Most Happy, a new concert of Frank Loesser's opera
The Most Happy Fella for seven female and nonbinary vocalists, will be presented this summer as part of Bard SummerScape.
Originally scheduled for a 2020 premiere,
Most Happy will be staged as a concert August 5-7 on the Stage at Montgomery Place.
Most Happy is directed by Daniel Fish, who helmed the recent Tony-winning Broadway revival of
Oklahoma!, which also originated at Bard College. The seven vocalists will be backed by a 13-piece instrumental ensemble.
Based on Sidney Howard's play
They Knew What They Wanted,
The Most Happy Fella is the story of an Italian-American vineyard owner having a long-distance love affair with a much younger woman.