Einstein on the Beach was a seminal work of opera that broke all the rules being non-linear non-narrative episodic dreamlike and five hours long. A collaborative creation between Glass and theatrical director Robert Wilson it was described by one critic as ‘a mixture of mathematical clarity and mystical allure’. The subject of the play is the life of Albert Einstein. The subject of this book is the complete libretto as well as a description ofthe creation of the work biographies discographies lists of works photographs and complete credits for the original work. For any admirer of Philip Glass Robert Wilson or modern opera this book is a necessity.Americancomposer Philip Glass is widely known as one of the most celebrated influential and prolific of the modern composers. He is frequently referred to as a minimalist though he prefers to call himself a composer of ‘music withrepetitive structures.’ His operas including the renowned Einstein On The Beach are performed across the globe and he has created work for small and large ensembles film and experimental theatre and founded his ownperforming group The Philip Glass Ensemble.

The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical The Applause Libretto Library-Set in the turbulent South in the 1950s Memphis is the story of Huey Calhoun a white radio DJ whose love of good music transcends race lines and airwaves. Thanks in part to his passionate persistence ?race? music reaches the center of the radio dial quickly exploding throughout mainstream America. But when Huey falls for a beautiful black singer he has set on the path to stardom whether the world is really ready for this music and their love is put to the test.

Libretto for Caritas an Opera in Two Acts.Caritas’ is in two acts the first consisting of 12 short scenes the second being a continuous scena.The overall form of the opera retains the architecture of Wesker’s stageplay but alters the proportions in order to create a musically dynamic form. While each scene of the first act is centred around a specific pitch the second act is a Passacaglia whose ‘ground’ is a Cantus Firmus eachrepetition of which begins on a different note from those of its previous statements. These large-scale architectural features are both reflected in and derived from the musical material itself.

The Palace is an Opera in a prologue and three acts with music by Aulis Sallinen and libretto by Irene Dische and Hans Magnus Enzensberger. This work was commissioned by the Savonlinna Opera Festival and was first performed in Olavinlinna Castle Finland on 26 July 1995. This libretto includes a Finnish translation.Duration: approx. 2 hours.

El Retablo De Maese Pedro was one of most beautiful works of the widely-known Spanish composer Manuel of Falla. The artist who was a friend of Picasso Stravinsky of Ravel and Poulenc created El Retablo De Maese Pedro in 1923for the countess of Polignac.

The Libretto for this opera in two acts in English by Tan Dun and Ha Jin.First performed at the Metropolitan Opera at the Lincoln Center in New York City on 21st December 2006 conducted by the composer with PlacidoDominfgo in the title role.

Libretto to The Pirates of Penzance or The Slave of Duty by W.S. GIlbert and Arthur Sullivan.

Operatic interpretation of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice In Wonderland.' Libretto and melody parts.

Par GILBERT W.S.. Libretto of the popular comic opera, Trial By Jury, composed by Arthur Sullivan and W. S. Gilbert, which premiered at the London Royalty Theatre in March 1875. / Date parution : 2023-03-11/ Livre / Chant

The Libretto of Monteverdi's opera The Coronation of Poppea edited by Alan Curtis.

Paul Griffiths says 'The piece is full of clever and beautiful things; the early scenes proceed almost in convulsions of orchestral brilliance within a marvellously clear and animated world whose chief references sometimes explicit are to Ravel and Stravinsky. The scene with the pig is deliciously rich in bass gruntings; that with the milkman cat mixes Marx brohters dialogue with a sophisticated recreation of low musical gags'.The Times 6 August 1985