1. 1. La Machine de l’Être

   The always-surprising John Zorn’s opera, based on Antonin Artaud’s drawings, is for just soprano and orchestra—and it’s only ten minutes long.

2. 2. Elmer Gantry

   Robert Aldridge adapts Sinclair Lewis’s novel about a womanizer who cons people into thinking he’s a preacher.

3. 3. The Fisher King

   No Robin Williams or Jeff Bridges, but that didn’t stop Marc Lowenstein from creating an opera adaptation of Terry Gilliam’s beloved film.

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