunday, July 27 at 3 pm The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus presents a weekend of fun for family audiences at Kinder Spiegel, ideal for the young and the young at heart. As New York Cool reports, “simply nothing, but nothing, will deter them in their quest to bring the circus arts to new levels of skill and ever-expanding audiences.”

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“If I had only one film in the world to save, it would be Grand Illusion.” —orson welles

Grand Illusion, ©Photofest

film series

Schubert and the Long 19th Century The 2014 SummerScape Film Series will consider the many ways in which Schubert’s music and early Romanticism have influenced international cinema. Some films make explicit use of particular pieces— ranging from the nuanced use of “Heidenröslein“ in Alfred Hitchcock’s Lifeboat to Michael Haneke’s modernist treatment of the Winterreise song cycle and Roman Polanski’s psychologically charged repetition of the string quartet Death and the Maiden. Others reflect more generally upon the lingering effect of ideas and sensibilities rooted in the period marked by Schubert’s brief life. To commemorate the centenary of the July Crisis in 1914, the series begins and ends with films (Grand Illusion, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, From Mayerling to Sarajevo) that connect those anachronistic legacies to the origins and meanings of the First World War. All films will be presented using rare or archival 35mm prints.

Thursday, July 3

Sunday, July 20

Grand Illusion

The Piano Teacher

Jean Renoir, 1937, France, 114 minutes

Michael Haneke, 2001, Austria/France/Germany, 131 minutes

Sunday, July 6

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

Thursday, July 24

Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, 1943, UK, 163 minutes. Restored by the Academy Film Archive in association with the BFI National Archive, ITV Studios Global Entertainment Ltd., and The Film Foundation.

A Farewell to Arms Frank Borzage, 1932, USA, 80 minutes. Restored print courtesy of the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

Preservation funding provided by The Film Foundation and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

Thursday, July 10

The Black Cat

Sunday, July 27

Edgar G. Ulmer, 1934, USA, 65 minutes

Paths of Glory

Nosferatu

Stanley Kubrick, 1957, USA, 88 minutes

F. W. Murnau, 1922, Germany, 70 minutes Thursday, July 31 Sunday, July 13

Fitzcarraldo

Lifeboat

Werner Herzog, 1982, West Germany/Peru, 158 minutes

Alfred Hitchcock, 1944, USA, 99 minutes

Waltzes from Vienna

Sunday, August 3

Alfred Hitchcock, 1934, UK, 80 minutes

From Mayerling to Sarajevo Max Ophuls, 1940, France, 90 minutes. New print.

Thursday, July 17

Werther

Death and the Maiden

Max Ophuls, 1938, France, 85 minutes

Roman Polanski, 1994, UK/USA/France, 103 minutes

Gertrud Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1964, Denmark, 119 minutes

All films screenings are at 7 pm in the Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center in the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Center Tickets: $10 845-758-7900

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4 8:30 pm Doveman SPT 10 pm DJ: JD Samson SPT

11 7:30 pm Love in the Wars T2 8:30 pm Martha Wainwright SPT 10 pm Heloise & the Savoir Faire SPT

18 7:30 pm Love in the Wars T2 8:30 pm Weimar New York SPT 10 pm Shortbus SPT

25 5 pm SummerScape Gala SPT 7 pm Euryanthe ST 8:30 pm Bindlestiff Family Cirkus SPT 10 pm Doll Parts SPT

7 pm Grand Illusion FC 8:30 pm Justin Vivian Bond: Cool Babysitter SPT 10 pm DJ: Musty Chiffon SPT

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7 pm The Black Cat and Nosferatu FC 7:30 pm Love in the Wars T2 9 pm Simi Stone Band SPT

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7 pm Death and the Maiden and Gertrud FC 7:30 pm Love in the Wars T2 9 pm Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones SPT

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7 pm A Farewell to Arms FC

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2 pm Love in the Wars (post-performance discussion) T2

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6:15 pm Midsummer Dancing: Tango SPT 7 pm Fitzcarraldo FC

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2 pm Euryanthe ST

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1 pm Pre-performance Conversation: Trisha Brown Dance Company ST 2 pm Trisha Brown Dance Company ST 7:30 pm Trisha Brown Dance Company ST

7:30 pm Trisha Brown Dance Company (post-performance discussion) ST

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7 pm The LIfe and Death of Colonel Blimp FC

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11 am Kinder Spiegel with Bindlestiff Family Cirkus SPT 8:30 pm Bindlestiff Family Cirkus SPT 10 pm DJ: Jonjon Battles SPT

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2 pm Love in the Wars T2 7:30 pm Love in the Wars T2 8:30 pm Weimar New York SPT 10 pm DJ: Mattachine SPT

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Noon Opera Talk ST 2 pm Euryanthe ST 3 pm Kinder Spiegel with Bindlestiff Family Cirkus SPT 7 pm Paths of Glory FC

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2 pm Love in the Wars T2 7 pm The Piano Teacher FC

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7:30 pm Love in the Wars T2 2 pm Love in the Wars (post-performance 8:30 pm Bridget Everett: Rock Bottom SPT discussion) T2 10 pm DJ: Champagne Jerry SPT 7 pm Lifeboat and Waltzes from Vienna FC

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8:30 pm An Evening with Molly Ringwald SPT 10 pm DJ: Xanadude SPT

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10 am BMF Panel Two OL 1 pm Preconcert Talk BMF Program Eight OL 1:30 pm Performance BMF Program Eight OL 7 pm Preconcert Talk BMF Program Nine ST 8 pm Performance BMF Program Nine ST 8:30 pm Justin Vivian Bond: The Drift SPT 10 pm DJ: Sammy Jo SPT

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10 am BMF Panel One OL 1 pm Preconcert Talk BMF Program Two OL 1:30 pm Performance BMF Program Two OL 5 pm BMF Special Event OL 7 pm Preconcert Talk BMF Program Three ST 8 pm Performance BMF Program Three ST 8:30 pm Cabaret Comedy Double Bill SPT

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3 pm BMF Special Event BB 5 pm BMF Special Event BB 7:30 pm Preconcert Talk BMF Program Seven ST 8 pm Performance BMF Program Seven ST 8:30 pm Amanda Palmer SPT

6:15 pm Midsummer Dancing: Swing SPT

FC Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center

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5:30 pm BMF Opening Night Dinner SPT 7:30 pm Preconcert Talk BMF Program One ST 8 pm Performance BMF Program One ST 8:30 pm The Hot Sardines SPT 10 pm Heather Christian & the Arbornauts SPT

8:30 pm The Joey Arias Experience SPT 10 pm DJ: AndrewAndrew SPT

7 pm Euryanthe ST 8:30 pm Meow Meow SPT 10 pm Internet Cat Video Film Festival SPT

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10 am BMF Performance Program Ten OL 1 pm Preconcert Talk BMF Program Eleven OL 1:30 pm Performance BMF Program Eleven OL 3:30 pm Preconcert Talk BMF Program Twelve ST 4:30 pm Performance BMF Program Twelve ST

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10 am BMF Performance Program Four OL 1 pm Preconcert Talk BMF Program Five OL 1:30 pm Performance BMF Program Five OL 5 pm Preconcert Talk BMF Program Six ST 5:30 pm Performance BMF Program SIx ST

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Sosnoff Theater Lobby. Photo: ©Peter Aaron ’68/Esto

SummerScape 2014 Gala Opening Night at the Opera, Friday, July 25, beginning at 5 pm Please join us for a grand evening celebrating and supporting artistic discoveries, with dinner in the Spiegeltent and an after-party on the opening night of the SummerScape 2014 opera. Please note: The Spiegeltent will be closed for regular dining on the evening of the gala.

Golden Benefactor Table $5,000 Silver Benefactor Table

$3,500

Golden Benefactor Ticket $500 Silver Benefactor Ticket

$350

After-Party Ticket

$175

For more information and to reserve Gala tickets, please call the Patron Priority line: 845-758-BARD (2273).

Fisher Center Membership Individual supporters are essential to sustaining the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts as an extraordinary part of cultural life in the Hudson Valley. Our members support world-class performing arts and enjoy a variety of discounts and benefits through our Friends and Patrons programs, including: • Advance ticket access • Invitations to exclusive events • Discounts on dining and merchandise Membership benefits start at just $75.

For more information about how to become a Friend or Patron of the Fisher Center, contact Linda Baldwin at 845-758-7414 or visit fishercenter.bard.edu/support.

Major support for the Fisher Center’s programs has been provided by: Martin and Toni Sosnoff Foundation Helen and Roger Alcaly Millbrook Tribute Garden, Inc. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation The Mortimer Levitt Foundation Inc. The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Bettina Baruch Foundation New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Carolyn Marks Blackwood Peter Kenner Family Fund of the JCF Michelle R. Clayman Tricia and Foster Reed Joan K. Davidson Drs. M. Susan and Irwin Richman Elizabeth W. Ely ’65 and Jonathan K. Greenburg Denise S. Simon and Paulo Vieiradacunha Estate of John A. Dierdorff Martin T. and Toni Sosnoff Estate of Richard B. Fisher Allan and Ronnie Streichler Emily H. Fisher and John Alexander Felicitas S. Thorne Jeanne Donovan Fisher True Love Productions HSBC Philanthropic Programs Margo and Anthony Viscusi Jane W. Nuhn Charitable Trust The Wise Family Charitable Foundation The J. M. Kaplan Fund, Inc. Millie and Robert Wise Susan and Roger Kennedy Dr. Barbara Kenner Edna and Gary Lachmund Mrs. Mortimer Levitt Amy and Thomas O. Maggs The Marks Family Foundation

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Plan Your Visit dining at the spiegeltent The Spiegeltent is the SummerScape festival’s oasis, a place to enjoy seasonal, local food and drink before and after performances. A variety of musicians serenade diners on Friday and Saturday evenings, while the lovely outdoor garden provides the perfect spot to relax in the company of friends and festival artists long after the curtain comes down. Dinner reservations are recommended and may be made by calling the Box Office at 845-758-7900 or visiting opentable.com.

Thursdays, July 3, 10, and 17 Dinner from 5:30 to 7:30 pm.

The After Hours menu is available during Late Night Local shows (beginning at 8 pm) and Midsummer Dancing.

Fridays and Saturdays, June 27 through August 16 Dinner from 5:30* to 7:30 pm, open to all.

Dinner service continues at 8 pm for patrons of the 8:30 pm cabaret show.

After Hours menu from 10 pm until midnight.

No dinner service on July 25 and August 8. *Dinner begins at 5 pm prior to opera performances.

Saturdays and Sundays, June 28 through August 17 Lunch from noon to 2 pm on mainstage performance days.

getting here The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College is located at 60 Manor Avenue, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, 12504. Our venue is accessible by car, train, and SummerScape Coach.

Detailed directions and parking information will be mailed with your tickets and are also available online at fishercenter.bard.edu/visitor. For best parking, please try to arrive at least 30 minutes before show time. This will allow you ample time to park and make your way to the theater.

SummerScape Coach—new lower price: $20 round-trip!

Visiting us from the New York metro area? The SummerScape Coach provides transportation for select performances from Manhattan’s Upper West Side to the Fisher Center. Fresh box meals also available.

For details visit fishercenter.bard.edu/transportation.

accessibility All our venues and restrooms are wheelchair accessible. The Fisher Center utilizes golf carts to assist patrons with disabilities between the parking lot and the Center. If you need any additional assistance, please call 845-758-7948.

Sennheiser infrared assistive listening devices are available in the Fisher Center and Olin Hall. Receivers may be borrowed on request at the Box Office.

Programs, dates, times, and venues are subject to change without notice. All sales are final and normal processing fees apply. If you are unable to use your tickets we will make every effort to offer a comparable exchange subject to availability, or issue a credit, or you may choose to donate your tickets in support of the Fisher Center.

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