Peter Sellars on Handel's "Hercules" and returning home from war

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected]. For the Lyric Opera of Chicago's production of George Frideric Handel's opera, Hercules, director Peter Sellars has transposed this timeless tragedy to the present, envisioning Hercules as an American general returning from the front lines, in order to spark a discussion about how these issues affect our country and our veterans today.