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Mason Bates' Met-bound opera 'Kavalier & Clay' based on Michael Chabon novel premieres in Indiana
Read full article: Mason Bates' Met-bound opera 'Kavalier & Clay' based on Michael Chabon novel premieres in IndianaWhen composer Mason Bates approached Michael Chabon about turning his novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” into an opera, he said the writer told him frankly that “opera was not his thing.”.
LA Opera scraps planned world premiere of Mason Bates' 'Kavalier and Clay' adaptation over finances
Read full article: LA Opera scraps planned world premiere of Mason Bates' 'Kavalier and Clay' adaptation over financesThe Los Angeles Opera scrapped plans for the world premiere of Mason Bates’ “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” this fall because of finances, and the work will instead open with a student cast at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music.