Eddie Martinez: Metropolitan Opera House Brings Us Superheroes for a Fractured Age in “Super Duper”

The Metropolitan Opera House has always been a monument to grandeur. Its soaring arches, glittering chandeliers, and plush red carpets were designed to enshrine the high drama of Verdi, Wagner, and Puccini. This fall, however, those same spaces will be transformed into something at once more grounded and more fantastical: an exhibition in which contemporary artists, cartoonists, and provocateurs present their visions of a superhero for the 21st century.