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Einstein on the Beach

2014-01-07
8.8
en 265m
MusicDrama
This seminal work of avant-garde opera from composer Philip Glass and director Robert Wilson arrives full-circle, coming to France, the site of its 1976 Avignon Festival world premiere, at the tail end of this 2014 revival tour for a landmark Theâtre du Châtelet production and a first ever filming by award-winning arts filmmaker Don Kent. Eschewing conventional narrative, the opera revolves loosely around pacifist Einstein’s relationship to the creation of the atomic bomb.

Director

Don Kent

Original Music Composer

Philip Glass

Set Designer

Robert Wilson

Choreographer

Lucinda Childs

Lighting Manager

Urs Schönebaum

Costume Design

Carlos Soto

opera albert einstein minimalism contemporary classical music

Status

Released

Countries

  • France
  • United States of America

Companies

  • Pomegranate Arts
  • Théâtre Musical de Paris - Châtelet
  • Telmondis
  • Mezzo

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