Composer Kevin Puts returns to the Met with his Pulitzer Prize-winning first opera, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas truce, when soldiers spontaneously set aside the horrors of the First World War and crossed the trenches to mingle, exchange gifts, and sing carols with the enemy. This grand, cinematic opera features a star-studded cast including soprano Elza van den Heever and tenors Ben Bliss and Rolando Villazón, conducted by debuting maestro Dalia Stasevska.
