Have you heard of The Escapist? He is an anti-fascist superhero created by two Jewish cousins, Sam Clay from Brooklyn and artist Joe Kavalier, who escaped to New York from Nazi-occupied Prague just before the start of World War II.

That’s the story of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay,” which has kicked off the 2025-2026 season at the Metropolitan Opera.

What You Need To Know

The 2025-2026 Season at The Metropolitan is underway, including the Met debut of "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay"

The opera is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from Michael Chabon

The story revolves around two Jewish cousins in New York during the golden age of the comic book industry, who create an anti-facist superhero just before the outbreak of World War II

In its Met debut,

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