Einstein on the Beach

Einstein on the Beach

8.8

2014-01-07

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.

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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.

Released

2014-01-07

Runtime

265

Director

Don Kent

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Music

Drama

Language

English

Production

Pomegranate Arts

Théâtre Musical de Paris - Châtelet

Telmondis

Mezzo

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    Helga Davis

    Helga Davis
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    Kate Moran

    Kate Moran
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    Jasper Newell

    Jasper Newell
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    Charles Williams

    Charles Williams
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    Antoine Silverman

    Antoine Silverman
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    Katie Dorn

    Katie Dorn
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    Katherine Helen Fisher

    Katherine Helen Fisher
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    Sarah Hillmon

    Sarah Hillmon
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    Anne Lewis

    Anne Lewis
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    Sharon Milanese

    Sharon Milanese
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    Patrick John O'Neill

    Patrick John O'Neill
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    Matt Pardo

    Matt Pardo
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    Lonnie Poupard Jr

    Lonnie Poupard Jr
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    Caitlin Scranton

    Caitlin Scranton
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    John Sorensen-Jolink

    John Sorensen-Jolink
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    Shakirah Stewart

    Shakirah Stewart
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    Philip Anderson

    Philip Anderson
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    Joe Damon Chappel

    Joe Damon Chappel
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    Hai-Ting Chinn

    Hai-Ting Chinn
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    Tomás Cruz

    Tomás Cruz
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    Michèle A. Eaton

    Michèle A. Eaton
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    John Kawa

    John Kawa
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    Lindsay Kesselman

    Lindsay Kesselman
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    Kate Maroney

    Kate Maroney
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    Solange Merdinian

    Solange Merdinian
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    Gregory R. Purnhagen

    Gregory R. Purnhagen
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    Melanie Russell

    Melanie Russell
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    Jason Charles Walker

    Jason Charles Walker