A Romance For The Ages

The San Francisco Opera begins its 100th season with this incredible new production of John Adams' Egyptian epic, specially commissioned for the celebration from Elkhanah Pulitzer, with Music Director Eun Sun Kim at the podium, overseeing Amina Edris and Gerald Finely who play Shakespeare's ultimate power couple.

What is the story?

Picking up where Julius Caesar ended, Mark Antony is at the height of his power following Caesar's assassination. However, he leaves his empire for a life of seduction and decadence with his mistress, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Mark Antony becomes torn between love and duty, as his military brilliance deserts him, him his relationship with Cleopatra is thrown into danger.