Einstein on the Beach (2014)

8.8/10 265 min Music Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Helga Davis

Featured Performer

Kate Moran

Featured Performer

Jasper Newell

Boy

Charles Williams

Mr. Johnson

Antoine Silverman

Einstein (Solo Violinist)

Katie Dorn

Dancer

Katherine Helen Fisher

Dancer

Sarah Hillmon

Dancer

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