Metropolitan Opera presents Lincoln in the Bardo

The Metropolitan Opera mounts an operatic adaptation of George Saunders’s Booker Prize–winning Lincoln in the Bardo at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. The production translates the novel’s dreamlike exploration of Abraham Lincoln and the souls of the departed into grand operatic storytelling, showcasing the Met’s prowess in presenting contemporary material alongside its traditional repertoire. It stands out as a high-profile fusion of modern literature with operatic theater in a flagship New York venue.