Met Opera: Silent Night

After a triumphant debut with the opera "The Hours," composer Kevin Puts returns to the Metropolitan Opera with his Pulitzer Prize-winning work, inspired by the true events of the 1914 Christmas Truce. This moving portrayal of humanity in the most inhuman of circumstances - Puts's grand, cinematic opera with a libretto by Mark Campbell in English, French, and German - has earned wide acclaim since its 2011 premiere; The Guardian called it "a stunning emotional experience." James Robinson's striking production takes audiences straight to the battlefields of the Western Front. The brilliant cast features soprano Elsa van den Heever and tenors Ben Bliss and Rolando Villazón, with maestro Dalia Stasevska conducting live from the Metropolitan Opera in cinemas worldwide.