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.
Isaiah Bell
as Antinous
Thomas Hampson
as Hadrian
Karita Mattila
as Plotina
Roger Honeywell
as Trajan
David Leigh
as Turbo
Ambur Braid
as Sabina
