John Adams and the creation of Antony and Cleopatra

Thomas May
Friday, September 2, 2022

Five years and a pandemic after his last work for the stage, John Adams returns to opera with the Shakespeare-inspired Antony and Cleopatra, commissioned by San Francisco Opera and receiving its world premiere there this month

John Adams: ‘My themes are drawn from a personal engagement with contemporary life’
John Adams: ‘My themes are drawn from a personal engagement with contemporary life’

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