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PHILIP GLASS
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Philip Glass's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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Einstein On the Beach Galileo Galilei Icarus At the Edge Of Time In the Penal Colony Perfect American Trial, TheEinstein On the Beach
Synopsis:
einstein On the beach breaks all the rules of conventional opera. It is structured in four interconnected acts and divided by a series of short scenes or "knee plays". Taking place over five hours, there is no intermission, however the audience is invited to enter nad exit at liberty during the performance.
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by Robert Wilson And Philip Glass
1st Produced:
Metropolitan Opera, NY 1976
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Genre:
opera in Four acts
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageGalileo Galilei
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1st Produced:
Barbican, London >>> 2002
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Genre:
Opera
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageIcarus At the Edge Of Time
Synopsis:
Icarus at the edge of Time is a futuristic reimagining of the classic Greek myth set in outer space, based on a stunning book by the world-renowned physicist Brian Greene. Featuring a brand new score by Philip Glass, this european premiere is performed live by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Marin alsop with a cutting-edge film by al and al. Discover the boy who challenges the awesome power of a black hole and the unyielding forces of einstein's general relativity.
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Music by Philip Glass, based on the book by Brian Greene, narrative Adapted by Brian Greene And David Henry Hwang
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See Further: the Festival of Science + Arts
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Genre:
Multi Medea
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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Top of PageIn the Penal Colony
Synopsis:
a prison, disconnected from the modern world. a man unaware of his crime and about to be executed without trial. a belief that only through the most horrific death imaginable will the condemned see the error of their ways. When an outsider is plunged into this nightmare world will he have the conscience to intervene? Would you? Philip Glass's compulsive and beautifully haunting music is instantly recognisable. From symphonies and operas to award-winning film scores such as the Truman Show, the Hours and Notes on a Scandal, he simultaneously breaks boundaries and captivates audiences. In this darkly unsettling opera, Glass rakes up the tension to a taut, unforgettable climax as judge, victim and witness stare into the abyss.
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by Phillip Glass with libretto by novelist Rudolph Wurlitzer based on A short story by Kafka
1st Produced:
Riverfront Newport, Wales 20 Oct 2010
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Music Theatre Wale
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Genre:
chamber opera
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Male: 3 Female: - Other: -
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Top of PagePerfect American
Synopsis:
the Perfect American is a fictionalized biography of Walt Disney's final months. We discover Walt's delusions of immortality via cryogenic preservation, his tirades alongside his Abraham Lincoln talking robot, his utopian visions and his backyard labyrinth of toy trains. Yet, if at first Walt seems to have a magic wand granting him all his wishes, we soon discover that he is as tortured as the man who crosses his story, Wilhelm Dantine, a cartoonist who worked for him, illustrating sequences for Sleeping Beauty. Dantine fascinated by the childlike omnipotence of a man who identifies with Mickey Mouse desperately seeks Disney's recognition at the risk of his own ruin. Walt's wife Lillian, his confidante and perhaps his mistress Hazel, his brother Roy, his children Diane and Sharon, his close and ill-treated collaborators, and famous figures such as Andy Warhol, all contribute to the opera's animation, its feel for the life of the Disney world.
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Based on Peter Stephan Jungk's novel and written by Philip Glass, one of the world's most important composers, the Perfect American imagines the final years of Walt Disney's life, including mythical imaginings of Abraham Lincoln and Andy Warhol. This latest opera from Glass, his 24th, was commissioned by eNO and Teatro Real Madrid to mark his 75th birthday.
1st Produced:
Teatro Real Madrid (Madrid, Spain) 22 Jan 2013
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Genre:
opera
Parts:
Male: 6 Female: 7 Other: ensemble
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Top of PageTrial, The
Synopsis:
On his 30th birthday Josef K. is arrested by an unknown authority for an unspecified crime. All his efforts to understand the charge are foiled. Those around him are deeply concerned that he is not taking the case seriously. On the eve of his 31st birthday two men arrive for K. He goes with them and guides them through the town to a quarry. They place his head on a block and stab him through the heart.
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Music by Philip Glass, libretto by Christopher Hampton, based on the novel by Franz Kafka. The Trial is Philip Glass's second 'pocket' opera based on the writings of Franz Kafka, and his first work created specifically for Music Theatre Wales, in celebration of the company's 25th birthday. Glass has a long relationship with the company, describing them as 'wonderful to work with& they seem to like these "odd" pieces of mine, and they do them very well. I think of my pocket operas as neutron bombs small, but packing a terrific punch'.
1st Produced:
Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London 10 Oct 2014
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Music Theatre Wales
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Genre:
chamber opera
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Male: - Female: - Other: -
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