Einstein on the Beach
An opera in four acts for ensemble, chorus and soloists (1976) 270'

Music by Philip Glass
Created with Robert Wilson

CAST:

2 female and 1 male actors; 1 child (speaking roles): SATB chamber chorus (16) amp S; fl (pic, bcl), fl (ssx), tsx (asx)/ 2syn

PREMIERE:

July 25, 1976 by the PGE at the Festival d'Avignon

NOTES:

First in a Glass Trilogy of operas about men who changed the world through the power of their ideas, "Einstein"'s sub-text is science. The opera is non-narrative in form, and the producer has two options: to reproduce the original Robert Wilson production (which exists on videotape), or to create a new series of stage and dance pictures based on themes relating to the life of Albert Einstein.

PUBLISHER:

Dunvagen Music Publishers

AVAILABLE SCORES:

• Einstein on the Beach at ChesterNovello.com
• Knee Play No 1 at ChesterNovello.com
• Bed at ChesterNovello.com
• Knee Play No. 3 (from "Einstein on the Beach") at ChesterNovello.com
• Knee Play No 4 at ChesterNovello.com
• "Trilogy" Sonata for Piano at MusicRoom.com

RELATED RECORDINGS:

• Einstein on the Beach Highlights on Nonesuch
• Einstein on the Beach on CBS Masterworks
• Einstein on the Beach on Nonesuch
• Glass Masters on Sony Masterworks
• GlassJukebox on Nonesuch
• Philip Glass Ensemble Live in Monterrey, Mexico on Orange Mountain Music
• Obras Maestras / Oeuvres Majeures on Sony
• Music of the Human Spirit on Azica Records
• Songs from the Trilogy on Sony Masterworks
• Songs on Sony Classical
• The Essential Philip Glass on Sony Masterworks
• Philip Glass: Up Close on Orange Mountain Music

RELATED FILMS:

• Four American Composers: Philip Glass by Peter Greenaway
• Looking Glass by Éric Darmon

CATEGORIES:

Opera, PGE