A generation ago, Poul Ruders morphed The Handmaid’s Tale into an opera of dark, glittering splendor. General recognition is long overdue. But now he’s back, with The Thirteenth Child, a new, Grimm-inspired fable concerning an indomitable princess out to rescue her dozen banished brothers. We’re on tenterhooks. —M.G.

The Thirteenth Child, by Poul Ruders
Santa Fe Opera
301 Opera Dr, Santa Fe, NM 87506, USA
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