Einstein on the Beach
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Einstein on the Beach is an avant-garde, minimalist opera by Philip Glass, renowned for its non-narrative structure, repetitive musical patterns, and groundbreaking approach to contemporary opera.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
minimalist opera
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opera ⓘ |
| audiencePolicy | audience may enter and leave freely ⓘ |
| choreographer | Lucinda Childs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| co-creator |
Philip Glass
NERFINISHED
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Robert Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Festival d’Avignon
NERFINISHED
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La Monnaie NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Robert Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
chorus
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dance ⓘ electronic organ ⓘ solo vocalists ⓘ spoken word ⓘ |
| hasEpilogue | true ⓘ |
| hasPrologue | true ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | music theatre piece ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
contemporary opera
ⓘ
music theatre ⓘ |
| intermissions | none ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MetropolitanOperaPremiereCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MetropolitanOperaPremiereDate | 1976-11-21 ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristic |
additive processes
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repetitive musical patterns ⓘ steady pulse ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | minimalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
groundbreaking approach to contemporary opera
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integration of music, theatre, and visual design ⓘ |
| notableSection |
Knee Plays
NERFINISHED
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Prison ⓘ Spaceship ⓘ Train NERFINISHED ⓘ Trial ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Avignon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1976-07-25 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Avignon Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingLabel |
Nonesuch Records
NERFINISHED
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Tomato Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 5 hours ⓘ |
| structure | four acts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Albert Einstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textCharacteristic |
non-narrative structure
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numbers and solfège syllables ⓘ spoken texts ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Philip Glass