Mercury Soul Returns to Grace Cathedral Nov 7
October 26, 2025
I’m thrilled that Mercury Soul is returning to Grace Cathedral on November 7! We’ve got an all-star lineup of musicians, DJs, and visual artists coming
Great Performances at the Met: The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
Streaming Live on PBS Until: 9/30/2026
In this new adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize–winning novel set shortly before the outbreak of World War II, two Jewish cousins invent an anti-fascist superhero and launch their own comic-book series, hoping to recruit America into the fight against Nazism. Incorporating electronic design elements and a variety of musical styles, composer Mason Bates’ score moves among the three worlds of Gene Scheer’s libretto
About Mason Bates
The magical intersection between music and technology is a central tenet of Mason Bates’ work, from his Grammy-winning opera The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs to his work as a composer, DJ and curator.
This season the Metropolitan Opera presents The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, which is being given an unprecedented mid-season revival and cinema broadcast due to strong demand.
Bates also creates groundbreaking projects that reach beyond the concert hall, such as the animated film Philharmonia Fantastique and its education platform Sprite’s World, which inspires hundreds of thousands of young people about the wonders of music.
As a DJ, he produces thrilling shows merging electronica, classical music, and immersive production in in spectacular venues through his outreach organization Mercury Soul.
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