The Indiana University Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater is set to collaborate with the Metropolitan Opera on the new opera “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.” The Jacobs School of Music Opera and Ballet Theater will stage the world-premiere performance of the opera by composer Mason Bates and librettist Gene Scheer opening Nov. 15 and closing {…}

The Metropolitan Opera is set to present Mason Bates’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” in its live in HD series. The performance, which was recorded live earlier this season, will be presented in cinemas on Jan. 24 in 800 theaters around the world. It will also be screened in Jan. 28 in the United States and in Canada {…}

The Metropolitan Opera has done the unthinkable – the company has announced four additional performances of Mason Bates’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” this season. The opera, which opened the season and was only set to run until Oct. 11, 2025, will now get additional performances on Feb. 17, 18, 20, and 21, 2026. Moreover, the opera will {…}

(Photo courtesy of Cultural Counsel) Pioneer Works will present a preview event for the Met Opera’s production of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” on Sept. 14, 2025. The showcase will feature a conversation between production designer Mark Grimmer and comic-book expert and cover designer Chip Kidd. The event will be moderated by Dr. Miriam Mora, a historian of {…}