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
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Santa Fe Opera / Santa Fe / Music
Santa Fe Opera / Santa Fe / Music
Photograph by Ken Howard for the Santa Fe Opera, 2019
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