Philip Glass: Music: The Making of the Representative for Planet 8

The Making of the Representative for Planet 8

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Philip Glass: Music: The Making of the Representative for Planet 8

http://www.philipglass.com/music/compositions/making_rep_for_plane...

The Making of the Representative for Planet 8

An opera in three acts for orchestra, small chorus and soloists (1986) 180' Music by Philip Glass. Libretto by Doris Lessing based on her novel. CAST: 2S, Mz, A, 2Bas, 2B, SATB Chorus; 2(pic).2.2.bcl.2/ 4.3.2.btrb.1/ 3 perc (timp, SD, BD, cym, tamb, tgl, glsp)/ hp/ str COMMISSION: Commissioned by the Houston Grand Opera, the English National Opera and the Landestheater Kiel, Germany PREMIERE: July 8, 1988 at Houston Grand Opera NOTES: Doris Lessing's philosophical/mystical novel tells of an Eden-like planet plunged into an ice age that is extinguishing all life. Guided by the overlords from Canopus, an extra-terrestrial civilization, the people of Planet 8 learn to accept their individual deaths and evolve into a collective universal soul (the 'Representative' of the title), that survives physical destruction. PUBLISHER: Dunvagen Music Publishers * For important information regarding score rental & licensing, go to the CONTACT page*

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AVAILABLE SCORES:

The Making of the Representative for Planet 8 at ChesterNovello.com

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