Phelim McDermott’s productions of the Philip Glass operas Satyagraha and Akhnaten have deservedly proved sensations at the Metropolitan Opera, attracting armies of new audiences and finding favor with surprising numbers of the old guard. Now, this team made in heaven joins forces for an original collaboration consisting of 10 theatrical meditations on life, death, and Taoist wisdom. We’ve been advised that it involves a toy chest full of magical puppets. —Matthew Gurewitsch