Due to critical acclaim and overwhelming audience response, the Metropolitan Opera–premiere production of Mason Bates’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay,” recorded live earlier this season, has been added to the Live in HD season on January 24 and 28. The Met-commissioned opera—an adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel—is composed by Bates, with a libretto by Gene Scheer.

Under the baton of the Met’s Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the world of 1940s New York comes vividly to life as two Jewish cousins—a refugee from Nazi-occupied Prague and a closeted gay Brooklynite—forge a bond through the creation of the Escapist, a comic book superhero who fights fascism and frees the oppressed.

“This story resonates now more than ever: two young artists using their imaginative powers to challenge authority and change the world,” said Bates.

“This opera invites us to celebrate the power of art, just as the characters do through the creation of their comics. It reminds us that in even the darkest times, imagination can be a lifeline,” said Maestro Nézet-Séguin.

In his Met-debut season, baritone Andrzej Filończyk stars as Joe Kavalier, the gifted artist who flees war-torn Europe, opposite tenor Miles Mykkanen as his cousin and writing partner, Sam Clay. The cast also includes soprano Lauren Snouffer—in her Met-debut season—as Sarah Kavalier, mezzo-soprano Sun-Ly Pierce as Rosa Saks, baritone Edward Nelson as Tracy Bacon, and bass-baritones Patrick Carfizzi and Craig Colclough as Sheldon Anapol and Gerhard, respectively.

Blending sweeping orchestration, jazz-inflected rhythms, and electronic music, “Kavalier & Clay” explores themes of identity, survival, and liberation through three distinct musical worlds. The production is directed by Tony Award–winner Bartlett Sher, with imposing set pieces and cinematic projections designed by London’s 59 Studio.

The opera marks the ninth Met production for Sher, and the creative team also features debuts by costume designer Jennifer Moeller, sound designer Rick Jacobsohn, and Emmy Award–winning choreographer Mandy Moore. Paul Cremo, who also directs the Met’s Opera Commissioning Program, supports the production as dramaturg.

Fathom Entertainment will present three presentations of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” in theatres on Saturday, January 24 at 1:00PM and Wednesday, January 28, at 1:00PM and 6:30PM local time.

Tickets for “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” are now on sale at approximately 570 participating U.S. theatre locations. To purchase tickets for The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay please visit the Fathom Entertainment website or participating theatre box offices (participating theatres are subject to change).

Gary Halvorson directs the Live in HD special presentation for cinemas, which will feature exclusive behind-the-scenes content during intermission.

The Stars of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay”

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