
Hadrian
Rufus Wainwright's original opera finds Emperor Hadrian devastated after his lover Antinous drowns in the Nile River. While matters of state encroach on his grief, and advisors clamour for war against a radical new threat to the Empire, Hadrian slips out of time to re-encounter the vision and reality of Antinous—and learn the truth about what happened on the Nile.
Top Billed Cast

Isaiah Bell
Antinous

Thomas Hampson
Hadrian

Karita Mattila
Plotina

Roger Honeywell
Trajan

David Leigh
Turbo
Featured Crew

Daniel MacIvor
Book

Rufus Wainwright
Writer
Peter Hinton
Director

Rufus Wainwright
Original Music Composer

Daniel MacIvor
Writer
Johannes Debus
Conductor