John Adams’s Antony and Cleopatra at the Metropolitan Opera: Shakespeare’s Tragedy Reimagined in Modern Opera
Imagine the intoxicating passion of Shakespeare’s Mark Antony and Cleopatra—their epic romance amid the clash of empires, a tale of […]
Imagine the intoxicating passion of Shakespeare’s Mark Antony and Cleopatra—their epic romance amid the clash of empires, a tale of […]
Imagine a love so consuming that it could topple empires. In the heart of ancient Alexandria, a Roman general and
Imagine a golden barge drifting down the Nile, its purple sails billowing, oars of silver beating to the sound of
“I am dying, Egypt, dying.” — Mark Antony, Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 15 These haunting words, spoken as
“The barge she sat in, like a burnish’d throne, Burn’d on the water: the poop was beaten gold; Purple the
“My man of men… I am dying, Egypt, dying.” — Mark Antony, Antony and Cleopatra, Act 4, Scene 15 Few
“The barge she sat in, like a burnish’d throne, / Burn’d on the water: the poop was beaten gold; /
The barge she sat in, like a burnish’d throne, Burn’d on the water: the poop was beaten gold; Purple the
Imagine the eerie crack of thunder splitting the night sky as three witches materialize on a barren heath, their cauldron
Imagine a love story so intense that it reshapes the map of the ancient world, where two larger-than-life figures—Mark Antony