MusicHistoryDocumentaryTV Movie

The Death of Klinghoffer

Name: The Death of Klinghoffer
Director: Barbara Napolitano
Genre: Music, History, Documentary, TV Movie
Released: 2026-04-19
Duration: 156 min
Cast: Daniel Okulitch, Andreas Mattersberger, Marina Comparato, Roy Cornelius Smith, Levent Bakirci

April 19, 2026

2h 36m

An opera in a prologue and two acts by John Adams, with a libretto by Alice Goodman, inspired by the 1985 hijacking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro. Conducted by Lawrence Renes, directed and designed by Luca Guadagnino. A new production by the Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.