Review: John Adams faces down Shakespeare in powerful 'Antony and Cleopatra' and shines
The historical pageant, commissioned to celebrate San Francisco Opera's centennial, emerged broad, exciting and occasionally opaque in its world premiere.
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The historical pageant, commissioned to celebrate San Francisco Opera's centennial, emerged broad, exciting and occasionally opaque in its world premiere.
When composer John Adams decided to base his new work on Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” he was aware that the project might evoke an unhappy chapter in opera history. A
Old Hollywood is used to bring antiquity into the celebrity age.
When composer John Adams decided to base his new work on Shakespeare’s “Antony and Cleopatra,” he was aware that the project might evoke an unhappy chapter in opera history. A
Directed by Hamilton Tony winner Thomas Kail, the Stephen Sondheim-Hugh Wheeler musical is coming back with a 26-piece orchestra.