Einstein on the beach: the changing image of opera

Duration: 58

Year Published: 1984

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: This film follows the 1984 landmark production of Einstein on the beach staged at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. It was the first time since 1976 that its creators, composer Philip Glass and designer/director Robert Wilson, had collaborated on the re-staging of this untraditional opera. The work is examined through the insights of Glass and Wilson and incorporates rehearsal footage with scenes of the actual performance.

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