The Making Of The Representative For Planet 8 (opera)
- The Making Of The Representative For Planet 8 (opera)
The Making Of The Representative For Planet 8 is a full-scale opera by Philip Glass with a libretto by Doris Lessing.
The opera was co-commisioned by English National Opera, Houston Grand Opera, Het Muziektheater, Amsterdam and Theater Kiel, and co-produced with Artpark, Lewiston, New York State.
Performance history
The opera was first performed at Houston Grand Opera on July 8, 1988. The British premiere was November 9, 1988 by English National Opera at the London Coliseum. [English National Opera programme notes. Henrietta Bredin (editor), Battley Brothers Printers, London.] This production was broadcast live in the UK on Radio 3 on December 13, 1988. Unfortunately, due to a technical fault, scene four from Act III was not broadcast.
Roles
ynopsis
The people of Planet 8 are peaceful and content, until one of the Canopean Agents arrives and tells them to prepare for an impending ice age. The embattled population fights courageously in the face of certain death, and their efforts are transformed when they become the one single 'representative' of the planet's people and culture.
Recordings
Unlike many of Philip Glass's other operas, Planet 8 has not been recorded for CD sale.
References
* [http://www.philipglass.com/html/compositions/the-making-of-the-representative-for-planet-8.html Dedicated page on the official web site of Philip Glass]
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