Composer Thomas Adès conducts the Met premiere of his 2004 work, which has been widely acclaimed as a modern masterpiece. Director Robert Lepage recreates the interior of 18th-century La Scala, including the hidden workings underneath the stage, where Prospero, the banished duke of Milan, practices his otherworldly arts. Live in HD: November 10
Audio excerpt courtesy of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and Faber Music Ltd., London.