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A Composer's Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera
A Composer's Notes: Philip Glass and the Making of an Opera

A COMPOSER'S NOTES: PHILIP GLASS AND THE MAKING OF AN OPERA

Directed by Michael Blackwood
United States, 1986
Documentary, Biography, History, Music

Synopsis

After just completing Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha, the film follows Philip Glass composing his third opera, Akhnaten, which was being commissioned by the Stuttgart Opera and the Houston Grand Opera simultaneously.

Synopsis

After just completing Einstein on the Beach and Satyagraha, the film follows Philip Glass composing his third opera, Akhnaten, which was being commissioned by the Stuttgart Opera and the Houston Grand Opera simultaneously.