John Adams’s mesmerizing score, in the powerful production of Penny Woolcock, tells the story of one of the pivotal moments in human history—the creation of the atomic bomb. Conducted by Alan Gilbert in his Met debut, this gripping opera presents the human face of the scientists, military men, and others who were involved in the project, as they wrestled with the implications of their work. Baritone Gerald Finley gives a powerful star turn in the title role as the brilliant J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Smetana's penultimate opera premiered on September 18, 1878, at the New Czech Theater. At the Nation...

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Teatro Alla Scala 1983 production of three one-act operas from Puccini.

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Charles Mackerras teases the romantic beauty from Gounod's score, which has been widely admired sinc...

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Imagine a window into the past. Imagine finally connecting singers' bodies to the voices you have al...

Simon Rattle conducts the Berliner Philharmoniker in Stepháne Braunschweig's production of Richard W...

Besides the landing on the moon by the Apollo 11 mission in 1969, Richard Nixon’s meeting with China...