After reading Ian's post, it let me think of Philip Glass's opera, Einstein on the Beach. It composed in 1976 and directed by theatrical producer Robert Wilson. It is Glass's first and the longest opera, it take approximately five hours in full performance without intermission. Einstein on the Beach broke all the rules of opera. It was in four interconnected acts, and the acts were intersected by what Glass and Wilson called "knee plays" - brief interludes that also provided time for scenery changes. The text consisted of numbers, solfege syllables and some cryptic poems by Christopher Knowles.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Another counting numbers: Einstein on the Beach by Philip Glass
After reading Ian's post, it let me think of Philip Glass's opera, Einstein on the Beach. It composed in 1976 and directed by theatrical producer Robert Wilson. It is Glass's first and the longest opera, it take approximately five hours in full performance without intermission. Einstein on the Beach broke all the rules of opera. It was in four interconnected acts, and the acts were intersected by what Glass and Wilson called "knee plays" - brief interludes that also provided time for scenery changes. The text consisted of numbers, solfege syllables and some cryptic poems by Christopher Knowles.
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Nice one! Keep up with the feedbacks and exchange of ideas. That's the purpose of this blog afterall ;)
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