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  • Philip Glass, Robert Wilson's "Einstein on the Beach" Makes West Coast Debut with Three Sold-Out Berkeley Performances

    Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's groundbreaking opera Einstein on the Beach receives its West Coast premiere, nearly four decades after it was first performed, with three sold-out performances at Berkeley's Zellerbach Hall this weekend. PBS Newshour marked the occasion with a look at this groundbreaking work and the career of its composer, which you can watch here. This weekend's performances of Einstein on the Beach are part of a major international tour that heads next to Mexico City, Amsterdam, and Hong Kong.

  • Philip Glass, Robert Wilson's "Einstein on the Beach" Returns to NYC with Eight Performances at BAM

    Philip Glass and Robert Wilson's Einstein on the Beach, widely credited as one of the greatest artistic achievements of the 20th century, launched its creators to international success when it was first produced in Avignon, France, in 1976. Now, 20 years since its last production, as part of an international tour, Einstein on the Beach returns to New York with eight performances at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), tonight through September 23.

About this Album

Allen Ginserg serves as narrator and librettist for this 1990 music/theatre collaboration, an impressionistic portrait of America. The Washington Post says, "Glass generates a focused emotional intensity ... but does not let the music get in the way of the agonizingly eloquent words."

Credits

MUSICIANS
Martin Goldray, conductor, keyboards
Carol Wincenc, flute
Andrew Sterman, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet
Frank Cassara, James Pugliese, percussion
Richard Peck, tenor saxophone (7)

Vocal Ensemble:
Elizabeth Futral, Michele Eaton, soprano
Mary Ann Hart, mezzo-soprano
Richard Fracker, tenor
Gregory Purnhagen, Nathaniel Watson, baritone

Allen Ginsberg, narrator
Philip Glass, piano

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Produced by Kurt Munkacsi and Michael Reisman
Recorded 1992-1993 at The Looking Glass Studios, NYC
Engineers: Laura Fried, Anne Pope
Assistants: Dante de Sole, Skoti Elliott, James Law
Mixed at The Looking Glass Studios by Michael Reisman
Synthesizer programming by Miles Green and Martin Goldray

Music by Philip Glass, libretto by Allen Ginsberg

Design by James Victore Design Works
Cover photograph: Santa Fe, New Mexico 1955/56, by Robert Frank

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