Julius Caesar is assassinated, the rebellion foiled, and the Roman Empire is now ruled equally by three men, of which Mark Antony is the most powerful. Stationed in the east, Mark Antony summons ...

For the first time in ten years, Antony and Cleopatra, Shakespeare’s epic story of love, duty, and power unfolds in the Globe Theatre in a ground-breaking bilingual production using Spoken English and ...

During her hunt for the Egyptian queen’s lost tomb, National Geographic Explorer Kathleen Martínez uncovered the sunken landscape near the ruins of Taposiris Magna.

Any production of a new opera is a big deal. The world premiere of an opera by American composer John Adams is an international event. A co-commission and co-production with the Metropolitan Opera and ...

A Roman general and an Egyptian queen, Mark Antony and Cleopatra flaunted their scandalous love affair while challenging the power of Rome. This 1883 painting by Lawrence Alma-Tadema shows Mark Antony ...

Antony and Cleopatra is a play of coming togethers and clashings – not just between its lovers but between their cultures, too. Marc Antony’s macho, head-first Rome meets Cleopatra’s sensual, ...

John Adams has written operas that spring from world events - "Nixon In China," "The Death Of Klinghoffer," "Doctor Atomic." But the great composer's newest work, premiering at the Metropolitan Opera, ...

King’s College students Roben Jaoude and John Toussaint have the title roles in ‘Antony and Cleopatra,’ which director Dave Reynolds proudly notes is the college’s 74th annual Shakespeare production.

Cleopatra: Exit Caesar, Enter Antony! - Cleopatra had put all the chips on Caesar and we all know how that played out. So now ...

NEWBURYPORT — The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024-25 season of live Saturday matinee broadcasts continues at 1 p.m. with the network broadcast premiere of "Antony and Cleopatra" by John Adams, with a ...

Cleopatra persuaded Mark Antony to order the execution of her sister Arsinoe IV on the steps of one of antiquity’s greatest ...